Jon Hein

Editor at Large

@jonhein      

Jon Hein has managed to make a career out of watching TV, loving sports and eating fast food. He is the creator of Jump the Shark, author of three books, and has contributed to The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and TV Guide among others. You may have seen him hosting Fast Food Maniac or talking sports on Loud Mouths. He currently spends mornings working on The Howard Stern Show and co-hosts The Wrap-Up Show on SiriusXM Radio.

• POSTED May 16, 2022

  
  Hein’s TV Picks: Love on the Spectrum U.S. Doesn’t Disappoint
  TV’s realest reality dating show retains its charm — even without those Aussie accents.
• POSTED May 9, 2022

  
  Hein’s TV Picks: Hacks Avoids the Sophomore Slump
  How a great show got even greater. PLUS: Candy, Conversations with Friends, and Breeders.
• POSTED May 2, 2022

  
  Hein’s TV Picks: Fingers Crossed For The Staircase
  PLUS: The Pentaverate, Bosch: Legacy, The Wilds Season 2, and more.
• POSTED April 25, 2022

  
  Hein’s TV Picks: David Simon’s Baltimore Return Doesn’t Disappoint
  Plus: The NFL Draft, The Offer, Ozark, Bang Bang Baby and more.
• POSTED April 18, 2022

  
  Hein’s Picks: Why I’ll Miss Better Call Saul
  Plus: Russian Doll, Barry, A Very British Scandal, and more.
• POSTED April 11, 2022

  
  Jon Hein's TV Picks — Week of April 11, 2022
  Our Great National Parks, The First Lady, Anatomy of a Scandal, Outer Range and more.
• POSTED April 4, 2022

  
  Jon Hein's TV Picks — Week of April 4, 2022
  Baseball, Ben Franklin, Tokyo Vice, 61st Street, and more.
• POSTED March 28, 2022

  
  Hein's Picks: Why The Grammys Are TV's Best Award Show
  How the Recording Academy learned from Oscar's mistakes.
• POSTED March 21, 2022

  
  Jon Hein's TV Picks — Week of March 21, 2022
  Starstruck, Atlanta, Pachinko, and more. PLUS: Oscar, Oscar, Oscar…
• POSTED March 14, 2022

  
  Hein's Picks: March Madness Is Still TV’s Ultimate Binge-Watch
  PLUS: Life & Beth, WeCrashed, and more.
• POSTED March 7, 2022

  
  Hein’s TV Picks: The Thing About Pam Had Me at Hello
  Plus, Survivor 42, Upload Season 2, and more.
• POSTED February 28, 2022

  
  Hein’s TV Picks: Better Things Is Good to the Last Drop
  PLUS: The Larry David Story, Our Flag Means Death and Winning Time.
• POSTED February 21, 2022

  
  Hein’s TV Picks: When It Comes to Law & Order, Too Much Is Never Enough
  PLUS: Killing Eve, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, and more.
• POSTED February 14, 2022

  
  Hein’s TV Picks: Shark Jumping With Mrs. Maisel
  PLUS: Severance, Last Week Tonight, and more.
• POSTED February 7, 2022

  
  Hein’s Picks: Inventing Anna Could Be TV's Next Perfect Storm
  A great story, a great cast, Shonda, Netflix… What could go wrong?