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The Best Episodes of The Newsroom

Every episode of The Newsroom ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Newsroom!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Newsroom Season 1 Episode 13 - Campaign
    8.9/10(17 votes)

    #1 - Campaign

    S1:E13

    After the collapse of public broadcasting, Jim runs for political office in a provincial election, George and some of the newsroom staff manage the campaign in this one hour series finale.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Newsroom Season 1 Episode 6 - Petty Tyranny
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #2 - Petty Tyranny

    S1:E6

    George's quest for the perfect bran muffin leads him to the cafeteria where he starts a fight with the cook. Later, he offends one of the country's top stars, Cynthia Dale (as herself), who is observing the newsroom as research for a role in a film.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Newsroom Season 1 Episode 1 - The Walking Shoe Incident
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #3 - The Walking Shoe Incident

    S1:E1

    George needs to hire an assistant to take care of such pressing matters as returning his shoes and fetching bran muffins. But he faces a dilemma; should he hire the qualified African-Canadian lesbian or the inexperienced yet attractive ski bunny?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Newsroom Season 1 Episode 4 - The Kevorkian Joke
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #4 - The Kevorkian Joke

    S1:E4

    When failed screenwriter Shane threatens suicide on tape, George turns it into a ratings booster. Also, a killer virus in Zaire could be hitting town - maybe even the newsroom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Newsroom Season 1 Episode 7 - Dis and Dat
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Dis and Dat

    S1:E7

    George's quest for an indoor parking spot is thwarted when the Corporation hires Gillian Soros (Elisa Moolecherry) as the new head of regional programming. Gillian has definite ideas about George and the Toronto News.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Newsroom Season 1 Episode 9 - Parking
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #6 - Parking

    S1:E9

    George’s crusade for an indoor parking space continues, George’s paranoia surfaces after he receives a mysterious and vague voicemail and his office couch disappears. He immediately assumes the worst: the Corporation wants him gone.

    Director:Ken Finkleman
    Writer:Ken Finkleman

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  7. The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 6 - One of Us
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #7 - One of Us

    S2:E6

    George hires a temp from an old established WASP family thinking that connections will pay off. When they don't, it's George that pays.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Newsroom Season 1 Episode 10 - Meltdown (1)
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #8 - Meltdown (1)

    S1:E10

    When there is a potential nuclear accident only hours away, each of the newsroom staff react in their own way. David Cronenberg (as himself) is a guest on Toronto News to promote his latest film 'Crash’.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Newsroom Season 1 Episode 11 - Meltdown (2)
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Meltdown (2)

    S1:E11

    With the potential nuclear meltdown approaching, George’s priority is finding the right experts and analysts while trying to make them real but entertaining.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 8 - The Fifty
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #10 - The Fifty

    S2:E8

    An argument between George and Alex over finding a $50 bill results in Alex losing his job on principle and then buying it back from George for a considerable sum - also on principle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Newsroom Season 1 Episode 2 - Dinner at Eight
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Dinner at Eight

    S1:E2

    When a sexy new co-anchor is hired to bring life back to the show, Jim feels threatened. He turns to George, who supports him pharmaceutically. However, when the ensuing power shift starts to affect George, it's time to fight dirty.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 1 - America, America
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #12 - America, America

    S2:E1

    Jim is hired away by a hot US morning show in New York City where he bites off more than he can chew of the Big Apple and is soon escorted out of the country by the authorities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Newsroom Season 3 Episode 5 - Latent Homosexual Tendencies
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Latent Homosexual Tendencies

    S3:E5

    George's therapist falls into a coma after suggesting that George has latent homosexual tendencies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Newsroom Season 1 Episode 8 - Unity
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Unity

    S1:E8

    George is annoyed when his name is left off the Globe and Mail list of government employees who make over $100,000 per year. Lise Leger (Guylaine St. Onge) appears on Toronto News with Linda McQuaig (as herself) to discuss the Canadian unity situation. Lise is inexplicably attracted to Jim.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Newsroom Season 1 Episode 12 - Meltdown (3)
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Meltdown (3)

    S1:E12

    Unable to deal with the potential of how own death, George goes to into denial and can't cover the impending nuclear meltdown story.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Newsroom Season 1 Episode 5 - A Bad Day
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #16 - A Bad Day

    S1:E5

    George is having a bad day: he’s in trouble for hitting on a woman half his age, he made derogatory comments about Mr.Dressup, he offends Linda McQuaig (as herself) and she walks off the show, suicidal Shane is back, his BMW needs a new muffler, and Jim tells more than he should to a documentary crew (led by Dan Redican).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 4 - An Enormous Waste of Time
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #17 - An Enormous Waste of Time

    S2:E4

    A sniper kills again. A dog dies in the office, a power lunch goes wrong and George regrets ever having used the handicapped washroom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 12 - The British Accent
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #18 - The British Accent

    S2:E12

    George hustles a corporate paid vacation but his temporary replacement forces George to kill the trip and replace it with a tanning cream which leads to fears that he has developed liver failure.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Newsroom Season 1 Episode 3 - Deeper, Deeper
    6.7/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Deeper, Deeper

    S1:E3

    Cutbacks are coming to the network; but who will it be? George vows to 'go to the wall' to save jobs but everyone knows someone has to go. Back-stabbing, clandestine job hunts, prostitutes and religious conversions prevail.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 2 - Death 1, George 0
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Death 1, George 0

    S2:E2

    George fails a Kafkaesque job evaluation in ways he never could have imagined. A valued veteran newsroom employee dies. George's empathy is qualified.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 3 - Pushy Money Grubbing Cosmopolitan Racist
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Pushy Money Grubbing Cosmopolitan Racist

    S2:E3

    Has a terrorist infiltrated the newsroom? Ken Finkleman and his crew handle the issue of racism with their usual warmth and sensitivity.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 5 - Anchors Away
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Anchors Away

    S2:E5

    George's dream date is just that: nothing more than a dream. The intelligent segment producer Karen dumbs herself down for sex and Jim makes a book deal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 7 - Never Read Symptoms
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Never Read Symptoms

    S2:E7

    George dodges jury duty in an animal rights case and ends up entangled with a virus-infected monkey. Allan suffers from prostate cancer, Alzheimer's and a brain tumor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 9 - Slow Leak
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Slow Leak

    S2:E9

    Jim finds the perfect woman who is also heir to an $800 million fortune. This makes George insane with jealousy and leads to his arrest for stealing expensive cherries at a high-end grocery store.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Newsroom Season 2 Episode 10 - Reality Strikes
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Reality Strikes

    S2:E10

    When a documentary film crew invades the newsroom, George keeps one eye on the camera and one eye on his back. Colm Feore guest stars.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Campaign" is the best rated episode of "The Newsroom". It scored 8.9/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/31/1997. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "Petty Tyranny".