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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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‘From Scratch’ Creators on Cooking Up a Very Pe...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:00) 2. Broadcast Highlights (4:53) 3. Season in Review with Angie Han (12:55) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Attica and Tembi Locke ('From Scratch') (36:04) 5. Critics Corner (1:24:21)
103 min
102
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
103
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
104
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
105
'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
106
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
107
‘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
108
‘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
109
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
110
‘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
111
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
112
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
113
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
115
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
116
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
117
'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
118
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
119
‘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
120
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
121
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
122
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
125
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