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 episode of The Pitt.Why would Apple buy the rights to Severance? Will Paramount’s latest gambit to buy WBD succeed? And what the heck is going on with Stephen Colbert over at Late Night and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ7Pz_59A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">his interview with James Talarico</a>? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more.Homework for next week:<ul><li>The Pitt Season 2 Episode 8 (HBO Max)</li></ul>Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate):<ul><li>02:30 - TV News</li><li><a href="https://deadline.com/2026/02/apple-acquires-severance-more-seasons-1236695148/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Buys Severance for $70MM</a></li><li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/17/media/wbd-netflix-paramount-shareholder-vote-bid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Netflix reopens Paramount talks</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/arts/television/colbert-fcc-trump-talarico-cbs.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stephen Colbert’s FCC Fiasco</a></li><li><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5742205-cbs-denies-colbert-talarico-censorship/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CBS Denies blocking interview</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/spider-noir-trailer-nicolas-cage-spider-man-1236503072/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spider-Noir gets May 27 Release Date</a></li><li>BW Corner:</li><li><a href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2026/02/16/anderson-cooper-60-minutes-cbs-exit/88710368007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/14/cbs-peter-attia-jeffrey-epstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Attia not being fired</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6w7O1kwuBk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HOTD Season 3 Teaser Trailer</a></li><li>50:00 - The Pitt Season 2</li><li>Episode 7 - 2:00 P.M.</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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