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Beef has returned with more than twice the beefs (or beeves, if you will); Phillip Maciak has also returned to talk about whether it still sizzles. Around The Dial takes us through S05 of The Boys, Saturday Night Live, and Untold: Jail Blazers. Phillip pitches the New Girl episode "Normal" for induction into The Canon. And we close things up with the Winner and Loser of the week, skipping Game Time out of respect for Dave's frail constitution. Slather up with some of that fancy Korean sunscreen and listen! GUESTS👤 Phillip Maciak TOPICSLead Topic: 🥩 BeefAround The Dial: 🦹 The BoysAround The Dial: 🌃 Saturday Night LiveAround The Dial: 🏀 Untold: Jail BlazersThe Canon: 🗽 New Girl S01.E20: NormalWinner & Loser: 🚔 Matt LeBlancWinner & Loser: ⚖️ Law & Order: Organized Crime SUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🦋 Phillip Maciak on Bluesky🪐 "Cousin Planet - SNL" on YouTube🚙 "Car Song - SNL" on YouTube📲 "DTF St. Louis Is An Utterly Original Drama Of Male Loneliness" at The New Republic🏀 "You've Watched Untold: Jail Blazers. What's Next?" at Best Evidence📷 Photo: Netflix

The latest piece of 90s pop culture to be remade for modern audiences is American Gladiators, now jousting at Prime Video; listen to find out if it made us want to take a Crossfit class, or just watch more of people who have. Ask EHG finds us discussing what the models in Through Methods products are probably thinking when they wear them, what Brand Power is, and more. Dan Cassino pitches The Riker Maneuver from Star Trek: The Next Generation for induction into the Tiny Signature Move Canon. Then, we name the week's Not Quite Winners and Losers before winding up with a stroll through Tom Selleck's pre-fame commercials. Put on your tightest lycra onesie and join us! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-405/

Alas, our planned guest Devindra Hardawar couldn't join us after all -- but we forged ahead with our discussion of The Audacity, whose all-star cast didn't save the show from feeling superfluous. Should you give AMC's takedown of crappy rich Californians a try, or just watch Succession again? We went Around The Dial with Margo's Got Money Problems, Love, Ted Bundy, and the new season of Taskmaster before Dave was Not A Crackpot about live-task editing. Tara hoped a Season 16 episode of Bob's Burgers would make a perfect Canon fit. Joel Kinnaman won, Euphoria lost, and Sarah caught strays for her Chewbacca imitation in a copyright-compliant Non-Regulation Game Time. Someone light a match; it's an all-new Extra Hot Great. TOPICSLead Topic: 💾 The AudacityAround The Dial: 💸 Margo's Got Money ProblemsAround The Dial: 💘 Love, Ted BundyAround The Dial: 💌 TaskmasterAround The Dial: 🍔 Bob's Burgers S16.E07: Tube For TinaWinner & Loser: 🥵 Joel KinnamanWinner & Loser: 🐶 EuphoriaGame Time: 🤫 Secret Invitation Code SUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🧑‍🦱 Billy Magnussen got a perm to play Duncan🦹 Devindra Hardawar discussed The Franchise with us in EHG 531🏥 Tara on bad fans of The Pitt for GQ🖤 Sarah's full review of Love, Ted Bundy at Best Evidence👀 Game Time Answer Sheet📷 Photo: AMC

Your scientists with whether they could shrink corn to solve the global hunger crisis, they didn't stop to think if they should develop a process that might also shrink a person. That's what happens in The Miniature Wife, Peacock's new dramedy; we discuss whether it should be a huge hit. Ask EHG dares us to ponder (among other things) whether Hudson U or UC Sunnydale is the more dangerous fictional college campus, and what Joey Tribbiani might be doing in 2026. Sarah pitches Donna's pairing of ice cream and popcorn for induction into the Tiny Snack Canon. We each name the week's Not Quite Winner and Loser. Kari tells us what happened when Jem went to the Indianapolis 500. Finally, we close with as many examples as we could think of for TV show titles that could be describing farts. Find a quiet little corner and listen! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-404/

With its series adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale a major awards success for Hulu, the logical next step is an adaptation of its sequel novel, The Testaments, revolving around the privileged young women of Gilead being prepared for their lives as Commanders' Wives; Alison Herman returns to discuss the latest project on Chase Infiniti's extremely prestigious CV. Around The Dial takes us through Hacks S05, DTF St. Louis, and The Truth And Tragedy Of Moriah Wilson. Mary pitches the Heated Rivalry episode "I'll Believe In Anything" for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that has a lot of love to give. Make yourself some cinnamon toast and listen! GUESTS👤 Alison Herman TOPICSLead Topic: ✝️ The TestamentsAround The Dial: 🤣 HacksAround The Dial: 📱 DTF St. LouisAround The Dial: 📹 The Truth And Tragedy Of Moriah WilsonThe Canon: 🏒 Heated Rivalry S01.E05: I'll Believe In AnythingWinner & Loser: ❤️‍🔥 David E. KelleyWinner & Loser: 🏁 RuPaul's Drag RaceGame Time: 💋 Lip Mashers SUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🦋 Alison Herman on Bluesky🌴 The Again With This podcast👊 The New Techniques In Modern Practical Combat podcast✍️ Alison at Variety🎶 The Dolly 64 Season on Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs🎞️ TCM's The Plot Thickens podcast👾 "Drag Race Interrupts Its Art With AI Slop" at Reality Blurred📷 Photo: Disney / Steve Wilkie CLUB-ONLY NOTES🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To💬 Get On Our Community Discord

While Pablo Escobar was forming his drug empire, what was his son up to? Being looked after by a small detachment of psychopathic gangsters, that's what! Juan Pablo Escobar co-created Hulu's new Spanish-language scripted true crime series Dear Killer Nannies; we're here to tell you whether it's worth sneaking out after bedtime to watch. Ask EHG asks the newly returned Sarah what criminal case should get the documentary treatment and what cookies she prefers; all of us are invited to weigh in on (among others) the TV character we'd have organize our wellness retreat and which Kid In The Hall will die first. Dave submits "A Thing Of Candy Beans" from Arrested Development for induction into the Unit Of Measurement Tiny Canon. We each name our picks for the Not Quite Winners and Losers of the Week. Kim tells us about her latest dip into The Love Boat. Finally, at Never Not Mike's request, we pick from the world of TV procedurals to make our own action team from a group of disparate characters. Brush your teeth, wash behind your ears, then listen! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-403/

For All Mankind, aka "Space Show," may be laboring under 15 tons of old-age makeup -- but the panel, and guest David J. Roth, are here for it. Maybe in space, the makeup is weightless? Or maybe it's a handful of good performances amid the non-credible writing, or the show's occasional foray into lunatic interstellar action (and Martian pizza franchising) -- but if you're not already watching, you're excused to go Around The Dial with us for SNL UK, Color Theories By Julio Torres, DTF St. Louis, The Lowdown's first-season finale, and Last One Laughing UK. Dave celebrated a Netflix-programming Tiny Triumph, and Tara made an arresting case for a fifth-season Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Laura Dern won, Star Trek's modern franchises lost, and clear eyes and full hearts couldn't lose in a sports-centric Game Time. Start your sol off right with an all-new Extra Hot Great! GUESTS👤 David J. Roth TOPICSLead Topic: 🪐 For All MankindAround The Dial: 💂🏻 Saturday Night Live UKAround The Dial: 🎨 Color Theories By Julio TorresAround The Dial: 📱 DTF St. LouisAround The Dial: 📚 The LowdownAround The Dial: 🤣 Last One Laughing UKTiny Triumph: 🏛️ KennedyThe Canon: 📦 Brooklyn Nine-Nine S05.E14: The BoxWinner & Loser: 🔪 Laura DernWinner & Loser: 🚀 Star TrekGame Time: 🏟️ 19 Questions: Sports Edition SUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🏀 David J. Roth at Defector👊 Roth on the suburban-guy-vs.-Reacher kerfuffle👋 Alan Sepinwall bails For All Mankind🎙️ Tara's Dan Bucatinsky interview at Decider🍝 The Soprano Ten at Best Evidence📷 Photo: Apple

In 1980, before Late Night and The Late Show, David Letterman had a morning show -- and Aron made this show watch the second episode and discuss it: Edie McClurg bits, awkward news reading, and more anti-constipation advertising than seems healthy. You Asked EHG about game shows turned Britbox mysteries and little-known tracks from well-known bands. Our esteemed colleague Adam Grosswirth pitched a snappy comeback for the Tiny Canon, and we listed Not Quite 11 March holiday-episode ideas and near-miss rhymes. Last but not least, we bent over at the waist to power-rank the top cast of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Put down that highly toxic rug shampoo and join us! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-402/

This is an un-vaulting of EEHG 388. Haaaaappy holidays! Return with us now to December 3, 1980 -- and all the utterly of-their-time commercials (and by "their time," we kind of mean the '70s) from a rerun of an After School Special, including Barbie food, fights over fluoride, and the worst baby-doll ever. We're also answering your Ask EHG questions about real-life tropes and memorable magazines, and Tara is muttering "Rosebud" in the direction of the Tiny Canon; our Not Quite Top 11 Lists explore roadside attractions and board games. Then we're unwrapping the most important boxes of television. Hop on the Starburst-coaster and join us! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/ehg-607/

This is an un-vaulting of EEHG 376. For this year's special This Week In TV History episode, we're journeying back to 1996 for February sweeps -- specifically, the week of February 21-27 -- and investigating all the starry stunts the networks AND premium cable channels were busting out to capture audiences. Leading (with its chin) is The Late Shift, HBO's TV movie take on Bill Carter's nonfiction book about Jay Leno and David Letterman's battle to replace Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show. Did these stupid human tricks enthrall us? Adam Sternbergh returns to talk about it. Around The Dial takes us to an all-CBS-Monday-sitcoms event featuring Elizabeth Taylor, a string of black pearls, and her new Black Pearls fragrance; the many non-Friends and Seinfeld sitcoms NBC tried to launch on Thursday nights in the 90s; ER's Season 2 episode "The Healers"; and the sci-fi drama Nowhere Man. Dave pitches "Homer The Smithers" from The Simpsons for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week of February 21-27's biggest Winner and Loser, it's on to a VERY questionable game time. Listen in -- you don't have to do it crouched next to a phone playing it in the next room, but you might be surprised by what you get out of it if you do! GUESTS👤 Adam Sternbergh TOPICSLead Topic: 🌙 The Late ShiftAround The Dial: 💎 CBS's Elizabeth Taylor NightAround The Dial: 🪦 NBC's Must-See TV GraveyardAround The Dial: 🏥 ER S02.E16: The HealersAround The Dial: 🗺️ Nowhere ManThe Canon: 🥣 The Simpsons S07.E17: Homer The SmithersWinner & Loser: 💯 Almost PerfectWinner & Loser: 🖖 Over-invested Star Trek FansGame Time: 🤔 19 Questions: 1995-96 TV Season Edition SUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site📚 Adam Sternbergh's website📰 Dick Cavett's review of The Late Shift in the New York Times🌴 Again With Again With This 161: Let's Watch Nicholle Tom In The Series Premiere Of The Nanny! [subscription required]🫥 "10 Forgotten 90s Sitcoms That Still Work Today" at Cracked👩🏻‍⚕️ Our ER draft episode💯 Almost Perfect on Wikipedia📷 Photo: HBO

Prime Video's Scarpetta, based on the book series, is about a Chief Medical Examiner who might prefer dead bodies to her troubled family members; we discuss whether it had to do so much so fast, and so exhaustingly. Ask EHG invites us to consider (among other things) the fashion trends we'd like to come back and what show we'd pick for a Kraft Macaroni & Cheese TV tie-in. Sean pitches SNL's Kristen Stewart-driven Totino's Pizza Rolls commercial parody for, naturally, the Tiny Commercial Parody Canon. We name the week's Not Quite Winners and Losers; Stephanie puts the latest season of Love Is Blind on the Green Screen; and we wrap up with an Extra Credit on the items we would pack for Survivor. Put down your bone saw and listen! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-400/

The third Bill Lawrence show to début or return in 2026 Q1 is Rooster, loosely "What if Carl Hiaasen had a daughter he needed to help through her divorce from a fellow prof at a New England liberal arts college by taking a job there?" College English instructor Robert Krut returns to discuss whether it's worth auditing. Around The Dial lands on Vladimir, The Fall And Rise Of Reggie Dinkins, Chris Fleming: Live At The Palace, The Lowdown, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, and Young Sherlock. Bobby pitches the 9-1-1 episode "Karma's A Bitch" for induction into The Canon. Then, after identifying the week's Winner and Loser (promulgating a conspiracy theory along the way), we go to the head of the class for Non-Regulation Game Time. Get yourself some warm nuts and join us! GUESTS👤 Robert Krut TOPICSLead Topic: 🐓 RoosterAround The Dial: 📚 VladimirAround The Dial: 🏈 The Fall And Rise Of Reggie DinkinsAround The Dial: 🕺 Chris Fleming: Live At The PalaceAround The Dial: 🤠 The LowdownAround The Dial: 💷 Peaky Blinders The Immortal ManAround The Dial: 🔎 Young SherlockThe Canon: 🌳 9-1-1 S01.E08: Karma's A BitchWinner & Loser: 📜 The LowdownWinner & Loser: 👎 Carrie UnderwoodGame Time: 👩‍🏫 Teacher Appreciation Week SUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🎧 Subscribe to EHG on Apple Podcasts for bonus episodes and no ads!🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🦋 Robert Krut on Bluesky✍️ Tara at Decider📖 Robert Krut's Website🗣️ Dirty Talk (featuring Sarah) on Hulu📷 Katrina Marcinowski/HBO

For the supporter perk series “Three Of These” for 2026 we're looking at three different British Sci-fi series of the 1970s starting with the early rat-infested episode of the weird science shit watchdog organization program Doomwatch. Join us as we find out why London children, pets and good sense are all being eaten by a colony of giant genetically engineered cannibal super rats and just how The Department for the Observation and Measurement of Scientific Work is going keep Britain safe from the terror of stuffed rodents glued to actor's pants. Why does it say "Welcome to you-apostrophe-R-E Doomwatch?" And why is Doomwatch in quotes? EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-399/

Steve Conrad, creator of cult TV comedies like Patriot, is back with a new HBO dramedy about middle-aged restlessness; we tell you whether DTF St. Louis is worth swiping right on. We answer your latest questions about the comics that would make us break in a Last One Laughing scenario, the foods that should be available to spray, and more. Emilymae pitches a Season 1 moment between Sam and Max for the Tiny Pep Talk Canon. Then, after naming the week's Not Quite Winners And Losers, we end on our list of favorite TV commercial villains. Find an Outback Steakhouse near you and listen! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-398/

R.J. Decker is a photojournalist-turned-private investigator who originated in a novel by Carl Hiaasen. Is he more than just the network-TV version of Bad Monkey? Kim Reed returns to talk about it. Around The Dial takes us to Nate Bargatze's new ABC game show The Greatest Average American, and all over the current reality landscape: The Traitors S04, Survivor 50, House Of Villains S03, and Australian Survivor: Redemption. Julie offers an argument for The Good Wife episode "Closing Arguments" to be inducted into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we close up with a flat and grassy Non-Regulation Game Time. Leave your trailer precariously balanced on the edge of a sinkhole and join us! GUESTS👤 Kim Reed TOPICSAnnouncement: 📢 Discord Re-orgLead Topic: 🦩 R.J. DeckerAround The Dial: 🤷‍♂️ The Greatest Average AmericanAround The Dial: 🏝️ Reality RoundupThe Canon: 🧤 The Good Wife S02.E23: Closing ArgumentsWinner & Loser: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Groundskeeper WillieWinner & Loser: 🍷 Possibly Sonja MorganGame Time: 🌾 Little Houses On The Prairie NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🦋 Kim Reed on Bluesky🎤 Chris Fleming: Live At The Palace on HBO Max🗡️ "The Traitors Needs To Ban Housewives" by Joe Reid at Vulture [subscription required]📷 Photo: ABC CLUB-ONLY NOTES🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To💬 Get On Our Community Discord