Name: The Newsroom
Genre: Series

The series charts the professional and personal challenges that face a volatile cable-news anchor, and the ideological staff that has just been foisted upon him.

The Newsroom

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Drama • 2014 • 18

In the series premiere, cable-news anchor Will McAvoy gets a new executive producer, a staff overhaul, and a breaking-news challenge.

The Newsroom S1 Ep01

Mac asserts her control of the News Night rundown; Jim takes a fall for Maggie; a breakup secret gets out.

The Newsroom S1 Ep02

Will’s new approach rankles CEO Leona Lansing.

The Newsroom S1 Ep03

A New Year’s Eve confrontation lands Will in the tabloids; restraint is rewarded during a breaking story.

The Newsroom S1 Ep04

The News Night team finds parallels between the Egyptian uprising and a teacher protest in Wisconsin.

The Newsroom S1 Ep05

Will keeps a long-standing therapy appointment; Sloan pushes too hard during the Japanese nuclear crisis.

The Newsroom S1 Ep06

The staff’s anniversary party is cut short when they learn the President will be making an impromptu national address on a matter of national security.

The Newsroom S1 Ep07

Will and Mac are forced to abandon their principles in order to boost ratings and land a Republican debate.

The Newsroom S1 Ep08

Will and the staff stage a mock debate for a pair of Republican Party officials.

The Newsroom S1 Ep09

Will’s future at ACN is jeopardized by a damning revelation; Jim and Maggie reach a crossroad.

The Newsroom S1 Ep10

The Newsroom S1

Will and the staff are questioned by their lawyer about an ACN story that’s become a network crisis.

The Newsroom S2 Ep01

A story that may end up crippling the network becomes more real; Maggie is un-friended.

The Newsroom S2 Ep02

Will continues his mission to civilize by telling Nina Howard the truth; Jim is frustrated on the road.

The Newsroom S2 Ep03

Maggie relives her shattering trip to Africa; an OWS protester is humiliated in an on-air interview with Will.

The Newsroom S2 Ep04

Will is distracted by a phone call and twitter post during his telecast; Sloan deals with a revenge post.

The Newsroom S2 Ep05

Mac and Charlie score a key witness in their attempt to corroborate Dantana’s Operation Genoa story.

The Newsroom S2 Ep06

Rebecca pieces together the staff’s fateful decision to air Dantana’s special report on Operation Genoa.

The Newsroom S2 Ep07

News Night goes forward with its election-night coverage in what might be its last broadcast with Will and Mac.

The Newsroom S2 Ep08

Season finale. Will and Charlie await an executive decision on the newsroom’s fate as the 2012 election winds down.

The Newsroom S2 Ep09

The Newsroom S2

Will, Mac and the newsroom err on the side of caution in reporting a breaking story in Boston.

The Newsroom S3 Ep01

Will tries to protect Neal; Reese’s half-siblings look to cash in on a hostile takeover gambit.

The Newsroom S3 Ep02

Will gets a surprise at the Correspondents’ Dinner; Sloan and Don try to keep their relationship a secret.

The Newsroom S3 Ep03

Will faces a contempt charge; Sloan and Mac try to prevent ACN from falling into Lucas’s hands.

The Newsroom S3 Ep04

Charlie capitulates to Pruit’s vision for ACN, while Sloan and Don are determined to undermine it.

The Newsroom S3 Ep05

In the series finale, a colleague’s death leads Will and Mac to contemplate their past and the future.