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The Hollywood Reporter
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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Aug 11, 2023 • 1h 47min
WGA Negotiator on 100 Days of the Writers Strike
Top 5 of the Week:
Mailbag (6:35)
WGA Negotiator on 100 Days of the Writers Strike (19:17)
Disney earnings (1:11:28)
TCA Awards winners (1:24:56)
Critic's Corner (1:32:47)
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Aug 4, 2023 • 1h 37min
Latest Strike News; Inside The CW’s Transformation
Top 5 of the Week:
Mailbag (1:18)
Writers Strike update (19:33)
August TV preview (24:38)
Interview: The CW's Brad Schwartz (34:08)
Critic's Corner (1:16:44)
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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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