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Television
Episodes · 12 months
62
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Oct 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 0 of 3,584, 4 of 3,862, 7 of 4,115, 6 of 4,226, 3 of 4,731, 5 of 4,438, 4 of 4,230, 2 of 4,319, 5 of 4,515, 2 of 4,419, 2 of 4,624, 22 of 4,594.
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On record
131
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
1d ago
Nov 13, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
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Episodes on this topic, by weekEvery analysed episode tagged with this topic in each of the last 13 weeks, across all shows and whoever was on them. The newest week is still in progress, and recent weeks fill in as transcripts are analysed. Point at a name, or tab to it, to highlight the weeks that guest was on an episode.
All shows
Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 6, 4, 7, 5, 5, 3.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 4Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp19 people
32%
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- Prioritize narrative continuity and…6 people · 32%
- Defend high-quality serialized…5 people · 26%
- Value creative control and freedom4 people · 21%
- Promote protection and ethical standards4 people · 21%
Prioritize narrative continuity and…
Television is most effective when it maintains a cumulative narrative or serial structure that allows for deep, long-term character growth.
6 people · 5 episodes
Episodic storytelling allows for a unique development of intimacy and trust between actors and writers over time.
“it made me really nostalgic for my experience of being in a company for an extended period of time and I think that that format is kind of uniquely wonderful right”
Variety · Jun 2023 · 1 episode · 537K views on this topic
Christian SlaterUnrated
Modern television allows for deep character development similar to independent films, making it a creatively rewarding medium.
“television just kind of feels like the new independent world in a way where you can you know really hone a character and create it and take your time”
Talks at Google · Jun 2015 · 1 episode · 148K views on this topic
Sam EsmailUnrated
The series is structured as a cinematic narrative arc rather than a procedural show with a self-contained hack-of-the-week formula.
“we're not doing this procedural thing of like hack of the week or anything like that there's there's a story that we're building to the season arc”
Talks at Google · Jun 2015 · 1 episode · 148K views on this topicDefend high-quality serialized…
These specific shows are lauded as masterpieces of high-quality storytelling, character writing, and artistic production.
5 people · 5 episodes
JS
The series When They See Us is a remarkable production.
“that was amazing bro yeah yeah yeah yeah i was i was i was mad at the world when i watched that same i was mad at that i wanted vengeance for no reason for every reason but no none at all”
ShxtsnGigs Podcast · Dec 2021 · 4 episodes · 5.7M views on this topicGM
Breaking Bad is a masterpiece of storytelling with meticulously crafted character writing.
“I think Breaking Bad offers a more complete package of hitting every kind of emotion soul is a very very slow burn yes that really believes that in its storytelling and its characters to to tell an amazing story it knows that the characters of in the universe are so strong that they can really slow ”
Trash Taste · Nov 2022 · 1 episode · 1.4M views on this topicFD
The television series Dark is a compelling and high-quality show worth recommending to viewers.
“so far like 95% run run tomorrow 8.7 out of 10 IMDb it's um yeah I'm locked in and the character development so far is is is heavy Fair”
ShxtsnGigs Podcast · Jan 2025 · 2 episodes · 1.3M views on this topicValue creative control and freedom
Streaming models like Netflix provide superior creative freedom compared to traditional networks by avoiding rigid time and safety norms.
4 people · 3 episodes
Candace Cameron-BureUnrated
Candace Cameron-Bure believes that releasing a series on Netflix allows for more creative freedom because they are not constrained by fixed running times or network ratings.
“it gives us a lot of freedom to really be able to do a show that the fans love and that the fans want”
Talks at Google · Mar 2016 · 1 episode · 427K views on this topic
Charlie CoxUnrated
The actor notes that the Netflix release model allows for more creative freedom as episodes are not constrained to fixed runtimes required by traditional commercial broadcasting.
“So an ep now doesn't have to be a set time. It doesn't have to come in at 55 minutes with enough time for commercial breaks. It can be anywhere from 35 minutes to 55 minutes.”
Talks at Google · Mar 2016 · 1 episode · 423K views on this topic
The Netflix model allows for creative integrity by avoiding the need to make products as safe as possible for committee-based television.
“It's not by committee. It's not like this sort of watering down the product and the writing and like making things as safe as possible. And keeping them as intelligent as they are in the first draft. And that's a real treasure in show business.”
Talks at Google · Jun 2014 · 1 episode · 330K views on this topicPromote protection and ethical standards
Reality television producers must implement dedicated duty of care to protect participants from manufactured or harmful production tactics.
4 people · 4 episodes
She argues that in the context of reality television shows like Love Is Blind, producers often create forced scenarios that lead to participants feeling compelled to behave in ways they might not othe
“We get a lot of that in love is blind and you know to some degree it's baked in because what you have is a lot of forced relationships where they're kind of acting a little bit and then one day comes we're like well the time's up I got to do this and then it's like hard truth”
Dear Shandy Podcast · Nov 2026 · 3 episodes · 138K views on this topic
Jo Frost55
Reality television shows involving personal transformation should have a dedicated duty of care officer to protect participants.
“I think there should be a duty of care officer on anything on anything that involves you know, transformation and and change.”
We Need To Talk · Feb 2026 · 1 episode · 2.7M views on this topicMS
Myles StephensonUnrated
Television producers lack the capacity to care for contestants in the modern age, making a show like The X Factor impractical to return.
“I don’t believe TV channels or the people working behind the X Factor have the capacity to be able to care for the people that would be on the show in the way that it would be needed, especially in today’s age.”
We Need To Talk · Oct 2026 · 1 episode · 520K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Jan 2012