Series synopsis
The New Screen Savers is an American news television series that premiered on TWiT.tv on May 2, 2015. It was created by Leo Laporte. It stars Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, Morgan Webb and Limor Fried.
The New Screen Savers is a variety show for tech. The show stars Leo Laporte and is co-hosted by Megan Morrone, Jason Howell, Fr. Robert Ballecer, and Bryan Burnett. Viewers get live tech help, interesting guests, insights into the latest innovations, products and trends, plus lots of fun things thrown in, too. There will also be special guest co-host appearances from Patrick Norton, Kate Botello, Kevin Rose, Martin Sargent, and more.
Premise
The New Screen Savers is a variety show for tech. The show stars Leo Laporte and is co-hosted by Megan Morrone, Jason Howell, Fr. Robert Ballecer, and Bryan Burnett. Viewers get live tech help, interesting guests, insights into the latest innovations, products and trends, plus lots of fun things thrown in, too. There will also be special guest co-host appearances from Patrick Norton, Kate Botello, Kevin Rose, Martin Sargent, and more.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Leo Laporte as Host
- Paul Thurrott as Self - Guest
- Morgan Webb as Self - Guest
- Limor Fried as Self - Guest
- Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ as Self - Guest
- Martin Sargent as Self - Guest Host
- Dick DeBartolo as Self - Guest
- Trey Ratcliff as Self - Guest
Supporting cast
- Jason Gouw as Self - Guest
- Steve Gibson as Self - Guest
- Clay Bell as Self - Guest
- Tommy Rickard as Self - Guest
- Andy Weir as Self - Guest
- Dyami Plotke as Self - Guest
- Chris Marquardt as Self - Guest
- Jason Howell as Self - Guest
- Sam Abuelsamid as Self - Guest
- Noah Diffenbaugh as Self - Guest
- Rene Ritchie as Self - Guest Host
- Alex Wilhelm as Self - Guest
Guest cast
- Leo Laporte as Host
- Paul Thurrott as Self - Guest
- Morgan Webb as Self - Guest
- Limor Fried as Self - Guest
- Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ as Self - Guest
- Martin Sargent as Self - Guest Host
- Dick DeBartolo as Self - Guest
- Trey Ratcliff as Self - Guest
- Jason Gouw as Self - Guest
- Steve Gibson as Self - Guest
- Clay Bell as Self - Guest
- Tommy Rickard as Self - Guest
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 268 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 189 | May 2, 2015 | December 29, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 24 | January 9, 2016 | December 3, 2016 |
| Season 3 | 52 | January 7, 2017 | December 30, 2017 |
| Season 4 | 3 | January 6, 2018 | January 20, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Episode Ever Tesla Powerwall, Microsoft Build, Patrick Norton's Raspberry Pi streamer, and catch up with Kate Botello. |
May 2, 2015 |
| 2 |
Kevin Rose Kevin Rose covers Uber valuation worth $50B, get a gold Apple Watch for $10, and catching up with Morgan Webb. |
May 9, 2015 |
| 3 |
BattleBots Return The BattleBots are back, build your own GameBoy with Limor Fried from adafruit.com, a blast from the past with Martin Sargent, and Leo and Padre answer viewer questions. |
May 16, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CES 2016 The best of CES 2016, Car Tech, El Nino, 32nd Chaos Communications Congress and Tiny Hardware Firewall Review |
January 9, 2016 |
| 2 |
Editing DNA and Electric Motorbikes Curing disease with genetic engineering, electric motorbikes, and the technology in future cars. |
January 16, 2016 |
| 3 |
Augmented Reality Sandbox Film cameras, Google Photo, and the AR Sandbox. |
January 23, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CES 2017 Energy-producing fabric, CES 2017, Starry WiFi router review, how to make pro videos. |
January 7, 2017 |
| 2 |
Mixed Reality Headset for iPhone Nintendo Switch, Bridge AR/VR Headset, Oculus Touch, Detroit Auto Show 2017, and more. |
January 14, 2017 |
| 3 |
Father Builds Daughter's Robotic Arm with No Experience DIY robotic arm, Omnicharge, Tidal, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes PSVR, and more. |
January 21, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iMac Pro is Here! New iMac Pro, Meltdown and Spectre explained, biohacker Josiah Zayner, and more. |
January 6, 2018 |
| 2 |
CES 2018 Navigate with 3 words, CES 2018, Files Go by Google, iPhone X cases, and more. |
January 13, 2018 |
| 3 |
Snowden's Security App Snowden's Security App, InSpectre explained |
January 20, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TWiT.tv |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 2, 2015 |
| Last aired | January 20, 2018 |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Saturday at 18:00:00 |