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The Small Screen diaries: 10/10/26

John Stark

On Sundays, I like to kick off the Small Screen Diaries with a look ahead at the week in television, highlighting some shows that might be of interest to you. These aren’t necessarily shows I’m going to tackle all at once, because, my God, am I watching a lot of random television programs. But there’s plenty coming this week, including ABC bringing back its Thursday night lineup of 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville, and Grey’s Anatomy. FX has the second season of Ethan Hawke’s The Lowdown arriving Wednesday, while the fourth season of Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head lands on Comedy Central, … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries: 10/10/26

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The Small Screen Diaries: 10/03/26

John Stark

Kicking off the Small Screen Diaries for the day, let’s take a look at the week ahead and some things you might be interested in, because even though network television is not nearly as prominent as it used to be, it still means a ton of shows are headed your way, all at relatively the same time, either brand new or returning for new seasons. That is very much the case this week, with CBS returning essentially its entire lineup, including hits like Tracker, Elsbeth, Fire Country, Sheriff Country, Boston Blue, FBI, CIA, NCIS, NCIS: Origins and Marshals, as well … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/03/26

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/26/26

John Stark

Since it’s Sunday morning, let’s start by looking at a couple of shows coming up this week that you may be interested in. From what I can tell, one of the biggest premieres is War, the new HBO Max legal drama starring Dominic West and Sienna Miller, which has a lot of buzz around it and drops on Thursday. That’s the same day as East of Eden, Zoe Kazan’s new adaptation starring Florence Pugh, which premieres on Netflix. We also have some returning favorites this week, including Scrubs on ABC, plus the Animation Domination block with The Simpsons, Grimsburg and … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/26/26

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/05/26

John Stark

Coming up this week for you to add to watch lists: Season 2 of The Paper (Peacock) returns Wednesday, the final season of Colin From Accounts (Paramount Plus) returns Thursday, and The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives (Hulu) has a truncated fifth season. new shows A Tale of Two cities (MGM Plus), Dang! (Netflix), Crew Girl (Netflix) and Last Seen (Apple) hope to draw in new viewers, while Peacock airs a retrospective for The office fans on Monday, and HBO celebrates Band Of Brothers on Wednesday. Several 9/11 specials are planned for Friday, and in film Supergirl lands on HBo … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/05/26

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/16/26

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: The Walking Dead: Dead City: S3E4 (AMC Plus) WITH audio description, Unconditional: S1E8 (Apple) with audio description, The Westies: S1E7 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Avatar: The LAst Airbender: S2E6 (Netflix) with audio description, The Rookie: S8E10 (Disney Plus) with audio description, and The Five Star Weekend: S1E2 (Peacock) with audio description The Walking Dead: Dead City- I’ve suspected in the past that AMC Plus uses synthetic voice, and I’d still buy that here. They tipped their hat previously when the narrator couldn’t pronounce the name of a character, so I operate as if this was synthetic. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/16/26

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/09/26

John Stark

Some shows coming up this week include Reacher (Amazon), Tires (Netflix), and a new Happy Madison film starring a Sandler child on Friday, along with the premiere of Girls like Girls on Peacock. It’s a slow week. TV Shows Watched: Walking Dead: Dead City: S3E3 (AMC Plus) still no audio description, Your Friends And Neighbors: S2e10 (Apple) with audio description, A Good Girls Guide To Murder: S2E3 (Netflix) with audio description,The Westies: S1E6 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Daemons Of The Shadow Realm: S1E11 (CrunchyRoll) with audio description, The Five Star Weekend: S1E1 (Peacock) with audio description Dead City- AMC … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/09/26