
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

Jun 11, 2021 • 1h 25min
How Marvel's 'Loki' Was Influenced by 'Rick and Morty'
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Chris Harrison out at Bachelor (5:04)
NBC axes 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' (15:38)
Netflix launched online store (32:25)
Showrunnner Spotlight: Michael Waldron ('Loki') (38:26)
Critics Corner (1:09:30)
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 FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 4, 2021 • 1h 32min
'Lupin' and 'We Are Lady Parts': Inside the Rise of Global TV
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Netflix cancels 'Jupiter's Legacy' (4:07)
The international streaming market, with Larry Tanz (11:40)
Showrunnner Spotlight: George Kay ('Lupin') (32:42)
Showrunnner Spotlight: Nida Manzoor ('We Are Lady Parts') (54:49)
Critics Corner (1:17:11)
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 FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 28, 2021 • 1h 38min
Ben Winston Spills 'Friends' Reunion Secrets
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Amazon has bought MGM (4:09)
CW reveals series pickups and fall schedule (14:21)
Mailbag! (19:05)
Showrunnner Spotlight: Ben Winston ('Friends: The Reunion') (33:20)
Critics Corner (1:29:48)
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 FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 21, 2021 • 1h 43min
'Master of None' Boss on Season 3's Big Departure; Upfronts 2021 Wrap
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Massive merger news (6:04)
Upfronts (16:05)
What's still to be determined? (34:10)
Showrunnner Spotlight: Alan Yang ('Master of None') (38:26)
Critics Corner (1:25:23)
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 FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 14, 2021 • 1h 29min
'Hacks' Creators on Bringing Jean Smart's Stand-Up Dream to Life
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Upfront season is here (2:42)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show ends its run (14:41)
Golden Globes gets dropped (21:37)
Showrunnner Spotlight: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, & Jen Statsky ('Hacks') (30:39)
Critics Corner (1:12:35)
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 FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 7, 2021 • 1h 33min
'Girls5eva' showrunner Meredith Scardino; upfronts preview, what is IMDb TV
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Upfronts are around the corner (3:52)
Late-night is losing two hosts (17:01)
What's Up With… IMDb TV (26:06)
Showrunnner Spotlight: Meredith Scardino ('Girls5Eva') (34:07)
Critics Corner (1:11:28)
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 FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 30, 2021 • 1h 42min
'Pose' Creator on the End of a TV Legacy
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
May's TV offerings are heating up (3:35)
'Falcon and the Winter Soldier', with Aaron Couch (11:19)
Oscars review (23:33)
Showrunnner Spotlight: Steven Canals ('Pose') (37:54)
Critics Corner (1:27:51)
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 FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 23, 2021 • 1h 30min
‘Shadow and Bone' Creator on Bringing Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse to Netflix
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
93rd Academy Awards Preview, with Scott Feinberg (5:43)
Golden Globes in crisis mode (22:55)
'How I Met Your Mother' lives on (33:14)
Showrunnner Spotlight: Eric Heisserer ('Shadow and Bone') (42:48)
Critics Corner (1:17:46)
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 FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 16, 2021 • 1h 19min
'Rutherford Falls' Creator on Bringing Native Voices to Peacock
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
A busy week at CBS (2:45)
Checking in on the streaming wars (7:59)
Bachelor bombshell, with Jackie Strause (16:16)
Showrunner Spotlight: Sierra Teller Ornelas ('Rutherford Falls') (29:59)
Critics Corner (1:06:55)
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 FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 9, 2021 • 1h 45min
'Made for Love' showrunner Christina Lee; 'Bridgerton' star's exit explained; 'Made for Love' boss on Cristin Milioti and a second season
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
10-year anniversary of Game of Thrones, with James Hibberd (3:56)
'Bridgerton' bombshell (18:53)
Mailbag! (27:15)
Showrunner Spotlight: Christina Lee ('Made for Love') (48:40)
Critics Corner (1:31:28)
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 FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices