Danette Chavez

Editor-in-Chief

@bonmotvivant       danette@primetimer.com

Danette Chavez is the Editor-in-Chief of Primetimer, a Chicago booster, and a pun enthusiast. A former editor at Polygon and The A.V. Club, she now sits on the Television Critics Association board and is an active member in the Writers Guild of America East. 

• POSTED January 1, 2024

  
  Chantel's Already Taking Over 90 Day Fiancé: The Single Life
  Some 90 Day alums are much more prepared for the realities of the dating world than others.
• POSTED December 29, 2023

  
  More Romance, Less Brand Extension: Primetimer's Wish List for TV in 2024
  We make TV-related resolutions for ourselves, as well any executives and writers who might be reading this.
• POSTED December 22, 2023

  
  The Best TV Episodes of 2023
  A romantic confession, a brutal farewell, and an epiphany over forks — these moments and more make up the year's best stories.
• POSTED December 19, 2023

  
  90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Tell All Keeps Us Guessing Until the Very End
  Shekinah's sticking with Sarper, and Kenny and Armando will be dads again, but no one else's future is certain.
• POSTED December 18, 2023

  
  The 10 Best TV Shows of 2023
  These bold dramas and heady comedies show off the limitless potential of the medium.
• POSTED December 12, 2023

  
  90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way: OK, Now It's a Tell All
  The veterans come off the sidelines in Part 2, pushing for confessions and other revelations from the rookies.
• POSTED December 5, 2023

  
  90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Aims for Maximum Drama in Its Latest Tell All
  A four-veteran panel and feuding cast members practically guarantee tensions will rise, but Part 1 still falls a little flat.
• POSTED November 30, 2023

  
  7 Questions We Need the 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way Tell All to Answer
  The three-part event kicks off December 4, when we'll find out the fates of Daniele and Yohan, Kim and TJ, and more.
• POSTED November 27, 2023

  
  Ambiguity Gives Netflix's A Nearly Normal Family a Failproof Ending
  The Swedish whydunit maintains the mystery through its final moments.
• POSTED November 20, 2023

  
  Exmas Is One of the Most Uncomfortable Holiday Movies Since The Family Stone
  And that's a good thing — the "awkward homecoming" subgenre could use more entries.
• POSTED November 16, 2023

  
  Lilith Will Dunk on Frasier From Any Show and Any Timeline, Thank You Very Much
  Bebe Neuwirth is everywhere this week, armed with quips about self-important men.
• POSTED November 8, 2023

  
  SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Deal With AMPTP, Strike to Officially End Thursday
  After countering the AMPTP's "last, best and final offer," the negotiating committee voted unanimously to approve the new deal.
• POSTED November 8, 2023

  
  Mr. Monk's Last Case Looks Like a Doozy in First Trailer for Peacock Film
  Tony Shalhoub is back in action in this new preview, which has a double dose of Richard Kind.
• POSTED October 18, 2023

  
  Finished Ken Burns' American Buffalo Doc? Then It's Time for Homecoming
  Director Julianna Brannum chronicles the bison's return to Indigenous lands in a new PBS documentary short.
• POSTED October 17, 2023

  
  If Any Netflix Documentary Deserves a Sequel, It's Take Care of Maya
  Director Henry Roosevelt presents a family torn apart by the good intentions of others, but the Kowalskis are far from the only ones.