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Every week, The Ringer's Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan -- longtime friends and pop culture addicts -- break down the latest in TV, movies, and music.

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50 episodes

Jun 2, 2025•—

The Merit of ‘Mountainhead’ and ‘Your Friends and Neighbors’ Season 1 Finale

Jun 5, 2025•—

The TV Detective Draft. Plus, ‘Department Q’ Is Scott Frank at His Best.

Jun 9, 2025•—

Warner and Discovery Split Yet Again, ‘Dept. Q,’ and Alan Siegel on the Golden Era of ‘The Simpsons’

Jun 12, 2025•—

Jesse Armstrong on the Making of ‘Mountainhead.’ Plus, Why ‘Stick’ Doesn’t Stick.

Jun 16, 2025•—

Scott Frank on the Making of ‘Dept. Q.’ Plus, the ‘Top Chef: Destination Canada’ Finale.

Jun 19, 2025•—

‘Mindhunter’ Rumors, ‘100 Foot Wave’ Season 3, and Gail Simmons on the ‘Top Chef’ Finale

Jun 23, 2025•—

The Emmys Need a Refresh. Plus, ‘The Bear’ Season 4 Preview.

Jun 26, 2025•—

‘The Bear’ Season 4, Episodes 1-3: Let Carmy Cook

Jun 30, 2025•—

‘The Bear’ Season 4, Episodes 4-7: A Contained Dish

Jul 4, 2025•—

‘The Bear’ Season 4, Episodes 8-10 and the ‘Ironheart’ Finale

Jul 7, 2025•—

You Should Watch ‘The Eternaut.’ Plus, Netflix Goes on a Cancellation Spree.

Jul 10, 2025•—

A ‘Superman’ Preview and ‘The Eternaut’ Episodes 4-6

Jul 14, 2025•—

‘Superman’ and What We Want Out of Comic Book Adaptations

Jul 21, 2025•—

Summer Mailbag: The Influence of ‘Lost,’ Prestige TV Fatigue, and Reading Recommendations

Jul 24, 2025•—

Emmy Noms, Colbert Cancellation, and Did ‘Girls’ Stick the Landing?

Jul 28, 2025•—

Damon Lindelof on ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’

Aug 7, 2025•—

‘The Paper’ and More Trailers. Plus, Why You Should Be Watching ‘The Eastern Gate.’

Aug 11, 2025•—

Marvel’s Box Office Woes, ‘Alien: Earth’ Preview, and ‘Families Like Ours’

Aug 14, 2025•—

‘Alien: Earth’ Episodes 1 and 2 and the ‘Task’ Trailer

Aug 21, 2025•—

‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Teaser Trailer and ‘Platonic’ Season 2

Aug 25, 2025•—

‘Alien: Earth’ Episode 3, ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Premiere, and Netflix Theme Parks

Aug 28, 2025•—

‘Alien: Earth’ Episode 4, ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Casting News, and ‘The Eastern Gate’ Finale

Sep 4, 2025•—

‘The Paper’ Restores the (Sitcom) Feeling. Plus, ‘Alien: Earth’ Episode 5 and a Busy September for TV.

Sep 8, 2025•—

‘Task’ Is Everything We Want It to Be. Plus, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Sep 11, 2025•—

Is ‘Alien: Earth’ Stuck in Place? Plus, Emmy Predictions and ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 3 News.

Sep 15, 2025•—

The Emmys Mostly Got It Right and ‘Task’ Episode 2

Sep 18, 2025•—

ABC Suspends Jimmy Kimmel, Why You Should Check Out Netflix’s ‘Black Rabbit’, and ‘Alien: Earth’ Episode 7

Sep 22, 2025•—

The Best TV Week of the Year, ‘Task’ Episode 3, and ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Trailer Underwhelms

Sep 25, 2025•—

‘Alien: Earth’ Failed Itself. Plus, Ethan Hawke and Sterlin Harjo on ‘The Lowdown,’ and ‘Slow Horses’ Is Back!

Sep 29, 2025•—

‘Task’ Episode 4 With Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Brad Ingelsby, and Salli Richardson-Whitfield! Plus, ‘One Battle After Another’ Is Timely and Timeless.

Oct 2, 2025•—

How Much Higher Can ‘Slow Horses’ Climb? Plus, ‘Landman’ S2 and ‘Jay Kelly’ Trailers.

Oct 6, 2025•—

‘Task’ Is Barreling Toward the End

Oct 9, 2025•—

‘The Lowdown’ Is That Show. Plus, ‘Heat 2’ Hype Meter and ‘House of Guinness.’

Oct 12, 2025•—

‘Task’ Episode 6 Recap

Oct 16, 2025•—

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Hype With Mallory Rubin. Plus, Doug Dulgarian of They Are Gutting a Body of Water.

Oct 19, 2025•—

Creator Brad Ingelsby on the ‘Task’ Finale

Oct 23, 2025•—

Catching Up on ‘Slow Horses,’ ‘The Lowdown,’ and ‘The Chair Company.’ Plus, the ‘Black Rabbit’ Creators!

Oct 27, 2025•—

Taylor Sheridan Is Leaving Paramount. What’s Next? Plus, ‘Nobody Wants This’ Season 2 and ‘The Chair Company’ Episode 3.

Oct 30, 2025•—

‘Slow Horses’ S5 Finale, ‘Down Cemetery Road’ Premiere, and ‘The Lowdown’ E7

Nov 5, 2025•—

‘I Love LA’ Feels Like a Textbook HBO Comedy. Plus, ‘The Lowdown’ Finale.

Nov 7, 2025•—

Vince Gilligan On The Premiere of ‘Pluribus’

Nov 11, 2025•—

Is ‘Stranger Things’ the Last Gasp of Blockbuster TV? Plus, Why Netflix’s ‘Death by Lightning’ Is Worth Your Time.

Nov 17, 2025•—

‘Landman’ is Back! Plus, ‘Pluribus’ Episode 3 and ‘Poker Face’ Searches for a New Home

Nov 20, 2025•—

HBO’s Wave of Renewals. Plus, ‘The Beast in Me,’ ‘The Chair Company’ E6, and ‘I Love LA’ E3.

Nov 24, 2025•—

‘The American Revolution,’ ‘Industry’ S4 Trailer, ‘Pluribus’ E4, and ‘Landman’ S2E2

Dec 1, 2025•—

‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Is Finally Here. Was It Worth the Wait? Plus, ‘Landman’ S2E3.

Dec 4, 2025•—

‘Pluribus’ Episode 6 and ‘The Chair Company’ Season 1 Finale

Dec 8, 2025•—

Golden Globes Nominations, Rewatching ‘Succession,’ and a ‘Landman’ Crash Course With Timothy Simons. Plus, Paramount’s Hostile Takeover.

Dec 11, 2025•—

Why the Warner Bros. Bidding War Is Catastrophic. Plus, ‘Pluribus’ Episode 7 and the ‘Hijack,’ ‘Paradise,’ and ‘Supergirl’ Trailers.

Dec 15, 2025•—

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