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
108 episodes
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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Episode 100: The Hundredth Episode Spectacular!
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back for the one hundredth time to talk all things television with you! Jay is performing on a cruise ship, out to sea, for the entire month, but that doesn't stop him from going into a in-depth discussion of ...
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Episode 99: The Olympics, Deadpool, and Pete Rose
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the incredible increase in ratings the Olympics have been getting and what the reason for that might be. Angelo, though, is not one of the millions watching, however, and he tells the story of why...
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Episode 98: Joe Biden, Skip Bayless, and Jake Paul
Rhea and Angelo join jay from their respective shore houses to discuss Joe Biden dropping out of the race for president: how TV had an impact on his decision and what having a newer, younger candidate might do for the ratings of the Democratic ...
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Episode 97: Morning Joe, Billy Joel, and Howard Eskin
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay are back to discuss the insane decision by MSNBC to take Morning Joe off the air in the wake of the attempt on Donald Trump's life. Angelo discusses his various run-ins with "suits" who didn't want him to di...
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Episode 96: Box Office, The Bear, and Beverly Hills Cop
Rhea Hughes is BACK and ready to discuss with Angelo and Jay the big news about the box office: movies are popular again, with Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4 earning huge grosses. But the news isn't all rosy ...
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Episode 95: The Bear is Back!
Angelo and Jay are alone this week to discuss the strange new direction that The Bear has decided to take in Season Three. Here's a spoiler: one of them loved it and the other hated it. The discussion abo...
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Episode 94: The Presidential Debate, Stephen A. Smith, and Penthouse
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back with a discussion about the reports that Stephen A. Smith is on the verge of signing a $90 million deal with ESPN, even as the sports giant continues layoffs in front of and behind the camera. Is he worth th...
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Episode 93: Star Wars, The NBA Finals, and The Boys
Angelo, Jay and Rhea discuss the flailing NBA ratings (and the surprisingly good NHL ratings) and try to get to the bottom of why people aren't tuning in just as the NBA is on the precipice of signing a $76 Billion broadcast deal.Then, ...
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Episode 92: The Phillies are in London and so is Rhea!
Our special British correspondent, Rhea Hughes, joins us all the way from England to give Jay and Angelo a breakdown of what the coverage of Major League Baseball was like on the other side of the pond while Angelo gives a breakdown of how Fox ...
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Episode 91: Will Smith, Caitlin Clark, and Charles Barkley
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back to discuss whether or not Will Smith's new movie -- and first major release since "The Slap Heard Round the World" -- will make money this weekend. The Bad Boys franchise is certainly beloved and th...
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Episode 90: So Help Me Todd, Super Size Me, and Furiousa
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back for a discussion about CBS's decision to cancel So Help Me Todd, despite the fact that it ended its second season on a huge cliffhanger and, as per usual, Angelo has some strong ideas about how all shows ...
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Episode 89: Kevin Costner, Francis Ford Coppola, and a Man in Full
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back to do discuss a topic suggested by YOU, our listeners: Francis Ford Coppola's brand new movie is Megalopolis, a $150 million, self-funded passion project that debuted at Cannes this week. It just so...
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Episode 88: The NFL is coming to Netflix and there's a new Office spinoff!
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back to discuss the biggest news in sports TV: The NFL is finally going to Netflix... for two Christmas Day games that Netflix is paying an eye-watering $150 million for! Is this a viable new space for the NFL?&n...
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Episode 87: Unfrosted is Unwatchable and the NBA is worth $76 Billion
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea have a knock-down, drag-out fight over Unfrosted, the new Jerry Seinfeld Netflix movie that wastes about 10 million megawatts of star power on a thin premise and an even thinner script. Who hated it? W...
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Episode 86: Jerry Seinfeld, the NBA, Boomer, and The Sting
Angelo, Jay, and Rhea are back to discuss Jerry Seinfeld's comments about comedy getting too politically correct -- is the left making it more difficult to be funny?Then, they discuss the NBA's insane decision to schedule Thursday's gam...
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Episode 85: Taylor Swift and The Trump Trial
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay have a discussion about why the Trump Trial isn't being televised -- regardless of your politics, it's a spectacle that the country has a right to watch in all its lurid glory!Also, the gang discusses the new Taylo...
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Episode 84: Scoop, OJ, Billy Joel, and Fallout
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay start the show with a discussion of Scoop, the new Netflix movie about the incredible interview that BBC's NewsNight had with Prince Andrew, which leads into some talk about the greatest TV interviews of ...
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Episode 83: Curb Your Enthusiasm, the NCAA Finals, and Monkey Man
Angelo, Rhea, and Jay do a deep dive on everything involving the series finale of Curb -- was it so good that it retroactively made the much-maligned Seinfeld finale better?! Should Larry David be put in the pantheon of great TV creato...
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