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Think ‘The Bear’ Is Overrated? Here’s What to Watch Instead.

Picks from our TV experts.

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Featuring Margaret Lyons and Jeremy Egner

Produced by Elyssa Dudley and Kate LoPresti

Edited by Lynn Levy

Engineered by Diane Wong

The highly anticipated third season of “The Bear” arrives this week. Our television critic Margaret Lyons and television editor Jeremy Egner sat down to talk about their love-hate relationship with the show and dissect their favorite episode. And if you can’t stand to hear even one more “Yes, Chef,” they have recommendations for shows to watch instead.

Jeremy Egner, the television editor of The Times.

Margaret Lyons, a television critic for The Times.

ImageJeremy Allen White, who plays Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto in The Bear, poses.
Credit...Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Margaret Lyons is a television critic at The Times, and writes the TV parts of the Watching newsletter. More about Margaret Lyons

Jeremy Egner is the television editor, overseeing coverage of the medium and the people who make it. He joined The Times in 2008. More about Jeremy Egner

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