This week, Jason and Joel mostly look back on 2014, and realize there were a lot of very good shows, but few great ones. Also, ruminations on Homeland, Jane The Virgin and more.

AFT #159: Golden Globes, Sony Hack, Winter Finales, ‘The Voice’, ‘The Flash’ and More

Dec 19th, 2014

This week, Jason and Joel talk about the scary Sony hack, the Golden Globes nominations, the finale of The Voice, the Flash/Arrow crossover and more.

AFT #158: ‘Walking Dead’, ‘The Voice’, Black Friday Madness, ‘Better Call Saul’ and More

Dec 4th, 2014

This week, Jason and Joel pick apart The Walking Dead (in a good way), marvel at people lining up to buy cheap TVs, discuss all the December and January premieres, wish Gwen was staying on The Voice, and more.

AFT #157: Ferguson Again, Cosby Again, ‘How to Get Away with Murder’, Streaming News and More

Nov 26th, 2014

This week, Joel and Jason tackle the media coverage of two serious topics, Ferguson and the allegations against Bill Cosby. They also talk about the finale of Shonda Rhimes' new hit, and streaming news like the pickups of Tina Fey's new comedy

AFT #156: Bill Cosby, ‘Hot in Cleveland’, ‘Walking Dead’, ‘Transparent’, ‘The Millers’ and More

Nov 19th, 2014

This week, Jason and Joel apologize for missing two weeks, talk about Bill Cosby's troubles, cancellations and pickups, give up on Homeland, and finally do their Transparent spoilerfest.

AFT #155: ‘Marry Me’, Cancellations and Pickups, ‘Walking Dead’, ‘Constantine’ and More

Oct 29th, 2014

This week, Jason and Joel spin around the dial and talk about many of the new shows, including the inexplicable success of The Mysteries of Laura. Plus, they discuss why NBC can't figure out how to make a popular comedy, and more.

AFT #154: ‘The Walking Dead’, ‘The Affair’, ‘The Flash’, ‘Jane the Virgin’, ‘Cristela’ and More

Oct 15th, 2014

This week, Jason and Joel talk about the two biggest premieres of the week, The Walking Dead and The Affair, plus debuts of The Flash, Cristela, Jane the Virgin and more.

AFT #153: ‘Homeland’, ‘Gracepoint’, ‘Bad Judge’, ‘Twin Peaks’ Comeback, ‘A to Z’ and More

Oct 8th, 2014

This week, Jason and Joel talk about the premieres of Gracepoint, Homeland and various rom-com sitcoms. They also discuss why Community fans should give Yvette Nicole Brown a break.

AFT #152: ‘How to Get Away With Murder’, ‘Masters of Sex’, Rom-com Shows, ‘Black-ish’, ‘SNL’ and More

Oct 1st, 2014

This week, Jason and Joel talk about a bunch of premieres, like How to Get Away With Murder, Selfie and Black-ish. They also talk about how hard it is to pull off a rom-com sitcom.

AFT #151: ‘Gotham’, ‘Big Bang Theory’, ‘Madam Secretary’, ‘Good Wife’, ‘Transparent’, Shonda Rhimes and More

Sep 24th, 2014

This week, Jason and Joel talk about a lot of new shows and season premieres, including Gotham, The Good Wife, Madam Secretary and more.

AFT #150: ‘New Girl’, ‘Mindy Project’, ‘Red Band Society’, ‘Mysteries of Laura’, ‘SNL’, NFL and More

Sep 19th, 2014

This week, Jason and Joel talk about the NFL's problems this fall and if CBS and other broadcast partners can be objective, premieres of New Girl, Mindy Project, Red Band Society, Mysteries of Laura, and more.

AFT #149: Joan Rivers, Chris Pratt, Piracy, ‘The Leftovers’, Seven-Minute Fall Preview and More

Sep 12th, 2014

This week Jason and Joel talk about the passing of Joan Rivers, why they haven't watched the fall pilots ahead of time this year, the finale of The Leftovers and more.

AFT #148: Emmy recap, Movie Stars vs. TV Stars, ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Friends’ Obessions, and More

Aug 29th, 2014

This week, Jason and Joel feel their feelings about all the repeat winners at the Emmys, then talk about Doctor Who, Friends "reunion" madness, Amazon's new shows and more.

AFT #147: Emmy Predictions, Don Pardo, Summer Renewals, ‘Selfie’ and ‘A to Z’, and More

Aug 22nd, 2014

This week, Jason and Joel talk about the passing of Don Pardo, the Ice Bucket Challenge, two early-debuting pilots, that hilarious video with the Breaking Bad guys and JLD, and more.

AFT #146: Robin Williams, Ferguson Coverage, ‘Outlander’, ‘The Knick’ and More

Aug 16th, 2014

This week, Jason and Joel discuss the death of Robin Williams, the coverage of the unrest not far from Jason's hometown, and the debuts of three cable shows.

AFT #145: ‘Manhattan’, ‘The Quest’, ‘Sharknado 2′, Watching ‘The View’ and More

Aug 2nd, 2014

In a short podcast, Jason and Joel talk about Manhattan, Sharknado 2, The Quest and more.

AFT #144: ‘Masters of Sex’, The Big Summer Show Dump, ‘Orange Is The New Black’ Spoilerfest

Jul 25th, 2014

Jason and Joel talk about Masters of Sex, TCA non-news and have their big OITNB spoilerfest.

AFT #143: Emmy Nominations, ‘Extant’, ‘The Bridge’ and More

Jul 12th, 2014

Jason and Joel talk about Extant, The Bridge, and a full hour on the Emmy nominations. Of course they're annoyed about them.

AFT #142: ‘The Leftovers’, ‘Wilfred’, ‘Finding Carter’, Rosie and ‘The View’, ‘Community’ and More

Jul 12th, 2014

In a "lost" podcast (Joel explains at the top), Jason and Joel talks about The Leftovers, Finding Carter, other summer shows, the beginning of the TCA tour and more.

AFT #141: ‘Tyrant’, ‘The Leftovers’, More New Shows, Nostalgia Kid Comedies, ABC Shakeups and More

Jun 28th, 2014

This week, Jason and Joel talk about Tyrant and the upcoming HBO show The Leftovers. They also talk about kid and teen shows that trade on '90s nostalgia, like Mystery Girls and Girl Meets World and more.

AFT #140: ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Dan Goor Sits In, ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Louie’, Chelsea Handler and More

Jun 20th, 2014

Dan Goor, co-creator of Brooklyn Nine-Nine joins Jason and Joel to talk about the show's first season, plus the finale of Game of Thrones. Plus: Louie, Rectify, Chelsea Handler and more.

AFT #139: ‘The Middle’s DeAnn Heline Sits In, the ‘Louie’ Movie, ‘Orange is the New Black’ and More

Jun 13th, 2014

Jason and Joel are joined by The Middle co-creator DeAnn Heline to talk about her ABC hit, as well as the screwiness in the Emmy comedy categories and the movie-length episode of Louie. Also: Orange is the New Black.

AFT #138: ‘Louie’, ‘Mad Men’, ‘Halt and Catch Fire’, Ann B. Davis, ‘Game of Thrones’ and More

Jun 6th, 2014

Joel and Jason are back from a week off, and they talk about the Louie "controversy", the Mad Men finale, Canadian TV, Halt and Catch Fire, Game of Thrones and more.

AFT #137: Bill Lawrence Sits In, ‘Undateable’, ‘The Americans’, ‘The Voice’, ‘American Idol’, and More

May 23rd, 2014

This week, Bill Lawrence joins Jason and Joel to talk about Undateable and shoot the breeze about TV. Then the co-hosts talk about a riveting finale to The Americans and the finales of the big singing competitions.

AFT #136: Upfronts, ‘Louie’, ‘Maron’, Horrific Sights on ‘Mad Men’ and ‘Last Week Tonight’ and More

May 16th, 2014

This week, Jason and Joel go over all the new fall schedules and other information from the upfronts, talk about why CBS passed on How I Met Your Dad, Larry Wilmore taking Colbert's slot after TDS, horrible sights on TV this week and more.