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The Top 10 TV Shows of 2025

The Watch

2025/12/16
The Watch

The Watch

2025/12/16

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Chris and Andy talk about the tragic passing of legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner and his indelible impact on Hollywood over the years (3:30). Then they look back at this year in TV (14:14), run through a handful of honorable mentions (28:49), and reveal thei...

Highlights

Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald kick off their annual year-in-review episode with reflections on loss, evolution, and excellence in television.
02:48
The year-end news mailbag is now open for listener questions
09:22
Reiner’s films like When Harry Met Sally, Spinal Tap, and A Few Good Men are described as indelible cultural markers
24:40
Hall and Harper is an under-promoted family drama starring Lily Reinhart, Mark Ruffalo, and Betty Gilpin
50:31
'Families Like Ours' presents a plausible and uncomfortable human dystopia about Denmark closing due to rising sea levels
1:26:56
'Andor' and 'Adolescence' are deeply political, moving, and hit the sweet spot of entertainment, relevance, and emotion

Chapters

Best TV of the Year and News Mailbag
00:00
Chris and Andy talk about the tragic passing of legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner and his indelible impact on Hollywood over the years
03:30
Then they look back at this year in TV
14:14
run through a handful of honorable mentions
28:49
and reveal their top 10 shows of 2025
55:41

Transcript

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