7.4/1076 votes#1 - First 100 Days
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/27/2018
As Donald Trump takes the oath of office, The New York Times’ New York and Washington bureaus prepare to cover an administration unlike any other. The role that Russia played in the 2016 election quickly emerges as a storyline that will continue to unfold. In this fiercely competitive environment, The Times and The Washington Post vie for scoops while overtaxed journalists work to develop sources inside a volatile administration. Meanwhile, the paper faces economic challenges as it continues to adapt to a digital world.
Director: Liz Garbus
Writer: N/A
7.4/1065 votes#2 - The Trump Bump
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/3/2018
Shortly after FBI director James Comey is fired, The Times is on to a huge scoop with ongoing reverberations regarding Comey’s memos about his meetings with President Trump. Things are made more dire when The Times reveals details of a secret meeting between members of the Trump campaign and a Russian lawyer with ties to the Kremlin. But even as The Times drives this shocking flow of new information, it continues to squarely address its own inner challenges. Can The Times adapt to a digital future without losing something vital in the process?
Director: Liz Garbus, Jenny Carchman
Writer: N/A
7.5/1060 votes#3 - American Carnage
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/10/2018
As violence erupts in Charlottesville, the president’s unwillingness to denounce the racist hate groups presents a new test for journalists. Trump blames the “failing New York Times” and “crooked media” for distorting his speech and further deepening the country’s divisions. Meanwhile, Steve Bannon exits the White House and a Times reporter questions where his populist revolution is headed now, as the paper deals with reining in its own reporters on Twitter.
Director: Liz Garbus, Jenny Carchman
Writer: N/A
7.4/1049 votes#4 - Matters of Fact
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/17/2018
The New York Times reporters learn that the President’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, has pled guilty to lying to the FBI, bringing the Russia investigation closer to Trump’s inner circle. As the paper leads the reporting on workplace sexual harassment, allegations of past misconduct by one reporter in the bureau bring the story home. And for all the attacks on the free press over the course of Trump’s first year in office, the paper is rewarded for what it does best: good reporting.
Director: Liz Garbus, Jenny Carchman
Writer: N/A
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Explore the process and progress of The New York Times and its journalists in covering the Trump administration. Through extraordinary access, on-the-scene filmmaking, and exclusive...
Genre:Documentary
Network:Showtime
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"First 100 Days" is the best rated episode of "The Fourth Estate" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 76 votes. Directed by Liz Garbus and written by N/A, it aired on 5/27/2018. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Trump Bump".