Matt Roush

Three Hours of ‘Law & Order,’ Saluting Kenny Rogers, An Outrageous ‘Premise,’ ‘Other Two’ Finale

September 23, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

As the remnants of summer TV (Big Brother on CBS, ABC's whimsical game shows) wind down, NBC revs up with a two-hour premiere of its eternal Law & Order: SVU...

A New ‘Wonder Years,’ ‘Goldbergs’ Remembers Pops, ‘Conners’ Goes Live, ‘Survivor’ and Chicago Shows Return, Singing ‘Alter Egos,’ Climate Night in Late Night

September 22, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

On the busiest night yet of Premiere Week, ABC revives The Wonder Years from a Black family's perspective. The Goldbergs pays tribute to their beloved Pops, the late George Segal....

Fox’s Sudsy ‘People,’ CBS All In on ‘FBI,’ Relationships in Flux on Medical Shows

September 21, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago Med's Yaya DaCosta has moved to Martha's Vineyard for Fox's soapy Our Kind of People, set among the Black elite's summer playground. CBS devotes its full Tuesday schedule to...

Critic’s Notebook: Few Surprises at the 2021 Emmys

September 27, 2021 at 9:23 p.m.

With only a few exceptions, the 2021 Emmys went pretty much as expected, with the top prizes going to Ted Lasso (comedy), The Crown (drama) and The Queen's Gambit (limited...

‘Ordinary Joe’ Kicks Off Premiere Week, ‘NCIS’ on the Move with ‘Hawai’i’, Fox’s ‘Big Leap,’ ‘Jeopardy!’ Moves On

September 27, 2021 at 9:38 p.m.

It's officially network TV's Premiere Week, and two of the fall's more interesting new dramas-NBC's Ordinary Joe and Fox's The Big Leap-get their start. CBS' top-rated NCIS moves to a...

The Emmys, Ken Burns’ ‘Muhammad Ali,’ A Political ‘Fiasco,’ Lifetime’s ‘Imperfect High’

September 18, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Look for The Crown, Ted Lasso and The Queen's Gambit to make strong showings at Sunday's Emmy Awards on CBS, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. Ken Burns' epic four-night Muhammad...

Ask Matt: ‘Jeopardy!’s New Game Plan

September 27, 2021 at 6:03 p.m.

Welcome to the Q&A with TV critic - also known to some TV fans as their “TV therapist” - Matt Roush, who'll try to address whatever you love, loathe, are...

Roush Review: Peering Into ‘The Morning Show’s Fishbowl of Piranhas

September 27, 2021 at 6:13 p.m.

You've got to appreciate the moxie of a high-profile streaming series where a character blurts, “Another streaming service? It should be illegal.” That's The Morning Show's second season in a...

‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie,’ Wake Up with ‘Morning Show,’ Late Night with ‘Ted Lasso’s Coach Beard, McQueen Documentaries, Charlamagne’s ‘Truth’

September 27, 2021 at 6:20 p.m.

The euphoric London stage musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie becomes a movie for Amazon Prime Video. The busy Apple TV+ lineup includes the second-season premiere of the starry The Morning...

An Offbeat ‘Premise,’ ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Finale, Dan Brown’s ‘Lost Symbol,’ Vamps Go to a Casino

September 27, 2021 at 7:22 p.m.

A contemporary anthology series from B.J. Novak (The Office) finds startling new angles on hot-button topics. NBC's beloved Brooklyn Nine-Nine signs off with an hourlong finale. Dan Brown's bookish symbologist...

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