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
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Interview with Chuck Lorre, talking about the E...
67 min
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Apple and Disney streaming news, Bad Robot and ...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:1. Apple streaming service2. Disney+ scraps The Muppets3. Bad Robot deal at WB is official4. Showrunner Spotlight: David E. Kelley5. Critics Corner
54 min
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New and returning shows, the latest streaming n...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:1. The most anticipated new and returning shows for September2. The week in Streaming News3. Mailbag!4. Showrunner Spotlight: Karin Gist5. Critics Corner
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Interview with "David Makes Man" showrunner Dee...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:1. Disney+ content announcements at D23 Expo2. Live from New York it's … NOT Leslie Jones3. A look at TV winners and losers over the summer4. Showrunner Spotlight: Dee Harris-Lawrence5. Critics Corner
54 min
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DWTS backlash, a look at late-night, HBO Max ne...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:1. Dancing With the Stars backlash2. Late-Night Check-in with guest Natalie Jarvey3. HBO Max news4. Showrunner Spotlight: Jason Katims5. Critics Corner
60 min
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Discussing Viacom and CBS, AMC and ABC news and...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:1. Matt Belloni discusses Viacom and CBS agreeing to re-merge2. AMC and ABC both made some interesting hires this week3. Mailbag!4. Showrunner Spotlight with Brad Schwartz5. Critics Corner
72 min
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Talking "The Good Place" with Mike Schur, FX an...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:1. FX had the biggest announcement out of TCA2. Game of Thrones creators cash in with a massive overall deal3. The Emmys will go hostless4. Showrunner Spotlight with Mike Schur5. Critics Corner
65 min
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TV's Top 5 - August 2nd, 2019
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:
1. Amazon came through TCA armed with a ton of news as usual
2. Starz has a new programming mandate
3. CBS executives kicked off the broadcast portion of TCA on Thursday
4. Showrunner Spotlight with Josh Schwartz
5. Critics Corner
57 min
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TV's Top 5 - July 26th, 2019
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:
1. San Diego Comic-Con is behind us
2. the Television Critics Association's summer press tour
3. *Designated Survivor* has been cancelled... AGAIN
4. Robin Thede joins to talk about *A Black Lady Sketch Show*
5. Critics Corner
65 min
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TV's Top 5 - July 19th, 2019
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:
1. The Emmy nominations have arrived!
2. The latest in the Streaming Wars
3. Netflix has edited the controversial suicide scene from *13 Reasons Why*
4. The TCA's summer press tour begins next week
5. Critics Corner
48 min
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TV's Top 5 - July 12th, 2019
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:
1. *Friends* is officially leaving Netflix
2. San Diego Comic-Con is just around the corner
3. Lets talk season 3 of *Stranger Things*
4. CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl joins us to discuss *Love Island*
5. Critics Corner
49 min
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TV's Top 5 - June 28th, 2019
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:
1. One Day at a Time is headed to Pop Network
2. The Office is leaving Netflix in 2021
3. July Preview
4. Talking Emmys with "Awards Chatter" host, Scott Feinberg
5. Critics Corner
62 min
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TV's Top 5 - June 21st, 2019
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:
1. J.J. Abrams is in final negotiations with WarnerMedia
2. Nominations are out for the Television Critics Association's annual awards
3. Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter's executive TV editor, discusses Trevor Noah
4. Mailbag!!!
5. Critics Corner
51 min
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TV's Top 5 - June 14th, 2019
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:
1. Surprising renewals and final season announcements
2. It's Pride Month! with Vida creator and showrunner Tanya Saracho
3. State of the Network check-in with BET
4. It's been a busy week for Quibi!
5. Critics Corner
53 min
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Live from ATX Television Festival
This week we are LIVE from the ATX Television Festival in Austin!The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are: 1. About the festival with ATX co-founders Emily Gipson and Caitlin McFarland 2. This week in the headlines 3. Mailbag Segment! 4. The state of NBC with Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta, the co-presidents of the network 5. Critics Corner
54 min
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TV's Top 5 - May 31st, 2019
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:
1. Adam Levine's departure from *The Voice* with Michael O'Connell
2. Lee Daniels still for the canceled *Empire* spinoff, *Star*
3. CBS announced *The Good Fight* will air first season on June 16
4. This is an extremely crowded month of TV premieres
5. Critics Corner
44 min
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TV's Top 5 - May 24th, 2019
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:
1. *Game of Throne*'s larger impact
2. The end of *Game of Thrones* with Josh Wigler
3. Lets talk about *The Big Bang Theory* series finale
4. Talking with ABC's chief Karey Burke
5. Critics Corner
53 min
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Special 2019 Post Upfronts Edition
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are: 1. Breaking down the massive Disney presentation and the Hulu news 2. WarnerMedia's upfront presentation 3. The five networks released their fall schedules 4. Final takeaways from upfronts 5. Critics Corner
36 min
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Special 2019 Upfronts Edition
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are: 1. NBC's up first 2. The new Fox Entertainment 3. Nothing changing at ABC 4. CBS kept things status quo 5. Critics Corner
52 min
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TV's Top 5 - May 3rd, 2019
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:
1. It's crunch time at the broadcasters while they are reviewing pilots and the fate of bubble shows
2. Hulu has a slew of news
3. Network Check-in with Paramount Network
4. The Obamas unveiled their first slate of content for Netflix
5. Critics Corner
45 min
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TV's Top 5 - April 26th, 2019
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:
1. The CW will bring back its entire freshman class for the first time in network history
2. An update in the Jussie Smollett saga
3. A busy week of news at HBO
4. Broadcast networks are turning to live scripted comedy
5. Critics Corner
37 min
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TV's Top 5 - April 19th, 2019
40 min
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TV's Top 5 - April 12th, 2019
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:
1. Disney unveils its plans for their streaming platform, Disney+
2. All about packaging fees
3. Checking up on AMC
4. Game of Thrones talk with Josh Wigler
5. Critics Corner
47 min
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TV's Top 5 - April 5th, 2019
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:
1. Dan got a sneak peak of *Game of Thrones*
2. The down side of peak TV
3. The scorching hot overall deals market
4. Mailbag, Mailbag, Maillllbaaagggg!
5. Critics Corner
49 min
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TV's Top 5 - March 29th, 2019
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover this week are:
1. What we learned about Apple TV+ with Natalie Jarvey
2. The future of The CW
3. Our first Mailbag segment!
4. Baseball season is finally under way!
5. Critics Corner
42 min