Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV

Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV
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Join Tara Ariano, Sarah D. Bunting, David T. Cole and their valued guests each week for discussion of what's new on TV plus our hall of fame roundtable segment called The Canon, listen as we appoint Winners and Losers Of The Week and of course our ultra competitive TV trivia quiz: Game Time.

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  1. 6 hrs ago

    Ferrying You To Widow's Bay

    We are off this week for Labor Day but present an episode from inside the Club vault. AppleTV’s newest dramedy pairs The Heat screenwriter Katie Dippold with Matthew Rhys as the beleaguered mayor of a dying island town; we tell you whether you should book your stay at the creepy local inn. Ask EHG invites us to share, among other things, which current show desperately needs a zombie apocalypse and the words we find aesthetically pleasing. Sarah pitches Omar Little’s first rendition of “The Farmer In The Dell” from The Wire for the Tiny Whistling Canon. We name the week’s Not Quite Winners And Losers. Finally, we end on our picks for the Sky Mall gifts our favorite TV characters most need to receive. Settle in to your table at The Salty Whale and join us! TOPICSAnnouncement: 📢 Ask & Answer Ask EHG Without DiscordLead Topic: 🧙‍♀️ Widow's Bay Ask EHG: 🇨🇦 Canadian GladiatorsTiny Canon: 😗 The Wire S01.E05: The PagerWinner & Loser: 👶 Nick OffermanWinner & Loser: ✍️ Friends writersWinner & Loser: 🩳 Michael BeachWinner & Loser: 🐻‍❄️ Lost producersWinner & Loser: 👦🏻 Adolescence Winner & Loser: 😤 Aimee Lou WoodExtra Credit: ✈️ SkyMalledMini: 😚 Whistling (Oct 2011) 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🎺 "What's Jazz Doing In A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms?" on YouTube😙 "Omar Comin'" on YouTube🙊 "Lost Actor Harold Perrineau Says Former Co-Star Still Won't Talk To Him" at IGN [subscription required]✈️ SkyMall📷 Photo: Apple

    Ferrying You To Widow's Bay

  2. 5d ago • Subscribers Only

    X: Answering The Mayday Call

    Are we on the same wavelength as Apple's new movie Mayday, which sees Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh defector-thrillering across late-'80s "Russia"? If you're stuck in a remote cabin this long weekend, you could do worse! You Asked EHG about Dairy Queen treats and ten-dollar tats before Hayden Haymaker staked her hopes on a Buffy Tiny Canon pitch. We offered our Not Quite Winners and Losers of this week, and David T. Cole wondered if a game-show house is really a home in the Extra Credit. Submerge yourself in a barrel of beet booze and join us! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-427/

    X: Answering The Mayday Call

  3. Sep 2

    The Extra Hot Great Fall 2026 TV Preview

    Labor Day is nearly here, and with it the unofficial start of fall. With dozens of new shows premiering or returning, which are we actually planning to watch…and planning even harder to avoid? Eve Batey returns so that we can all share our picks and P.U.s. Eve presents the Widow’s Bay episode “Your Baggage” for induction into The Canon. Then, after we name the week’s Winner and Loser, we close with a Ted-y bear of a Non-Regulation Game Time. Take a break from burning your dead leaves to listen! GUESTS👤 Eve Batey TOPICSLead Topic: 🍂 Fall TV PreviewThe Canon: ⛽️ Widow's Bay S01.E08: Your BaggageWinner & Loser: ⚖️ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Winner & Loser: 📡 CNNGame Time: 🔪 Ted Like Me 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🦋 Eve Batey on Bluesky‼️ “The Cozy-Looking Sweaters In ‘Reds,’ Ranked” at Defector📰 The Vanity Fair Daily newsletter🌁 Eve’s piece on Under Story at the San Francisco Chronicle [subscription required]👶 Sarah’s review of Baby Doe at Best Evidence [subscription required]🖼️ “CNN Apologizes For Mistakenly Airing Photo Of Dolly Parton Impersonator In Report On Late Singer” at Variety

    The Extra Hot Great Fall 2026 TV Preview

  4. Aug 28 • Subscribers Only

    X: Tearing Down Totally '90s House

    HGTV's latest shameless nostalgia play is Totally '90s House, in which six former stars of the decade tackle a home-renovation competition to update McMansions…and possibly score their own shows afterwards? We answered your questions about favorite legumes and pumpkin-spice strat, and Dave felt good about his pitch for the Tiny Misplaced Confidence Canon. We named our Not Quite Winners And Losers Of The Week before Kim set a course for adventure with commentary on a ninth-season Love Boat episode, and Seth wondered about EHG Canon pitches we'll never submit. Grab a Sports Walkman and listen! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-426/

    X: Tearing Down Totally '90s House

  5. Aug 26

    Putting Heads Together On Blood Sacrifice

    Five-part Swedish serial-killer cop show Blood Sacrifice just hit Netflix, and Sarah Baker is back to talk about scratching the Scandi-noir itch, mapping overseas procedurals onto B-B-B-B-Bosch, and what uniquely Swedish crimes a second season could incorporate. We went Around The Dial with My Brilliant Career, Big Brother, This Is A Gardening Show, and a Djokovic djokumentary on Prime Video before Tara very truthfully pitched Would I Lie To You? for another Canon spot. Line Of Fire won; Lost, um, you know; and we had to dive deep into our NCISknowledge for Game Time. Throw a couple cans of sparkling wine in the Volvo and join us! GUESTS👤 Sarah Baker TOPICSLead Topic: 🩸 Blood Sacrifice Around The Dial: 👷🏻‍♀️ My Brilliant Career Around The Dial: 👁️ Big Brother Around The Dial: 👨‍🌾 This Is A Gardening Show Around The Dial: 🎾 Novak Djokovic: The Wolf In Winter The Canon: 🤥 Would I Lie To You S19.E05Winner & Loser: 🔫 Line Of Fire Winner & Loser: 🐻‍❄️ Lost Game Time: ⚓️ Navally 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🍔 Listen to Sarah Baker on Bob's Burgers💝 And keep an eye out for Loves Company🏦 Contact Sarah about the EHG Mutual Aid Vault📷 Photo: Netflix / Jörgen Johansson

    Putting Heads Together On Blood Sacrifice

  6. Aug 21 • Subscribers Only

    X: Did In The Test Kitchen Win Friends With Salad?

    It’s time for the August Forcening, and listener Wendy has ordered us to watch the “What Makes A Salad Exciting?” episode of In The Test Kitchen, a video podcast spun off from America’s Test Kitchen. Once we got over having been bamboozled into discussing something that is not TECHNICALLY a TV show, we were able to critique it as though it were, and critique it we do! Ask EHG features questions inspired by recent topics Lanterns and Reacher, among many other areas of inquiry. Sarah pitches the Big Mac ingredients song for the Tiny Commercial Jingle Canon. Then, after naming the week’s Not Quite Winners and Losers, Extra Credit is once again given over to a Non-Regulation Game Time: this one all about TV stars-turned-cookbook authors. Shake up that vinaigrette and join us! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-425/

    X: Did In The Test Kitchen Win Friends With Salad?

  7. Aug 19

    Lanterns Has A Nice Ring To It

    HBO’s getting in the superhero game with Lanterns, a take on a DC Comics superhero with theories about aliens, and lore expert Kate Sánchez returns to walk us through why John Stewart is an interesting apprentice, what she’d do with glowing-ring powers, and whether we buy Coach Taylor in this role. We went Around The Dial with The D**k, Hard Knocks, and the return of The Challenge, and our esteemed colleague John Ramos hoped we’d represent an episode of Heartstoppers for the Canon. Only Murders casting won, Dylan Walsh lost, and we waded into the Simpsons–One Piece plot Venn in Game Time. While away that flight to Nebraska with an all-new Extra Hot Great! GUESTS👤 Kate Sánchez TOPICSLead Topic: 💍 Lanterns Around The Dial: 🏓 The D**k Around The Dial: 🏈 Hard Knocks Around The Dial: 🤾🏻‍♂️ The Challenge The Canon: 💗 Heartstopper S02.E08: PerfectWinner & Loser: 🏢 Only Murders In The Building Winner & Loser: 🏒 Dylan WalshGame Time: 🏴‍☠️ One Piece Did It 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🤨 Kate Sánchez's online community, But Why Tho🦋 Kate on Bluesky💪 Tara explains why you should be watching Reacher S04, at GQ🤳 More on Reacher S04 from us in EEHG 424📚 The virtual concierge at Exhibit B. Books, Sarah's true-crime bookshop📷 Photo: HBO

    Lanterns Has A Nice Ring To It

  8. Aug 14 • Subscribers Only

    X: Having A Big Talk About Reacher

    Reacher has returned for its fourth season on Prime Video — this time about a run-in the titular character has with a stranger on a Philadelphia subway car, and how it changes his life…for a few days. Sarah’s husband is a Reacher book fan who will have no truck with the show, so how did she enjoy her very first moments with it? Listen and find out. Ask EHG requires us to name our favorite nepo babies and consider which TV dog would make the best TV lawyer. Anne With An EEEE pitches a moment from The Last Of Us for the Tiny Familial Authenticity Canon. We name the week’s Not Quite Winners And Losers. Kari goes back to the 00s for the latest installment of The World’s Most Dangerous Musical Moments On TV, all about The WB’s Superstar USA. Then, we’re back in Non-Regulation Game Time for an outing all about Doctor Who. Duck out of the way of that gorilla tranquilizer and join us! EPISODE NOTES https://extrahotgreat.com/eehg-424/

    X: Having A Big Talk About Reacher
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Join Tara Ariano, Sarah D. Bunting, David T. Cole and their valued guests each week for discussion of what's new on TV plus our hall of fame roundtable segment called The Canon, listen as we appoint Winners and Losers Of The Week and of course our ultra competitive TV trivia quiz: Game Time.

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    Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2026
  • Episodes
    571
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