Ryan Schwartz

Ryan Schwartz

@ryanschwartz.tv

Senior Editor at TVLine and member of the Television Critics Association. Covering TV through interviews, criticism, and reporting for more than a decade.

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I see we're debating binge vs. weekly releases again. Here's my two cents: Television was built on weekly rollouts. They build anticipation, generate buzz, invite discussion, and keep a show in the cultural conversation for weeks, sometimes months. Weekly is the superior model.

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#NobodyWantsThis name-drops Beth Behrs mere seconds before Steven Weber — her dad on #2BrokeGirls — appears on screen. There’s no way that’s a coincidence… right? 👀

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#NobodyWantsThis Season 3, Episode 7 is among the most romantic episodes of television I've seen in ages. Then the show goes and gets cold feet. Allow me to explain.

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Morgan and Sasha wind up in a suite with just one bed, forcing them to confront their sexual tension. Morgan keeps bringing Sasha linens for his makeshift bed on the couch — until she opens her bedroom door one last time and finds him standing there. I applauded my TV.

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After fast-tracking Morgan and Sasha's romance, Nobody Wants This chickens out. A happily ever after for them, alongside where Noah and Joanne land, could've been the perfect cap on a three-season run. Full commentary up at TVLine:

tvline.comNobody Wants This Season 3 Delivers The Year's Best Rom-Com In Episode 7 — Then Gets Cold Feet - TVLineNetflix's Nobody Wants This delivers one of the year's most romantic episodes of television — but Season 3's final stretch leaves something to be desired.
Ryan Schwartz
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#NobodyWantsThis Season 3, Episode 7 is among the most romantic episodes of television I've seen in ages. Then the show goes and gets cold feet. Allow me to explain.

Ryan Schwartz
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Nobody Wants This embraced an even more compelling love story this season — one it had toyed with from the jump, and could finally explore now that Morgan had broken off her engagement to Dr. Andy, and Sasha had separated from Esther.

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Someone tuning in to ER on November 20, 2003: “I’ve heard something big happens tonight, but I know they wouldn’t drop a SECOND helicopter on Dr. Romano.” The writers:

Ryan Schwartz
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I see we're debating binge vs. weekly releases again. Here's my two cents: Television was built on weekly rollouts. They build anticipation, generate buzz, invite discussion, and keep a show in the cultural conversation for weeks, sometimes months. Weekly is the superior model.

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There simply aren't enough hours in the day to cover every episode of every series that drops at once. And, given the state of entertainment journalism, there aren't enough journalists to do it, either.

Ryan Schwartz
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Weekly releases give audiences time to engage, critics time to write, and shows time to find an audience. Not every series will become a phenomenon, but dumping an entire season in one day barely gives it a chance.

Ryan Schwartz
@ryanschwartz.tv

I see we're debating binge vs. weekly releases again. Here's my two cents: Television was built on weekly rollouts. They build anticipation, generate buzz, invite discussion, and keep a show in the cultural conversation for weeks, sometimes months. Weekly is the superior model.

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Suddenly, an episodic medium becomes homework. So why not reverse the argument? Release episodes weekly. If you prefer to binge, wait until the full season is available. Everyone gets to watch at their own pace, without sacrificing a shared conversation.

Ryan Schwartz
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And then there's coverage. Outside of Stranger Things- or Squid Game-level phenomena, binge releases often receive less sustained editorial attention. It's not necessarily a reflection of quality. It's a reflection of limited time and limited resources.

Ryan Schwartz
@ryanschwartz.tv

I see we're debating binge vs. weekly releases again. Here's my two cents: Television was built on weekly rollouts. They build anticipation, generate buzz, invite discussion, and keep a show in the cultural conversation for weeks, sometimes months. Weekly is the superior model.

Ryan Schwartz
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Binge dumps are convenient, especially if TV has become your second-screen experience. But convenience isn't the same as what's best for a series. Creatives who want their work to be discussed, dissected, and remembered should push for weekly releases.

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Some argue: "Let us binge, and you can choose to watch weekly." Except that doesn't work. When every episode drops at once, the conversation burns out in days. To participate without spoilers, you're pressured to watch everything immediately.

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The thing about having your writing published on the internet for 15 years is that every so often, you stumble across something you wrote early in your career and cringe at all the things you'd do differently now.

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If someone takes offense to Obama's Cheesecake Factory joke, mute/block/ignore. This is basket of deplorables all over again.

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[completely ignoring the part about saddam hussein, a dictator who built garishly opulent palaces laced in gold, because I'm an idiot who doesn't understand how anything works] how dare obama besmirch the cheesecake factory

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I don’t think I like the new show everyone likes, and I’m a little stunned. That is all I will be sharing on this particular matter.

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I can *hear* all the nonexistent guitar solos on the new John Mayer track, which is a bummer. But I also quite like the song for what it is, so… I guess we’ll see what the rest of the album sounds like?

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Your November TV schedule is here: From #TheGildedAge and #TheRingsOfPower to #Yellowjackets and #BladeRunner2099, I've rounded up the month's biggest premieres, finales, and more (plus a printable calendar to help you keep track of it all).

tvline.comWhat To Watch In November: A Printable TV Calendar Highlighting Every Major Premiere And Finale - TVLineDiscover What to Watch with TVLine's printable November 2026 calendar, highlighting the biggest TV premieres and finales across broadcast, cable, and streaming.

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I love #NobodyWantsThis. I actually preferred Season 2 to Season 1. And Season 3 delivers one of the most romantic episodes of television I've seen in ages. Which makes my frustration with how the season wraps up all the more complicated. My latest for TVLine:

tvline.comNobody Wants This Season 3 Delivers The Year's Best Rom-Com In Episode 7 — Then Gets Cold Feet - TVLineNetflix's Nobody Wants This delivers one of the year's most romantic episodes of television — but Season 3's final stretch leaves something to be desired.
Ryan Schwartz
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I love #NobodyWantsThis. I actually preferred Season 2 to Season 1. And Season 3 delivers one of the most romantic episodes of television I've seen in ages. Which makes my frustration with how the season wraps up all the more complicated. My latest for TVLine:

tvline.comNobody Wants This Season 3 Delivers The Year's Best Rom-Com In Episode 7 — Then Gets Cold Feet - TVLineNetflix's Nobody Wants This delivers one of the year's most romantic episodes of television — but Season 3's final stretch leaves something to be desired.
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#NobodyWantsThis Season 3 is now streaming. You'll know what I'm referring to here once you reach Episode 7.

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I love when I’m watching screeners for one of my favorite shows and there’s a “crossover” of sorts with another favorite.

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I get that Glee-boot is more fun to say. I do! But Glee is a musical. Musicals get revivals. Also, what they’re doing *is* a revival, not a reboot. Same title, shared continuity. So I’m going with Glee-vival. It’s a revival. A Glee-vival. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

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Well, that was unexpected. Wednesday’s #Scrubs — which marked the halfway point of Season 2 — delivered one heck of a twist for J.D. and Elliot. And there’s a certain irony to how it all played out. My recap, now up at TVLine:

tvline.comScrubs Just Delivered A Wild Twist For J.D. And Elliot — And Let Sean Get His Revenge On J.D. - TVLineScrubs Season 2, Episode 5 takes an unexpected turn for J.D. and Elliot, while TV's Scott Foley gets the last laugh in Sean's longtime rivalry with J.D.
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The Social Reckoning: 2.5 stars. Mikey Madison’s solid but too young; Betty Gilpin, who’s right there, would’ve been a better fit. It feels like a TV movie HBO would greenlight and air the weekend before the Emmy cutoff. Sorkin’s Gen Z/millennials apparently love Show Boat and Frank Capra.

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Netflix is getting all four seasons of #Rectify on November 1, which means I can finally finish Rectify. (Sorry, I was never going to pay for AMC+ just to finish one show.)

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You know you’ve got a dead show walking when all the promos cite the same obscure website, and none of the pull quotes say anything about the show. Just random buzzwords.