8.6/10641 votesLoading...#1 - The Voters
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 6/19/2020
On Election Day, a mother and daughter argue over whether Payton or Dede is the better pick, motivating each to spend time with her chosen candidate.
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8.4/10948 votesLoading...#2 - Vienna
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/27/2019
Payton reevaluates his life after a reckoning, but when a window of opportunity opens, he grapples with a big decision about his political aspirations.
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8.3/10611 votesLoading...#3 - Election Day
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/19/2020
With the senate race up for grabs, Payton and Dede prepare for an unconventional showdown, but a last-minute decision suddenly changes everything.
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8.0/10534 votesLoading...#4 - Hail Mary
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/19/2020
McAfee's prurient sleuthing uncovers an explosive secret, Payton's tangled affairs turn fruitful, and Georgina's link to Tino proves problematic.
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7.9/10787 votesLoading...#5 - The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/27/2019
Payton faces his darkest hour and the fight of his life as transgressions are revealed, backs stabbed and confessions made.
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7.9/10518 votesLoading...#6 - What's in the Box?
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/19/2020
A shocking ballot-box twist positions Payton at a moral and ethical crossroads that could define the rest of his political career — and life.
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7.8/10874 votesLoading...#7 - The Harrington Commode
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2019
Amid escalating concerns about his vice presidential pick, Payton gets plunged into a family crisis that stokes long-seething resentments.
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7.8/10832 votesLoading...#8 - October Surprise
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/2019
While Payton plays hardball with Harvard admissions, shocking betrayals and a scandalous videotape take the election to a new level of ruthlessness.
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7.8/10883 votesLoading...#9 - The Voter
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/27/2019
Payton makes an eleventh-hour push to lock down the school's undecided voters, including one student who has other things on his mind besides politics.
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7.8/10632 votesLoading...#10 - New York State of Mind
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/19/2020
Frustrated with his polling numbers, Payton goes to Georgina for help as he weighs using his opponent's hush-hush love life to score political points.
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7.7/101,147 votesLoading...#11 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2019
After a charismatic candidate joins the race for student body president, Payton searches for a running mate who will make him seem more authentic.
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7.7/10809 votesLoading...#12 - Gone Girl
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/27/2019
With the election just days away, Payton faces tough questions about just how far he's willing to go to defeat his opponent.
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7.7/10563 votesLoading...#13 - Conscious Unthroupling
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2020
As Astrid pumps Payton for details about their long-ago dalliance, Hadassah hatches a cover-up for Dede, and McAfee seeks a healthier work-life balance.
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7.7/10558 votesLoading...#14 - Cancel Culture
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/19/2020
Payton scrambles to salvage his campaign when he suffers a credibility crisis over a compromising photo and his commitment to fixing climate change.
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7.4/10787 votesLoading...#15 - The Assassination of Payton Hobart
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/27/2019
As Payton confronts hard truths about his ambition following an election day bombshell, he reconnects with a former ally -- and becomes a target.
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The Best Episodes of The Politician
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Payton has known since childhood that he's going to be president. First he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape: high school.
Genre:Comedy
Network:Netflix
Best Episodes Summary
"The Voters" is the best rated episode of "The Politician". It scored 8.6/10 based on 641 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/19/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Vienna".