The TV Show
The TV Show is a weekly podcast hosted by Jay Black, with regular guests Angelo Cataldi and Rhea Hughes. Each week, we dive into the new Golden Age of Television, with a discussion of the latest shows and news.
Episodes
124 episodes
Episode 123: Tom Brady's Conflict of Interest and Better Man's Complete Failure
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss whether or not Tom Brady's minority ownership of the Raiders makes it impossible for him to call games for Fox Sports. We already know that he's not even a middling analyst, but when you factor in...
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Episode 122: The Golden Globes, Nikki Glaser, and The West Wing
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to do a break down of The Golden Globes. Are Awards shows worth watching anymore? How did Nikki Glaser do as a host, and what in the world were they thinking giving any awards to The Bear<...
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Episode 121: The Best and Worst of 2024
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back, ready to ring in 2025 with a look back at 2024! Each has a pick for the best and worst movie, the top three shows of the year, and the worst TV that they've seen. It's a (mostly) positive look back at...
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Episode 120: Red Alert for the NFL Red Zone and Christmas TV
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the most disturbing TV news of the decade: after years of providing a near-perfect product, the NFL Red Zone has added... commercials. Cory Doctorow's belief that every good product goes bad as ca...
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Episode 119: Mr. Beast, Quentin Tarantino, and The Penguin
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the new controversies surrounding the new Mr. Beast gameshow on Amazon and whether it's possible to enjoy a show if you know that the person making it is a hypocrite. Can you watch shows like ...
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Episode 118: Offensive Comedy and Out of Touch Critics
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back to discuss The Ringer’s list of Top Ten TV shows, which feels disconnected from the shows people are actually watching. Do art critics have a responsibility to reflect the zeitgeist, or is their time better spent ...
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Episode 117: The Box Office is BACK but the NBA is FLAILING
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the amazing box office performance that Moana 2, Wicked, and Gladiator 2 had last week and whether or not it signals that the movies are SAVED (or if it's just ...
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Episode 116: Conan O'Brien, Hot Frosty, and Wicked
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the news that Conan O'Brien will be hosting the Oscars and what makes for a good Oscar host. Spoiler Alert: Angelo does not think Conan is it.Then, because YOU demanded it Rhea Hu...
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Episode 115: Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, and Netflix's HUGE debacle!
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back with a long discussion about the unbelievable debacle of a fight that Netflix (tried to) air on Friday night. From technical difficulties, to bizarre choices of announces (Rosie Perez!?), all the wa...
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Episode 114: Is David Zaslav the New Andy Reid?
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the absolute ABOMINABLE treatment that David Zaslav has inflicted on Clint Eastwood by dumping Juror #2 into 50 screens for an embarrassingly small limited run before coming to streamers i...
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Episode 113: Young Tom Hanks, Cozy Crimes, and the World Series
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back with an in-depth discussion of the new Robert Zemeckis/Tom Hanks/Robin Wright movie Here. First, the gang has a talk about the controversial use of technology to de-age actors and whether or no...
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Episode 112: The Sexiest Scene in History and The Five Worst Things About TV
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back and as promised, Jay is giving his list of the 5 worst things about TV (and movies). Jay is the show's Pollyanna, seemingly happy just to be watching moving images on the screen: can he actually
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Episode 111: The Wild Robot, SNL at 50, and Conan O'Brien's Worst Day Ever
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back to discuss the question that's been on everyone's mind through all one hundred and eleven episodes of the show: Does Angelo Cataldi have a heart?! Well, Angelo's here with his review of
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Episode 110: Nick Sirianni, Clint Eastwood, and the Death of Satellite TV
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss Nick Sirianni's silly shenanigans, making angry gestures at the fans and then hiding behind his kids at the press conference. What other great TV moments about sports weren't captured on the field...
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Episode 109: Joker 2, The Phillies, and Angelo's HUGE NEWS!
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back to discuss the absolutely horrible debut of Joker 2, which somehow cost $200 million and only made $37 million on its opening weekend. Is this the biggest bomb in terms of box office performanc...
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Episode 108: Lorne Michaels, Vince McMahon, and Megalopolis
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back to review the riveting new Vince McMahon documentary on Netflix, Mr. McMahon. Is it possible to play a creep convincingly for so many years without actually being a creep? (SPOILER ALERT: NO)
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Episode 107: Vince McMahon, Chris Collinsworth, RFK Jr., and Agatha All Along
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the INSANE amount of money that NBC is paying Chris Collinsworth through 2030. He's the least-loved color commentator in all of sports, so why is he worth so much money? Then, it's a...
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Episode 106: What TV Show Would You Teach If You Could?
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back to discuss all the goings on at the Emmys, including how the Eugene and Dan Levy did as hosts, the simmering heat between Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri, and the dumb move to cut off John Oliver in the middle ...
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Episode 105: Tom Brady, Donald Trump, and Jackson Lamb
Jay returns from his time asea to join Angelo and Rhea for a discussion about Tom Brady's NFL commentator debut and how maybe Fox shouldn't pay someone a third of a BILLION dollars if they're completely untested at their new job.THEN, t...
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Episode 104 - Politics, ESPN and the Best Sitcom of All Time
With Glen subbing for Jay again, the gang prepares for the live TV event of the year, the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on Sept. 10. What are the best and worst live-TV moments in our lives?ESPN actually did a sports event t...
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Episode 103
Don't miss the debut of Glen Macnow, who is subbing for boat-bound host Jay Black. Glen gives a dramatic reading of a famous TV monologue, along with a great TV tip. Rhea checks in with British and Teen picks, along with a fascinating take on t...
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Episode 102: Vince Vaughn, Jimmy Kimmel, and The Most Dramatic TV Moment of the Year!
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the most dramatic TV moment of the year, and it isn't even close. Angelo takes you through the entire story and explains exactly what made it so compelling and the moment is so huge that ...
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Episode 101: Elon Musk, SNL, and Tom Cruise
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss Donald Trump’s recent interview on Twitter (does ANYONE actually call it “X”?) and whether or not social media has finally surpassed TV as the place where the most eyeballs land when something important...
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