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December is unlike any other month in the TV calendar. It starts with the full weight of the festive season bearing down and ends with the year itself closing out. There are work parties, family gatherings, Christmas films on a loop, and then, suddenly, a quiet lull between Christmas and New Year, when time goes…
November is the month that television was invented for. I genuinely believe that. The clocks have gone back. It gets dark at four in the afternoon. The weather is unreliable at best and genuinely grim at worst. And somehow that all adds up to perfect TV conditions. There’s no guilt about staying in. No pressure…
October is the best month for TV. I’ll stand by that. There’s something about the combination of darker evenings, cooler temperatures, and the build toward Halloween that creates perfect conditions for staying in and watching something great. The whole cultural mood shifts in October. Pumpkins appear. Leaves turn. People actively seek out things that are…
September feels like a reset button. Summer is officially over. Schools are back. Routines return. There’s a collective shift in gear that happens in September that I honestly find quite energising. And TV reflects that completely. September is when the TV year really kicks back into life. The autumn schedules land. Prestige dramas return. New…
August is the last full month of summer, and it has a very specific feeling. There’s something bittersweet about it. The days are still long, but you can feel them shortening. Back-to-school is looming for families. Summer holidays are winding down. And there’s this collective sense of wanting to squeeze the most out of what’s…
July is peak summer. At least in the northern hemisphere. The days are at their absolute longest, barbecues are happening, and if you’re in the US, the Fourth of July kicks the whole month off with a bang. On the surface, it seems like the worst month for staying in and watching TV. But here’s…
June is a complicated month for TV watching. On one hand, it’s genuinely summer now in the northern hemisphere. The days are at their longest. There’s this cultural pressure to be outside every available moment. On the other hand, evenings are warm and comfortable and perfect for watching something good with a cold drink. And…
May is the month when the year finally feels like it’s properly arrived. The evenings are longer. Things are blooming. People are making plans. And yet somehow the TV options in May are genuinely excellent. I think there’s a tendency to assume that as the weather improves, good TV dries up. But actually, May is…
April is genuinely one of my favourite months for TV watching. Not because the weather is bad. Actually, it’s kind of the opposite. April is that in-between month where it’s warm enough to feel hopeful but still unpredictable enough that a rainy evening under a blanket feels completely justified. You’re not yet in full summer…
March is one of those months that can’t quite make up its mind. One day, it feels like winter is finally loosening its grip. The next day, it’s grey and miserable again, and you’re back under a blanket, wondering why you ever had hope. That unpredictability actually makes it a great TV month. You might…