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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
Jun 17, 2022 • 1h 21min
'Loot' Creators on Celebrating Maya Rudolph, Not The Wealthy
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Headlines (2:09)
38th Annual TCA Noms (5:05)
'Squid Game' Reality Show (16:24)
Showrunner Spotlight: Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard ('Loot') (20:15)
Critics Corner (1:02:40)
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Jun 10, 2022 • 1h 13min
Inside the New 'Queer as Folk'; What Happened to Peter Rice?
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Headlines (1:26)
Executive Carousel (7:49)
82nd Peabody Awards (15:24)
Showrunner Spotlight: Stephen Dunn ('Queer as Folk') (20:38)
Critics Corner (50:51)
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Jun 3, 2022 • 1h 44min
‘P-Valley’ Creator Katori Hall on Season 2; June TV Preview
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Headlines (0:45)
June TV Preview (6:02)
ATX Festival Preview (17:23)
Showrunner Spotlight: Katori Hall ('P-Valley') (23:53)
Critics Corner (1:15:54)
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May 27, 2022 • 1h 16min
Mailbag: The latest on J.J. Abrams, ‘Survivor’ and 'Stranger Things'
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Headlines (1:28)
Mailbag! (11:32)
More Mailbag!! (27:59)
Even More Mailbag!!! (43:32)
Critics Corner (54:17)
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May 20, 2022 • 1h 23min
The Upfronts Wrap Edition
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
NBCU (4:36)
FOX (25:06)
Disney (33:18)
Warner Bros. Discovery (45:50)
Critics Corner (1:05:05)
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May 13, 2022 • 1h 25min
Steven Moffat Talks ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife,’ ‘Doctor Who,’ ‘Sherlock’
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Headlines (1:31)
Heading into Upfronts (5:41)
Changes at Discovery (19:19)
Showrunner Spotlight: Steven Moffat ('The Time Traveler's Wife') (21:58)
Critics Corner (1:05:20)
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May 6, 2022 • 1h 24min
Jessica Biel on Her Killer Turn in Hulu’s ‘Candy’
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Headlines (1:19)
Peacock Cancellation (13:17)
May TV Preview (23:40)
Showrunner Spotlight: Jessica Biel ('Candy') (33:50)
Critics Corner (1:08:53)
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Apr 29, 2022 • 1h 25min
Dustin Lance Black Talks ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Headlines (1:49)
Changes at TNT and TBS (9:15)
'The Walking Dead' spinoff loses key character (18:35)
Showrunner Spotlight: Dustin Lance Black ('Under the Banner of Heaven') (26:23)
Critics Corner (1:05:06)
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Apr 26, 2022 • 1h 22min
Special Episode - Pamela Adlon on 'Better Things' Finale
*SPOILER ALERT* This is a special episode of TV's Top 5! In this episode, Dan and Lesley talk about the series finale of 'Better Things' with the series creator, star, writer, and director Pamela Adlon. Yes, she sings in Yiddish... what more could you ask for? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 22, 2022 • 1h 57min
Natasha Lyonne Dives Into the Past (and Future) of ‘Russian Doll’
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Headlines (3:31)
Netflix had a bad week (15:06)
'The Goldbergs' Returning (34:08)
Showrunner Spotlight: Natasha Lyonne ('Russian Doll') (45:05)
Critics Corner (1:33:21)
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