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The College Football Playoff Chose Outrage

By Jordan Ritter Conn • 9 min read

The College Football Playoff Chose Outrage

Jordan Ritter Conn • 9 min read

Pluribus

Six Questions After Six Episodes of ‘Pluribus’

By Daniel Chin • 13 min read

Six Questions After Six Episodes of ‘Pluribus’

Daniel Chin • 13 min read

Fake NBA League Pass Awards

Fake NBA League Pass Awards at the Quarter Mark

By Tyler Parker • 14 min read

Fake NBA League Pass Awards at the Quarter Mark

Fake NBA League Pass Awards

Tyler Parker • 14 min read

Five Burning NBA Questions: Giannis Watch, LeBron, and Trade Season

By Michael Pina • 12 min read

Five Burning NBA Questions: Giannis Watch, LeBron, and Trade Season

By Michael Pina • 12 min read

The Best Movies of 2025

By Adam Nayman • 10 min read

The Favorite TV Episodes of TV Creators

The Best Movies of 2025

By Adam Nayman • 10 min read

Noteworthy Reads

The Best TV Episodes of the Century

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The 100 Best TV Episodes of the Century

The Century’s Best TV Episodes

The Ringer Staff

The Favorite TV Episodes of the People Behind Our Favorite TV Episodes

By Katie Baker • 7 min read

The Best Non-TV “Episodes” Since 2018

By The Ringer Staff • 10 min read

How YouTube Actually Won the Streaming Wars

The Elephant in the Tube

By Justin Charity • 8 min read

How “Forks” Became One of the Best Episodes of ‘The Bear’—and of the Century

“Forks” Is the Best Episode of ‘The Bear’

The Rebirth of Richie Jerimovich

By Jake Kring-Schreifels • 14 min read

Plot Isn’t as Important to Great TV as You Think

The Case Against Plot

By Brian Phillips • 7 min read

The Making of “Connor’s Wedding,” the Culmination of ‘Succession’

The Making of “Connor’s Wedding”

By Alan Siegel • 12 min read

Special Project

The 100 Best TV Episodes of the Century

The Century’s Best TV Episodes

The Ringer Staff

The Favorite TV Episodes of the People Behind Our Favorite TV Episodes

The Favorite TV Episodes of TV Creators

By Katie Baker • 7 min read

The Best Non-TV “Episodes” Since 2018

By The Ringer Staff • 10 min read

How YouTube Actually Won the Streaming Wars

The Elephant in the Tube

By Justin Charity • 8 min read

How “Forks” Became One of the Best Episodes of ‘The Bear’—and of the Century

“Forks” Is the Best Episode of ‘The Bear’

The Rebirth of Richie Jerimovich

By Jake Kring-Schreifels • 14 min read

Plot Isn’t as Important to Great TV as You Think

The Case Against Plot

By Brian Phillips • 7 min read

The Making of “Connor’s Wedding,” the Culmination of ‘Succession’

The Making of “Connor’s Wedding”

By Alan Siegel • 12 min read

Special Project

The 100 Best TV Episodes of the Century

The Century’s Best TV Episodes

The Ringer Staff

The Favorite TV Episodes of the People Behind Our Favorite TV Episodes

The Favorite TV Episodes of TV Creators

By Katie Baker • 7 min read

The Best Non-TV “Episodes” Since 2018

By The Ringer Staff • 10 min read

How YouTube Actually Won the Streaming Wars

The Elephant in the Tube

By Justin Charity • 8 min read

How “Forks” Became One of the Best Episodes of ‘The Bear’—and of the Century

“Forks” Is the Best Episode of ‘The Bear’

The Rebirth of Richie Jerimovich

By Jake Kring-Schreifels • 14 min read

Plot Isn’t as Important to Great TV as You Think

The Case Against Plot

By Brian Phillips • 7 min read

The Making of “Connor’s Wedding,” the Culmination of ‘Succession’

The Making of “Connor’s Wedding”

By Alan Siegel • 12 min read

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The Chiefs Are Done, Pittsburgh Hates Us, Lamar Is Missing, Guess the Lines, and Some NBA Stuff With Cousin Sal

The Chiefs Are Done, Pittsburgh Hates Us, Lamar Is Missing, and NBA Stuff

The Chiefs Are Done, and Pittsburgh Hates Us

The Bill Simmons Podcast • Dec. 8

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The Chiefs Are Done, Pittsburgh Hates Us, Lamar Is Missing, Guess the Lines, and Some NBA Stuff With Cousin Sal

The Chiefs Are Done, Pittsburgh Hates Us, Lamar Is Missing, and NBA Stuff

The Chiefs Are Done, and Pittsburgh Hates Us

The Bill Simmons Podcast • Dec. 8

The College Football Playoff Is Set!

The College Football Playoff Chose Outrage

By Jordan Ritter Conn • Dec. 7 • 9 min read

College Football Playoff Selection Show

College Football Playoff Selection Show Live Reactions! Miami Makes It!

The McShay Show • Dec. 7

Championship Weekend Live Reactions: Who Reigns Supreme in the SEC? And No. 1 vs. No. 2.

Championship Weekend Live Reactions: Who Reigns Supreme in the SEC?

Championship Weekend Live Reactions

Ringer Tailgate

• Dec. 7 • 1 hr 51 min

SEC Championship Reactions: Kirby’s Best Coaching Job, Bama’s Bad Day, Ty Simpson’s Future, and More

SEC Championship: Kirby’s Coaching, Bama’s Bad Day, Ty Simpson, and More

SEC Championship Reactions

The McShay Show

• Dec. 7 • 47 min

The College Football Playoff Chose Outrage

College Football Playoff Selection Show

By Jordan Ritter Conn • Dec. 7 • 9 min read

College Football Playoff Selection Show Live Reactions! Miami Makes It!

The McShay Show

Championship Weekend Live Reactions: Who Reigns Supreme in the SEC? And No. 1 vs. No. 2.

Championship Weekend Live Reactions: Who Reigns Supreme in the SEC?

Championship Weekend Live Reactions

Ringer Tailgate

SEC Championship Reactions: Kirby’s Best Coaching Job, Bama’s Bad Day, Ty Simpson’s Future, and More

SEC Championship: Kirby’s Coaching, Bama’s Bad Day, Ty Simpson, and More

SEC Championship Reactions

The McShay Show

NFL

Get Ready for the 2026 Quarterback Carousel

Get Ready for the 2026 QB Carousel

Get Ready for the 2026 Quarterback Carousel

Get Ready for the 2026 QB Carousel

Diante Lee

What’s Going On With Giannis?

Five Burning NBA Questions: Giannis Watch, LeBron, and Trade Season

By Michael Pina • 12 min read

Five Burning NBA Questions: Giannis Watch, LeBron, and Trade Season

What’s Smoke and What’s Fire With Giannis

What’s Smoke and What’s Fire in the Latest Giannis Trade Drama

By Danny Chau • 6 min read

What’s Smoke and What’s Fire in the Latest Giannis Trade Drama

What’s Smoke and What’s Fire With Giannis

Danny Chau

Potential Giannis Trades and Mets Corner

Finding Potential Giannis Trades With Kirk Goldsberry. Plus, Sean Fennessey Joins for Mets Corner.

The Zach Lowe Show

Finding Potential Giannis Trades With Kirk Goldsberry. Plus, Sean Fennessey Joins for Mets Corner.

Potential Giannis Trades and Mets Corner

The Zach Lowe Show

The Bucks Are Staring Down a Nightmare

The Giannis-Less Bucks Are Staring Down a Nightmare Scenario

By Michael Pina • 7 min read

The Giannis-Less Bucks Are Staring Down a Nightmare Scenario

The Bucks Are Staring Down a Nightmare

The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is the Mess That Never Ends

National Affairs

The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined

The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair: An FAQ

The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined

The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is the Mess That Never Ends

The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair: An FAQ

Brian Phillips

Spotlight

The ‘Pluribus’ Syllabus … Plurabus … Plurisyllabus … We’re Working on It
Six Questions After Six Episodes of ‘Pluribus’
Six Questions After Six Episodes of ‘Pluribus’
By Daniel Chin • Dec. 8 • 13 min read
The ‘Pluribus’ Syllabus … Plurabus … Plurisyllabus … We’re Working on It
Six Questions After Six Episodes of ‘Pluribus’
Six Questions After Six Episodes of ‘Pluribus’
By Daniel Chin • Dec. 8 • 13 min read

Special Project

The Ringer’s NBA Rankings

Welcome to our ranking of the top 100 players in the NBA. Where did your favorite end up one month into the season?

NBA First-Quarter Awards: Chaos, Breakouts, and an Obvious MVP

NBA First-Quarter Awards: Chaos, Breakouts, and an Obvious MVP

NBA First-Quarter Awards: Chaos, Breakouts, and an Obvious MVP

NBA First-Quarter Awards: Chaos, Breakouts, and an Obvious MVP

The Town With Matthew Belloni

Podcasts

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Button Mash

‘Metroid Prime 4,’ ‘Marvel Cosmic Invasion,’ and ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Reactions

‘Metroid 4,’ ‘Marvel Cosmic Invasion,’ ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’

‘Metroid Prime 4’ and ‘Marvel Cosmic Invasion’

New York, New York with John Jastremski

New York, New York

John Harper on the Winter Meetings, Dolphins Blow Out the Jets, and the Knicks Aim for the NBA Cup Semis

MLB Winter Meetings, and the Dolphins Blow Out the Jets

MLB Winter Meetings, and Dolphins Blow Out the Jets

Off The Pike with Brian Barrett

Off The Pike

Celtics Stay Hot, With Chad Finn

The Full Go with Jason Goff

The Full Go

“You Say You Want to Be Competitive … and Yet?” With Ben Solak and Joel Lorenzi

Bears and Bulls Talk With Ben Solak and Joel Lorenzi

Bears and Bulls Talk With Solak and Lorenzi

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Shorts

John Cena talks about his shocking heel turn.

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It’s Wayne’s World, and we’re just living in it🎸

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What’s the optimal role for LeBron? | Ringer NBA

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The Ringer’s NFL Rankings

We’ve got you covered all season long with team power rankings, QB rankings, and fantasy football rankings. See where your favorite squads and players fall.

If I Fight, You Fight: The Oral History of ‘Creed’

If I Fight, You Fight: The Oral History of ‘Creed’

Alan Siegel

If I Fight, You Fight: The Oral History of ‘Creed’

If I Fight, You Fight: The Oral History of ‘Creed’