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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April TV preview plus an interview with the gre...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:1. High-profile TV launches coming in April (2:57)2. San Diego Comic-Con-troversy (11:34)3. Showrunner Spotlight: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ('Hemingway') (20:54)4. Spotlight continued: Opening day (57:27)5. Critics Corner (1:19:03)
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‘Falcon and Winter Soldier’: Inside Marvel’s Se...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:1. The industry has lost two huge talents (2:55)2. A big week for IP (9:41)3. A strategy change at Netflix (15:36)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Malcolm Spellman ('The Falcon and the Winter Soldier') (28:52)5. Critics Corner (57:16)
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Suzan-Lori Parks shares how 'Genius' Tackled Ar...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:1. Snyder Cut preview, with Aaron Couch (4:44)2. Mailbag!!! (16:42)3. Pandemic anniversary (33:38)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Suzan-Lori Parks ('Genius: Aretha') (50:25)5. Critics Corner (1:34:05)
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Is Teenager Zelda Barnz the Voice of Her 'Gener...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:1. Harry and Meghan: The Interview (5:30)2. Harry and Meghan: The Business and Fallout (13:27)3. A busy week for Peacock (22:43)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Zelda and Daniel Barnz ('Generation') (32:53)5. Critics Corner (1:16:32)
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Emily Andras Takes Us Inside the Fight to Save ...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:1. The Simpsons has been renewed (3:13)2. The 2021 Golden Globes recap (12:57)3. Hits and misses of winter television, with Inkoo Kang (25:54)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Emily Andras ('Wynonna Earp') (45:52)5. Critics Corner (1:28:23)
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'It's a Sin' creator, Russel Davies, on TV's LG...
This Weeks Top 5 Topics:1. Paramount+ has come into focus (2:59)2. Kevin Feige made his TCA debut (21:02)3. The 78th annual Golden Globes, with Scott Feinberg (30:20)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Russell Davies ('It's a Sin') (49:08)5. Critics Corner (1:33:46)
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Ron Moore on ‘For All Mankind,’ ‘Outlander’ and...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. A 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' spinoff at Amazon (3:10)2. Veteran shows are coming to an end (9:22)3. Chris Harrison leaves The Bachelor, with Jackie Strause (18:34)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Ron Moore ('For All Mankind') (34:38)5. Critics Corner (1:17:11)
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Joss Whedon and Gina Carano's implosion; Jenny ...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Joss Whedon and Gina Carano controversy, with Aaron Couch (11:58)2. (Topic 1 continued)3. HBO Max doubled down on animation (35:27)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Jenny Lumet ('Clarice') (43:26)5. Critics Corner (1:33:32)
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Making Sense of the 2021 Golden Globes; Super B...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Awards season has arrived (3:56)2. The biggest TV viewing day, with Preston Beckman (25:46)3. Another TV icon lost, with Lynette Rice (39:06)4. Update on Peak TV (57:03)5. Critics Corner (1:07:52)
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Desus and Mero Talk Obama and Their Showtime Ev...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. HBO Max's fourth-quarter subscriber gains (4:47)2. TV world loses two icons this week (13:19)3. Pandemic causes lackluster TV premiere lineup (26:10)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Desus Nice and The Kid Mero ('Desus & Mero') (36:01)5. Critics Corner (1:20:26)
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Jac Schaeffer shares the secrets of 'WandaVision'
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. All eyes on the inauguration (2:46)2. A new era for cable news networks, with Joe Adalian (13:30)3. Netflix reported fourth quarter earnings (32:07)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Jac Schaeffer ('WandaVision') (41:25)5. Critics Corner (1:25:24)
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Inside the Fact and Fiction of 'Dickinson' with...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Pilot season begins (3:57)2. 'Sex and the City' is back (14:08)3. Roku acquires Quibi's content (21:47)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Alena Smith ('Dickinson') (29:39)5. Critics Corner (1:08:44)
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Samantha Bee on Her Trump-Free Future, 'Zoey's'...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Chaos at the US Capitol (1:54)2. Samantha Bee discusses new season of 'Full Frontal' (7:22)3. Checking in on TV production (39:33)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Austin Winsberg ('Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist') (44:16)5. Critics Corner (1:15:11)
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2021 Preview; How 'Cobra Kai' May Expand Its "M...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Anticipated new scripted series (3:56)2. Scripted series that we're saying farewell to (25:37)3. The Pandemic and the year to come (35:09)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald ('Cobra Kai') (42:14)5. Critics Corner (1:33:12)
100 min
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The reinvention of Kaley Cuoco; 2020 in Review,...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Top 5 stories of the year (6:23)2. Adapting cop procedurals with Alexi Hawley (36:19)3. What left us in 2020 (1:01:35)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Kaley Cuoco ('The Flight Attendant') (1:15:15)5. Critics Corner with Alan Sepinwall (1:55:02)
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'One Day at a Time' says farewell; inside 'The ...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Disney drops the mother-load (5:01)2. Mike Royce and Gloria Calderon Kellett say goodbye to 'One Day at a Time' (25:53)3. WarnerMedia blowback with Kim Masters (58:56)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Benjamin Cavell ('The Stand') (1:18:03)5. Critics Corner (1:43:40)
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‘Your Honor’ showrunner Peter Moffat; HBO Max b...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Warner Media blew up the theatrical window (3:10)2. Executive Carousel (17:01)3. Felicity Huffman's comeback has begun (25:35)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Peter Moffat ('Your Honor') (32:37)5. Critics Corner (1:08:46)
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How Hallmark Channel Is Expanding Its Holiday C...
This week's episode features an interview with longtime Hallmark Channel VP programming Michelle Vicary. As our loyal listeners recall, last year around this time we featured a newsworthy interview with then-Hallmark CEO Bill Abbott in which he proceeded to … effectively light his own Christmas tree on fire. Michelle is here to set Hallmark on a new path of diversity and inclusion on a special holiday edition of TV's Top 5.
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"Selena: The Series' showrunner Moises Zamora; ...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. HBO Max taking bold swings (3:20)2. An end of an era for Conan O'Brien (14:30)3. More executive changes (20:12)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Moises Zamora ('Selena: The Series') (26:58)5. Critics Corner (1:00:32)
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Tracey Wigfield shares how 'Saved By the Bell' ...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Remembering Alex Trebek (2:41)2. Bidding farewell to 'Supernatural' with Mark Pedowitz (14:14)3. Another busy week on the executive front (28:53)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Tracey Wigfield ('Saved By the Bell') (33:30)5. Critics Corner (1:06:48)
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'Industry' showrunners Mickey Down and Konrad K...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. All eyes are on the election results (3:33)2. CBS launches scripted originals this week (15:29)3. Dawn Olmstead becomes CEO of Anonymous Content (26:47)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Mickey Down and Konrad Kay ('Industry') (32:48)5. Critics Corner (59:34)
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Broadcast TV returns and what to expect from St...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. DODGERS WIN THE WORLD SERIES! (5:01)2. Broadcast scripted originals return (14:26)3. Jon Stewart returning to TV (24:05)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Chris Licht ('Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020') (29:46)5. Critics Corner (53:41)
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'This Is Us' creator Dan Fogelman on the pandem...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Quibi bites the dust (3:20)2. Major executive change at CBS All Access (11:55)3. Shonda Rhimes from ABC to Netflix, with Lacey Rose (17:30)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Dan Fogelman ('This Is Us') (32:35)5. Critics Corner (1:20:07)
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America Ferrera on her 'Superstore' exit; Insid...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. NBC News in a firestorm this week (3:34)2. In exec new... (11:50)3. 'Dexter' revived at Showtime; with Clyde Phillips (15:59)4. Talent Spotlight: America Ferrera ('Superstore') (38:09)5. Critics Corner (1:16:16)
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Inside the state of 'Star Trek' with franchise ...
The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. More unrenewed shows (3:21)2. SNL is back in the studio (18:11)3. 'Gilmore Girls' is coming to The CW (26:15)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Alex Kurtzman ('Star Trek Discovery' & 'Clarice') (31:47)5. Critics Corner (1:12:27)
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