This Weeks Top 5 Topics:
Headlines (1:49)
Changes at TNT and TBS (9:15)
'The Walking Dead' spinoff loses key character (18:35)
Showrunner Spotlight: Dustin Lance Black ('Under the Banner of Heaven') (26:23)
Critics Corner (1:05:06)
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Dustin Lance Black Talks ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’

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Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (1:06)
Paramount Global sale dead (10:52)
What’s Up With… USA Network (19:38)
 Hot Dog Wars (yes, really) (31:45)
Critic's Corner (40:09)
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Paramount Woes, USA Grows and … the Hot Dog Wars (Yes, Really)

Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (2:03)
Baldwins to TLC (6:27)
Mailbag (17:05)
 ATX TV Festival wrap up (37:36)
Critic's Corner (44:14)
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What Should the Emmys do With ‘The Bear’? We Have an Idea

Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (2:37)

Hacks!  (6:02)
June TV preview (13:27)
 Showrunner Spotlight: Nida Manzoor (We Are Lady Parts) (21:31)
Critic's Corner (48:38)
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‘We Are Lady Parts’ Creator on Scaling Up in Season 2

Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (1:07)
RIP, The CW (13:08)
RIP, Freevee  (26:33)
Mailbag (45:37)
Critic's Corner (58:25)
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The CW, Freevee and Brands That Could Have Been

Top 5 of the Week:
Headlines (1:44)
Upfronts: Amazon and Netflix (13:25)
Upfronts: Everyone else (35:55)
Sportsball!  (1:05:16)
Critic's Corner (1:13:56)
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Dustin Lance Black Talks ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’

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