How THR critics choose the best shows of the 21st century – The Hollywood Reporter

“Mad Men” was ranked No. 1 on THR’s list of the best TV shows of the 21st century.

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Welcome to episode 233 tv top 5, “Hollywood Reporter”TV podcast.

Host every week leslie goldberg (West Coast Television Editor) Daniel Feinberg (Chief TV Critic) analyzes the latest TV news in business and critical context, welcomes showrunners, executives, and other guests, and advises you on what to watch (and in some cases, skip). We provide important guidance on:

With the WGA strike over and all eyes on the performers union SAG-AFTRA’s efforts to reach an agreement with Hollywood streamers and studios, the industry is now focused on writers’ room maintenance and operations.

In this week’s episode, let’s see how THR”Three television critics have accomplished the impossible. We narrowed down hundreds, if not thousands, of shows to choose the 50 best shows of the 21st century.

Here’s how this week’s show unfolded.

1. Mailbag

Why don’t streamers want to reveal their ratings? And if broadcast shows are so popular on streaming, why don’t the platforms actually make the broadcast shows themselves?

2. October TV preview

Broadcast rates that typically come back in late September to early October are MIA. This month’s picks are: Loki, Frasier And creepy fare.

3. Summary of cancellations

This week’s favorites are: tv top 5 — Max’s some kind of — It has been announced that the show will end after 3 seasons.Elsewhere, Paramount+ has been discontinued icarly revival. With that in mind, we look back at some of the major cancellations and shows/seasons that were canceled entirely over the past few months that we neglected to discuss as the WGA strike took precedence. Moreover, it speaks to a larger trend of industry-wide downsizing that began long before Hollywood’s labor unrest. Some of these are related to the May broadcast launch, while others are more recent amid sweeping changes brought about by budget cuts and new priorities for networks and streamers.

4. Best TV of the 21st Century

THR tv critic Angie Han and Robin Barr Join us this week on the show to discuss how they, and of course Dan, chose the 50 best TV shows of the 21st century. As it turns out, mad men was easily chosen as number one, but the rest of the list required hours of discussion and discussion.Additionally, why do shows like this appear? friend It didn’t work.

5. Critics Corner

As always, we end with Dan’s thoughts on this week’s new and returning series.In this episode, he focuses on Loki, our flag means death, bargain, found more.

Listen to it all now tv top 5. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode. (Reviews are welcome!) You can also email us at TVsTop5@THR.com with topics you’d like to see covered in future episodes or mailbag questions.