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Podcast #1218: US Network TV Fall Premiers

Release Date: 09/12/2025

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast

On today’s show we go through the top streamers and how you can get their services for free or reduced price. We also read your emails and take a look at the week’s news. News: Free Streaming Perks With the cost of streaming constantly going up the HT Guys are here to try and save you money. Almost all streamers offer some sort of discount via perks through Credit Cards, Cable and TV Providers, or Mobile Phone plans. On today’s show we go through the top streamers and how you can get their services for free or reduced price. Neflix T-Mobile: Netflix on Us is included with...

Podcast #1237: Ranking Smart TV OSes and There Will Never Be a New ‘Seinfeld'

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast

On this week’s show we look at Smart TV OS rankings according to and we ask the question if there will ever be a show like Seinfeld again. We also read your email and take a look at the week’s news. News: Smart TV OS Rankings The article ranks eight major smart TV operating systems based on user reviews and comments from sources like Best Buy, Reddit, and cross-referenced with expert sites like RTINGS. The focus is on real user experiences regarding performance, app availability, bugs, ads, usability, and overall satisfaction — emphasizing that the OS heavily impacts whether a TV...

Podcast #1236: 2026 CES Award Winners

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast

On this week’s show we have compiled a list of home theater and home automation/smart home products that received notable awards or honors at CES 2026. News: 2026 CES Award Winners (OLED TV with enhanced brightness, anti-burn-in art display, wireless features) Awarded Best TV or Home Theater (CNET) and Winner in Home Theater category (ZDNET/CNET Group awards). (Compact smart speaker with artistic design, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connectivity for whole-home audio) Winner in Best Audio category (CNET) and Winner in Audio category (ZDNET/CNET Group awards). - The Samsung 140” Micro LED...

Podcast #1235: CES 2026

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast

On this week’s show we look at the annual Consumer Electronics Show inLas Vegas Nevada. In years past there was more for us home theater fans but we still find some cool products that will eventually find their way into our homes. News: LG Key Highlights Return of the Wallpaper OLED TV (LG OLED evo W6) — LG revived its iconic ultra-thin "" design after a multi-year hiatus. The W6 is just 9mm thick, fully wireless (with a separate connection box up to 10 meters away), uses Hyper Radiant Color Technology for improved brightness and colors, and supports features like art display via...

Podcast #1234: Happy New Year!

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast

Happy New Year from the HT Guys!

Podcast #1233: The Streamable Awards

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast

On this week’s show we look at the streamable awards and we read your emails and look at the week’s news. News: Other: The Streamable Awards Let’s be honest, being a cord-cutter in 2025 wasn’t for the faint of heart. If you felt like you needed a spreadsheet to track which app housed your favorite shows or a law degree to understand why the sports you wanted to watch were blacked out, you weren’t alone. This was the year that the industry seemingly threw everything at the wall — dizzying rebrands, the demise of standalone apps, and the aggressive return of the “bundle”...

Podcast #1232: Large Format TV vs Projector

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast

On this week’s show DJ Briggs from fills in for Braden who is away on business. We ask DJ to give us his opinion on using a large format TV as a replacement for a projector. We also read your emails and take a look at the week’s news. News: Other: Swapping a projector for a 100” TV Jon Taylor recently purchased a TCL 98QM7K (2025 model, QD-Mini LED QLED with Google TV) during Black Friday for $1,999.99 (50% off the $3,999.99 retail price). After using it for a couple of weeks in his basement home theater (replacing an older 82" Samsung and supplementing a projector...

Podcast #1231: Mail Bag

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast

On this week’s show we come back after taking a week off and read your emails and take a look at the week’s news. News: Other: Listener Emails On this week’s show we read your emails. The following are links that are discussed on the show. Brady’s 98” TV Dilemma - $1800 vs $5000 Eric’s recommendation for . Scott’s email about connecting your set top box correctly - and and $20,000 Mark’s solution for Chamberlain dropping support for Google Home, Apple Home, and Amazon A-Lady. And we finish the main part of this episode with Joe’s app recommendation link...

Podcast #1230: Matter Update

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast

This week Ara is on vacation and rather than skip a show we go back to May of 2022 where we looked at a panel discussion about teh then new automation framework Matter. We play for you that discussion and then Braden and I discuss that current state. Emails and news will return next week.

Podcast #1229: Second Screen Viewing

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast

On this week’s show we look at the phenomenon of watching a little screen while simultaneously watching a big screen. We also read your emails and take a look at the week’s news. News: Second Screen Viewing The phrase “Second Screen Viewing” is when a person watches TV and simultaneously uses a secondary device like a smartphone, tablet, or laptop to engage with content related (or unrelated) to what’s on the TV. On this week’s show we will focus on the “unrelated” aspect Second Screen Viewing and how it is affecting what you watch on your TVs...

More Episodes

On this week’s show we run down the US network premier dates and shows for the 2025-2026 TV season. We also read your emails and take a look at the week’s news.

News:

2025/2026 US Network TV Fall Premiers

ABC

Mon, Sept 8

8:00 PM: Monday Night Football (Vikings-Bears)

Tue, Sept 16

8:00 PM: Dancing With the Stars Season 34
10:00 PM: High Potential Season 2

Wed, Sept 24

8:00 PM: The Golden Bachelor Season 2 (two hours)
10:00 PM: Shark Tank Season 17

Fri, Sept 26

8 pm Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Season 6 (ABC)
9 pm 20/20 Season 48 (ABC)

Sun, Sept 28

7:00 PM: America’s Funniest Home Videos Season 36
8:00 PM: The Wonderful World of Disney (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)

Wed, Oct 1

8:00 PM: Shifting Gears Season 2
8:30 PM: Abbott Elementary Season 5
9:00 PM: The Golden Bachelor (regular time slot premiere)

Thu, Oct 9

8:00 PM: 9-1-1 Season 9
9:00 PM: 9-1-1: Nashville - In Tennessee, dedicated emergency responders balance their high-stakes careers with the drama of a powerful local dynasty, where personal lives and professional duties collide.
10:00 PM: Grey’s Anatomy Season 22

CBS

Wed, Sept 24

8:00 PM: Survivor Season 49 (two hours)

Thu, Sept 25

9:00 PM: The Amazing Race Season 38 (90 minutes)

Sun, Sept 28

7:30 PM: 60 Minutes Season 58
8:30 PM: Big Brother Season 27 finale (two hours)

Wed, Oct 1

9:30 PM: The Amazing Race (regular time slot premiere)

Sun, Oct 12

8:30 PM: Matlock Season 2 (special night)
9:30 PM: Elsbeth Season 3 (special night)

Mon, Oct 13

8:00 PM: The Neighborhood final season
8:30 PM: DMV - Follows a workplace comedy set in the dreaded DMV office, following quirky minimum-wage employees who make the best of dealing with annoyed customers, finding solace in each other's company.
9:00 PM: FBI Season 8
10:00 PM: Watson Season 2

Tue, Oct 14

8:00 PM: NCIS Season 23
9:00 PM: NCIS: Origins Season 2
10:00 PM: NCIS: Sydney Season 3

Thu, Oct 16

8:00 PM: Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Season 2
8:30 PM: Ghosts Season 5
9:00 PM: Matlock (regular time slot premiere)
10:00 PM: Elsbeth (regular time slot premiere)

Fri, Oct 17

8:00 PM: Fire Country Season 4 (special time)
9:00 PM: Sheriff Country (special time) - Mickey Fox investigates criminal activity and patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.
10:00 PM: Boston Blue - Danny Reagan joins Boston PD from NYPD and partners with Detective Lena Peters, the oldest daughter of a notable Boston law enforcement family.

Sun, Oct 19

8:00 PM: Tracker Season 3
9:00 PM: The Road - In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.

Fri, Oct 24

8:00 PM: Sheriff Country (regular time slot premiere)
9:00 PM: Fire Country (regular time slot premiere)

Fox

Mon, Sept 15

8:00 PM: Celebrity Name That Tune Season 5
9:00 PM: Celebrity Weakest Link

Tue, Sept 23

8:00 PM: Murder in a Small Town Season 2
9:00 PM: Doc Season 2

Wed, Sept 24

8:00 PM: The Floor Season 4
9:00 PM: 99 to Beat - 100 players compete in unique, funny games. Last-place finishers get eliminated each round. Don't finish last to stay in. Last contestant standing wins $100,000.