TV Break: December 2024 - The Best Series, Biggest Stories, & Most Important Streamers of 2024

Pop Break’s Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus is joined by
Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin, and TV Columnist Josh Sarnecky to
talk about the happenings in television.


Here’s the format of the show:


New Series Spotlight Rewind – Alex, Bill, and Josh check back in
on all the series they covered in their New Series Spotlight
segment this year to see which shows they actually kept up with
and which fell by the wayside.


News Break – Alex, Bill, and Josh discuss the single story that
they each believe was the biggest for the world of TV this past
year. Bill & Josh both opted with the August’s news
that the Amazon, Disney, and NBCUniversal had finalized their
television rights deal with the NBA, while Alex handed
it over to July’s news that SkyDance had officially
agreed to merge with Paramount Global.


Streaming Wars – Alex, Bill, and Josh check in on the standings
for the past year of who won the most months in streaming before
giving their own picks for who won the year, where they all
agreed that Netflix, Disney Plus, and Peacock had incredible
years, but who won the year and who was their most improved
streamer? Tune in to find out!


The Beast Series of 2024 – Bill, Josh, and Alex each give their
favorite series of the year, and two honorable mentions, which
you can check out below!




Bill’s Series of the Year - Agatha All Along (The Penguin,
Fallout)




Josh’s Series of the Year - Shogun (The Penguin, House of the
Dragon)




Alex’s Series of the Year - Ripley (Hacks, Shogun)




Finally, the hosts close out 2024 by circling back to their Most
Anticipated Series of 2024 from this past January to see how
their collective optimism and enthusiasm paid off.