The show goes out at eight, one guest is missing, and somebody in the control room has to make it look intentional. These TV shows about TV shows follow the people who make a broadcast or series happen, from the writer…
Items 46 The creator’s order
1 30 Rock (2006) ★ 8.3 IMDb First aired Oct 11, 2006 Liz Lemon’s job is to get an NBC sketch show on the air while managing a star who thinks the broadcast should work around him. Start here for the weekly churn of writing, rewrites, network notes, and fairly terrible ideas that get approved anyway. 0 2 The Larry Sanders Show (1992) ★ 8.5 IMDb First aired Aug 15, 1992 The late-night staff has a needy host, an announcer angling for more attention, and a producer who knows which crisis can wait for the commercial. The jumps between the broadcast and Larry’s backstage decisions make the same joke look different from both sides. 0 3 UnREAL (2015) ★ 7.8 IMDb First aired Jun 1, 2015 Watch producers arrange the conditions for a dating show contestant to break down, then work out which footage tells the story they wanted. The fictional Everlasting lays out its machinery with unusual clarity, though the workplace itself is frequently cruel. 0 4 Episodes (2011) ★ 7.8 IMDb First aired Jan 9, 2011 A British writing couple discover what happens when an American network buys their hit school comedy. Matt LeBlanc plays a version of himself cast in the remake, so changes to casting and script notes have uncomfortable consequences in the room. 0 5 The Newsroom (2012) ★ 8.6 IMDb First aired Jun 24, 2012 Will McAvoy’s cable-news team rarely agrees about what ought to lead the nightly broadcast. Choose the American series when deadline calls and arguments about editorial judgment sound more interesting than the finished news segment. 0 6 The Morning Show (2019) ★ 8.1 IMDb First aired Nov 1, 2019 A network morning show enters a public crisis when its longtime anchor is fired amid allegations of sexual misconduct. The on-air pair, control room and executive offices offer different views of who can keep a story off the front page. 0 7 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006) ★ 8.3 IMDb First aired Sep 18, 2006 Open on a sketch show whose outgoing executive producer interrupts a live broadcast. His successors inherit airtime, a troubled roster and a network afraid of another spectacle. The comedy show is fictional, and the production story often plays as earnest drama. 0 8 Sports Night (1998) ★ 8.3 IMDb First aired Sep 22, 1998 A late-night sports desk has to fill airtime even when the news is upsetting and the staff are arguing. Casey and Dan do the broadcasting, and producer Dana Whitaker gives the show much of its fast pace from behind the scenes. 0 9 The Comeback (2005) ★ 7.9 IMDb First aired Jun 5, 2005 A sitcom veteran lets a reality camera follow her return to television. The camera records the jokes, notes and humiliations that Valerie Cherish would prefer to package differently. It’s the closest look here at how being filmed changes the work. 0 10 The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) ★ 8.3 IMDb First aired Sep 19, 1970 Mary Richards takes a TV news job at WJM in Minneapolis and becomes the steady presence in a newsroom full of personalities. Ted Baxter’s confidence on camera is especially funny when you’ve just seen the work somebody else did to put the words there. 0 
30 Rock (2006)First aired Oct 11, 2006Liz Lemon’s job is to get an NBC sketch show on the air while managing a star who thinks the broadcast should work around him. Start here for the weekly churn of writing, rewrites, network notes, and fairly terrible ideas that get approved anyway.0
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)First aired Aug 15, 1992The late-night staff has a needy host, an announcer angling for more attention, and a producer who knows which crisis can wait for the commercial. The jumps between the broadcast and Larry’s backstage decisions make the same joke look different from both sides.0
UnREAL (2015)First aired Jun 1, 2015Watch producers arrange the conditions for a dating show contestant to break down, then work out which footage tells the story they wanted. The fictional Everlasting lays out its machinery with unusual clarity, though the workplace itself is frequently cruel.0
Episodes (2011)First aired Jan 9, 2011A British writing couple discover what happens when an American network buys their hit school comedy. Matt LeBlanc plays a version of himself cast in the remake, so changes to casting and script notes have uncomfortable consequences in the room.0
The Newsroom (2012)First aired Jun 24, 2012Will McAvoy’s cable-news team rarely agrees about what ought to lead the nightly broadcast. Choose the American series when deadline calls and arguments about editorial judgment sound more interesting than the finished news segment.0
The Morning Show (2019)First aired Nov 1, 2019A network morning show enters a public crisis when its longtime anchor is fired amid allegations of sexual misconduct. The on-air pair, control room and executive offices offer different views of who can keep a story off the front page.0
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)First aired Sep 18, 2006Open on a sketch show whose outgoing executive producer interrupts a live broadcast. His successors inherit airtime, a troubled roster and a network afraid of another spectacle. The comedy show is fictional, and the production story often plays as earnest drama.0
Sports Night (1998)First aired Sep 22, 1998A late-night sports desk has to fill airtime even when the news is upsetting and the staff are arguing. Casey and Dan do the broadcasting, and producer Dana Whitaker gives the show much of its fast pace from behind the scenes.0
The Comeback (2005)First aired Jun 5, 2005A sitcom veteran lets a reality camera follow her return to television. The camera records the jokes, notes and humiliations that Valerie Cherish would prefer to package differently. It’s the closest look here at how being filmed changes the work.0
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)First aired Sep 19, 1970Mary Richards takes a TV news job at WJM in Minneapolis and becomes the steady presence in a newsroom full of personalities. Ted Baxter’s confidence on camera is especially funny when you’ve just seen the work somebody else did to put the words there.0