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The Worst Episodes of The New Yorker Presents

Every episode of The New Yorker Presents ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The New Yorker Presents!

A groundbreaking series that brings America's most award-winning magazine, The New Yorker, to the screen with documentaries, short narrative films, comedy, poetry, animation, and cartoons...
Genre:Documentary
Network:Prime Video

Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode 4" is the worst rated episode of "The New Yorker Presents". It scored 6.1/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Roger Ross Williams and written by N/A, it aired on 3/22/2016. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 6".

  • Episode 4
    6.1/1021 votes
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    #1 - Episode 4

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/22/2016

    No description available

    Director: Roger Ross Williams

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 6
    6.5/1015 votes
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    #2 - Episode 6

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/29/2016

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 3
    6.7/1019 votes
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    #3 - Episode 3

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/15/2016

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 8
    6.7/1013 votes
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    #4 - Episode 8

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/5/2016

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 5
    6.8/1013 votes
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    #5 - Episode 5

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/22/2016

    No description available

    Director: Lucy Walker

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 7
    6.9/1014 votes
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    #6 - Episode 7

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/29/2016

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 2
    7.0/1023 votes
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    #7 - Episode 2

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/16/2016

    The Ride of Their Lives: Filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams) profiles two young people in the world's most dangerous sport - bull riding. Black Bodies in Motion and in Pain: Writer Edwidge Danticat looks at racist violence in America through art. The Death and Life of Atlantic City: Writer Nick Paumgarten on the closure of the Revel casino. Cartoons by Roz Chast and Liana Finck.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 11
    7.0/1014 votes
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    #8 - Episode 11

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/12/2016

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 10
    7.4/1014 votes
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    #9 - Episode 10

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/12/2016

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 9
    7.5/1016 votes
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    #10 - Episode 9

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2016

    THE SILVER THIEF: Filmmakers Chapman Way and Maclain Way (Wild Wild Country; The Battered Bastards of Baseball) profile master thief Blane Nordahl. UP AND THEN DOWN: Writer Nick Paumgarten explains why life as we know it depends on elevators. TOM OF FINLAND: The artist called Tom of Finland changed the image of gay men forever. Is his work porn, or is it art? CARTOONS by Farley Katz and Benjamin Schwartz.

    Director: Jyllian Gunther, Chapman Way, Maclain Way

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 1
    7.6/1047 votes
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    #11 - Episode 1

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/2016

    Filmmaker Alex Gibney (Going Clear) tells how the FBI could have prevented the 9/11 attacks - if it weren't for the CIA. Le Cafe de Balzac: Paul Giamatti plays 19th-century French author Honore de Balzac, who drank 50 cups of coffee each day. Unreality Star: Patients with "The Truman Show delusion" believe their lives are being watched on TV. Cartoon by Roz Chast.

    Director: Alex Gibney

    Writer: Alex Gibney