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TV's Top 5

The Hollywood Reporterwww.hollywoodreporter.com
Welcome to TV's Top 5! Each episode features The Hollywood Reporter's West Coast TV Editor Lesley Goldberg and Chief TV Critic Daniel Fienberg breaking down the latest industry headlines. The podcast is broken into five segments, offering a deep-dive analysis of the latest TV news and a critical look at current and upcoming shows. Every episode of the weekly podcast includes an in-depth interview with one of the industry's most powerful showrunners or an up-and-coming new voice. Have an industry question you’d like to hear us address in a Mailbag segment? Email us at [email protected]. Stay tuned for future episodes and be sure to subscribe. Hosted by: Lesley Goldberg and Daniel Fienberg

Episodes

Actors Strike at an Impasse, Marvel TV at a Crossroads

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (4:44) Strike Zone: SAG talks collapse (9:34) Marvel's TV reset (16:52) Streamers rescue shows from Streamers (28:57) Critic's Corner (36:03) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 13, 20231 hr 12 minEp. 234

How THR Critics Picked the Best Shows of the 21st Century

Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag (4:01) October TV preview (15:52) Contraction via Cancellations (23:19) Top 50 shows of the 21st century (35:23) Critic's Corner (1:06:00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 06, 20231 hr 28 minEp. 233

Strike updates plus finale fever with Alan Sepinwall

Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag (2:09) Strike Zone (13:20) September Preview (20:29) Season in Review (26:49) Critic's Corner (1:21:51) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 08, 20231 hr 38 min

The latest on the ongoing Writers Strike

Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag: Strike edition (1:54) Strike Zone: Latest updates on writers strike (8:29) A League of Their Own unrenewed (27:43) Mailbag: Non-strike edition (35:28) Critic's Corner (48:11) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 20231 hr 7 min

Exploring the Connection Between AI and the Writers Room

Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag (2:07) Strike Zone: The latest news (18:15) Strike Zone: Simon Rich on AI and writers rooms (23:16) Linear TV viewing tumbles (51:33) Critic's Corner (1:01:49) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 18, 20231 hr 12 min

WGA Negotiator on 100 Days of the Writers Strike

Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag (6:35) WGA Negotiator on 100 Days of the Writers Strike (19:17) Disney earnings (1:11:28) TCA Awards winners (1:24:56) Critic's Corner (1:32:47) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 11, 20231 hr 47 min

Latest Strike News; Inside The CW’s Transformation

Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag (1:18) Writers Strike update (19:33) August TV preview (24:38) Interview: The CW's Brad Schwartz (34:08) Critic's Corner (1:16:44) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 04, 20231 hr 37 min

Actors strike casts a shadow on Emmy nominations

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:14) Strike Zone: SAG-AFTRA on Strike (6:53) Emmy Nominees Announced (16:45) Iger Extends Disney Deal (42:17) Critics Corner (48:18) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 14, 20231 hr 12 min

NBC shake-up; and a wave of cancellations

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (0:51) NBC Streamlines (9:34) July Releases (16:45) Awards Season (27:26) Critics Corner (38:46) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 07, 202357 min

The End of ‘The Other Two’ and ‘Reservation Dogs’

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:25) 'The Other Two' ends (11:11) 'Reservation Dogs' Final Season (20:29) Strike Zone: Latest Labor Updates (26:40) Critics Corner (39:02) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 30, 202352 min

The Best TV Shows of 2023 (So Far)

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (2:03) 'Ryan Murphy is Going Home Again (11:51) The walls to HBO's Walled Garden are Coming Down (23:35) Best TV of 2023 So Far (33:22) Critics Corner (1:25:49) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 23, 20231 hr 53 min

How 'Happy Endings' Became the Case Study on the Value of a Traditional Writers Room

During this week’s ‘TV’s Top 5’ podcast, 14 members of the former ABC comedy’s creative team — including creator David Caspe, Jonathan Groff, Prentice Penny, Sierra Teller Ornelas, Hilary Wilston and Dan — open up about the benefits of learning on the job and explain why rushed mini-rooms are bad for television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 16, 20231 hr 45 minEp. 218

How the Writers Strike Is Impacting Broadcast TV

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:26) Upfronts, What We Know (9:00) Upfronts, What We Don't Know (25:35) Strike Zone: Ari Goldman (34:24) Critics Corner (1:03:23) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19, 20231 hr 29 minEp. 212

On the Front Lines as the Writers Guild Strikes

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (3:15) The WGA Strike Has Started (15:51) WGA Strike Impacts (28:56) Strike Zone (42:33) Critics Corner (51:46) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 05, 20231 hr 19 minEp. 212

From Tucker Carlson to Jeff Shell; a Season of Layoffs

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:08) A Busy Week at Cable News (12:59) Jeff Shell Out at NBCUniversal with Kim Masters (21:04) Writers Strike Looming (38:35) Critics Corner (50:41) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 28, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 211

How 'The Diplomat' (and Keri Russell) Make Foreign Service Thrilling

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (0:58) Fox and Dominion with Alex Weprin (11:23) 'Twilight' Reboot (21:34) Showrunner Spotlight: Debora Cahn ('The Diplomat') (32:48) Critics Corner (1:12:07) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 21, 20231 hr 40 minEp. 210

Debating Max's 'Harry Potter' TV Show, 'Succession's' Big Shocker

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:42) Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, & Big Bang Theory Shows (13:27) HBO Max to Max (39:30) SPOILER ALERT: 'Succession' S4E3 with Josh Wigler (47:14) Critics Corner (1:11:27) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 14, 20231 hr 32 minEp. 209

Will There be a Writers Strike? A Primer on What’s at Stake

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:24) Oscars Recap (11:40) Season in Review: 'The Last of Us' with Shannon O'Connor (17:58) Writer Strike Primer (39:57) Critics Corner (52:11) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 17, 20231 hr 14 minEp. 206

How HBO’s ‘Rain Dogs’ Changes the Portrayal of the Working Class

This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (3:11) 'Devil in the White City' Trouble (13:26) Season in Review: 'Poker Face' (19:37) Showrunner Spotlight: Cash Carraway ('Rain Dogs') (33:28) Critics Corner (1:07:55) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 10, 20231 hr 26 minEp. 205
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