I’m sure it feels as if every newsletter you’ve received this week has been asking for money. And while I’ll do that in the future (hey, a media writer has got to eat), this end-of-the-year newsletter is just about thanks.There are a lot of newsletters offering up media industry hot takes, stories about the TV shows they watched when they were growing up, and reviews of Pluribus. I enjoyed Pluribus, but there are other TV shows to talk about.As part of my year-end recaps, I put together a list of the 15 most-read Too Much TV newsletters in 2025, and when you look at the list below, it is pretty representative of what you’ll read in the newsletter on any random day.1) Too Much TV Exclusive: Disney Experiences Facing Cancellations ‘Worse Than COVID’ (September 20th)2) Bari Weiss To CBS News Staff - ‘Let’s Do The Fu&%ing News’ (October 7th)3) Why Are So Many Journalists Cowards? (November 18th)4) What CBS Didn’t Air From Their Interview With Donald Trump (November 3rd)5) Too Much TV Exclusive: Reports Of ‘Late Show’s’ $40 Million Annual Loss Are ‘Bullshit’ (July 31st)6) Silicon Valley’s War On Creativity (November 11th)7) Why I Won’t Watch ‘NCIS: Tony & Ziva’ (September 2nd)
8) Why I Am Still On Substack? (August 31st)9) Unpacking The Details Of The Netflix/WBD Deal (And No, Netflix Isn’t Paying $83 Billion) (December 5th)10) Netflix’s Useless Metric About Anime Viewers (July 7th)
11) The Five Myths Of A Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery Merger (October 23rd)12) David Zaslav Is Introduced To ‘The Peter Principle’ (May 14th)13) Exclusive: A Look At The Secret Conservative Social Media Campaign To Sink Netflix’s Bid For WBD (December 8th)14) Exclusive: CBS News Employees Trash Talk Bari Weiss In Group Text Chain (October 20th)15) Exclusive: Inside Netflix’s Bid For Warner Brothers (November 20th)So a warm thanks to everyone who reads and shares this newsletter every day. And a special thank you to those of you who have upgraded to a paid subscription.
The newsletter will be back to its normal pace next Monday and keep your eyes open for news about the 2nd Annual Global TV Awards.And if you’re interested in the state of reality and unscripted television in 2025, this video conversation with Reality Blurred’s Andy Dehnart was a blast to do and I think it came out really well.Have a Happy New Year,Rick