<p><strong>NOTE: </strong>We’re considering doing a weekly (re)watch of <em>Dark Matter </em>season 1 in the lead-up to the season 2 premiere at the end of August. Would you support this? If so, let us know at decodingtv(at)gmail(dot)com.</p><br><p>In this episode of Decoding TV, David and Patrick discuss what’s going on in the world of TV, then dive into the latest episode of <em>Euphoria</em> and the Prime Video series <em>Spider-Noir</em>.</p><br><p>How much longer are we having to wait between seasons for TV shows these days? What the hell is going on at <em>60 Minutes</em>? And will consumers ever be okay with Generative AI TV shows? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more.</p><p><strong>Homework for next week:</strong></p><ul><li>Show of the Week (in two weeks): <em>Cape Fear </em>(Apple TV)</li><li><em>Half Man </em>season finale (HBO Max)</li><li>Bonus Ep: <em>Widow’s Bay </em>ep 8 (Apple TV)</li></ul><p><strong>Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate):</strong></p><ul><li>06:30 - Show of the Week</li><li><em>Spider-Noir</em></li><li>26:25 - TV News</li><li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wait-between-tv-seasons-study-1236606660/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fans must wait longer for TV shows</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/jorge-gutierrez-drops-out-amazon-mgm-ai-generated-series-backlash-1236762285/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jorge Gutierrez drops plans for Amazon AI series</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/cbs-late-night-deal-byron-allen-15-million-profit-1236761806/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CBS says Byron Allen will be profitable</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/29/stephen-colbert-late-show-replacement-byron-allen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Guardian’s withering review: Ratings down 87% since</a></li><li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/cbs-boss-fires-3-women-160050669.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9rYWdpLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAG56LJZkXdecT7T9kRF8Obz668NiA9OlvaUbHStrVeUwNUQu7m8czWbe2ChlTo5R17ucFCSgaERce04dptSCgxdaknn_fK1AjEZzAe6WLoSKBGsFdSjhILiiMEAX77vWQSygJr8qFy12BTMIpVAaOiNjw0Cx8XCr51IqJmuTprod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bloodbath at 60 Minutes</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG5obCt98zA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">17-year old senior Santiago Campos’s speech</a></li><li>57:00 - Euphoria Season 3</li><li>Episode 8 - In God We Trust</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li>Thanks to <a href="https://michaeljjohnsonmusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael J Johnson</a> for our Show of the Week and Patrick Finishes the Damn Show audio bumpers</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><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> 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.</p>