ATX Television Festival

10/22/2026

For our final NYT 100 act... THE STORYTELLERS! 
Some creative minds behind unforgettable TV are taking the spotlight in our final round of ATX TV Festival alum ballots!

What made their Top 10 in the NYT’s 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century?

Swipe through, find your favorites, and tell us whose list gets your vote!

Ronald D. Moore joined us at ATX TV Festival in 2017!

His ballot includes favorites like Arrested Development, Battlestar Galactica, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and The Wire, shows that have also been part of ATX TV Festival history.

Jason Blum joined us at ATX TV Festival in 2018!

From bringing unforgettable stories to the screen to sharing his own TV favorites, he’s another storyteller who’s been part of our Festival history.

Take a look at what made his Top 10!

Did you know Noah Hawley is a founding member of our Advisory Board?

His connection to ATX TV goes beyond the Festival stage, and his ballot is another reminder of the incredible storytellers who make up our community.

Which of his picks would make your Top 10?

Sam Levinson joined us at ATX TV Festival in 2019 for the premiere of Euphoria!

His ballot includes shows like Battlestar Galactica, Friday Night Lights, Mad Men, and The Wire, all of which are deep in the ATX TV Festival history.

Phil Keoghan joined us at ATX TV Festival in 2021!
And there’s a Season 16 connection hiding in his ballot... Band of Brothers!

The series will be featured at ATX TV Festival next June, so if it’s one of your favorites, you won’t want to miss what’s coming.

10/20/2026

Round TWO of our NYT Top 100 ballot series is here with THE COMEDY MINDS are taking the spotlight!

Six ATX TV Festival alums who bring plenty of laughs to our screens are sharing their picks for the greatest TV shows of the century!

Take a peek at their Top 10s. Any surprises?

One more round of alum ballots will drop soon!

10/18/2026

ICYMI 🪅 We’re closing out Hispanic Heritage Month the best way we know how: with really good TV!

From telenovela twists and Cuban American family chaos to 1980s Acapulco, fashion-world dreams, and a Mexican TV classic generations grew up watching, we’ve got plenty to add to your weekend list.

PLUS, we’re heading into the ATX TV archives with past conversations and reunions from One Day at a Time, Ugly Betty, and Los Espookys.

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10/16/2026

Introducing THE DRAMA CLUB! Our first round of ATX TV alumni NYT ballots features 6 incredible actors who’ve brought unforgettable TV characters to life and joined us at the Festival! 

Check out what made THEIR Top 10? 📺

Swipe through their picks, compare your favorites, and let the TV debates begin! 

Stay tuned for more familiar faces (and ballots!) coming soon!

10/14/2026

Forget the room where it happened… we were in the LIVING ROOM where it happened. 🛋️📺

When The New York Times asked a select group of TV insiders to pick the 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century, ATX TV had a seat on the couch: including festival founders Caitlin & Emily + 17+ alums!

Because where else would you settle the greatest TV debate of the century?

Swipe to see our co-founder picks! Then stay tuned… more familiar faces (and ballots) are coming.

10/11/2026

ICYMI 🎉 This week’s Weekend Watch is getting us ready for a SWEET 16!

We’re revisiting the first announced programming for Season 16: Revenge, Oz, Band of Brothers, Freaks and Geeks, and celebrating the work of Allison Jones as we count down to Austin in 2027.

Past favorites, new discoveries, and plenty to (re)watch before we reunite. 

Consider this your excuse to start your Season 16 watchlist. And you better believe, we’re just getting started…

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10/08/2026

Thank you, Austin Chronicle for sharing our news. Season 16 is underway!

First programming announcement for 2027 fest also touts Freaks and Geeks script reading

10/07/2026

Fans of and so many more there’s a good chance Allison Jones helped cast a show you love.

Join us for a conversation with the legendary Emmy-winning casting director about the technical process and alchemy of casting, discovering breakthrough talent, setting performers up for success, building chemistry across an ensemble, and more.

Come for the stories. Stay for the “wait, she cast them too?” moments.

Join us at ATX TV Festival Season 16, June 3–6, 2027.
Badges are on sale now at the link in bio.

10/07/2026

We’re heading back to Oz. Thirty years later.

Creator Tom Fontana joins Rita Moreno, Dean Winters, and Lee Tergesen for a retrospective conversation celebrating the groundbreaking HBO series, the unforgettable characters who defined it, and the legacy it continues to carry three decades after its premiere.

Come revisit one of TV’s most influential dramas with us at ATX TV Festival Season 16, June 3–6, 2027.

Start thinking of your questions now.

Badges are on sale at the link in bio!

Photo credit, Rita Moreno: Bernardo Doral

10/07/2026

Calling all mathletes, geeks, and classic rock heads.

is coming to Season 16 for a classic ATX TV Festival live script reading celebrating one too short season that fans will never stop loving.

Who’s stepping into the roles and fictional halls of McKinley High? Stay tuned. Cast to be announced soon!

Come sail away with us June 3–6, 2027. Badges are on sale now at the link in bio.