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Peak Tv

the industry June 6, 2023

The Binge PurgeTV’s streaming model is broken. It’s also not going away. For Hollywood, figuring that out will be a horror show.

By Josef Adalian and Lane Brown
peak tv+ June 2, 2022

TV’s Spring Avalanche Wasn’t Good for Anyone“We as an industry have overdone it.”

By Josef Adalian

casting call Mar. 2, 2021

Pencil In Nicole Kidman and Cynthia Erivo’s Emmy Noms for Apple TV’s RoarFrom Glow creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, reuniting with Alison Brie.

By Justin Curto
what were the 2010s? Dec. 26, 2019

The Literal Peaks of Peak TVFrom mountains to cliffs to steep hills, peaks were all over TV this decade.

By Kathryn VanArendonk
tv July 9, 2019

Talking With Emily Nussbaum About TV Criticism, Bad Fans, and BuffyA conversation between two New York Magazine TV critics, past and present, about the state of TV.

By Matt Zoller Seitz
keeping up with the royals Apr. 10, 2019

American Royalty Oprah to Collaborate With Suits Star’s HusbandThey’re making a mental-health doc for Apple.

By Devon Ivie
peak tv Dec. 13, 2018

Almost 500 Scripted Shows Aired in 2018, But We Still Haven’t Hit Peak TVFor the first time in TV history, streamers like Netflix and Amazon had the biggest share of scripted production in 2018.

By Josef Adalian
peak tv Oct. 10, 2018

What to Know About Snapchat’s Big Move Into Scripted TVPeak TV’s latest player just debuted two short-form shows, with a lot more coming soon.

By Josef Adalian
peak tv Aug. 16, 2018

Netflix Officially Snags Kenya Barris With Multimillion-Dollar DealBarris is the latest powerhouse producer to leave linear TV for Netflix, joining Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes.

By Josef Adalian
tca 2018 Aug. 3, 2018

Forget Peak TV: FX Boss Says We’re Now in the ‘Gilded Age’ of Television“My assessment that Peak TV would’ve peaked by now was wrong.”

By Josef Adalian
peak tv May 24, 2018

NBC Is Getting Into the Podcast Game, Just Like Your Ex-BoyfriendIn case you were wondering what to do with all those free hours in your day.

By Jordan Crucchiola
peak tv May 13, 2018

So, What Do You Think of NBC’s New Fall Show Trailers?We have a family sitcom, medical drama, and Lost-esque drama.

By Devon Ivie

peak tv Nov. 13, 2017

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Is Really HappeningThe streaming studio has already committed to two seasons of the J.R.R. Tolkien property.

By Jordan Crucchiola
how movies are made now Oct. 3, 2017

What Hollywood Screenwriters Are Learning From Peak TVFor starters: Sometimes writers work better in teams.

By Logan Hill
tca 2017 Aug. 9, 2017

John Landgraf Has Another Peak TV Update: It’s Become ‘Unmanageable’The latest from the Peak TV seer.

By Whitney Friedlander
peak tv July 27, 2017

Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston Are Working on a TV Show TogetherFingers crossed we get to see it.

By Jordan Crucchiola
July 3, 2017

Facebook Green-lights Two New Original SeriesIn the land of peak TV, the social-media giant just leveled up.

By Trupti Rami
peak tv June 11, 2017

TV Is Moving Away From Finale Fever — Which Is Making for Better TVEndings still matter, but not nearly as much as they used to.

By Matt Zoller Seitz
peak tv June 10, 2017

Rival Networks Are Really Happy That Netflix Is Finally Canceling Its Shows“I’m glad they’re canceling shows,” FX’s president bluntly declared.

By David Canfield
peak tv May 31, 2017

What Creators Have to Gain, and Fear, in a Streaming-TV WorldThe advent of streaming has brought untold freedom and opportunity to creators — and an unprecedented chance to get lost in the Peak TV shuffle.

By David Marchese
peak tv Dec. 21, 2016

A Record High of 455 (a.k.a. Way Too Many) Scripted TV Shows Aired in 2016Too much TV!

By Jackson McHenry
Aug. 10, 2016

Why Is It So Hard to Get Serial Drama Right in 2016?The medium that ushered in TV’s Golden Age is in a slump.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

Aug. 9, 2016

FX CEO: Peak TV Will Likely Happen Closer to ’19“I wrongly predicted that we’d hit the peak in 2015 or 2016.”

By Whitney Friedlander
May 20, 2016

What It’s Like to Be a Character Actor During Peak TV“We’re all working twice as hard to make half the money.”

By Kenny Herzog
peak tv Dec. 18, 2015

Amazon Picks Up Tig Notaro’s One MississippiAlso, Good Girls Revolt, Patriot, Highston, and Z.

By Jackson McHenry
peak tv Dec. 16, 2015

There Were Over 400 Scripted TV Shows on the Air in 2015Nearly twice as many as during the first year of the Obama administration.

By Josef Adalian