The Slightly Smaller Screen

She’s 13 years old, the daughter of a working-class father, and not even a real person, but Tina Belcher, darling of the animated sitcom Bob’s Burgers, makes for one excellent role model.

• By Ellen Addison

Though their methods seem absurd, the cheapskates are a reminder of frugality in a nation swimming in consumer debt.

• By Paul Hiebert

Cable channels are capitalizing on the benefits of scheduling good TV when nobody's watching.

• By Noah Davis

Is the stigma against the medium beginning to wear off?

• By Noah Davis

The same reason so many people watch NCIS or Law and Order: It's all a procedural.

• By Phillip Maciak

Shark Week inspired David Shiffman to become a marine biologist, but now he’s made it his personal mission to publicize the television event’s misinformation.

• By Tara Haelle

Fantasy worlds are never just fantasy. They appeal to us because they refract our own histories and speak to contemporary interests.

• By Benjamin Breen

Andy Daly's new show on Comedy Central reviews often-mundane life experiences and, in the process, highlights our everyone's-a-critic nature.

• By Kevin Lincoln

After his character's death on Game of Thrones, Jack Gleeson is giving up acting. Could this be the beginning of a trend for not-quite-A-list stars?

• By Noah Davis

Not at all, really. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy it for what it is.

• By Seth Masket

Two researchers dive into the spittle-flecked world of outrage media.

• By Jesse Singal

Answer: Win this show and the general population will believe you are smart. Question: What is Jeopardy!?

• By Noah Davis

A new commercial from the streaming-media company shows your family gathered all around the Christmas TV.

• By Paul Hiebert