Week of August 24

What's new and worth watching

One page for every platform. Editors watch the week's output, grade it, and put it on a schedule so you know what is premiering, when it drops, and whether it is worth your time.

Pulls their most recent listings and postings, plus the full archive of everything the Guide has tracked.

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The listings grid

SlotShowGenrePlatformRuntimeEditor score
Mon–Fri · 7:00 PM ET
Marisol Vega (@closingshift)
Closing Shift

A line cook films the last hour of service at a different restaurant every week. Season 2 opens in a Queens dumpling shop.

FoodTikTok3 min94
Tue · 9:00 PM ET
Dre Whitfield (@4qfilmroom)
The Fourth Quarter Film Room

Frame-by-frame breakdowns of the week's ugliest late-game collapses. The clearest explainer voice in basketball right now.

SportsYouTube22 min88
Wed · 8:00 PM ET
Nadia Brant (@coldfile)
Cold File

Documents-first reporting on unsolved county cases, with sourcing shown on screen. Episode 1 of a six-part arc.

True CrimeYouTube35 min91
Daily · 11:00 PM ET
Teddy Kwan (@openmicautopsy)
Open Mic Autopsy

He bombs on purpose, then dissects why. The rare comedy account that gets funnier the more you watch in a row.

ComedyTikTok90 sec85
Thu · 6:30 PM ET
Ivy Sound Collective (@basementsessions)
Basement Sessions

One take, one room, no click track. This week: a Detroit gospel trio doing a Fugees cover that will end up everywhere.

MusicInstagram8 min82
Sun · 2:00 PM ETLive · Sun · 2:00 PM ET
Kaz (@kazruns)
Speedrun Sunday

A marathon with real stakes and a chat that behaves. Best entry point for anyone who thinks they don't like game streams.

Docs & RealityTwitch4 hr78
Sat · 12:00 PM ET
Simone Adeyemi (@thriftcourt)
Thrift Court

Viewers submit thrift hauls and she rules on them like a judge. Format is bulletproof; the spin-off is already obvious.

StyleTikTok5 min87
Fri · 7:00 AM ET
Owen Tate (@payrollshow)
Payroll

Plain-language teardown of one company's finances every Friday. The newsletter that video creators keep reading on camera.

Tech & MoneySubstack12 min read80
Nightly · 1:00 AM ET
Ramona Cruz (@nightshiftdispatch)
Night Shift Dispatch

An EMT's live-posted overnight logs, edited into a morning recap. Quietly one of the best serialized reads online.

Docs & RealityXRolling74
Fri · 10:00 PM ETLive · Fri · 10:00 PM ET
Sasha Vidal (@opendeckradio)
Open Deck Radio

A working DJ takes unsigned demos live on air and mixes the good ones into the set. The best A&R room on the internet is a Kick chat.

MusicKick3 hr live86
Sun–Thu · 11:00 PM ETLive · Sun–Thu · 11:00 PM ET
Devon Ruiz (@lateshiftlive)
Late Shift Live

Overnight variety for people who work nights: call-ins from truckers, nurses and dispatchers, five nights a week. Season 2 opens live.

Docs & RealityKick4 hr live84
Wed & Sat · 6:00 PM ETLive · Wed & Sat · 6:00 PM ET
Priya Raman (@grillcam)
The Grill Cam

One fire, one camera, no cuts. Chat picks the cook and she talks through every mistake in real time.

FoodKick2 hr live81

Featured Content Creator

Marisol Vega (@closingshift)
Creator archive

Marisol Vega

@closingshift · 4 tracked postings · 1 listings

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Most recent postings

  • Aug 20, 2026
    Episode
    TikTok

    Queens dumpling shop, last hour of service

    2.4M views · 71% watch-through

  • Aug 13, 2026
    Episode
    TikTok

    Bronx birria truck closes out a Friday

    1.8M views · 64% watch-through

  • Aug 6, 2026
    Short
    TikTok

    Prep list teaser: Season 2

    610k views

    Cross-posted to Reels.

  • Jul 24, 2026
    Episode
    TikTok

    Season 1 finale: Astoria diner

    2.1M views · 69% watch-through

Listings archive

  • Closing Shift94

    Mon–Fri · 7:00 PM ET · 3 min · TikTok · Food · Premiere

    A line cook films the last hour of service at a different restaurant every week. Season 2 opens in a Queens dumpling shop.

Guide history

  1. Jul 2026 · Signed

    Countersigned. Season 2 premiere listed in the Guide the same week.

  2. Jun 2026 · Negotiation

    Term sheet: 15% commission, 3-year, format IP carve-out.

  3. May 2026 · Outreach

    Editor-led intro; no competing management on file.

  4. Apr 2026 · Scored

    Scout score 93 — velocity and format repeatability both top quartile.

  5. Mar 2026 · Screening

    Creator shared TikTok Studio retention: 71% average watch-through on 3-minute cuts.

  6. Feb 2026 · Discovered

    Surfaced by the Guide editorial queue after a Queens service run hit 2.1M views.

Premieres this week

Premiere
94
Marisol Vega (@closingshift)

Closing Shift

Marisol Vega · TikTok · Food

A line cook films the last hour of service at a different restaurant every week. Season 2 opens in a Queens dumpling shop.

Mon–Fri · 7:00 PM ET · 3 min
Premiere
91
Nadia Brant (@coldfile)

Cold File

Nadia Brant · YouTube · True Crime

Documents-first reporting on unsolved county cases, with sourcing shown on screen. Episode 1 of a six-part arc.

Wed · 8:00 PM ET · 35 min
Premiere
87
Simone Adeyemi (@thriftcourt)

Thrift Court

Simone Adeyemi · TikTok · Style

Viewers submit thrift hauls and she rules on them like a judge. Format is bulletproof; the spin-off is already obvious.

Sat · 12:00 PM ET · 5 min
Premiere
84
Devon Ruiz (@lateshiftlive)

Late Shift Live

Devon Ruiz · Kick · Docs & Reality

Overnight variety for people who work nights: call-ins from truckers, nurses and dispatchers, five nights a week. Season 2 opens live.

Sun–Thu · 11:00 PM ET · 4 hr liveLive · Sun–Thu · 11:00 PM ET