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The Watch

How the Warner Bros. Sale Changes Television. Plus, ‘DTF St. Louis’ and ‘Rooster’ Strike Out.

The Watch

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.55.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Chris and Andy talk about what the immediate and long-term impacts of Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. will have on the television landscape (4:39). Then they discuss ‘DTF St. Louis’ (38:45), ‘Rooster,’ (01:01:02), and why the pair of the new HBO shows ultimately don’t work. Later, they close by raving about the excellent return of ‘Top Chef’ for Season 23 (01:09:14) and The Watch: After Dark (01:18:00). Drivers wanted. Learn more athttp://vw.com Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of The Watch and so much more! Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Producers: Kaya McMullen and Kai Grady Additional Video Supervision: Sarah Reddy and Jamie Yukich Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I need sports to have to clear the room.

0:08.6

Stand up and walk now.

0:11.2

Hello and welcome to The Watch.

0:13.4

My name is Chris Ryan.

0:15.0

I am an editor at the ringer.com and joining me in the studio after a long hiatus it's Andy Greenwald.

0:25.7

First of all, let's pull back the card a little bit.

0:27.9

You're welcome back, man. Thanks for coming back on the watch. It's always great to have you.

0:33.3

Whenever my schedule allows it, I'll be here. You know this better than anyone.

0:37.1

Yeah. Podcasting, it's a muscle. You know this better than anyone. Yeah. Podcasting,

0:37.7

it's a muscle. You know what I mean? And you have to keep it in, like you do with weightlifting. You have to keep it in elite shape on a schedule. So I'm a little worried today. I'm coming in cold. You're more like a Jason Tatum. Like, what's going to happen? He's still got it. but I came back fast.

0:51.8

So I was worried about my legacy.

0:54.2

Second, what people don't know is that you just gave me a brushback pitch for the ages, right before we started recording. We don't have to, I just... My name is Sherlock Holmes. It's an unusual name. Introducing Young Sherlock, a new Guy Ritchie series. What game are we playing today? Discover the origins. It's leaving. Those days are surely behind me. Of crime's most iconic mind. There has been a break-in. Astoned. You should be a detective. Starring Hero Finds Tiffin, Donald Finn and Colin Firth. If you start wearing a hat like that, I will no longer be friends with you. Young Sherlock, new original series, watch now only on Prime Video.

1:31.1

Does notice that you are wearing clothing from a boutique that I happen to love here in Los Angeles

1:38.0

called Brother Brother, and I want it to be a big tent.

1:42.4

The name is Brother, Brother.

1:44.8

Only Child, only child.

1:46.1

It's true. It's tough.

1:47.5

It's tough.

1:48.1

But what I was trying to explain to you is no one is questioning that you Columbus.

1:52.8

I didn't Columbus.

1:54.1

They were, they were blowing up without me.

1:56.2

This is really bad podcasting because nobody cares about this.

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