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October 16 21st Century TV Episodes Draft w/ Daryn Carp & Christian Banda
In the wake of The New York Times releasing their “100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century” list, Dan & Brandy are joined by recurring guests Daryn Carp and Christian Banda for a 21st Century TV Episodes Draft.
It’s a wide-ranging, high-energy conversation as everyone selects their “Best," “Favorite" and “Forever" TV episodes of the last 25 years. And yes, The Sopranos is included. Plus, stick around for the last segment where the crew must come to a consensus on one final group selection, rounding out the definitive list of the TV BFFs Top 25 Episodes of the 21st Century.
1 hr 34 min
July 23 2026 Emmy Nominations
Dan & Brandy are back to chat all about the 2026 Emmy nominations. They celebrate the iconic series that are coming to an end as well as the upstart new shows that hope to make waves at this year’s awards.
Plus, they dive into the reality TV noms (Summer House, good! Survivor 50, not so good!), debate which shows do NOT belong in these nominations (and the snubs that should replace them), and then close out the episode with their thoughts about what this slate means for the future of TV.
1 hr 1 min
April 30 Bravo Scandals Deep Dive w/ Brendan Davis & Dan Calabrese
Bravo experts Dan Calabrese and Brendan Davis (co-hosts of the Come Thru Queen podcast) join Dan & Brandy to dive deep into all things Bravo scandals! Recorded in the wake of “Scamanda / Westside Story” from Summer House, the crew debates whether this current story will go down in the pantheon of Bravo scandals.
Then, they zoom out and discuss the all-time Bravo scandals, from “Scandoval” on Vanderpump Rules, to the Jen Shah arrest and Reality VonTease of-it-all from Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, to the feuds, fallouts and falsehoods across RHO franchises like Atlanta, Beverly Hills and more.
Plus, which new shows are already bringing big scandal energy… we’re looking at you, Real Housewives of Rhode Island!
** This episode was recorded on 4/22/26 **
1 hr 5 min
January 03 Our Best & Favorite Shows of 2025
Another year of television has come to an end, which means it’s time for the year-end tradition of selecting our BEST and FAVORITE shows that aired in 2025. But we’re doing things a little differently this time and bringing you our top 15 shows of the year.

First, Brandy and Dan debate and discuss what they think was the best TV of 2025 before settling on a shared list of five shows in the "best" category, and then they each pick five shows that were their personal "favorites" of the year. As always, it’s an eclectic and all-encompassing list that you don’t want to miss!
1 hr 13 min
June 26, 2025 2025 Emmys “Should Win / Will Win” Draft w/ Daryn Carp & Christian Banda
Voting for the 2025 Emmy Awards is happening as we speak, so Daryn Carp & Christian Banda join the TV BFFs to renew their rivalry with a draft where we predict what WILL win at the Emmy’s and reveal what we think SHOULD win. It’s a heated BFFs battle that results in an incredibly diverse, can’t-miss list of shows that aired within the 2025 Primetime Emmy window (June 2024 - May 2025).
1 hr 30 min
May 27, 2025 Miniseries BFFs w/ Marni & Felicia (Hi, Felicia! Podcast)
TV producer and longtime friend of the pod Marni Ellis and her mom Felicia (co-hosts of the “Hi, Felicia! Podcast) join Dan & Brandy for a wide-ranging conversation about TV Miniseries. From the dawn of the genre on American TV in the 1970’s to the Emmy-worthy limited series of today - we dig into ALL of it. Then, we collectively debate our Top 10 Miniseries of all time and decide where they fall in our Best, Favorite and Forever Miniseries list.
47 min
May 02, 2025 Severance S3, Black Mirror S7 + Mystery Box TV Draft
Dan & Brandy take on the “mystery box” genre of TV with a discussion of Black Mirror S7 (01:20) and Severance S3 (09:32; 45:36). Then they craft a definition of the genre (18:53) before drafting their Mystery Box BFFs and creating a list of their collective top 10 mystery box TV shows of all-time (24:20). Finally, they debate whether new show Paradise will become part of mystery box canon (01:02:53). Will this podcast stick the landing? Tune in to find out!

1 hr 9 min
April 16, 2025 The White Lotus S3 + TV Character BFFs w/ Anna Roisman
Comedian Anna Roisman returns to TV BFFs to discuss The White Lotus season 3 from the lens of the iconic characters populating the Thailand resort. Plus, Victoria Ratliff stops by to say “NOOOOOO!”

Then we zoom out and chat about who we think are the BEST and our FAVORITE characters in TV history. We wrap up by choosing our FOREVER characters based on the question: If you could trade lives with one TV character, who would it be?
52 min
March 16, 2025 The Traitors S3 (Part 2) + Bravo Check-In w/ Dan Calabrese & Brendan Davis
Reality TV experts Dan Calabrese and Brendan Davis (Come Thru Queen podcast) join Dan & Brandy to discuss the second half of The Traitors: US season 3. They react to the finale and reunion, debate how to fix the format going forward (Traitors: Exes?!?), and who should be cast in the next season. Plus, everyone reveals their BEST move of the season, their FAVORITE player (spoiler alert: it's unanimous), and the moments from this season that they'll think about FOREVER.

Then, they check in on the state of The Real Housewives Universe (Potomac, Salt Lake City, NYC & Atlanta) as well Summer House, Southern Charm and The Valley trailer, and then Dan reveals which Bravo show he is finally binging!
56 min
March 01, 2025 SNL50 + Debating Our BFF SNL Eras (w/ Casey Jost & Remy Kassimir)
It’s the 50th Anniversary of Saturday Night Live! To celebrate, Dan & Brandy are joined by returning guests and SNL super-fans Casey Jost & Remy Kassimir to react to the SNL50 Anniversary Show plus the concert special and documentaries surrounding the event. We share stories from the epic weekend as well as our experiences attending tapings and working for the show. Then, we discuss every era in SNL’s 50-year history and debate which 5-year run is the BEST, which is our FAVORITE and which era we would watch FOREVER.

You can check out the SNL ERAS CASTING GRID mentioned in the episode HERE
1 hr 35 min

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There's so much TV, it’s time to talk about it in a different way. Hosted by TV development veterans Dan Brown and Brandy Crawford-Uriu, TV BFFs is a podcast about the TV shows that people love most!