Welcome to episode 221 of TV’s top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’television podcasts.
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast television editor) and Daniel Fienberg (Chief TV Critic) breaks down the latest TV news with business context and critical aspects, welcomes showrunners, executives and other guests, and provides critical guidance on what to watch (or skip, as the case may be) ).
This week’s episode features a preview of next week’s Emmy nominations, a look at the recently released TCA nominations, as well as major changes at NBCUniversal. Plus a July TV sneak peek. Here’s how it all plays out:
1. Headlines
It’s cancel town this week, with news that Sex educationThe end of ‘s is near, A Black Lady Sketch Show it’s finished its run, Freeform cut its scripted originals in half, and Showtime dropped a big ax on four shows.
2. Executive Carousel
NBCUniversal took another spin on the executive carousel this week with a major shakeup that better unified its movie and TV operations while giving NBC and Peacock a different creative executive.
3. July TV Preview
The Afterparty, Full Circle, What We Do in the Shadows, Foundation, The Summer I Got Pretty, Justified, Minx, Futurama, Twisted Metal, Dark Winds and this fool are among the top debuts this month.
4. Start of the 2023 awards season
The Emmy nominations are due July 12, but before Dan yells about Rhea Seehorn one last time, the nominations are already up for the annual Television Critics Association awards. Can one predict the other?
5. Critic’s Corner
As usual, we end with Dan’s thoughts on this week’s new and returning series. In this episode, he weighs in on The Horror of Dolores Roach, Last Call and miracle workers, plus Lesley’s thoughts on the MLB All-Star Game.
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