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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Clea DuVall on Bringing Tegan & Sara’s ‘High Sc...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:17) 2. Layoffs at Warner Bros. (17:08) 3. Mailbag! (31:17) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Clea DuVall ('High School') (48:52) 5. Critics Corner (1:29:43)
108 min
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Inside TV’s Latest Exec Shuffle; ‘Big Bang’ Sec...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (2:02) 2. Executive Carousel: David Nevins is Out (16:55) 3. The CW and Nexstar (26:31) 4. 'The Big Bang Theory,' with Jessica Radloff (41:11) 5. Critics Corner (1:07:20)
85 min
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A Discussion About the 100 Greatest TV Shows of...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:48) 2. Another "Plus" Streamer (7:56) 3. 100 Greatest TV Shows, with Alan Sepinwall (15:08) 4. Season 2 of 'Reservation Dogs' (42:06) 5. Critics Corner (55:34)
72 min
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'Reboot' Boss on Pressures of Following Up 'Mod...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:34) 2. What the **** is up with: Bad Robot (9:29) 3. Mailbag! (22:58) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Steve Levitan ('Reboot') (48:22) 5. Critics Corner (1:31:46)
113 min
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Julie Plec on Shocking ‘Legacies’ Cancellation ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (2:00) 2. Emmys recap (17:14) 3. Streaming channel changeup (42:24) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Julie Plec ('Vampire Academy') (47:40) 5. Critics Corner (1:33:31)
108 min
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‘Abbott Elementary’ and ‘Harley Quinn’ Producer...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:42) 2. End of 'Handmaid's'? (10:43) 3. Emmys are days away (15:24) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker ('Abbott Elementary') (35:38) 5. Critics Corner (1:30:15)
108 min
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‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Boss on the Pressures of Perp...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (0:55) 2. 'House of the Dragon' Renewed (8:13) 3. Fall Premieres (17:02) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Bruce Miller ('The Handmaid's Tale') (26:24) 5. Critics Corner (1:23:44)
100 min
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Meet 'This Fool' Star Chris Estrada
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Nexstar purchases The CW (1:34) 2. Restructuring at HBO/HBO Max (12:18) 3. Mailbag! (21:01) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Chris Estrada ('This Fool') (39:24) 5. Critics Corner (1:18:27)
101 min
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‘A League of Their Own’ Creators on Their Amazo...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (2:02) 2. Disney beats Netflix (6:22) 3. Emmys details and Golden Globes return (18:47) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson ('A League of Their Own') (32:39) 5. Critics Corner (1:17:55)
98 min
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Deciphering Warner Bros. Discovery’s Recent Mov...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:43) 2. WTF with HBO Max (12:20) 3. Scripted content boom, with John Landgraf (46:29) 4. Critics Corner (1:10:41) 5. Tribute to Vin Scully (1:24:37)
96 min
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A Trip Inside Peacock's Mystery Comedy 'The Res...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:25) 2. Comic-Con Headlines (9:30) 3. WWE changes with Chris Hayner (20:48) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Andy Siara ('The Resort') (36:43) 5. Critics Corner (1:20:42)
94 min
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What to expect from ‘House of the Dragon’ and N...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (3:13) 2. Netflix update with Alex Weprin (12:12) 3. Desus & Mero break up (27:06) 4. Westeros check-in with James Hibberd (38:35) 5. Critics Corner (55:41)
64 min
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‘Ms. Marvel’ Boss Unpacks the Finale
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:01) 2. Emmy Nominations Are In! (11:20) 3. Emmy Numbers (33:29) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Bisha K. Ali ('Ms. Marvel') (44:50) 5. Critics Corner (1:26:46)
104 min
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Breaking Down the Past and Future of ‘Stranger ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (0:53) 2. Pre-Holiday Cancellation Spree (10:34) 3. To the Upside Down (16:07) 4. 'Stranger Things' continued, with Alan Sepinwall (27:04) 5. Critics Corner (1:02:44)
80 min
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How FX/Hulu Cooked Up ‘The Bear’; Plus the Best...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:24) 2. WTF is up with "T-Nets" (6:46) 3. Best TV of the Year, with Angie Han (16:20) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Joanna Calo ('The Bear') (46:44) 5. Critics Corner (1:18:39)
99 min
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'Loot' Creators on Celebrating Maya Rudolph, No...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (2:09) 2. 38th Annual TCA Noms (5:05) ' 3. Squid Game' Reality Show (16:24) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard ('Loot') (20:15) 5. Critics Corner (1:02:40)
78 min
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Inside the New 'Queer as Folk'; What Happened t...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:26) 2. Executive Carousel (7:49) 3. 82nd Peabody Awards (15:24) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Stephen Dunn ('Queer as Folk') (20:38) 5. Critics Corner (50:51)
70 min
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‘P-Valley’ Creator Katori Hall on Season 2; Jun...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (0:45) 2. June TV Preview (6:02) 3. ATX Festival Preview (17:23) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Katori Hall ('P-Valley') (23:53) 5. Critics Corner (1:15:54)
101 min
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Mailbag: The latest on J.J. Abrams, ‘Survivor’ ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:28) 2. Mailbag! (11:32) 3. More Mailbag!! (27:59) 4. Even More Mailbag!!! (43:32) 5. Critics Corner (54:17)
72 min
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The Upfronts Wrap Edition
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. NBCU (4:36) 2. FOX (25:06) 3. Disney (33:18) 4. Warner Bros. Discovery (45:50) 5. Critics Corner (1:05:05)
79 min
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Steven Moffat Talks ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife,’...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:31) 2. Heading into Upfronts (5:41) 3. Changes at Discovery (19:19) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Steven Moffat ('The Time Traveler's Wife') (21:58) 5. Critics Corner (1:05:20)
81 min
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Jessica Biel on Her Killer Turn in Hulu’s ‘Candy’
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:19) 2. Peacock Cancellation (13:17) 3. May TV Preview (23:40) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Jessica Biel ('Candy') (33:50) 5. Critics Corner (1:08:53)
80 min
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Dustin Lance Black Talks ‘Under the Banner of H...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:49) 2. Changes at TNT and TBS (9:15) 3. 'The Walking Dead' spinoff loses key character (18:35) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Dustin Lance Black ('Under the Banner of Heaven') (26:23) 5. Critics Corner (1:05:06)
81 min
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Special Episode - Pamela Adlon on 'Better Thing...
*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?
78 min
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Natasha Lyonne Dives Into the Past (and Future)...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (3:31) 2. Netflix had a bad week (15:06) 3. 'The Goldbergs' Returning (34:08) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Natasha Lyonne ('Russian Doll') (45:05) 5. Critics Corner (1:33:21)
113 min