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Dianne is out on a very special assignment so Chris is joined by guest host (and real-life SAG voter) Ian Brodsky to discuss everything from the future of James Bond to Mike White’s extremely specific references. Featuring our predictions for Season 3 of The White Lotus on HBO (uh, yes, we’re going to talk about what’s going on with the “Will They? Won’t They” Brothers). But first! So much streaming, including: The best moments from the NBC SNL50 special (also Chevy Chase was there). Our undying love for the just-wrapped first season of ABC’s High Potential. A ratings update on The Night Agent and Ian’s elevator pitch for why Black Doves should be your next Netflix spy fix. And some big surprises from some even bigger personalities behind some of the world’s biggest IP: Kathleen Kennedy plans to step aside at Star Wars and the Broccoli family finally relinquishes the keys to the James Bond kingdom (we’re pitching our Bonds for Bezos, of course). Correction: Michael Wilson is Barbara Broccoli’s half brother, not stepbrother. Stepbrothers were just on the mind this week! ——— 📺 Review: The White Lotus (Season 3) 🧭 Where to Watch: HBO / Max 🗓️ Episodes This Season: 8 (Sundays at 9 PM ET) 🍂 Seasons: 3 (21 episodes) 🤩 Starring: Parker Posey, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell, Walton Goggins, Carrie Coon, Leslie Bibb, Michelle Monaghan, Jon Gries, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sam Nivola, Sarah Catherine Hook, Tayme Thapthimthong, Patravadi Mejudhon 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Mike White ⚠️ Spoiler Warning for everything through the first 2 episodes of the latest season starting at 58:56 ——— 🔗 Links: 'The Night Agent' Tops Nielsen Streaming Rankings — Most Popular Shows – Matt Webb Mitovich, TV Line ‘The Bachelor’ Nation: Majority Of Crew Exits Following ‘The Bachelorette’ Pause – Peter White, Deadline Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ Succession Problem: Who Will Replace Kathleen Kennedy? – Borys Kit, James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter James Bond: Amazon MGM Gains Creative Control – Alex Ritman, Variety Debbie Downer: Bar – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube Weekend Update ft. Bobby Moynihan, Cecily Strong, Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer, Bill Murray – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube Domingo: Vow Renewal – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube Lawrence Welk – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube Black Jeopardy – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube Close Encounter 50th – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube Audience Q&A – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube New York 50th Musical – SNL50 – SNL, YouTube The Lonely Island: Musical Medley (Live) | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert – Peacock, YouTube ‘High Potential’ Wraps First Season With Series Best Ratings, ‘Will Trent’ & ‘The Rookie’ Make Case For Renewal With New Streaming Highs – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline ‘High Potential’ Returns After Midseason Break To Its Best 7-Day Audience; ‘Will Trent’ & ‘The Rookie’ Pull Off Strong Debuts For ABC – Katie Campione, Deadline ‘The White Lotus’: Sam Nivola Says Mike White Told the Cast to Watch ‘Southern Charm’ to Prepare – Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter ‘The White Lotus’ Grows Season 3 Audience By 40% For Second Episode – Katie Campione, Deadline How Jon Gries’ Return To ‘The White Lotus’ Could Shape Season 3 – Dessi Gomez, Deadline ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

This week we’re all about Netflix, which is riding high while the rest of the streaming universe is filled with turmoil. The next big pivot is live: From Mulaney to Beyoncé, from the NFL to the WWE and everything in between (the Jake Paul fight is somewhere on that spectrum). Oh, live and price hikes. We’ll break it all down and then go deep cover on Netflix’s spy hit The Night Agent. Listen for our review this week, and the get ready for the spoilercast next week! ——— 📺 Review: The Night Agent 🧭 Where to Watch: Netflix 🗓️ Episodes This Season: 10 (All Episodes Available) 🍂 Seasons: 2 (20 episodes total) ✅ Renewal Status: Renewed for Season 3 🤩 Starring: Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Amanda Warren, Arienne Mandi 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Shawn Ryan 🤔 General spoilers for Season 1, but mostly spoiler-free! starting at ==TIME== ——— 🔗 Links: Netflix shares soar as company reports surging revenue, tops 300 million subscribers – Sarah Whitten, CNBC Netflix Raises UK Prices: All Plans Getting More Expensive – Or Goren, CordBusters John Mulaney's Netflix Talk Show Sets Release Date – Michael Schneider, Variety John Mulaney’s Live Netflix Talk Show Gears Up For Launch With A Second Season Already On The Cards – Peter White, Deadline ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

It’s the Streamageddon Streaming Superlatives Spectacular! It’s our annual tradition where we hand out yearbook-style honors to streaming services, shows, stories, and the people who make the things we (mostly) love to watch. This year we’re looking back and looking ahead, making picks for both 2024 and 2025. 🔮 All your favorite categories are here, along with the series and news stories that explain the state of Streaming as we head into 2025: Who was last year’s Life of the Party, and who will take the crown this time around? What were our Biggest Disappointments of the year, and what do we expect to disappoint us all in the year to come? Who’s Most Likely To Succeed? What about the Best Glow Up? And you’ll never guess who Chris picked for his Class Sweetheart! 📺 Next Week: We’re watching the first 3 episodes of The Pitt on Max. Join us! ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

For our 100th episode we’re celebrating one of TV’s hardest working genres: The Workplace Comedy. We’ll discuss the classics, debate the mockumentary format, and marvel at the wide range of characters and stories that fit into this surprisingly versatile genre. We’re talking about all our favorites, but in the second half of our conversation we’re going to roll up our sleeves and dive deep into two specific workplace comedies: One is riding off into the sunset with its sixth and final season (FX’s What We Do in the Shadows) and the other is riding high with early buzz and a full season order on NBC (St. Denis Medical). Vampires and doctors? In one genre?! What a world! But first! Follow-up that spans all across the year in news: Paramount, parades, Iger, ESPN, the MAX app, another password sharing crackdown, and yes! A very special 100th Episode Game that we’re calling HBO or NO?! We’ll even answer the burning question of our time: Is The Bear a workplace comedy? ——— 📺 Reviews: St. Denis Medical (Season 1) & What We Do in the Shadows (Season 6) 🧛 What We Do in the Shadows 🧭 Where to Watch: Mondays on FX (Next Day on Hulu) ⏰ Next Episode Airs: Monday, December 16 (Series Finale) 🍂 Seasons: 6 🗓️ Episodes This Season: 11 (61 Total) ⚠️ Light Spoilers for entire series starting at 31:29 🧑‍⚕️ St. Denis Medical 🧭 Where to Watch: Tuesdays on NBC (Next Day on Peacock) ⏰ Next Episode Airs: Tuesday, January 14 🍂 Seasons: 1 🗓️ Episodes This Season: 5 so far (18 ordered) ⚠️ Light Spoilers for first 4 episodes starting at 31:29 ——— 🔗 Links: TV Ratings: Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Hits All-Time High for Second Straight Year – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter Disney Brings Last Piece Of Its Streaming Bundle To Disney+, With ESPN+ Joining Hulu Under The Main Tent – Dade Hayes, Deadline 'Agatha All Along' Hits Nielsen High With Release of Finale – Matt Webb Mitovich, TV Line Streaming Ratings: ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Hits No. 1 With Season 3 Premiere – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter Streaming Ratings: ‘Agatha All Along’ Hits High With Season Finale – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter Paramount Co-CEO Troika, TV Businesses Eye Consolidation Once Skydance Merger Closes – Anthony D'Alessandro and Jill Goldsmith, Deadline Max Password Sharing Crackdown to Kick Off Next Week, WBD Exec Says – Loree Seitz, The Wrap White Lotus Season 3 to Premiere in February, Euphoria in 2026 – Jennifer Maas, Variety Max is testing always-on HBO channels – Emma Roth, The Verge ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

Saturday Night Live is back for its 50th season and we’re celebrating with an All-Time SNL Cast Draft! Join us as we discuss the latest episodes and then draft competing casts of 14 team all-time greats: Who gets Belushi? Who will anchor Weekend Update? And which legendary cast member did ChatGPT completely forget about?! But first, in the news: Yellowstone returns for its final impossible-to-stream season! Paramount+ celebrates a change in fortunes! Netflix purges its interactive specials! And Max takes the crown as king of the Churn and Return generation! ——— 📺 Review: SNL at 50 🧭 Where to Watch: NBC (Saturdays at 11:30 PM ET) and next-day on Peacock 🍂 Seasons: 50 ⏳ Where to Stream Past Seasons: Peacock 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Lorne Michaels ——— 🔗 Links: How to Stream Yellowstone's Season 5B Premiere – Nick Caruso, TV Line ‘Tracker,’ ‘Elsbeth’ Show Strong Multi-Platform Gains for CBS in Early Ratings Returns – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter Paramount Co-CEO Chris McCarthy Feels Good About Paramount+’s Position “To Remain A Standalone” – Dade Hayes, Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline Comcast Says It May Spin Off Cable Networks and Seek a Streaming Partner Amid TV Business Tumult – Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter Netflix is removing nearly all of its interactive titles – Jay Peters, The Verge A New Streaming Customer Emerges: The Subscription Pauser – Sarah Krouse, The Wall Street Journal Dan Bulla Has Earned His SNL Vanity Card - LateNighter – Nick Riccardo, Late Nighter ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

Marvel’s franchise fatigue seems like the perfect target for comedy, but can the new HBO satire The Franchise overcome the baggage of the subject matter? Is it more of a 30 Rock or a Studio 60? But first! Big ratings for our favorite new procedurals, trouble in paradise for the Golden Bachelorette, more scoops on the Abbott/Sunny crossover, and a triumphant quarter at Netflix (featuring surprise Mulaney news!). ——— 📺 Review: The Franchise 🧭 Where to Watch: HBO / Max 🗓️ Episodes This Season: 8 (Sundays at 10 PM ET) 🔄 Renewal Status: TBA 📚 Related Titles: Avenue 5, Veep 📚 Where to Stream Related Titles: Max 🤩 Starring: Himesh Patel, Aya Cash, Bill Magnussen, Jessica Hynes, Lolly Adefope, Richard E. Grant 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Jon Brown, Sam Mendes, Amando Iannucci ⚠️ Spoiler Warning for first 2 episodes starting at 20:00 ——— 🔗 Links: ‘High Potential’ Audience Grows 19% With 8.7 Million Viewers for Episode 3 | Exclusive – Loree Seitz, The Wrap 'The Golden Bachelorette' Ratings on ABC — 'Abbott Elementary' – Matt Webb Mitovich, TV Line 'Abbott Elementary' Producers on 'Sunny' Crossover, Season 4 Stories – Michael Schneider, Variety A great season for Netflix – Lucy Brewster, Morning Brew Netflix Picks Up Weekly Live Variety Talk Show Hosted by John Mulaney – Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter Daniel Craig Slammed Netflix CEO Over ‘Knives Out' Avoiding Theaters: “F*ck Your Model!" – Jordan Ruimy, World of Reel 'The Penguin' Episode 2 Ratings: 1.6 Million Viewers – Selome Hailu, Variety ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

Spooky Season has arrived and Disney+ is leaning into it with the long-awaited (and repeatedly retitled) WandaVision spin-off Agatha All Along. It’s got a killer cast, but can it shake the Marvel curse? And speaking of Marvel: We’re assembling our own coven… of shows! Join us as we each draft a team of 6 Marvel shows that we hope Kevin Feige resurrects for another season. Which one of us will assemble the Avengers of Avengers-adjacent characters? But first, in the news: Wake up, babe. New bundle dropped! And we begin the bittersweet farewell to satellite TV. ——— 📺 Review: Agatha All Along 🧭 Where to Watch: Disney+ 🗓️ Episodes: 9 (Wednesdays at 9 PM ET) 🔄 Renewal Status: TBA 📚 Related Titles: WandaVision 📚 Where to Stream Related Titles: Disney+ 🤩 Starring: Kathryn Hahn, Joe Locke, Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, Debra Jo Rupp, Patti LuPone, Aubrey Plaza 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Jac Schaeffer ⚠️ Spoiler Warning for first 4 episodes starting at 42:46 ——— 🔗 Links: Charter will offer Peacock for free with some cable subscriptions next year – Wes Davis, The Verge Charter Spectrum Cuts Carriage Deal With NBCUniversal, Adding Peacock to Pay-TV Packages – Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter DirecTV Placed on Credit Watch Negative After Unveiling Deal to Merge With Dish – Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter ‘WandaVision’ Recap: What to Remember for ‘Agatha All Along’ – Andi Ortiz, The Wrap 'Agatha All Along' Ratings: 9.3 Million Views in One Week on Disney+ – Selome Hailu, Variety Agatha All Along Nude Scene Wasn't Scripted Says Kathryn Hahn – Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety Agatha All Along’s practical effects were key to bringing its magic to life – Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

FX cleaned up at the 2024 Emmy Awards, but can they keep the winning streak alive? Could the engine behind Hulu’s premium content even be on track to surpass HBO as the de facto home of prestige TV? We’re looking at both sides of that equation with a review of the new FX comedy English Teacher and a deep dive into David Zaslav’s latest swerve with Max (coming soon to a basic cable package near you!). But wait! There’s more: The ABC Presidential Debate brought in big ratings across all the news networks, but did viewers punish CNN for hosting the infamous first debate? Speaking of that Cable News Network: The channel’s new leadership continues to undo the legacy of Zaslav’s first pick, Chris Licht. That means Brian Stelter’s back, baby! The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon becomes the final nail in the coffin for Friday night Late Night, with all the major shows down to 4 new episodes a week. With ratings in a free fall across all the networks what will the future of Late Night look like? (Maybe it’s more of an After Midnight style affair.) ——— 📺 Review: English Teacher 🧭 Where to Watch: FX and Hulu 🗓️ Episodes: 8, Releasing Weekly (Mondays at 10 PM ET) 🤩 Starring: Brian Jordan Alvarez, Stephanie Koenig, Enrico Colantoni, Sean Patton, Langston Kerman 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Brian Jordan Alvarez 🎬 Directed By: Jonathan Krisel, Brian Jordan Alvarez ⚠️ Light Spoilers for first 3 episodes. ——— 🔗 Links: 67.1 Million People Watched Harris and Trump, Outdrawing Last Debate – Michael M. Grynbaum, The New York Times Over 67 Million Viewers Tune In for ABC News Harris-Trump Debate – Nielsen Trump: No more debates with Kamala Harris – Reuters Seth Meyers to Host Primetime ‘Closer Look’ Special After September Presidential Debate – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter How Late Night TV Is Downsizing – Alex Weprin, Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter James Corden Bows Out - LAmag – Brian Stelter, LA Magazine In Major Deal, Max and Discovery+ Will Join Charter Video Bundle as Warners Makes Big Move – Erik Hayden, Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter Max to Grow by 6M Subscribers This Quarter, David Zaslav Says – Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter 'English Teacher' Review, FX School Comedy, Brian Jordan Alvarez – Dave Nemetz, TV Line ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com