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Claire McNear

Washington, D.C., United States

Staff Writer at The Ringer

senior staff writer @ringer | wrote a book about JEOPARDY!, paperback out now | "creepy little rat" -Bill Maher

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Articles

  • Kevin Costner Hates ‘Yellowstone’ and Has Been Waiting (for His Character) to Die

    Nov 10, 2024 | theringer.com | Claire McNear

    Paramount/Getty Images/Ringer illustration On Sunday, Yellowstone finally returns, delivering the back half of its fifth and final season nearly two years after the season’s first half began to air. But all is not well in the land of the Duttons.

  • Kevin Costner Hates ‘Yellowstone’ and Has Been Waiting (for His Character) to Die

    Nov 10, 2024 | flipboard.com | Claire McNear

    Kevin Costner Hates ‘Yellowstone’ and Has Been Waiting (for His Character) to DieOn Sunday, Yellowstone finally returns, delivering the back half of its fifth and final season nearly two years after the season’s first half began to …

  • The Winners and Losers of the 76th Emmy Awards

    Sep 15, 2024 | theringer.com | Claire McNear

    Getty Images/AP Images/Ringer illustration That’s right: A whopping eight months after the last Emmy ceremony, the luminaries of the small screen gathered once again in Los Angeles to do bits, ugly cry, and celebrate The Bear (as well as a couple of other shows). Let’s dive into this year’s—er, season’s—winners and losers.

  • ‘Bad Monkey’ Is the Goofy, Thrilling Beach Read of Prestige TV

    Aug 13, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Claire McNear

  • ‘Bad Monkey’ Is the Goofy, Thrilling Beach Read of Prestige TV

    Aug 12, 2024 | theringer.com | Claire McNear

    Getty Images/Ringer illustration A down-on-his-luck detective with a fizzled love life, freshly suspended from work with no clear prospects. A father in the thrall of a vindictive Lady Macbeth type, driving him to ever darker depths. A local community pushed to the margins by moneyed developers. Characters reeling from addiction and poverty amid a dizzying spree of violent crime.

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Claire McNear
Claire McNear @clairemcnear
13 Mar 25

RT @Longreads: "Las Vegas would be his ninth audition, he said. Nine auditions? I thought, aghast: Auditions are often multiple years apart…

Claire McNear
Claire McNear @clairemcnear
12 Mar 25

I NOTHING ACRED???

Sam Ezersky
Sam Ezersky @thegridkid

Day 4 of OHHHHHH WAITTTTTT HAPPY SOLVING SSSSgetit https://t.co/8gMvv8KWW6

Claire McNear
Claire McNear @clairemcnear
11 Mar 25

24 years and 10 auditions: I caught up with Harvey about his long, long path to last night's spectacular win on Jeopardy! (the highest Coryat score of the season so far!): https://t.co/OFPeSblUkX

Claire McNear
Claire McNear @clairemcnear

if you read my Jeopardy! book, you might remember Harvey Silikovitz, aka the H-Bomb, who got the invite to go on Jeopardy! in 2019 after his 8th audition...only to miss the call and land back in the contestant pool. WELL—24 years after his first audition, today is finally the day https://t.co/HoTGqAW95n