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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.
Episodes
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Making Sense of the New Sports Super-Streamer
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:50) Super Sports Streamer (11:09) SNL backlash (27:39) Mailbag (35:20) Critic's Corner (59:31) Learn more about your ad…
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A Deep Dive Conversation About Streaming and Ads
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:38) Streaming With Ads (10:23) February TV Preview (30:34) Next on Netflix (40:44) Critic's Corner (48:40) Learn more about…
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Is Jon Stewart’s Return Good for ‘The Daily Show’?
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:56) Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show (10:32) Netflix’s $5B WWE deal (19:26) Paramount suitors (27:38) Critic's Corner…
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Breaking Down the Emmys (and Finale Mania)
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:35) Emmys winners (11:38) Emmys telecast (23:10) Season in Review: Fargo, For All Mankind, The Curse (38:57) Critic's Corner…
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The Emmys Preview Episode
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (0:51) The Mandalorian goes to the movies (5:10) Peak TV Contraction (10:57) Emmys preview (21:56) Critic's Corner (47:01) Learn…
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2024 TV Preview
Top 3 of the Week: Headlines (4:39) 2024 Preview (12:22) Critic's Corner (38:39) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Best (and Worst) TV of 2023
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (3:37) Netflix's data dump (7:07) Best TV of 2023 (23:33) Worst TV of 2023 (1:27:51) Critic's Corner (1:43:03) Learn more about…
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One Day at a Time Co-Creator Pays Tribute to Norman Lear
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (5:31) SAG deal ratified (9:43) State of the Industry with Mike Royce (13:54) RIP Norman Lear with Mike Royce (50:13) Critic's…
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Chuck Lorre on His Broadcast Future and Reuniting With Charlie Sheen (on Max’s ‘Bookie’)
Top 5 of the Week: 1. Headlines (1:23) 2. December TV preview (10:24) 3-4. Chuck Lorre interview (19:49) 5. Critic's Corner (58:49) Learn more about your ad…
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Merry Chrismukkah! The Inside Stories of ‘The O.C.’
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (2:06) Final Season Alert! (5:27) Cancellations (15:06) The OC at 20 with Alan Sepinwall (22:42) Critic's Corner (42:42) Learn…
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The Strikes Are Over. What Happens Next? With ‘Beacon 23’ Showrunner Glen Mazzara
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:08) Actor's Strike Ends (6:41) Strike's Over. What's Next (15:28) Showrunner Spotlight: Glen Mazzara, "Beacon 23" (25:03)…
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Inside the Sprawling (Adult) World of ‘Blue Eye Samurai’
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (3:33) RIP Matthew Perry (13:12) November TV preview (24:34) Showrunner Spotlight (33:29) Critic's Corner (1:00:15) Learn more…
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The Latest on the Actors Strike, Plus What’s Next for Jon Stewart?
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (3:15) Strike Zone (8:15) Jon Stewart and The Daily Show (17:07) SNL season 49 (26:57) Critic's Corner (36:18) Learn more about…
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Actors Strike at an Impasse, Marvel TV at a Crossroads
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (4:44) Strike Zone: SAG talks collapse (9:34) Marvel's TV reset (16:52) Streamers rescue shows from Streamers (28:57) Critic's…
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How THR Critics Picked the Best Shows of the 21st Century
Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag (4:01) October TV preview (15:52) Contraction via Cancellations (23:19) Top 50 shows of the 21st century (35:23) Critic's Corner…
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Chris Keyser Explains the New WGA Deal (and Why He’s Done Negotiating)
Top 5 of the Week: Writers Strike Ends! (1:14) What Happens Now? (8:02) Chris Keyser interview (13:49) Series in Review: Reservation Dogs (59:35) Critic's…
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How the Entertainment Community Fund Is Supporting Workers Impacted by the Strikes
Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag (2:31) Strike Zone: The latest on the talks (13:17) Strike Zone: Daytime’s u-turn (17:49) Strike Zone: How to support those impacted…
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Disney-Charter Winners and Losers; Plus the Latest Strike Updates
Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag (2:57) Drew Barrymore on the hot seat (18:56) Strike updates (27:31) Charter v. Disney explained (32:14) Critic's Corner (47:19)…
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Strike updates plus finale fever with Alan Sepinwall
Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag (2:09) Strike Zone (13:20) September Preview (20:29) Season in Review (26:49) Critic's Corner (1:21:51) Learn more about your ad…
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The latest on the ongoing Writers Strike
Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag: Strike edition (1:54) Strike Zone: Latest updates on writers strike (8:29) A League of Their Own unrenewed (27:43) Mailbag…
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Exploring the Connection Between AI and the Writers Room
Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag (2:07) Strike Zone: The latest news (18:15) Strike Zone: Simon Rich on AI and writers rooms (23:16) Linear TV viewing tumbles…
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WGA Negotiator on 100 Days of the Writers Strike
Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag (6:35) WGA Negotiator on 100 Days of the Writers Strike (19:17) Disney earnings (1:11:28) TCA Awards winners (1:24:56) Critic's…
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Latest Strike News; Inside The CW’s Transformation
Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag (1:18) Writers Strike update (19:33) August TV preview (24:38) Interview: The CW's Brad Schwartz (34:08) Critic's Corner (1:16:44)…
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Hollywood Strike Ripples include Surprise Profits, Tough Scheduling Choices
Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag (2:15) RIP Sinead O'Conner (11:02) StrikeZone: Studios flush with cash (20:32) Strike Zone: Stream it or save it (29:45) Critic's…
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Justine Bateman: Pulling AI Into the Arts Is "Absolutely the Wrong Direction"
Top 5 of the Week: Mailbag (1:15) Netflix Earnings (9:59) Fall Schedules Revised (19:26) Strike Zone with Justine Bateman (28:33) Critic's Corner (1:06:40)…
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Actors strike casts a shadow on Emmy nominations
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:14) Strike Zone: SAG-AFTRA on Strike (6:53) Emmy Nominees Announced (16:45) Iger Extends Disney Deal (42:17) Critics Corner…
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NBC shake-up; and a wave of cancellations
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (0:51) NBC Streamlines (9:34) July Releases (16:45) Awards Season (27:26) Critics Corner (38:46) Learn more about your ad choices…
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The End of ‘The Other Two’ and ‘Reservation Dogs’
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:25) 'The Other Two' ends (11:11) 'Reservation Dogs' Final Season (20:29) Strike Zone: Latest Labor Updates (26:40) Critics…
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The Best TV Shows of 2023 (So Far)
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (2:03) 'Ryan Murphy is Going Home Again (11:51) The walls to HBO's Walled Garden are Coming Down (23:35) Best TV of 2023 So Far…
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How 'Happy Endings' Became the Case Study on the Value of a Traditional Writers Room
During this week’s ‘TV’s Top 5’ podcast, 14 members of the former ABC comedy’s creative team — including creator David Caspe, Jonathan Groff, Prentice Penny…
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The Latest on Hollywood’s Labor Unrest as Actors, Directors Join the Fray
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:52) Changes at CNN with Alex Weprin (10:17) The Director's Guild Reached a Tentative Agreement (23:07) SAG-AFTRA Approves…
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'Ted Lasso,’ ‘Succession,’ ‘Barry,’ ‘Yellowjackets’ Finales; Plus Maureen Ryan on 'Burn It Down'
Top 5 of the Week: Series in Review: 'Ted Lasso' (2:25) Series in Review: 'Succession' (29:03) Series in Review: 'Barry' (44:04) Series in Review…
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How Warren Leight Is Leading the WGA East’s Push to Shutdown Filming
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (3:25) Mailbag (8:25) Warner Brothers/HBO/MAX Mailbag (29:49) Strike Zone: Warren Leight (46:10) Critics Corner (1:31:39) Learn…
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How the Writers Strike Is Impacting Broadcast TV
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:26) Upfronts, What We Know (9:00) Upfronts, What We Don't Know (25:35) Strike Zone: Ari Goldman (34:24) Critics Corner…
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An Interview With the WGA's Top Negotiator on the Writers Strike
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (4:08) TV Upfronts are Next Week (9:33) Goodbye Hulu App (26:36) Strike Zone: Chris Keyser (33:08) Critics Corner (1:21:17) Learn…
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On the Front Lines as the Writers Guild Strikes
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (3:15) The WGA Strike Has Started (15:51) WGA Strike Impacts (28:56) Strike Zone (42:33) Critics Corner (51:46) Learn more about…
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From Tucker Carlson to Jeff Shell; a Season of Layoffs
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:08) A Busy Week at Cable News (12:59) Jeff Shell Out at NBCUniversal with Kim Masters (21:04) Writers Strike Looming (38:35)…
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How 'The Diplomat' (and Keri Russell) Make Foreign Service Thrilling
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (0:58) Fox and Dominion with Alex Weprin (11:23) 'Twilight' Reboot (21:34) Showrunner Spotlight: Debora Cahn ('The Diplomat')…
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Debating Max's 'Harry Potter' TV Show, 'Succession's' Big Shocker
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:42) Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, & Big Bang Theory Shows (13:27) HBO Max to Max (39:30) SPOILER ALERT: 'Succession' S4E3 with…
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April TV Preview and the Start of Baseball Season with Joe Davis
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (2:37) April TV Preview (14:34) Mailbag (23:44) Critics Corner (56:03) 2023 Baseball Season with Joe Davis (1:10:51) Learn more…
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Shawn Ryan on WGA Negotiations, Netflix’s ‘The Night Agent’
Top 3 of the Week: Headlines (2:52) Showrunner Spotlight: Shawn Ryan ('The Night Angel') (7:45) Critics Corner (1:23:15) Learn more about your ad choices…
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Will There be a Writers Strike? A Primer on What’s at Stake
Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:24) Oscars Recap (11:40) Season in Review: 'The Last of Us' with Shannon O'Connor (17:58) Writer Strike Primer (39:57) Critics…
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How HBO’s ‘Rain Dogs’ Changes the Portrayal of the Working Class
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (3:11) 'Devil in the White City' Trouble (13:26) Season in Review: 'Poker Face' (19:37) Showrunner Spotlight: Cash Carraway…
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March TV Preview and the End of 'Succession'
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (5:11) March TV Previews (14:57) The End of 'Succession' (24:57) On Set Turmoil at 'The Idol'? (31:37) Critics Corner…
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Mailbag Edition: All Your TV Burning Questions Answered
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (1:45) The Fellowship of the Mailbag (8:39) The Two Mailbags Return of the Mailbag Critics Corner (43:22) Learn more about…
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‘Hello Tomorrow’ Boss on Creating a World Between ‘Mad Men’ and ‘The Jetsons’
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (0:59) Paramount+ Raising Prices (8:57) Superbowl Recap (20:02) Showrunner Spotlight: Stephen Falk ('Hello Tomorrow!')…
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‘You’ Showrunner on Season 4 and the Netflix Hit’s Future
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (2:22) Disney Reorg (10:51) More Showtime News (19:02) Showrunner Spotlight: Sera Gamble ('You') (33:12) Critics Corner…
I'm Having an EpisodeEpisode 200: A conversation with Peacock and NBC boss Susan Rovner
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (3:45) The Future of DC TV (10:13) The End of Showtime? (19:25) Showrunner Spotlight: Susan Rovner (NBCUniversal TV and…
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‘Shrinking’ Creators on Harrison Ford, Therapy and ‘The Muppets’
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (1:41) Justin Roiland is Out (10:47) Big Changes at ABC Shows (16:16) Showrunner Spotlight: Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel…
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Lesley's Back! COVID Be Damned
This Weeks Top 3 Topics: Headlines (4:03) TCA Wrap (30:20) Critics Corner (48:20) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Winter Press Tour Roundup and a 'The Last of Us' Review Roundtable
TV's Top 5 host Daniel Fienberg is joined by Gamespot's Chris Hayner, Salon's Hanh Nguyen and Decider's Kayla Cobb to discuss the return of in-person TCA press…
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A Deep Dive Into the Best Shows of 2022
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (5:33) HBO Max Cuts (12:28) Season in Review with Jackie Strause: 'The White Lotus' (32:33) 2022's Best TV with Angie Han…
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‘Kindred’ Creator on the Challenges of Blending Time Travel and Trauma
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (2:48) Golden Globes are Back (11:03) Mailbag! (22:02) Showrunner Spotlight: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ('Kindred') (41:49)…
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Why ‘Andor’ Is One of the Year’s Best Shows
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (6:47) Executive Carousel (13:31) New and Returning Scripted Originals (24:07) Season in Review: Alan Sepinwall on 'Andor'…
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'Fleishman Is in Trouble' Author on Breaking Up the Modern Marriage for Hulu
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (1:59) Netflix Solidifying Murphy's Future (14:45) 'Westworld' Axed (19:55) Showrunner Spotlight: Taffy Brodesser-Akner…
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Meet Nicole Lecky, the Breakout Creator and Star of BBC's 'Mood'
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (2:46) The Future of The CW (14:41) Releases Around the Holidays (22:53) Showrunner Spotlight: Nicole Lecky ('Mood') (34:49)…
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Inside Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ Addams Series
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (3:03) TV Musical Chairs (17:17) Season in Review with Josh Wigler (30:58) Showrunner Spotlight: Al Gough & Miles Millar…
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‘From Scratch’ Creators on Cooking Up a Very Personal Netflix Series
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (1:00) Broadcast Highlights (4:53) Season in Review with Angie Han (12:55) Showrunner Spotlight: Attica and Tembi Locke…
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Clea DuVall on Bringing Tegan & Sara’s ‘High School’ to TV
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (1:17) Layoffs at Warner Bros. (17:08) Mailbag! (31:17) Showrunner Spotlight: Clea DuVall ('High School') (48:52) Critics…
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Inside TV’s Latest Exec Shuffle; ‘Big Bang’ Secrets Revealed
This Weeks Top 5 Topics: Headlines (2:02) Executive Carousel: David Nevins is Out (16:55) The CW and Nexstar (26:31) 'The Big Bang Theory,' with Jessica…