As the current state of television continues to advance at a rapid pace, it's hard to keep up with every new show and spin-off. Sometimes, all you really want are the done-and-dusted series that never ...

You’re reading The Sporting Scene, Louisa Thomas’s weekly look at the world of sports. Perhaps it was all part of a grand plan: The Pittsburgh Steelers’ dreadful 2–5 stretch in October and November.