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.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Recap of this weeks presidential debate (4:02)2. New high-profile original programming (12:42)3. Mailbag! (23:22)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Gillian Flynn ('Utopia') (40:42)5. Critics Corner (1:11:33)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Emmys recap (2:52)2. The fate of DC Universe is official (11:52)3. Guilds and studios reach deal to return to production (18:54)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Noah Hawley ('Fargo') (26:47)5. Critics Corner (1:03:48)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. What to expect from the Emmys, with Michael O'Connell (6:08)2. ABC's 'Stumptown' gets cancelled (25:17)3. NBCUniversal loses key creative executive (35:15)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Anna Konkle and Maya Erskine ('PEN15') (41:42)5. Critics Corner (1:25:48)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Netflix delivers bombshell of an executive change (5:25)2. The end of an era at AMC and E! (14:02)3. John Landgraf addresses the press corp (23:47)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Kathleen Jordan ('Teenage Bounty Hunters') (32:47)5. Critics Corner (57:39)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Another big week for Netflix (4:42)2. Hits and misses of Summer TV (12:38)3. Mailbag!!! (21:41)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Mo Marable ('Woke') (30:07)5. Critics Corner (1:04:40)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. The pandemics impact on shows (3:00)3. ABC and CBS unveiled more concrete premiere dates (13:48)3. Mailbag (23:00)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Courtney Kemp ('Power') (35:16)5. Critics Corner (1:26:00)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. WarnerMedia restructuring executive ranks, with Kim Masters (3:19)2. The future of Comedy Central coming into focus (19:28)3. Controversial 'Black-ish' episode has seen the light of day (25:22)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Misha Green ('Lovecraft Country') (31:08)5. Critics Corner (59:17)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Battle over packaging fees is winding down (4:26)2. Disney changes streaming strategy (10:35)3. NBC's Paul Telegdy is being investigated (18:19)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Bill Lawrence ('Ted Lasso') (22:26)5. Critics Corner (1:04:38)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Emmys nominees have been revealed (2:22)2. The Emmys goes virtual (15:27)3. A major change at AMC (20:16)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Krista Vernoff ('Grey's Anatomy') (26:08)5. Critics Corner (1:00:34)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Emmy nominations preview, with Scott Feinberg (4:06)2. Major League Baseball is back! (21:56)3. Mailbag time (28:13)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Crystal Moselle ('Betty') (42:44)5. Critics Corner (1:12:08)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. TV community bids farewell to two beloved personalities (4:31)2. The ways coronavirus is impacting the TV world (9:50)3. HBO Max readying a TV spinoff for the upcoming Batman film (16:34)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Katori Hall ('P-Valley') (24:05)5. Critics Corner (59:46)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. There's a lot going on in the streaming space (1:58)2. The latest in the world of basic and premium cable (12:31)3. What's happening with the broadcast networks (18:18)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Sara Barielles and Jessie Nelson ('Little Voice') (23:32)5. Critics Corner (59:54)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Two more FX scripted originals moving to FX on Hulu (7:39)2. Television beginning to right some recent wrongs (13:37)3. Showtime going to air its James Comey miniseries (22:06)4. Showrunner Spotlight: Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers ('Search Party') (33:01)5. Critics Corner (1:02:02)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. NBC and ABC reveal their 2020-21 broadcast season schedules (4:22)2. COVID's impact on awards season (16:51)3. The pandemics impact on sports (25:16)4. Rolin Jones and Ron Fitzgerald ('Perry Mason') (35:52)5. Critics Corner (1:13:19)

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:1. Hollywood's response to calls for police reform (4:35)2. Mailbag! (14:45)3. An update on TV production, with Lacey Rose (32:51)4. Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger ('Love, Victor') (42:24)5. Critics Corner (1:09:44)

Breaking with the normal format, Lesley and Dan are joined by “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” showrunner Warren Leight to discuss what police procedurals need to do better amid global protests about brutality and injustice.