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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'Ted Lasso' Boss Bill Lawrence on the Season 2 ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.SQUID GAME, with Rebecca Sun (3:47) 2.Major League Baseball postseason has arrived (22:28) 3.End of one of TV's best comedies (32:03) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Bill Lawrence ('Ted Lasso') (37:26) 5.Critics Corner (1:18:46)
87 min
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'Sex Education' creator interview; How 'United ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.A big week for reboots and spinoffs (4:41) 2.'United States of Al' changes it's tone, with Reza Aslan and Mahya Tousi (21:53) 3.SNL cast solidified (52:00) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Laurie Nunn ('Sex Education') (1:03:05) 5.Critics Corner (1:41:46)
110 min
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‘Dear White People’ bosses on the musical final...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.IATSE threatens to strike, with Katie Kilkenny (5:59) 2.Emmys Recap (12:19) 3.The end of Fall TV? (29:16) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Jaclyn Moore & Justin Simien ('Dear White People') (43:34) 5.Critics Corner (1:28:02)
101 min
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'Wonder Years' Creator on Exploring Racism and ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Ted Lasso writers cash in (3:47) 2.Heading into 73rd Emmys (11:51) 3.Grey's Anatomy 18th season debut, with Lynette Rice (26:02) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Saladin K. Patterson ('The Wonder Years') (45:51) 5.Critics Corner (1:40:00)
109 min
130
Inside the Long Path to 'Y: The Last Man'
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Even more on JEOPARDY (3:23) 2.Remembering Michael K. Williams (10:22) 3.Phoebe Waller-Bridge is out! (18:02) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Brian K. Vaughan & Eliza Clark ('Y: The Last Man') (24:13) 5.Critics Corner (1:16:56)
92 min
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Inside 'Impeachment'; and the latest on 'Jeopardy'
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.More on JEOPARDY (4:21) 2.ABC and Showtime TCA news (15:17) 3.Fall TV season is coming (26:20) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Sarah Burgess ('Impeachment: American Crime Story') (41:41) 5.Critics Corner (1:29:47)
103 min
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Amanda Peet on 'The Chair' and Roles for Women ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.FX has major news announcements (9:19) 2.'Everything's Gonna Be Okay' gets cancelled (20:58) 3.Mailbag! (29:04) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Amanda Peet ('The Chair') (42:15) 5.Critics Corner (1:21:30)
92 min
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'Reservation Dogs' Creator on Celebrating Compl...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.New host of Jeopardy (4:44) 2.'White Lotus' back for second season (12:23) 3.Showrunnner Spotlight: Sterlion Harjo ('Reservation Dogs') (22:18) 4.Final season of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', with Angie Han (56:17) 5.Critics Corner (1:16:38)
90 min
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'The L Word' Showrunner on Advancing Queer Stor...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Three struggling franchises (4:17) 2.Mailbag! (13:12) 3.South Park creators ink deal (33:35) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Marja-Lewis Ryan ('The L Word: Generation Q') (41:17) 5.Critics Corner (1:13:51)
85 min
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt on the Self-Reflection of ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Bob Odenkirk appreciation (4:25) 2.More Olympics (13:10) 3.LeVar Burton on Jeopardy (27:09) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Joseph Gordon-Levitt ('Mr. Corman') (33:45) 5.Critics Corner (1:26:24)
94 min
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An Interview With 'Ted Lasso' Emmy Nominee Bret...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Netflix Second Quarter Earnings (7:51) 2.The Olympics officially underway (18:02) 3.Hollywood COVID Protocols (27:40) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Brett Goldstein ('Ted Lasso') (33:42) 5.Critics Corner (1:11:08)
86 min
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Emmy Noms Decoded; Olympics Preview; 'Never Hav...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Emmy nominations are in (6:09) 2.TV academy tomfoolery (18:35) 3.Olympics preview with Molly Solomon (31:40) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Lang Fisher ('Never Have I Ever') (1:17:05) 5.Critics Corner (1:53:35)
121 min
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'Atypical' Creator on Bringing Her Netflix Seri...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Overall Deals (7:51) 2.'Lovecraft Country' not returning (18:02) 3.Netflix continues search for multicamera hit (27:40) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Robia Rashid ('Atypical') (33:42) 5.Critics Corner (1:11:08)
84 min
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Best TV of 2021 (So Far); Plus an Interview Wit...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Best TV shows of the year so far (3:45) 2.What's still to come in 2021 (20:57) 3.Executive Carousel (38:30) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Joshua Safran ('Gossip Girl') (42:50) 5.Critics Corner (1:21:16)
87 min
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'Blindspotting' creator Rafael Casal interview;...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Disney moves away from Friday premieres (4:05) 2.NBC cancels 'Manifest' (13:59) 3.Batman "is not a generous lover" (25:54) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Rafael Casal ('Blindspotting') (33:47) 5.Critics Corner (1:09:22)
80 min
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How Marvel's 'Loki' Was Influenced by 'Rick and...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Chris Harrison out at Bachelor (5:04) 2.NBC axes 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' (15:38) 3.Netflix launched online store (32:25) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Michael Waldron ('Loki') (38:26) 5.Critics Corner (1:09:30)
82 min
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'Lupin' and 'We Are Lady Parts': Inside the Ris...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Netflix cancels 'Jupiter's Legacy' (4:07) 2.The international streaming market, with Larry Tanz (11:40) 3.Showrunnner Spotlight: George Kay ('Lupin') (32:42) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Nida Manzoor ('We Are Lady Parts') (54:49) 5.Critics Corner (1:17:11)
89 min
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Ben Winston Spills 'Friends' Reunion Secrets
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Amazon has bought MGM (4:09) 2.CW reveals series pickups and fall schedule (14:21) 3.Mailbag! (19:05) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Ben Winston ('Friends: The Reunion') (33:20) 5.Critics Corner (1:29:48)
95 min
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'Master of None' Boss on Season 3's Big Departu...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Massive merger news (6:04) 2.Upfronts (16:05) 3.What's still to be determined? (34:10) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Alan Yang ('Master of None') (38:26) 5.Critics Corner (1:25:23)
100 min
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'Hacks' Creators on Bringing Jean Smart's Stand...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Upfront season is here (2:42) 2.The Ellen DeGeneres Show ends its run (14:41) 3.Golden Globes gets dropped (21:37) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, & Jen Statsky ('Hacks') (30:39) 5.Critics Corner (1:12:35)
86 min
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'Girls5eva' showrunner Meredith Scardino; upfro...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1.Upfronts are around the corner (3:52) 2.Late-night is losing two hosts (17:01) 3.What's Up With… IMDb TV (26:06) 4.Showrunnner Spotlight: Meredith Scardino ('Girls5Eva') (34:07) 5.Critics Corner (1:11:28)
90 min
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'Pose' Creator on the End of a TV Legacy
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: 1. May's TV offerings are heating up (3:35) 2. 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier', with Aaron Couch (11:19) 3. Oscars review (23:33) 4. Showrunnner Spotlight: Steven Canals ('Pose') (37:54) 5. Critics Corner (1:27:51)
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‘Shadow and Bone' Creator on Bringing Leigh Bar...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:1. 93rd Academy Awards Preview, with Scott Feinberg (5:43)2. Golden Globes in crisis mode (22:55)3. 'How I Met Your Mother' lives on (33:14)4. Showrunnner Spotlight: Eric Heisserer ('Shadow and Bone') (42:48)5. Critics Corner (1:17:46)
87 min
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'Rutherford Falls' Creator on Bringing Native V...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:1. A busy week at CBS (2:45)2. Checking in on the streaming wars (7:59)3. Bachelor bombshell, with Jackie Strause (16:16)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Sierra Teller Ornelas ('Rutherford Falls') (29:59)5. Critics Corner (1:06:55)
76 min
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'Made for Love' showrunner Christina Lee; 'Brid...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:1. 10-year anniversary of Game of Thrones, with James Hibberd (3:56)2. 'Bridgerton' bombshell (18:53)3. Mailbag! (27:15)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Christina Lee ('Made for Love') (48:40)5. Critics Corner (1:31:28)
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