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Each week, The Hollywood Reporter’s Mikey O’Connell attempts to stay on top of the latest in TV and entertainment (and stay sane) with a little help from his colleagues, friends and a revolving door of actors, comics, writers, showrunners and filmmakers.
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Dec 18, 2020 • 2h 32min
The reinvention of Kaley Cuoco; 2020 in Review, COVID-19, and the streaming wars
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:
Top 5 stories of the year (6:23)
Adapting cop procedurals with Alexi Hawley (36:19)
What left us in 2020 (1:01:35)
Showrunner Spotlight: Kaley Cuoco ('The Flight Attendant') (1:15:15)
Critics Corner with Alan Sepinwall (1:55:02)
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

Dec 11, 2020 • 1h 52min
'One Day at a Time' says farewell; inside 'The Stand' TV update; Disney's latest streaming news
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:
Disney drops the mother-load (5:01)
Mike Royce and Gloria Calderon Kellett say goodbye to 'One Day at a Time' (25:53)
WarnerMedia blowback with Kim Masters (58:56)
Showrunner Spotlight: Benjamin Cavell ('The Stand') (1:18:03)
Critics Corner (1:43:40)
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

Dec 4, 2020 • 1h 20min
‘Your Honor’ showrunner Peter Moffat; HBO Max becomes a must-have
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:
Warner Media blew up the theatrical window (3:10)
Executive Carousel (17:01)
Felicity Huffman's comeback has begun (25:35)
Showrunner Spotlight: Peter Moffat ('Your Honor') (32:37)
Critics Corner (1:08:46)
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

Nov 27, 2020 • 42min
How Hallmark Channel Is Expanding Its Holiday Cheer
This week's episode features an interview with longtime Hallmark Channel VP programming Michelle Vicary. As our loyal listeners recall, last year around this time we featured a newsworthy interview with then-Hallmark CEO Bill Abbott in which he proceeded to … effectively light his own Christmas tree on fire. Michelle is here to set Hallmark on a new path of diversity and inclusion on a special holiday edition of 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 FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 20, 2020 • 1h 12min
"Selena: The Series' showrunner Moises Zamora; HBO Max's 'Wonder Woman' risk
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:
HBO Max taking bold swings (3:20)
An end of an era for Conan O'Brien (14:30)
More executive changes (20:12)
Showrunner Spotlight: Moises Zamora ('Selena: The Series') (26:58)
Critics Corner (1:00:32)
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

Nov 13, 2020 • 1h 20min
Tracey Wigfield shares how 'Saved By the Bell' is honoring its past; CW Chief bids farewell to 'Supernatural'
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:
Remembering Alex Trebek (2:41)
Bidding farewell to 'Supernatural' with Mark Pedowitz (14:14)
Another busy week on the executive front (28:53)
Showrunner Spotlight: Tracey Wigfield ('Saved By the Bell') (33:30)
Critics Corner (1:06:48)
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

Nov 6, 2020 • 1h 13min
'Industry' showrunners Mickey Down and Konrad Kay; Inside HBO's Big 'Industry' Investment
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:
All eyes are on the election results (3:33)
CBS launches scripted originals this week (15:29)
Dawn Olmstead becomes CEO of Anonymous Content (26:47)
Showrunner Spotlight: Mickey Down and Konrad Kay ('Industry') (32:48)
Critics Corner (59:34)
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

Oct 30, 2020 • 1h 4min
Broadcast TV returns and what to expect from Stephen Colbert's election special
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:
DODGERS WIN THE WORLD SERIES! (5:01)
Broadcast scripted originals return (14:26)
Jon Stewart returning to TV (24:05)
Showrunner Spotlight: Chris Licht ('Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020') (29:46)
Critics Corner (53:41)
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

Oct 23, 2020 • 1h 31min
'This Is Us' creator Dan Fogelman on the pandemic's impact; Quibi's demise and the state of Shondaland
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:
Quibi bites the dust (3:20)
Major executive change at CBS All Access (11:55)
Shonda Rhimes from ABC to Netflix, with Lacey Rose (17:30)
Showrunner Spotlight: Dan Fogelman ('This Is Us') (32:35)
Critics Corner (1:20:07)
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

Oct 16, 2020 • 1h 27min
America Ferrera on her 'Superstore' exit; Inside 'Dexter's' return
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:
NBC News in a firestorm this week (3:34)
In exec new... (11:50)
'Dexter' revived at Showtime; with Clyde Phillips (15:59)
Talent Spotlight: America Ferrera ('Superstore') (38:09)
Critics Corner (1:16:16)
Welcome to the TV's Top 5! On this podcast, The Hollywood Reporter's own Lesley Goldberg, West Coast TV Editor, and Daniel Fienberg, Chief Television Critic, will be talking all things TV. Each episode will be broken into five segments that will be sure to deliver real-time television news, a critical look at current and upcoming shows, as well as regular analysis of programs on TV and much more. 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


