Theory

A Year in Comedy

The year of comedy?

USA and TNT Networks

The unsung heroes of insomniac television.

TV Music

‘Blindspot’ and some of television’s other music moments.

Some of the greatest and most artistic television moments come in the moments put to music. How I Met Your Mother, Castle, and The Blacklist repeatedly produce epic “music moments.” The…

Pilot

Modern to Contemporary.

Television’s “Pilot Season” starts in January each year and ends in time for the NFL Draft at the end of April. About a month later, networks host their annual upfronts in New York City, where they decide which pilot episodes are series worthy and…

Seven Season Theory

The art of gaining a cult-like following without jumping the shark.

“Jumping the shark,” a term coined by John Heim after the Happy Days episode where Fonzie literally jumps over a shark while waterskiing, is the moment…