7.7/101,147 votes#1 - 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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7.8/10874 votes#2 - 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 votes#3 - 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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7.7/10809 votes#4 - 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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7.8/10883 votes#5 - 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.
Director: N/A
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7.4/10787 votes#6 - 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.
Director: N/A
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7.9/10787 votes#7 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10948 votes#8 - 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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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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Politician" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 1147 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/27/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Harrington Commode".