Matt Roush

Matt Roush

Matt Roush's fondest professional memory is moderating a sold-out cast reunion of Buffy the Vampire Slayer at PaleyFest in Hollywood. Among his many TV appearances, recent favorites include playing Guest Programmer for Turner Classic Movies, and being a panelist on SundanceTV's The Approval Matrix. As a nationally respected television journalist, he has served on the jury for the American Film Institute's annual AFI Awards for more than a decade, selecting the best TV shows of the year. He has also served on the nominating committee for the Broadcast Television Journalists Association's Critic' Choice Awards. He was USA Today's television critic and columnist and he is currently TV Guide Magazine's Senior Critic. (PLUS: To get Matt's top TV picks in your inbox every Thursday, sign up for our What's Worth Watching e-mail newsletter.)

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Lainey Wilson, 2025 CMA Awards press image, September 2025.

CMA Awards, ‘Morning Show’ Finale, Streaming Holiday Movies, ‘American Revolution’ Battles On

XOCHITL GOMEZ, ROBERT IRWIN

Dancing to Prince in the Semifinals, Murder in a Larger Town, Toxic Fandom on ‘NCIS,’ Hbo’s ‘Thoughts & Prayers’

Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf, Aury Krebs as Dr. Dana Dang in 'Brilliant Minds' Season 2 Episode 8, 'The Upside Down'

Topsy Turvy ‘Minds,’ Tasty ‘Gingerbread Land,’ All About Selena, Remembering ‘Dynasty’

The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777; By: John Trumbull; ca. 1789-1831 as seen in Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution' on PBS

Ken Burns’ ‘American Revolution,’ ‘Landman’ Returns, Stream ‘Charlie Brown’ for Free, Glen Powell on ‘SNL’

The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777; By: John Trumbull; ca. 1789-1831. At the centre of the painting Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, cut off from his men, awaits the fatal blow from a British bayonet. General George Washington, in the background, charges onto the battlefield to rally the troops.
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Roush Review: Ken Burns’ Deep Dive Into ‘The American Revolution’

John Lennon, with Yoko Ono at London's Heathrow Airport ca. 1969

John and Yoko in New York, an Animated Dreamscape, ‘Twelfth Night’ in Central Park, a French Seduction

Claire Danes as Aggie Wiggs and Matthew Rhys as Nile Jarvis — 'The Beast in Me'

Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys in ‘Beast in Me,’ Green Light to ‘Blue Lights,’ Tony Hale Meets ‘Elsbeth,’ Mormon Wives Are Back

Eddie Murphy and his family as seen in 'Being Eddie' on Netflix

Eddie Murphy on Eddie, Reacher’s ‘Playdate’ Buddy Comedy, ‘Golden Bachelor’ Finale, Return to ‘Palm Royale’

Sarah Snook and Jake Lacy in 'All Her Fault'

Ask Matt: TV’s Biggest (Fictional) Jerk, ‘Abbott’ Off Campus, ‘Boston Blue’ & More

Tom Bergeron on Season 8, Episode 9, of ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars,' May 4, 2009.

Tom Bergeron Helps Celebrate ‘Dancing’ at 20, Mark Harmon in ‘NCIS’ Crossover, ‘Golden Girls’ Tribute, Remembering WW1 Heroism

Tim Key, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Sabrina Impacciatore, Alex Edelman, Domhnall Gleeson, Ramona Young, Melvin Gregg, Chelsea Frei, and Oscar Nunez for 'The Paper'

‘The Paper’ on NBC, War Stories of Special Forces, Marines in Training, PBS ‘Salute to Service,’ Meet the ‘Bat-Fam’

SZA and Cyndi Lauper perform during 'A Grammy Salute to Cyndi Lauper: Live From the Hollywood Bowl'

Rock Stars Become Hall-of-Famers, ‘Maigret’ and ‘Gold’ Finales, Baking Empires, Christmas in the Sky and by River

Oscar Isaac in 'Frankenstein'

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein,’ Vince Gilligan’s ‘Pluribus,’ Three Cheers for ‘Stumble,’ Making ‘Avatar’

Rhea Seehorn — 'Pluribus'
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Roush Review: Enter the Creepily Cheerful Twilight Zone of ‘Pluribus’

Matthew Macfadyen in 'Death by Lightning'

Presidential Tragedy in ‘Death by Lightning,’ Sarah Snook in ‘All Her Fault,’ Celebrating ‘Wicked,’ ‘Matlock’s Latest Challenge

Jeremy Irons in 'The Morning Show' Season 4 Episode 8

Mommy and Daddy Issues on ‘Morning Show,’ Inside the International Space Station and the Great Pyramid, Family Matters on ‘Chicago Med’

James Pickens Jr. and Jason George in 'Grey's Anatomy'

Ask Matt: TV’s Short Runs, Nitpicking ‘Nashville’ & More

Niecy Nash-Betts, Glenn Close, and Kim Kardashian — 'All's Fair'

All-Star ‘All’s Fair,’ ‘Lowdown’ Finale, ‘Dancing’ Rocks Out, Playing the ‘Squid Game’

Wendi Mclendon-Covey as Joyce in 'St. Denis Medical' Season 2

‘St. Denis Medical’ Back in Business, Tracy Morgan Is ‘Crutch,’ a ‘Weakest Link’ Touchdown, Holiday Baking Contests

THE HOT ROCK, Robert Redford, 1972.

Remembering Robert Redford, HBO’s ‘I Love LA,’ Robin Hood Rides Again, Michelle Obama’s Style

Amanda Christine in It Welcome to Derry

Halloween Highlights, a New ‘South Park,’ ‘On Brand’ Finale

Danielle Pinnock, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Rose McIver in 'Ghosts' Season 5 Halloween episode

Mummy Issues on ‘Ghosts,’ New Face of ‘Witcher,’ My Fair Elsbeth, All About Aileen

Emma Thompson as Zoe — 'Down Cemetery Road'

Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson Go ‘Down Cemetery Road,’ ‘Slow Horses’ Finale, Camping with ‘Abbott Elementary,’ Tribal Switch on ‘Survivor’

Angela Bassett and Aisha Hinds in '9-1-1'

Ask Matt: Is It Too Late for ‘9-1-1′ to Come Down to Earth? The New ‘It’ & More

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Ducky Visits ‘Origins,’ ‘Chad Powers’ Finale, ‘Dancing’s Halloween Monster-Thon, More ‘Nightmares of Nature’

Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf — 'Brilliant Minds' Season 2 Episode 6

Spooky Doings on ‘Brilliant Minds,’ Henry Kissinger’s Legacy, ‘Voice’ Knockouts, Hallmark’s Search for ‘Mr. Christmas’

Jack Malloy Legault, Matilda Legault, Clara stack, Mikkal Karim Fdler in It Welcome to Derry

Supernatural Thills From Stephen King (‘It: Welcome to Derry’) and Anne Rice (‘Talamasca’), ‘Mayor’ Back in Business, Boston Strangler Speaks

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Roush Review: Supernatural Thrills from the King & Rice Playbooks With ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ & ‘Talamasca’

Rebecca Ferguson as Captain Olivia Walker in 'A House of Dynamite' on Netflix

A ‘Dynamite’ Thriller, World Series Begins, ‘Invasion’ Finale, ‘Boston Blue’ on the Job

Adam Brody as Noah, Kristen Bell as Joanne in episode 202 of Nobody Wants This

‘Nobody Wants This,’ ‘Tony & Ziva’ Finale, ‘Matlock’ Springs a Leak, ‘9-1-1’ Crises

Jaz Sinclair (Marie Moreau) in 'Gen V' Season 2

‘Gen V’ Finale, ‘Abbott’ to the DMV and Game Night, Harlen Coben’s ‘Lazarus,’ Remembering Connie Francis

GREY’S ANATOMY - “Only the Strong Survive” - After the catastrophic hospital explosion, Grey Sloan’s staff scrambles to save not only their patients’ lives but also their own. Confronted with impossible surgical decisions and emotional turmoil, they fight to preserve life amid devastation. THURSDAY, OCT. 9 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) on ABC. (Disney/Anne Marie Fox) NATALIE MORALES

Ask Matt: TV’s Killing Frenzy, Binge-Watching ‘Diplomat,’ ‘Ghosts’ & More

CARRIE ANN INABA, DEREK HOUGH, KYM JOHNSON, BRUNO TONIOLI, ALFONSO RIBEIRO, OLIVIA EFRON, DYLAN EFRON, DANIELLA KARAGACH

Dancing Through ‘Wicked,’ Graham Greene on ‘The Lowdown,’ NBA on NBC, ‘NCIS’ Cliffhanger

Robert Carlyle as Sherlock Holmes — 'Watson'

‘Watson’ Grills Sherlock, Celebrating Johnny Carson’s 100th, Remembering ‘The Brady Bunch,’ Heat Wave in the ‘DMV’

The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror

‘Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror, Keith Urban Hits ‘The Road,’ ‘Task’ and ‘Daryl Dixon’ Finales

'Mr. Scorsese' on Apple TV

Celebrating Martin Scorsese and Stiller & Meara, Spinoff Mania (‘Boston Blue,’ ‘Sheriff Country’), ‘Rainmaker’ Finale

Keri Russell as Kate Wyler, Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler, Allison Janney as Grace Penn, Rory Kinnear as Nicol Trowbridge, David Gyasi as Austin Dennison in 'The Diplomat' Season 3 Episode 8

‘Diplomat’-ic Crisis, ‘Ghosts’ Devilish Bargain, ‘Devil in Disguise,’ ‘Matlock’s Document Dance

Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler, Allison Janney as Grace Penn, Bradley Whitford as Todd Penn, Keri Russell as Kate Wyler in 'The Diplomat' Season 3 Episode 6
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Roush Review: Politics & Passion Collide in the Electrifying ‘Diplomat’

Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb — 'Slow Horses' Season 5 Episode 2

‘Horses’ at Full Gallop, ‘Chicago Med’ Homecoming, the Murdaugh Saga, Tennis in Riyadh

Gary Cole as NCIS Special Agent Alden Parker, Wilmer Valderrama as NCIS Special Agent Nicholas “Nick” Torres, and Sean Murray as Special Agent Timothy McGee — 'NCIS' Season 23 Premiere

‘NCIS’ Takes Over Tuesdays, Surviving Horror in ‘Guts & Glory,’ Marlee Matlin on ‘American Masters,’ Real Housewives’ ‘Wife Swap’

Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo and Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo in 'I Love Lucy'

Loving Lucy, Laughing at the ‘DMV,’ New Night for ‘FBI,’ Sherlock’s Alive on ‘Watson’

Kathy Bates as Matty in 'Matlock' Season 2 teaser

‘Matlock’ and ‘Elsbeth’ Kick off CBS Premiere Week, Tim Robinson Investigates ‘The Chair Company,’ Amy Poehler Returns to ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Christmas Comes Early to GAF

Keira Knightley as Lo and Guy Pearce as Bullmer in The Woman in Cabin 10.

Keira Knightley in ‘The Woman in Cabin 10,’ ‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood’ Finale, Remembering John Candy, Manhunt on ‘The Last Frontier’

Ryan Guzman as Eddie, Aisha Hinds as Hen, Tracie Thoms as Karen, Debra Christopfferson as Sue, Oliver Stark as buck, Elijah M. Cooper as Harry, Anirudh Pisharody as Ravi, and Corinne Massiah as May — '9-1-1' Season 9 Premiere

‘9-1-1’ Expands to Nashville, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Goes Boom, Marine ‘Boots’ Camp, All About Victoria Beckham and Saquon Barkley

Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead, S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin in 'Chicago Med' Season 11 Episode 2

‘Chicago Med’ Hits 200, Eli Manning Meets Chad Powers, Breaking News on ‘Morning Show,’ ‘Shark Tank’ Gains (Gaines) New Sharks

Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows in 'CSI: Vegas'

Ask Matt: Whatever Happened to ‘CSI’ Shows, ‘Modern’ and Other Cancellations & More

Malcolm-Jamal Warner in 'Murder in a Small Town' Season 2 Episode 3

Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Last Role, Remembering Ozzy Osbourne, ‘Red Alert’ on Israel’s Darkest Day, Dancing to Disney

Family Guy Halloween special 2025

‘Family Guy’ Halloween Special, Taylor Swift on ‘Tonight Show,’ Mystery Bonanza from Canada and the U.K.

Musical guest Doja Cat, host Bad Bunny, and Chloe Fineman during 'SNL' Season 51 Episode 1 Promos on Thursday, October 2, 2025

Bad Bunny and Doja Cat on ‘SNL’ Premiere, Tony Shalhoub Breaks Bread, ‘Maigret’ Anchors PBS Sundays, Celebrating Cyndi Lauper

Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein in episode 302 of Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix © 2025

Matthew McConaughey Drives ‘The Lost Bus,’ Charlie Hunnam Is the ‘Monster’ Ed Gein, a Royal Visit, ‘Rainmaker’s Big Decision

HBO Max's 'Charlotte's Web' key art

‘Charlotte’s Web’ Spins Again, ‘Karen Pirie’ on the Case, Honoring Angela Lansbury, Graham Norton Returns

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‘Home Improvement’ Reunion on ‘Shifting Gears,’ NBC’s Chicago Trio, ‘Platonic’ Finale, 90 Years of Julie Andrews

Jessica Chastain in 'The Savant'

Ask Matt: Postponing ‘Savant,’ Boycotts, Not Much ‘Brother’-ly Love

Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert

Late Night Brotherhood With Kimmel and Colbert, Felicity Huffman Joins ‘Doc,’ Nature’s Nightmares, Jimmy Fallon’s ‘on Brand’

Glen Powell and Frankie A. Rodriguez in 'Chad Powers'
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Roush Review: More Powers to ‘Chad,’ a Goofy Gridiron Comedy

Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel in Brooklyn, Clerical Mystery in ‘Murder Before Evensong,’ ‘Weakest Link’ Gets Real, ‘Minds’ Gets Surreal

The Simpsons

‘Simpsons’ and an Animation Milestone, ‘Unforgotten’ and More PBS Mystery Finales, ’60 Minutes,’ ‘Billy the Kid’ Final Season

Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots in 'All of You'

Love Stories (‘All of You,’ ‘Ruth & Boaz’), ‘Dateline’ Marks 3000, ‘Celebrity Wheel’ Spins to Friday, ‘Rainmaker’ in Hot Water

'House of Guinness' Netflix

‘House of Guinness’ and ‘Wayward’ on Netflix, New Term for ‘English Teacher,’ ‘Law & Order’ Times Three

Gary Oldman in 'Slow Horses' Season 5

‘Slow Horses’ Returns, Canadian ‘Law & Order,’ ‘Talent’ Finale & More Reality TV

Stephen Colbert

Ask Matt: The Future of Late Night, Netflix’s ‘Rabbit’ Hole & More

Ethan Hawke in 'The Lowdown'

Ethan Hawke in ‘The Lowdown,’ ‘Alien’ Finale, ‘Murder in a Small Town’ and ‘Doc’ on Fox, ‘Talent’ Finals

Ethan Hawke in 'The Lowdown'
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Roush Review: A Shaggy-Dog Crusader Searches for the ‘Lowdown’ Truth

Teddy Sears as Dr. Josh Nichols and Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf — 'Brilliant Minds' Season 2

‘Brilliant Minds’ Returns Alongside ‘The Voice,’ Daytime Games, ‘Pink Panther’ Classics, Mother’s Day on ‘Weakest Link’

Tulsa King

‘Tulsa King’ Returns, Celebrating Earth, Wind & Fire, Farm Aid Turns 40, Disneyland at 70

Annabel Scholey, Sam Palladio, and Aggy K. Adams in 'The Couple Next Door' Season 2

Suburban Sizzle in ‘Couple Next Door,’ Brutal ‘Chief of War’ Finale, Streaming ‘Superman,’ Scary Houses