TV's Top 5
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 TVsTop5@THR.com. Stay tuned for future episodes and be sure to subscribe. Hosted by: Lesley Goldberg and Daniel Fienberg
Latest episodes
Apr 15, 2022 • 1h 32min
‘The Flight Attendant’ Prepared for Season 2 Takeoff
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Headlines (6:11)
Jeopardy News! (10:41)
IMDb TV Rebranding (16:44)
Showrunner Spotlight: Steve Yockey & Natalie Chaidez (The Flight Attendant) (25:25)
Critics Corner (1:09:02)
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Apr 8, 2022 • 52min
Will ‘Winning Time’ Stick to the Showtime Era in Season 2?
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Headlines (1:27)
Executive Musical Chairs (8:51)
Emmys schedule (14:46)
Two Surprising Renewals (26:49)
Critics Corner (36:41)
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Apr 1, 2022 • 1h 36min
How HBO Max Cooked Up a Stirring Tribute to Julia Child
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Oscars Recap (3:37)
Streaming Wars Are Heating Up (18:31)
April Scripted Series (28:08)
Showrunner Spotlight: Chris Keyser ('Julia') (34:28)
Critics Corner (1:23:05)
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Mar 25, 2022 • 1h 36min
‘Starstruck’ Creator and Star Rose Matafeo on Her HBO Max Word-of-Mouth Sensation
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Top Headlines (1:55)
CW's Broadcast Schedule (6:55)
Oscars Pregame (14:38)
Showrunner Spotlight: Rose Matafeo ('Starstruck') (28:56)
Critics Corner (1:13:40)
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Mar 18, 2022 • 1h 28min
Inside the Sweeping Journey of Apple’s ‘Pachinko’
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Top Headlines (1:02)
Baseball Segment (5:23)
Mailbag (17:17)
Showrunner Spotlight: ('Pachinko') (31:50)
Critics Corner (1:06:49)
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Mar 11, 2022 • 1h 24min
'Minx' Creator on Feminism, Comedy and Going "Tit for Tat" With Male Nudity
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Top Headlines (1:52)
Franchise news (4:31)
It's pilot season (17:41)
Showrunner Spotlight: Ellen Rapoport ('Minx') (29:33)
Critics Corner (1:05:41)
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Mar 4, 2022 • 1h 34min
‘Winning Time’ Boss on Balancing Fact vs. Fiction in HBO's Lakers Drama
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Top Headlines (3:23)
Shows coming out this month (8:49)
Shows are coming home (20:59)
Showrunner Spotlight: Max Borenstein ('Winning Time') (28:33)
Critics Corner (1:13:43)
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Feb 25, 2022 • 1h 18min
Liz Meriwether on Going From ‘New Girl’ to ‘The Dropout’
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Top Headlines (1:43)
Peacock's must-stream show (7:31)
Oscars controversy (12:35)
Showrunner Spotlight: Liz Meriwether ('The Dropout') (20:45)
Critics Corner (1:00:02)
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Feb 18, 2022 • 2h 5min
John Landgraf on the State of FX; Inside Franchise Hopes for ‘All American’
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Three TV hits coming to an end (8:25)
FX update with CEO John Landgraf (18:54)
Paramount+ news (45:42)
Showrunner Spotlight: Nkechi Okoro Carroll ('All American: Homecoming') (57:56)
Critics Corner (1:42:22)
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Feb 11, 2022 • 1h 29min
A Critical Conversation About ‘Boba Fett’
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Top Headlines (3:13)
Mailbag! (10:48)
All things Disney (25:06)
Critics' Corner, with Alan Sepinwall (37:12)
Critic's Corner (1:09:58)
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