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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Matt Roush
Ask Matt: ‘Golden Bachelor,’ Post-Oscars ‘Abbott’ & More
‘Dancing’ Finale, Home Invasion on ‘Fargo,’ Geddy Lee Grills Fellow Bass Masters, ‘NCIS’ on the Rocks
‘Voice’ Goes Live, Boston’s Notorious Murder Case, ‘Price Is Right’ in Prime Time, Ice T Plays Bar Games
Divas of the ’80s, 40 Years of Thriller, All About Agatha Christie, ’60 Minutes’ on ‘Barbie’s Director
Oscar Buzz for ‘May December,’ Eddie Murphy on ‘Candy Cane Lane,’ Kanan’s ‘Power Book,’ TCM’s Month of Cary Grant
‘Golden Bachelor’s Final Rose, Chuck Lorre’s ‘Bookie,’ ‘Family Switch’ and ‘Obliterated’ on Netflix, Grinch Strikes Again
‘Slow Horses’ Revs Up, Christmas at Rock Center and Graceland, New Cop in ‘Shetland,’ Dr. ‘Dodger’
Ask Matt: Ending ‘Blue Bloods,’ Streaming ‘Doctor Who’ & More
Patti LaBelle and Friends Sing Sacred Music, ‘Fargo’ Prepares for Action, Sharkbite in Sydney, Isabella Rossellini Visits ‘Chopped’
‘Rudolph’ Shines On, ‘Special Forces’ Finale, Inside ‘Midnight Cowboy,’ ‘Steeltown Murders’
Look Who’s Back as Doctor Who, Baz Luhrmann Revises ‘Australia,’ TCM Remembers William Friedkin, Christmas Lights and Movies
Binge on ‘Chemistry,’ Christmas Movie Deluge, College Football, True Crime Never Dies
Balloons, Dogs and Football on the Thanksgiving Menu, Julia’s Homecoming, Searching Lost Cities, TV Marathons
‘Squid Game’ for Real, Christmas Cheer with Hannah Waddingham, Melissa McCarthy’s ‘Genie,’ Back to ‘Good Burger’
Ask Matt: ‘Irrational’ Scheduling, ‘NCIS,’ ‘Rookie: Feds’ & More
Funky, Fabulous ‘Fargo,’ ‘Dancing’ to Taylor Swift, Adam Sandler as Leo the Lizard, Groundbreaking Women Athletes
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Roush Review: Weird, Wacky, Wonderfully Suspenseful, ‘Fargo’ Is Back in Top Form
Super Bowl Rematch, Letterman Visits ‘Late Show,’ More ‘Spellbound,’ Kennedy’s Crisis
Billboard Music Awards, Remembering JFK, ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Finale, ‘Party of Five’ Holiday Reunion
Colman Domingo Is ‘Rustin,’ ‘Monarch’ Monster Mania, Tyler Perry’s Story, a Movie to ‘Destroy’
Princess Diana’s Final Act on ‘The Crown,’ British ‘Ghosts’ on CBS, ‘Julia’ in Europe, Lilith Reunites with Frasier
Review
Roush Review: ‘Monarch’s Best Legacy Is Its Monsters
Smashing Glass on CMT, Watery ‘Spy’ Finale, Daniel Radcliffe’s Tribute, ‘Quantum’ vs. Nazis
Ask Matt: Cancellations Woes (‘Feds,’ ‘Joe Pickett’), Football Frenzy, Missing Lucy at the Holidays & More
‘NCIS’ in Sydney, ‘Murder’ in Iceland, Dancing to Whitney Houston, ‘Wrexham’ Finale
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Roush Review: ‘Murder’ Most Chilling in Iceland ‘at the End of the World’
Lady Bird’s Audio Diaries, Kelly vs. Michelle in ‘Barmageddon,’ Colbert Visits Streisand, The BlackBerry Story
Emma Stone Is Cursed, ‘Beacon 23’ in Space, New ‘Gilded Age’ Adversary, Let Them Eat (Buddy’s) Cake
Back in Space with ‘Mankind,’ Michael Fassbender as a ‘Killer,’ Amateur 007s, PBS Salutes Veterans
Review
Roush Review: ‘Beacon 23’ Beckons Sci-Fi Fans to a Remote Space Lighthouse
The Women Tell All on ‘Golden Bachelor,’ Frasier’s Blind Date(s), ‘Colin’ From Australia, Max’s Rapper Comedy
CMA Awards, ‘Morning Show’ Finale, ‘Buccaneers,’ Santa vs. Santa
Hello, Dolly (Parton), ‘Wipeout,’ Student Songwriters, Back to Oak Island
Wynonna the New ‘Voice’ Mentor, TCM Salutes Alan Arkin, An ‘Irrational’ Date, CW Schedule Shifts
Preview
‘JFK: One Day in America’: How TV Is Commemorating JFK Assassination 60th Anniversary
‘Simpsons’ Halloween Trilogy, ‘Bass Reeves,’ JFK Remembrance, ‘Planet Earth III’
Ask Matt: A Canadian ‘Law & Order,’ ‘Swarm’s Future, TV Post-Strike & More
‘Gen V’ Finale, Awkwafina Is ‘Quiz Lady,’ ‘Nyad’ and ‘Sly’ on Netflix, Revisiting ‘L.A. Law’
‘All the Light We Cannot See,’ Golden Bachelor’s Home Visits, ‘SEAL Team’ Returns to CBS, ‘Lower Decks’ Finale
Best of Chandler, ‘Black Cake’ on Hulu, Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson, Beatles’ Last Song
Review
Roush Review: Too Much Bombast Obscures the ‘Light We Cannot See’
Wrexham’s Biggest Match, ‘Dancing’ a Monster Mash, ‘Swarm’ Finale, ‘Dragula’ Returns
‘Mayflies’ from Scotland, ‘Irrational’ in Court, A War on Disco, World Series Moves to Arizona
‘Fellow Travelers’ on Showtime, Return to ‘The Gilded Age,’ ‘Billions’ Finale, Party Time in ‘Krapopolis’
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Roush Review: Return to HBO’s Gorgeously Rendered ‘Gilded Age’
World Series Opener, ‘South Park’ Special, Emily Blunt and Chris Evans as ‘Pain Hustlers,’ Classic Horror on TCM
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Roush Review: Life in the Washington, D.C. Closet in Compelling ‘Fellow Travelers’
A Comedy That ‘Burns,’ New ‘American Horror Stories,’ Explore a Lake of Fire, ‘Trek’s Warrior Spirit
Nature TV Bonanza with ‘Spy in the Ocean’ and ‘Life on Our Planet,’ ‘Invasion’ Finale, New ‘Challenge’ Battle, Pawn Stars Hit the Road
Ask Matt: Will ‘Frasier’ Return to CBS? Plus ‘Severance,’ ‘Irrational’ & More
Remembering Len Goodman on ‘Dancing,’ Rise and Fall of Milli Vanilli, a ‘Wrexham’ History Lesson, Spotlight on Native America
A Royal Overview, Spanish Horror in ’30 Coins,’ ‘Irrational’s Poker Adventure, TCM Salutes Dick Van Dyke
‘Fear’s Final Chapters, Dick Van Dyke on ‘Simpsons,’ Expanded ’60 Minutes,’ Ma Goldberg’s Prison Break Movie
‘Bosch’ in Search Mode,’ Reloading ‘Upload,’ a Spymaster Speaks, Bill Burr and Other ‘Old Dads’
Werewolves, ‘Peter and the Wolf,’ ‘Star Trek’s Cave Fixation, ‘Neon’ in Miami
Leaping Into UFO Territory, Ms. Pat’s Courtroom, Tribe Swap on ‘Survivor,’ Campy Ghost Hunting
Ask Matt: NBC’s Strike Strategy, ‘NCIS: Sydney,’ ‘Dancing’ Wish List and More
Remembering Robin Williams, ‘Frasier’ on CBS, Dancing to Disney, Inside the Navajo Police
Ken Burns and the American Buffalo, ‘Daily Show’ Returns with Guest Hosts, Remastered ‘Snow White,’ Football vs. Baseball
‘Saturday Night Live’ Returns, Disney’s 100th, ‘Daryl Dixon’ Finale, ‘World on Fire’ Reignites on PBS
Apple’s ‘Chemistry’ Lesson, Friday the 13th Thrills with John Carpenter, ‘Creepshow’ and ‘Goosebumps,’ ‘Cage’ Match on CBS
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Roush Review: ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Cooks Up Some Delicious Period Drama
Modernized ‘House of Usher,’ ‘Frasier’ Rebooted, New Boss on ‘Transplant,’ Reality TV ‘House of Villains’
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Roush Review: ‘Fall of the House of Usher’ Transforms Poe Into a Corporate Immorality Tale of Karmic Justice
Messi Mania, Jewel on ‘Masked Singer,’ Juul’s Rise and Fall, Familiar Face on ‘Quantum Leap’
