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
Jul 28, 2023 • 1h 2min
Hollywood Strike Ripples include Surprise Profits, Tough Scheduling Choices
Top 5 of the Week:
Mailbag (2:15)
RIP Sinead O'Conner (11:02)
StrikeZone: Studios flush with cash (20:32)
Strike Zone: Stream it or save it (29:45)
Critic's Corner (40:36)
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Jul 21, 2023 • 1h 30min
Justine Bateman: Pulling AI Into the Arts Is "Absolutely the Wrong Direction"
Top 5 of the Week:
Mailbag (1:15)
Netflix Earnings (9:59)
Fall Schedules Revised (19:26)
Strike Zone with Justine Bateman (28:33)
Critic's Corner (1:06:40)
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Jul 14, 2023 • 1h 12min
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)
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Jul 7, 2023 • 57min
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)
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Jun 30, 2023 • 52min
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)
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Jun 23, 2023 • 1h 53min
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)
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Jun 16, 2023 • 1h 45min
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 9, 2023 • 1h 9min
The Latest on Hollywood’s Labor Unrest as Actors, Directors Join the Fray
Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (1:52)
Changes at CNN with Alex Weprin (10:17)
The Director's Guild Reached a Tentative Agreement (23:07)
SAG-AFTRA Approves Strike (28:50)
Critics Corner (37:51)
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Jun 2, 2023 • 1h 56min
'Ted Lasso,’ ‘Succession,’ ‘Barry,’ ‘Yellowjackets’ Finales; Plus Maureen Ryan on 'Burn It Down'
Top 5 of the Week:
Series in Review: 'Ted Lasso' (2:25)
Series in Review: 'Succession' (29:03)
Series in Review: 'Barry' (44:04)
Series in Review: 'Yellowjackets' (54:15)
'Burn It Down' with Maureen Ryan (1:14:54)
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May 26, 2023 • 1h 54min
How Warren Leight Is Leading the WGA East’s Push to Shutdown Filming
Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (3:25)
Mailbag (8:25)
Warner Brothers/HBO/MAX Mailbag (29:49)
Strike Zone: Warren Leight (46:10)
Critics Corner (1:31:39)
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