You're listening to episode 147 of TV's top five, the Hollywood Reporter's TV podcast. I'm Leslie Goldberg, West Coast TV editor, and I'm joined by the great Dan Feinberg, THR's chief TV critic. Hi, Dan. Hi, Leslie. You're pretty great, too. Aw, thank you. Well, welcome to our year-in-review episode. We've got a super-sized year-in-review bonanza. I just said year-in-review three times. So you get the idea. It's a celebration episode, so to speak, Dan.

It is indeed. And also, we will be taking next week off for the holiday that is next week. And so basically listen to this episode at whatever pace you want to,

but, you know, there won't be an episode next week. So, so make it last. You know, like

working your way through a candy cane at Christmas season or something to that effect.

I see what you did there, Dan. But yeah, we have some great interviews in this episode.

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong on that season three finale.

We've got Haley Steinfeld talking about her big year with the conclusion of Dickinson

and Marvel debut in Hawkeye.

And then Dan takes us through the best TV shows of the year.

Lots going on, man.

Let us get to business.

Number one.

Leading off, we're going to start with the year's top headlines.

So now, first of all, we have to say that just because it is late December, that does not

mean that the news is stopping and does not mean that

sort of uncomfortable industry news is stopping. So definitely recommend you head over to

THR and check out our friend and friend of the five Kim Masters, harrowing and really unpleasant but wonderfully reported piece on Chris Knoth.

And then also head over to really, truly friend of the five, Leslie Goldberg's article.

Are you really a friend of the five, Leslie?

Yeah.

I think you're a friend of the five.

We're the O.G. friends of the five.

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