The A.V. Club

''The A.V. Club'' is an online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media. ''The A.V. Club'' was created in 1993 as a supplement to its satirical parent publication, ''The Onion''. While it was a part of ''The Onion''s 1996 website launch, ''The A.V. Club'' had minimal presence on the website at that point.

A 2005 website redesign placed ''The A.V. Club'' in a more prominent position, allowing its online identity to grow. Unlike ''The Onion'', ''The A.V. Club'' and other sites owned by G/O Media are not satirical. The publication's name is a reference to audiovisual (AV) clubs typical of American high schools.

G/O Media sold The A.V. Club in March 2024 to ''Paste'' magazine. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Provided by Wikipedia