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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‘The Flight Attendant’ Prepared for Season 2 Ta...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (6:11) 2. Jeopardy News! (10:41) 3. IMDb TV Rebranding (16:44) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Steve Yockey & Natalie Chaidez (The Flight Attendant) (25:25) 5. Critics Corner (1:09:02)
88 min
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Will ‘Winning Time’ Stick to the Showtime Era i...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (1:27) 2. Executive Musical Chairs (8:51) 3. Emmys schedule (14:46) 4. Two Surprising Renewals (26:49) 5. Critics Corner (36:41)
48 min
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How HBO Max Cooked Up a Stirring Tribute to Jul...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Oscars Recap (3:37) 2. Streaming Wars Are Heating Up (18:31) 3. April Scripted Series (28:08) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Chris Keyser ('Julia') (34:28) 5. Critics Corner (1:23:05)
92 min
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‘Starstruck’ Creator and Star Rose Matafeo on H...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Top Headlines (1:55) 2. CW's Broadcast Schedule (6:55) 3. Oscars Pregame (14:38) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Rose Matafeo ('Starstruck') (28:56) 5. Critics Corner (1:13:40)
92 min
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Inside the Sweeping Journey of Apple’s ‘Pachinko’
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Top Headlines (1:02) 2. Baseball Segment (5:23) 3. Mailbag (17:17) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: ('Pachinko') (31:50) 5. Critics Corner (1:06:49)
84 min
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'Minx' Creator on Feminism, Comedy and Going "T...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Top Headlines (1:52) 2. Franchise news (4:31) 3. It's pilot season (17:41) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Ellen Rapoport ('Minx') (29:33) 5. Critics Corner (1:05:41)
80 min
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‘Winning Time’ Boss on Balancing Fact vs. Ficti...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Top Headlines (3:23) 2. Shows coming out this month (8:49) 3. Shows are coming home (20:59) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Max Borenstein ('Winning Time') (28:33) 5. Critics Corner (1:13:43)
90 min
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Liz Meriwether on Going From ‘New Girl’ to ‘The...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Top Headlines (1:43) 2. Peacock's must-stream show (7:31) 3. Oscars controversy (12:35) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Liz Meriwether ('The Dropout') (20:45) 5. Critics Corner (1:00:02)
74 min
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John Landgraf on the State of FX; Inside Franch...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Three TV hits coming to an end (8:25) 2. FX update with CEO John Landgraf (18:54) 3. Paramount+ news (45:42) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Nkechi Okoro Carroll ('All American: Homecoming') (57:56) 5. Critics Corner (1:42:22)
120 min
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A Critical Conversation About ‘Boba Fett’
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Top Headlines (3:13) 2. Mailbag! (10:48) 3. All things Disney (25:06) 4. Critics' Corner, with Alan Sepinwall 5. (37:12) Critic's Corner (1:09:58)
85 min
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Mayim Bialik Talks ‘Jeopardy’; Jason Katims on ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Top Headlines (2:07) 2. WarnerMedia controversy, with Alex Weprin (10:21) 3. Jeopardy, With Mayim Bialik (19:19) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Jason Katims ('As We See It') (46:58) 5. Critics Corner (1:12:22)
85 min
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Bridget Everett on Exposing Her Softer Side in ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Top Headlines (5:14) 2. Mini Mailbag (11:37) 3. Big TV Launches Coming Up (20:07) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Bridget Everett ('Somebody Somewhere') (30:58) 5. Critics Corner (1:00:06)
74 min
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Julian Fellowes on His ‘Downton Abbey’ Follow-U...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (2:00) 2. Youtube Originals are Out (7:39) 3. FX Peaka TV Update (11:37) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Julian Fellowes ('The Gilded Age') (19:38) 5. Critics Corner (1:01:44)
80 min
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Special Episode - 'Yellowjackets' showrunners o...
*SPOILER ALERT* This is a special episode of TV's Top 5! On this episode, Dan and Lesley talk about the season 1 finale of 'Yellowjackets' with the showrunners Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson. This spoiler filled episode features fan theories as well as insight into what may come in season 2.
53 min
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James Gunn on ‘Peacemaker’ and the Differences ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Headlines (3:08) 2. TCA Winter Press Tour (6:45) 3. 'Dexter' Finale (14:07) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: James Gunn ('Peacemaker') (26:24) 5. Critics Corner (57:16)
71 min
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Quinta Brunson on ABC’s ‘Abbott Elementary’
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Selling the CW (2:19) 2. COVID Shutdowns (14:25) 3. Peacock and Olympics programming (18:43) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Quinta Brunson ('Abbott Elementary') (25:07) 5. Critics Corner (1:05:03)
77 min
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What to Expect From ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 4; 2022 ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. Most-anticipated NEW scripted series in 2022 (2:08) 2. Returning series (14:38) 3. Shows wrapping in 2022 (20:21) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald ('Cobra Kai') (28:26) 5. Critics Corner (1:13:13)
91 min
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‘Succession’ Creator on Season 3 Finale; Hailee...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. This Years Top Headlines (1:13) 2. Hailee Steinfeld on 'Dickinson' and 'Hawkeye' (14:38) 3. Who had a breakout year (38:09) 4. Showrunner Spotlight: Jesse Armstrong ('Succession') (57:06) 5. Critics Corner (1:17:49)
103 min
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Firewall and Iceberg Reunite for 'Succesion' Fi...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Headlines (1:44) 2.Jeopardy mess (11:50) 3.FX Not "On Hulu' (17:54) 4.'Succession' finale, with Alan Sepinwall (26:57) 5.Critics Corner (55:21)
66 min
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An interview with the creators of Showtime’s ‘Y...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Netflix viewership data, with Joe Adalian (3:30) 2.Two cable hits coming to a close (21:31) 3.IATSE shutdown over (28:18) 4.Showrunner Spotlight: Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson ('Yellowjackets') (31:21) 5.Critics Corner (1:14:05)
96 min
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How ‘The Great’ Balances Fact, Fiction and Funny
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Vaccine mandates for stars (2:56) 2.Disney+ Day (11:12) 3.Mailbag (20:26) 4.Showrunner Spotlight: Tony McNamara ('The Great') (31:27) 5.Critics Corner (1:07:42)
80 min
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How Clyde Phillips Brought ‘Dexter’ Back to Life
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Joe Millionaire is back! (2:39) 2.November TV Preview (9:24) 3.The Levy's go head to head (20:24) 4.Showrunner Spotlight: Clyde Phillips ('Dexter: New Blood') (24:53) 5.Critics Corner (1:05:49)
75 min
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Halloween Special: Top Showrunners on the State...
This Week's Halloween Special includes a celebration of horror with Angela Kang ('The Walking Dead'), Don Mancini ('Chucky'), and Sara Goodman ('I Know What You Did Last Summer') followed by the Critics Corner (1:05:57).
81 min
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'Insecure' Showrunner on Wrapping the HBO Comed...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Netflix earnings and repercussions (4:15) 2.IATSE strike update, with Katie Kilkenny (17:18) 3.'Y the Last Man' cancelled (22:43) 4.Showrunner Spotlight: Prentice Penny ('Insecure') (34:35) 5.Critics Corner (1:18:20)
86 min
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'Succession' Star Sarah Snook on Season 3 and a...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Fallout from Dave Chappelle special (4:37) 2.Broadcast ratings with Rick Porter (25:24) 3.Talent Spotlight: Sarah Snook ('Succession') (35:48) 4.A whole segment of 'Succession' (55:00) 5.Critics Corner (1:05:51)
76 min