TV Smackdown

Hosts Jimmer Lowe, Alex Karakatsanis and Mika Rekai wrap up Season 2 with the definitive and completely objectively correct best episode of 30 Rock. Feelings are hurt, joy is crushed, and everyone has a good time. We also let you know what we're doing for Season 3 so you can start watching!Check out @TVSmackdownPOD for updates.

Our Final Episode of Season 2 is here as The Reunion (S3E5) takes on Apollo, Apollo (S3E16) in an effort to be crowned 30 Rock's best episode! Hosts Jimmer Lowe, Alex Karakatsanis and Mika Rekai are joined by Special Guest Dan Bingham for the episode as they deep dive into what makes these episodes so great! Will a unanimous winner be crowned, or will the audience vote make the difference!? Listen to find out!!Check out @TVSmackdownPOD for updates.

In our second last episode of the season, our Final Four Episodes go head to head to determine what our Final Matchup will be! Which two episodes of 30 Rock will be left standing, and which ones will have their dreams of being crowned the best episode totally crushed!? Governor Dunston (S7E2) takes on The Reunion (S3E5) and Black Tie (S1E12) goes against Apollo, Apollo (S3E16) in our most heated episode yet! Follow along @TVSmackdownPOD on Instagram for more details on the Finale! 

Our final matchup of the Elite Eight is here and we decide which episode deserves a spot in 30 Rock's Final Four! Episode 12 features Black Tie (S:1 E:12) going against Senor Macho Solo (S:3 E:7) for TV Smackdown Glory! Which episode will be the last to advance to the Final Four!? Listen to find out! Hosted by Jimmer Lowe, Alex Karakatsanis and Mika Rekai, both episodes are dissected and debated until a winner is found! Check out @TVSmackdownPod for updates on other episodes and our 30 Rock Bracket!

Our third matchup of the Elite Eight is here! Episode 11 of Season 2 features Apollo Apollo (S:3 E:16) going against Emannuelle Goes To Dinosaur Land (S:4 E:21) for TV Smackdown Glory! Which episode will be the first to advance to the Final Four!? Listen to find out! Hosted by Jimmer Lowe, Alex Karakatsanis and Mika Rekai, both episodes are dissected and debated until a winner is found! Check out @TVSmackdownPod for updates on other episodes and our 30 Rock Bracket!

Our second matchup of the Elite Eight is here! Episode 10 of Season 2 features The Head and the Hair (S:1 E:11) going against The Reunion (S:3 E:5) for TV Smackdown Glory! Which episode will be the first to advance to the Final Four!? Listen to find out! Hosted by Jimmer Lowe, Alex Karakatsanis and Mika Rekai, both episodes are dissected and debated until a winner is found! Check out @TVSmackdownPod for updates on other episodes and our 30 Rock Bracket!

Oh Baby our first matchup in the Elite Eight is here! Episode 9 of Season 2 features Double Edged Sword (S:5 E:14) going against Governor Dunston (S:7 E:2) for TV Smackdown Glory! Which episode will be the first to advance to the Final Four!? Listen to find out! Hosted by Jimmer Lowe, Alex Karakatsanis and Mika Rekai, both episodes are dissected and debated until a winner is found! Check out @TVSmackdownPod for updates on other episodes and our 30 Rock Bracket!

The final episode of the first round is here! Episode 8 of Season 2 features Senor Macho Solo S:3 E:7) going against The Bubble (S:3 E:15) for TV Smackdown Glory! Which episode will advance to the Elite Eight and which episode will be thrown away forever!? Listen to find out! Hosted by Jimmer Lowe, Alex Karakatsanis and Mika Rekai, both episodes are dissected and debated until a winner is found! Check out @TVSmackdownPod for updates on other episodes and our 30 Rock Bracket!

Episode 7 of Season 2 is here as Black Tie S:1 E:12) goes against Dealbreakers Talk Show (S:4 E:7) for TV Smackdown Glory! Which episode will advance to the Elite Eight and which episode will be thrown away forever!? Listen to find out! Hosted by Jimmer Lowe, Alex Karakatsanis and Mika Rekai, both episodes are dissected and debated until a winner is found! Check out @TVSmackdownPod for updates on other episodes and our 30 Rock Bracket!

Episode 6 of Season 2 is here as Tracy Does Conan (S:1 E:7) goes against Emmanuelle Goes To Dinosaur Land (S:4 E:21) for TV Smackdown Glory! Which episode will advance to the Elite Eight and which episode will be thrown away forever!? Listen to find out! Hosted by Jimmer Lowe, Alex Karakatsanis and Mika Rekai, both episodes are dissected and debated until a winner is found! Check out @TVSmackdownPod for updates on other episodes and our 30 Rock Bracket!

Episode 5 of Season 2 is here as Apollo, Apollo (S:3 E:16) goes against My Whole Life is Thunder (S:7 E:8) for TV Smackdown Glory! Which episode will advance to the Elite Eight and which episode will be thrown away forever!? Listen to find out! Hosted by Jimmer Lowe, Alex Karakatsanis and Mika Rekai, both episodes are dissected and debated until a winner is found! Check out @TVSmackdownPod for updates on other episodes and our 30 Rock Bracket!

Episode 4 of Season 2 is here as Subway Hero (S:2 E:12) goes against The Reunion (S:3 E:5) for TV Smackdown Glory! Which episode will advance to the Elite Eight and which episode will be thrown away forever!? Listen to find out! Hosted by Jimmer Lowe, Alex Karakatsanis and Mika Rekai, both episodes are dissected and debated until a winner is found! Check out @TVSmackdownPod for updates on other episodes and our 30 Rock Bracket!

Episode 3 of Season 2 is here as Anna Howard Shaw Day (S:4 E:13) goes against The Head and the Hair (S:1 E:11) for TV Smackdown Glory! Which episode will advance to the Elite Eight and which episode will be thrown away forever!? Listen to find out! Hosted by Jimmer Lowe, Alex Karakatsanis and Mika Rekai, both episodes are dissected and debated until a winner is found! Check out @TVSmackdownPod for updates on other episodes and our 30 Rock Bracket!

Episode 2 of Season 2 is here with a heated matchup as Rosemarys Baby (S:2 E:4)  takes on Governor Dunston (S:7 E:2)  in a tightly contested battle! The better episode advances to the Elite Eight and the loser goes home! Hosted by Alex Karakatsanis, Jimmer Lowe and Mika Rekai. Check out our instagram page @TVSmackdownPod for audience polls, episode release dates, and our 30 Rock TV Smackdown Bracket!

TV Smackdown is back with 30 Rock and the first episode of Season 2! MILF Island (S:2 E:11) takes on Double Edged Sword (S:5 E:14) in a tightly contested battle! The better episode advances to the Elite Eight and the loser goes home! Hosted by Alex Karakatsanis, Jimmer Lowe and Mika Rekai. Check out our instagram page @TVSmackdownPod for audience polls, episode release dates, and our 30 Rock TV Smackdown Bracket!

In the introduction episode of Season 2 your hosts Alex Karakatsanis and Jimmer Lowe introduce their new co-host Mika Rekai, reveal the TV show they’ll be discussing and talk about the format changes ahead of season 2. Take a listen and get fired up as Season 2 officially comes to all Podcast Platforms on April 29th! Also check out @TVSmackdownPod on Instagram to see our Season 2 bracket!!

The final episode of TV Smackdown Season 1 is here! ‘Comeback Kid’ takes on ‘The Fight’ to determine which episode will be crowned the best of Parks and Recreation! The votes from past guests, our listeners and hosts Alex and Jim are tallied, and our winner is crowned! Plus bonus content detailing our favourite side characters and quotes from the entire series start off the show. Thanks so much for following along and we can’t wait for Season 2!

Season 1 of TV Smackdown has it’s Finals! Comeback Kid and The Fight are the last two episodes remaining and face off in our grand finale! After last weeks audience vote, these two episodes will face off in our second last episode of the season. In episode 18 Alex and Jim do a quick recap as well as preview Comeback Kid and The Fight one last time! Make sure you check out our IG Page @TVSmackdown to participate in the audience vote this week! The audience vote may be the deciding factor when all the votes from past guests plus Jim and Alex are tallied. Thanks for listening!

Season 1 of TV Smackdown has it’s Final Four! Comeback Kid, Ron & Tammys, Fancy Party and The Fight have all cut their nets down in celebration of their deep run and are now trying to get to our finals. In this special episode hosts Jim & Alex present their cases on why each individual episode deserves to go to the finals. We’re leaving the vote up to the fans this week so make sure you check out @TVSmackdown on IG to participate and help send your favourite episode to the final episode of Season 1!

Episode Sixteen features two more Episodes of Parks and Rec going against each other with a chance to advance to the Final Four of the TV Smackdown Bracket. The Fight (S:3 E:13) takes on Flu Season 2 (S:6 E:19). Your hosts Jimmer Lowe and Alex Karakatsanis are joined by Special Guest Dan Bingham for Episode 16, as they discuss which episode deserves to advance! Will Jimmer’s love of Flu Season 2 be enough or will bracket favourite The Fight advance to the Final Four? Tune in to find out and make sure to watch the episodes ahead of time and check out TV Smackdown on IG at @TVSmackdownPOD for bracket and episode updates!

Episode Fifteen features two more Episodes of Parks and Rec going against each other with a chance to advance to the Final Four of the TV Smackdown Bracket. Hunting Trip (S:2 E:10) takes on Ron & Tammys (S:4 E:2). Your hosts Jimmer Lowe and Alex Karakatsanis are joined by Special Guest Aaron Hall (J-Bomb) for Episode 14, as they discuss which episode deserves to advance! Will Jimmer’s hate of Hunting Trip continue or will it take out Ron & Tammys on the way to the Final Four? Will Joey be Season 2 of TV Smackdown? Tune in to find out and make sure to watch the episodes ahead of time and check out TV Smackdown on IG at @TVSmackdownPOD for bracket and episode updates!

Episode Fourteen features two more Episodes of Parks and Rec going against each other with a chance to advance to the Final Four of the TV Smackdown Bracket. Fancy Party (S:3 E:9) takes on Li’l Sebastian (S:3 E:16). Your hosts Jimmer Lowe and Alex Karakatsanis are joined by Special Guest Mika Rekai for Episode 14, as they discuss which episode deserves to advance! Will fan favourite Li’l Sebastian advance or is an upset brewing? Make sure to watch the episodes ahead of time and check out TV Smackdown on IG at @TVSmackdownPOD for bracket and episode updates!

Episode Thirteen features two more Episodes of Parks and Rec going against each other with a chance to advance to the Final Four of the TV Smackdown Bracket. Telethon (S:2 E:13) takes on Comeback Kid (S:4 E:11). Your hosts Jimmer Lowe and Alex Karakatsanis are joined by Special Guest Lauren Griffiths for Episode 12, as they discuss which episode deserves to advance! It’s our most heated ending yet! Make sure to watch the episodes ahead of time and check out TV Smackdown on IG at @TVSmackdownPOD for bracket and episode updates!

Episode Twelve features two more Episodes of Parks and Rec going against each other with a chance to advance to the Elite Eight of the TV Smackdown Bracket. The Fight (S:3 E:13) takes on Sex Education (S:5 E:4). Your hosts Jimmer Lowe and Alex Karakatsanis are joined by Special Guest Peter Scholtes for Episode 12, as they discuss which episode deserves to advance! Make sure to watch the episodes ahead of time and check out TV Smackdown on IG at @TVSmackdownPOD for bracket and episode updates!

In a very Special Episode of TV Smackdown hosts Jimmer Lowe and Alex Karakatsanis are joined by Jessalyn Ferguson to discuss which Christmas Episode of Parks and Rec is the best! We look at Christmas Scandal ( S:2 E:12), Citizen Knope (S:4 E:10) and Ron & Diane (S:5 E:9) to determine which Episode is the best! We hope you enjoy this bonus, just for fun episode, and we wish you all an amazing Holiday Season!

Episode Eleven features two more Episodes of Parks and Rec going against each other with a chance to advance to the Elite Eight of the TV Smackdown Bracket. Ron & Tammys (S:4 E:2) takes on Ron & Diane (S:5 E:9). Your hosts Jimmer Lowe and Alex Karakatsanis are joined by Special Guest Mika Rekai for Episode 11, as they discuss which episode deserves to advance! Make sure to watch the episodes ahead of time and check out TV Smackdown on IG at @TVSmackdownPOD for bracket and episode updates!

Episode Ten features two more Episodes of Parks and Rec going against each other with a chance to advance to the Elite Eight of the TV Smackdown Bracket. Flu Season (S:3 E:2) takes on Flu Season 2 (S:6 E:19). Your hosts Jimmer Lowe and Alex Karakatsanis are joined by Special Guest Nabeel El Khafif for Episode 10, as they discuss which episode deserves to advance! Make sure to watch the episodes ahead of time and check out TV Smackdown on IG at @TVSmackdownPOD for bracket and episode updates!

Episode Nine features two more Episodes of Parks and Rec going against each other with a chance to advance to the Elite Eight of the TV Smackdown Bracket. Hunting Trip (S:2 E:10) takes on Animal Control (S:5 E:18). Your hosts Jimmer Lowe and Alex Karakatsanis are joined by Special Guest Lauren Griffiths for Episode 9, as they discuss which episode deserves to advance! Make sure to watch the episodes ahead of time and check out TV Smackdown on IG at @TVSmackdownPOD for bracket and episode updates!

Episode Eight features two more Episodes of Parks and Rec going against each other with a chance to advance to the Elite Eight of the TV Smackdown Bracket. Ron & Tammy 2 (S:3 E:4) takes on Lil’ Sebastian (S:3 E:16). Your hosts Jimmer Lowe and Alex Karakatsanis are joined by Special Guest Dan Bingham for Episode 8, as they discuss which episode deserves to advance! Make sure to watch the episodes ahead of time and check out TV Smackdown on IG at @TVSmackdownPOD for bracket and episode updates!

Episode Seven features two more Episodes of Parks and Rec going against each other with a chance to advance to the Elite Eight of the TV Smackdown Bracket. The Comeback Kid (S:4 E:9) takes on The Debate (S:4 E:20). Your hosts Jimmer Lowe and Alex Karakatsanis are joined by Special Guest Stephanie Neale for Episode 7, as they discuss which episode deserves to advance! Make sure to watch the episodes ahead of time and check out TV Smackdown on IG at @TVSmackdownPOD for bracket and episode updates!

Episode Six features two more Episodes of Parks and Rec going against each other with a chance to advance to the Elite Eight of the TV Smackdown Bracket. Fancy Party (S:3 E:9) takes on Halloween Surprise (S:5 E:5). Your hosts Jimmer Lowe and Alex Karakatsanis are joined by Special Guest Aaron Hall for Episode 6, as they discuss which episode deserves to advance! Make sure to watch the episodes ahead of time and check out TV Smackdown on IG at @TVSmackdownPOD for bracket and episode updates!

TV Smackdown is back with our first episode comparing two episodes in the Sweet Sixteen. Ron & Tammy (S:2 E:8) takes on Telethon (S:2 E:22) in an all out war to get to the Elite Eight. Hosted by Alex Karakatsanis and Jimmer Lowe with special guest Jonathan Shaboo, this episode is packed with laughs, fights and mispronunciations of the name Mark Brendanawicz. Check out the episode to see if you agree with our pick, and find us on IG @TVSmackdownPOD.

The last Wildcard Episode before our Sweet Sixteen of Parks and Rec episodes is finalized! Season 5 Episode 4 “Sex Education” takes on Season 7 Episode 11 “Two Funerals”. This episode features our first Judges Tie as TV Writer Alex Karakatsanis and Comedian Jimmer Lowe can’t agree on a winner. How will they decide which episode advances? Listen to find out! And make sure to follow @TVSmackdownPOD on instagram and subscribe and rate the podcast!

Two more Wildcard Episodes of Parks & Rec battle it out for a spot in our Sweet Sixteen. Season 3 Episode 2 “Flu Season” goes against Season 5 Episode 16 “Bailout” in a tightly contested argument to decide which episode is better! Featuring Comedian Jimmer Lowe and TV Writer Alex Karakatsanis as your hosts. Follow along at @TVSmackdownPOD on Instagram!

Two Wildcard Episodes of Parks & Rec battle it out for a spot in our Sweet Sixteen. Pawnee Rangers goes against Ron and Tammys in a heated debate to decide which episode is better! Featuring Comedian Jimmer Lowe and TV Writer Alex Karakatsanis. Follow along at @TVSmackdownPOD on Instagram!

Two Wildcard Episodes of Parks & Rec battle it out for a spot in our Sweet Sixteen. Park Safety takes on Animal Control in a heated debate to decide which episode is better! Featuring Comedian Jimmer Lowe and TV Writer Alex Karakatsanis. Follow along at @TVSmackdownPOD on Instagram!