Welcome to the 226th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives, and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
In this week’s episode, they are joined by Chris Keyser, the co-chair of the Writers Guild of America’s negotiating committee, to discuss the 100-day marker of the strike and what comes next. They also discuss the Emmys’ move to January and the odd situation of TV’s awards season, as well as a busy week for Disney.
1. Mailbag: As the strikes continue to impact dealmaking, Lesley and Daniel answer listener questions each week. This segment explores why shows made for streaming aren’t the answer to the broadcast networks’ fall season programming holes, as well as overrated Emmy winners. If you have a question you’d like to hear them discuss in future episodes, you can email them at [email protected].
2. Strike Zone: Chris Keyser Interview: If you missed their edited and condensed interview with Chris Keyser, the co-chair of the WGA’s negotiating committee, tune in for the full 45-minute conversation about the state of the strike and what’s next.
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3. Disney Earnings Takeaways: Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed plans for the Mouse House to crack down on password sharing, raise subscription rates for Disney+ and Hulu’s ad-free tiers, and attempted to smooth over his thoughts on striking writers and actors during a busy earnings call this week.
4. TCA Winners: The Bear, Succession, and … Mel Brooks (yes, really!) highlight the winners of the 39th annual Television Critics Association Awards.
5. Critic’s Corner: As usual, they end with Daniel’s thoughts on this week’s new and returning series. In this episode, he weighs in on HBO’s Telemarketers and Netflix’s Painkiller.
You can listen to the full episode of TV’s Top 5 on the embedded audio player above. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to never miss an episode. Reviews are also welcome! If you have any topics or Mailbag questions you’d like addressed in future episodes, you can email them at [email protected].
