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The Best Episodes of The Circus

Come one, come all to The Circus. This real-time documentary series pulls back the curtain on the current political stories, revealing the intense, inspiring and...

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  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Reckoning

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    S1:E8

    With big wins for the frontrunners on Super Tuesday the rest of candidates are reckoning with the results. But the biggest story of all might be one both Democratic and Republican establishments can agree on: how do they stop Trump?

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  2. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Newsrooms

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    S1:E21

    Preparations for the debate; the candidates cede the spotlight to those who cover the political news.

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  3. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - From Russia With Love

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    S1:E23

    Clinton faces the scandal of her highly sensitive, private emails being made public on WikiLeaks, amid claims of foreign hacking and intervention and international espionage of the 2016 election.

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  4. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Shocking But Not Surprising

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    Mark Halperin takes a ride on Airforce One with President Donald Trump. We look at the debate surrounding the healthcare bill and hear from both sides, including Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Rand Paul and the White House.

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  5. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Checking and Balancing

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    Mark Halperin talks with Senator Patrick Leahy about Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination, Congressman Adam Schiff weighs in on Trump’s alleged ties to Russia and Joe Biden enters the fray surrounding the healthcare bill.

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  6. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - How's He Doing?

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    What do people outside the Beltway really think about President Trump? Mark Halperin takes a trip through America to find the answers. Then he heads to New Orleans to discuss his surprising findings with Mary Matalin.

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  8. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Whole World is Watching

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    S2:E4

    What in the world is going on? This week is all about foreign policy: President Trump's military response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria and its impact on his ongoing delicate dance with Russia.

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  9. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Man of the World

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    S3:E3

    State visits by the heads of France and Germany command the administration's attention; John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon talk with Wendy Sherman, architect of the Iran deal; Alex Wagner interviews the imam behind the travel-ban challenge.

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  10. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - The Outsiders

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    The campaigns of three "outsiders" - Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump - are given behind-the-scenes attention on the road to the Iowa caucus. Series premiere.

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  11. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Tension City

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    S1:E3

    This episode follows the angst and drama leading up to the Iowa caucuses, with a showdown brewing between Democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton and the GOP's first real test of outsider candidates versus the establishment.

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  12. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Big Mo

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    S1:E4

    The fourth episode goes inside the Iowa fallout and the momentum leading into New Hampshire's primary. Who¿s got it? Who doesn't? And how can the Clinton and Trump campaigns pick up the pace to beat back the surge of Sanders and Cruz?

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  13. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Winnowing

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    From the electric jolt of New Hampshire to the hard truths coming up in South Carolina and Nevada. Trump tastes victory, Kasich picks up momentum - and Bush faces the prospect of an impending do-or-die reality.

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  14. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Confidence Game

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    S1:E7

    With the field narrowed down to The Big Five, the campaigns spread their game across the country and play to their strengths - with eyes squarely focused on the all-important upcoming prize: Super Tuesday.

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  15. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - President Trump

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    S1:E26

    In a special hour-long episode of the real-time documentary series, Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon go behind the scenes of both campaigns in the lead up to Election Day - and the fallout that followed.

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  16. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Prisoner's Dilemma

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    The second episode follows Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Chris Christie, former Gov. Jeb Bush and Gov. John Kasich as they prepare for the all-important, first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire.

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  17. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Closing the Gap

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    S1:E18

    With ten weeks to go until the election the Trump campaign finds itself running from behind. As members of his party start to publicly jump ship, can Trump find a way to close the gap with Clinton or will he just fall further behind?

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  18. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Fit to Serve

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    S1:E19

    As Clinton's pneumonia and scrutiny about Trump's medical records comes to the forefront, their fitness to lead is questioned.

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  19. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Battleground

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    S1:E20

    As Clinton and Trump prepare for their first debate, their campaigns target the swing states with an eye on Florida.

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  20. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Tale of the Tape

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    S1:E22

    The fallout from the second debate and the current scandal surrounding a recently publicized audio tape.

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  21. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Rule of Law

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    S7:E10

    The Circus examines the myriad legal threats facing former President Donald Trump. Mark McKinnon speaks with journalists Susan Glasser and Peter Baker, authors of a new book detailing the Trump administration. Jennifer Palmieri sits down with Sarah Matthews, the former White House Deputy Press Secretary who testified before the January 6th Committee. John Heilemann speaks with legal experts Andrew Weissman and Neal Katyal to discuss the implications of the wide range of investigations into Trump.

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  22. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - State of Denial

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    S7:E11

    The Circus travels to Arizona, a key battleground in the upcoming midterm elections and the epicenter of election denial. Jennifer Palmieri, John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon and guest host Tim Miller travel the state, where every top Republican candidate has echoed former President Donald Trump's false claim that the 2020 election was fraudulent, exploring what's at stake if election-denying candidates win office and control of the state's election system.

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  23. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Buckeyes and Bulldogs

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    Buckeyes and Bulldogs

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  24. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - This Land is Greene-Land

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    S7:E13

    The Circus is on the ground in Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Georgia district, examining her meteoric rise within the Republican party. The team also catches up with her Democratic opponent to discuss his longshot strategy to head off her re-election.

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  25. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Here Comes the Flood

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  26. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Fake News?

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    The Circus examines the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News. John Heilemann speaks with legendary First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams, Mark McKinnon with prominent journalists, and Jennifer Palmieri with Trump voters about the case.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Reckoning" is the best rated episode of "The Circus". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/6/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Newsrooms".