Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ Too Good? Plus ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ and ‘Top Chef’

About this episode

Chris and Andy discuss media shake ups and review various TV shows including 'Widow’s Bay', 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed', and 'Top Chef'.

(00:00) Chris and Andy talk about the latest media shake ups at 60 Minutes before discussing what movies like ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ might say about TV’s own need for fresh voices (09:33). Then they play a ‘Star City’ inspired game (18:55) about alternate POV spinoffs. Later, they break down the latest episode of ‘Widow’s Bay’ (30:19), check in on ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ (46:11), and share their thoughts on the penultimate episode of ‘Top Chef’ season 23 (01:07:04). 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 Stefano Sanchez Additional Video Supervision: Sarah Reddy Order and it will come. Like today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald

Topics covered

• media shake ups
• TV fresh voices
• alternate POV spinoffs
• Widow’s Bay episode breakdown
• Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed
• Top Chef season 23

Keywords

• media shake ups
• Widow’s Bay
• Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed
• Top Chef
• Backrooms
• Obsession
• alternate POV spinoffs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ringer

Books & works: Widow’s Bay, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, Top Chef, Backrooms, Obsession

More episodes of The Watch

• Gail Simmons on the ‘Top Chef’ Season 23 Finale! Plus, ‘Widow’s Bay’ Episode 9. · June 11, 2026 · 1h 22m
• Apple Owns TV Right Now. Is That a Good Thing? Plus, ‘Cape Fear’ Series Premiere and ‘Star City’ Episode 3. · June 8, 2026 · 1h 10m
• ‘Euphoria’ and ‘Hacks’ Say Goodbye. Plus, ‘Star City’ Takes Off. · June 2, 2026 · 1h 21m
• ‘Spider-Noir’ Is Unsure of Itself. Plus, ‘Widow’s Bay’ E6-7, ‘Euphoria’ S3E7, and ‘Top Chef’ S23E12. · May 28, 2026 · 1h 35m
• ‘Survivor’ Season 50 Finale, ‘Widow’s Bay’ Episode 5, and All-Time Episodic Runs With Joanna Robinson · May 22, 2026 · 1h 3m
• 10 Things We Like (and Don’t Like) About ‘Euphoria’ This Season. Plus, “The Feed Is Fake” With Lane Brown. · May 18, 2026 · 1h 11m