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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
Jan 19, 2024 • 1h 38min
Breaking Down the Emmys (and Finale Mania)
Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (1:35)
Emmys winners (11:38)
Emmys telecast (23:10)
Season in Review: Fargo, For All Mankind, The Curse (38:57)
Critic's Corner (1:24:35)
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Jan 12, 2024 • 1h 7min
The Emmys Preview Episode
Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (0:51)
The Mandalorian goes to the movies (5:10)
Peak TV Contraction (10:57)
Emmys preview (21:56)
Critic's Corner (47:01)
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Jan 5, 2024 • 55min
2024 TV Preview
Top 3 of the Week:
Headlines (4:39)
2024 Preview (12:22)
Critic's Corner (38:39)
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Dec 15, 2023 • 1h 57min
The Best (and Worst) TV of 2023
Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (3:37)
Netflix's data dump (7:07)
Best TV of 2023 (23:33)
Worst TV of 2023 (1:27:51)
Critic's Corner (1:43:03)
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Dec 8, 2023 • 1h 29min
One Day at a Time Co-Creator Pays Tribute to Norman Lear
Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (5:31)
SAG deal ratified (9:43)
State of the Industry with Mike Royce (13:54)
RIP Norman Lear with Mike Royce (50:13)
Critic's Corner (1:12:45)
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Dec 1, 2023 • 1h 16min
Chuck Lorre on His Broadcast Future and Reuniting With Charlie Sheen (on Max’s ‘Bookie’)
Top 5 of the Week:1. Headlines (1:23)2. December TV preview (10:24)3-4. Chuck Lorre interview (19:49)5. Critic's Corner (58:49) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2023 • 1h 6min
Merry Chrismukkah! The Inside Stories of ‘The O.C.’
Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (2:06)
Final Season Alert! (5:27)
Cancellations (15:06)
The OC at 20 with Alan Sepinwall (22:42)
Critic's Corner (42:42)
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Nov 10, 2023 • 1h 22min
The Strikes Are Over. What Happens Next? With ‘Beacon 23’ Showrunner Glen Mazzara
Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (1:08)
Actor's Strike Ends (6:41)
Strike's Over. What's Next (15:28)
Showrunner Spotlight: Glen Mazzara, "Beacon 23" (25:03)
Critic's Corner (1:00:39)
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Nov 3, 2023 • 1h 20min
Inside the Sprawling (Adult) World of ‘Blue Eye Samurai’
Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (3:33)
RIP Matthew Perry (13:12)
November TV preview (24:34)
Showrunner Spotlight (33:29)
Critic's Corner (1:00:15)
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Oct 27, 2023 • 1h 7min
The Latest on the Actors Strike, Plus What’s Next for Jon Stewart?
Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (3:15)
Strike Zone (8:15)
Jon Stewart and The Daily Show (17:07)
SNL season 49 (26:57)
Critic's Corner (36:18)
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