The 2019 TV Hot List: The Year’s Biggest and Buzziest Shows, Networks and People

Plus, Executive of the Year Cindy Holland and Creator of the Year Chuck Lorre

The TV industry is in the midst of a massive upheaval—one that will come to a head over the next year as a number of major new streaming services prepare to enter the fray—which makes it tougher than ever for shows and networks to connect with viewers. Yet this year’s TV Hot List winners have managed to do just that. This list spotlights all of the ways the industry has shifted, and how Netflix (and Adweek’s TV Executive of the Year, Cindy Holland, as well as Game Changer of the Year Ava DuVernay, who made the riveting When They See Us for the service) is increasingly at the front of it.

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This story first appeared in the Oct. 21, 2019, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.