In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss what’s going on in the world of TV, then dive into the latest episodes of&nbsp;The Pitt&nbsp;and&nbsp;Fallout.What are our initial thoughts on&nbsp;Wonder Man&nbsp;and&nbsp;A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms? What’s going on with the FCC’s efforts to enforce equal time provisions? Will Netflix be the only entertainment company left standing? And how long will it take for CBS Evening News to get run into the ground? Listen to hear us discuss all these topics and more.Homework for next week:<ul><li>The Pitt&nbsp;Season 2 Episode 4 (HBO Max)</li><li>Fallout&nbsp;Season 2 Episode 7 (Prime Video)</li><li>Wonder Man&nbsp;(however many episodes you want to, Disney+)</li></ul>Shownotes:<ul><li>03:45 - Initial thoughts on&nbsp;Wonder Man&nbsp;and&nbsp;Knight of the Seven Kingdoms</li><li>15:30 - TV News</li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-premiere-ratings-1236638297/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms pulls in 6.7mm viewers in first 3 days</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/the-abandons-vince-staples-show-canceled-netflix-1236637153/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Abandons and Vince Staple Show both canceled</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-q4-2025-earnings-results-passes-325-million-subs-1236478604/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Netflix crosses 325 million subscribers</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/fcc-late-night-daytime-equal-time-rule-1236637214/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FCC Takes Aim at Political Interviews on Late-Night and Daytime Shows</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/business/media/cbs-evening-news-bari-weiss.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A plethora of Bari Weiss profiles</a></li><li>49:30 -&nbsp;The Pitt&nbsp;Season 2</li><li>Episode 3 - 9:00 A.M.</li><li>1:26:00 -&nbsp;Fallout&nbsp;Season 2</li><li>Episode 6 - The Other Player</li></ul>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/7153c01b-261d-4e90-bf70-ab5889cb5e56?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen to Patrick’s videogame podcast, Remap Radio</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/2c4dcfc3-8c56-449f-802e-565f56c448b9?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to Patrick’s newsletter, Crossplay</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/a442c4f4-067a-41aa-9055-51658e12e7df?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to this podcast on YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/91d49b5d-0b11-4b99-8a9a-0335c8b215dc?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow this podcast on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/9925489a-796e-4057-a7fb-246762f2c696?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow this podcast on Tiktok</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/41454930-dfd9-420c-8ffa-1211e21f91ab?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding Everything</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/b8af3387-fbec-41e6-a382-0908e888696a?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow David on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/8e7b1524-f618-444d-b5a6-5231a91477b5?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow David on Tiktok</a></li></ul><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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