Episodes
Published 03/17/20
Over the past week, the TV industry moved quickly to first get rid of live audiences at late night tapings and game shows. Now those productions have been shut down altogether. The upfront presentations in New York have been moved to an entirely...
Published 03/17/20
Following the cancelation of the music festival South by Southwest, other industry events are taking precautions. The TV Academy has banned audience interaction with panel members at Emmy campaigning events, and some cable networks have withdrawn...
Published 03/10/20
A month ago, Bob Iger announced that the launch of Disney+ had been a smashing success with almost 30 million subscribers. Now with Iger out as CEO, what does the future hold for the streaming service?
Published 03/03/20
The Quibi ad blitz has begun. Will the tone of these dark commercials make young viewers curious enough to pay for the kind of short form content they're already getting for free on YouTube?
Published 02/18/20
Disney+ has released some subscriber stats, and with nearly 30 million sign-ups, the streamer is off to a strong start. Now the question is, how do they maintain it?
Published 02/11/20
Almost 100 million people watched the Superbowl last weekend. If you were one of them, you may have noticed ads for broadcast and cable shows that also include logos of streaming services. As the landscape continues to shift, networks are no longer...
Published 02/04/20
Shows could be hailed as a "breakthrough" or "most popular" based on selective numbers released by a streamer, just don't confuse a puffed-up press release with actual total audience size. 
Published 01/28/20
If you watched the Golden Globes this year, you may have noticed a lot of speeches got bleeped. In an age where people can see all kinds of unfiltered content online, is it time to relax FCC rules, especially for live events?
Published 01/21/20
The " Jeopardy!" GOAT tournament is doing huge ratings for ABC. In a TV world where streaming dominates, the hope for the broadcast networks is that they can still draw big numbers with specialized events.  
Published 01/14/20
What does the television industry hold for 2020? Mike and Joe share their predictions. 
Published 01/07/20
We've talked about streaming wars a lot in the past couple of months, but really, streaming is the story of the decade in TV. 
Published 12/21/19
It used to be that actors would only get $1 million per TV episode in the later seasons of super successful, long-running shows like "Friends" or "The Big Bang Theory." Now, more and more A-listers are demanding that kind of money up front. 
Published 12/17/19
Netflix got us all hooked on binging, but some of the newer entries in the streaming wars are going a different direction. 
Published 12/10/19
They were once one company, then broken up, but now Shari Redstone is re-combining CBS and Viacom. But will the re-merged companies be enough scale to survive, or will it ultimately be bought by an even bigger company?
Published 12/03/19
It's the annual Screengrab Thanksgiving episode, the 2019 edition! This year Mike and Joe are thankful for some new dramas and retro comedies. 
Published 11/26/19
Now that Disney owns a majority stake in Hulu, the streaming service is seeing some changes, especially when it comes to content from FX.
Published 11/19/19
At $7 a month, or free for Verizon customers, Disney+ seems like a steal. But unlike some of the other streaming services, it won't have a ton of new content upon debut. It will, however, offer an unrivaled library. Will that be enough to get...
Published 11/12/19
In the week between the launch of Apple TV Plus and Disney Plus, Mike and Joe discuss HBO Max, which held a big presentation recently. 
Published 11/05/19
The reviews for 'The Morning Show' and the three other series that land later this week probably aren't what Apple was hoping for. But if the shows get more people into the Apple TV ecosystem, the reviews may not matter so much.
Published 10/29/19
It was widely known that NBC News refused to air Ronan Farrow's reporting on Harvey Weinstein, but Farrow's new book explains just how bad things were. The leaders that opted not to act on Weinstein, allegedly to protect Matt Lauer, are still there.
Published 10/22/19
This week, Disney Plus posted a super long Twitter thread listing all the content that'll come with its streaming service next month. But they're not the only ones going after younger viewers. Netflix, Apple and WarnerMedia have all made major plays...
Published 10/15/19
We're about a month away from the arrivals of Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus--with even more services to come after that. As the streaming wars heat up, Disney has now said they won't be airing any Netflix ads on most Disney-owned networks. 
Published 10/08/19
As the House barrels towards impeachment proceedings following the reveal of the whistleblower's complaint, viewers are not surprisingly, turning to cable to figure out what's going on.
Published 10/01/19
For the first time in quite a while, broadcast TV looks to be offering up some promising new shows. Mike and Joe discuss what's caught their eye so far. 
Published 09/24/19