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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Exploring the Connection Between AI and the Wri...
69 min
27
WGA Negotiator on 100 Days of the Writers Strike
104 min
28
Latest Strike News; Inside The CW’s Transformation
94 min
29
Hollywood Strike Ripples include Surprise Profi...
59 min
30
Justine Bateman: Pulling AI Into the Arts Is "A...
87 min
31
Actors strike casts a shadow on Emmy nominations
69 min
32
NBC shake-up; and a wave of cancellations
54 min
33
The End of ‘The Other Two’ and ‘Reservation Dogs’
49 min
34
The Best TV Shows of 2023 (So Far)
110 min
35
How 'Happy Endings' Became the Case Study on th...
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.
103 min
36
The Latest on Hollywood’s Labor Unrest as Actor...
Top 5 of the Week: 1. Headlines (1:52) 2. Changes at CNN with Alex Weprin (10:17) 3. The Director's Guild Reached a Tentative Agreement (23:07) 4. SAG-AFTRA Approves Strike (28:50) 5. Critics Corner (37:51)
66 min
37
'Ted Lasso,’ ‘Succession,’ ‘Barry,’ ‘Yellowjack...
Top 5 of the Week: 1. Series in Review: 'Ted Lasso' (2:25) 2. Series in Review: 'Succession' (29:03) 3. Series in Review: 'Barry' (44:04) 4. Series in Review: 'Yellowjackets' (54:15) 5. 'Burn It Down' with Maureen Ryan (1:14:54)
113 min
38
How Warren Leight Is Leading the WGA East’s Pus...
Top 5 of the Week: 1. Headlines (3:25) 2. Mailbag (8:25) 3. Warner Brothers/HBO/MAX Mailbag (29:49) 4. Strike Zone: Warren Leight (46:10) 5. Critics Corner (1:31:39)
111 min
39
How the Writers Strike Is Impacting Broadcast TV
Top 5 of the Week: 1. Headlines (1:26) 2. Upfronts, What We Know (9:00) 3. Upfronts, What We Don't Know (25:35) 4. Strike Zone: Ari Goldman (34:24) 5. Critics Corner (1:03:23)
86 min
40
An Interview With the WGA's Top Negotiator on t...
Top 5 of the Week: 1. Headlines (4:08) 2. TV Upfronts are Next Week (9:33) 3. Goodbye Hulu App (26:36) 4. Strike Zone: Chris Keyser (33:08) 5. Critics Corner (1:21:17)
98 min
41
On the Front Lines as the Writers Guild Strikes
Top 5 of the Week: 1. Headlines (3:15) 2. The WGA Strike Has Started (15:51) 3. WGA Strike Impacts (28:56) 4. Strike Zone (42:33) 5. Critics Corner (51:46)
76 min
42
From Tucker Carlson to Jeff Shell; a Season of ...
Top 5 of the Week: 1. Headlines (1:08) 2. A Busy Week at Cable News (12:59) 3. Jeff Shell Out at NBCUniversal with Kim Masters (21:04) 4. Writers Strike Looming (38:35) 5. Critics Corner (50:41)
80 min
43
How 'The Diplomat' (and Keri Russell) Make Fore...
Top 5 of the Week: 1. Headlines (0:58) 2. Fox and Dominion with Alex Weprin (11:23) 3. 'Twilight' Reboot (21:34) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Debora Cahn ('The Diplomat') (32:48) 5. Critics Corner (1:12:07)
97 min
44
Debating Max's 'Harry Potter' TV Show, 'Success...
Top 5 of the Week: 1. Headlines (1:42) 2. Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, & Big Bang Theory Shows (13:27) 3. HBO Max to Max (39:30) 4. SPOILER ALERT: 'Succession' S4E3 with Josh Wigler (47:14) 5. Critics Corner (1:11:27)
89 min
45
April TV Preview and the Start of Baseball Seas...
Top 5 of the Week: 1. Headlines (2:37) 2. April TV Preview (14:34) 3. Mailbag (23:44) 4. Critics Corner (56:03) 5. 2023 Baseball Season with Joe Davis (1:10:51)
106 min
46
Shawn Ryan on WGA Negotiations, Netflix’s ‘The ...
Top 3 of the Week: 1. Headlines (2:52) 2. Showrunner Spotlight: Shawn Ryan ('The Night Angel') (7:45) 3. Critics Corner (1:23:15)
114 min
47
Will There be a Writers Strike? A Primer on Wha...
Top 5 of the Week: 1. Headlines (1:24) 2. Oscars Recap (11:40) 3. Season in Review: 'The Last of Us' with Shannon O'Connor (17:58) 4. Writer Strike Primer (39:57) 5. Critics Corner (52:11)
70 min
48
How HBO’s ‘Rain Dogs’ Changes the Portrayal of ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (3:11) 2. 'Devil in the White City' Trouble (13:26) 3. Season in Review: 'Poker Face' (19:37) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Cash Carraway ('Rain Dogs') (33:28) 5. Critics Corner (1:07:55)
83 min
49
March TV Preview and the End of 'Succession'
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (5:11) 2. March TV Previews (14:57) 3. The End of 'Succession' (24:57) 4. On Set Turmoil at 'The Idol'? (31:37) 5. Critics Corner (41:29)
56 min
50
Mailbag Edition: All Your TV Burning Questions ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:45) 2. The Fellowship of the Mailbag (8:39) 3. The Two Mailbags 4. Return of the Mailbag 5. Critics Corner (43:22)
58 min