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 season 2 premiere of The Pitt and season 2 episode 4 of Fallout.Was there a secret final episode of Stranger Things all along? How’s the new CBS Evening News broadcast going these days? And who do we think will win the very first Legacy Award Emmy? Listen to hear us discuss all these topics and more.Homework for next week:<ul><li>The Pitt Season 2 Episode 2 (HBO Max)</li><li>Fallout Season 2 Episode 5 (Prime Video)</li></ul>Shownotes:<ul><li>03:04 - TV News</li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stranger-things-5-ratings-record-netflix-1236624603/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Stranger Things 5’ Becomes Netflix’s No. 9 Most Popular English-Language Series of All Time With 105.7 Million Views So Far</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/pitt-renewed-for-season-3-hbo-1236625764/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Pitt renewed for Season 3</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/the-lowdown-renewed-season-2-fx-hulu-1236625233/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘The Lowdown’ Renewed for Season 2 at FX and Hulu</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/television-academy-legacy-award-groundbreaking-programming-1236625716/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emmys announce Legacy Award</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tony-dokoupil-cbs-evening-news-debut-fail-edited-out-online-1236465710/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tony Dokoupil’s ‘CBS Evening News’ Debut Included a Big Flub, but You Won’t See It on Streaming — Here’s Why</a></li><li>29:38 - Stranger Things season 5 finale discussion</li><li><a href="https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/what-stranger-things-conformity-gate-1604174" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Conformity Gate</a></li><li>46:15 The Pitt Season 2</li><li>Episode 1 - 7:00 A.M.</li><li>1:53:40 - Fallout Season 2</li><li>Episode 4 - The Demon in the Snow</li></ul>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.laineygossip.com/author/sarah/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Check out Sarah Marrs’ work at Lainey Gossip</a></li><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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