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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Weekly Season 1 Episode 25 - The Endorsement
    5.4/10(18 votes)

    S1:E25

    For more than a century, The New York Times editorial board has endorsed a presidential candidate every four years. And now, for the first time, their decision-making process will be filmed & revealed to the public in this exclusive episode of The Weekly.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 24 - My Blood
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    S1:E24

    A 16-year old girl is the youngest person to receive an experimental treatment that could be the first genetic cure for a common disease. If it works, millions of people around the world could benefit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 3 - Baby Constantin
    6.9/10(17 votes)

    S1:E3

    The separation of children from their families at the border remains among the most controversial practices of the Trump administration. The Weekly uncovers the untold story of Baby Constantin, who spent most of his first 10 months of life separated from his parents by the American government.

    Director:Sweta Vohra
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 6 - The End of the Line
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    S1:E6

    As an iconic car company transforms itself into a tech company, thousands of auto workers will lose their jobs. No one thinks it's fair, but does the American economy have room for fairness anymore?

    Director:Alyse Shorland
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 8 - Hard Left
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    S1:E8

    How far is too far? Inside the circle of young activists who are pushing the Democratic party further to the left as its presidential candidates vie to unseat President Trump.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 9 - The Rabbit Hole
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    S1:E9

    YouTube played a major role in the election of an extreme right-wing president in Brazil. If YouTube can change a huge country's trajectory, what else can YouTube do?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 10 - The Memo
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    S1:E10

    In 2007, the Justice Department had a chance to hold drug company executives accountable for the escalating opioid epidemic, yet at the last minute the charges were watered down. In the years since, the opioid epidemic has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 12 - Apple's Gold
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    S1:E12

    How can gold from illegal Colombian mines make its way to the phone in your pocket? "The Weekly" traces the supply chain run by violent paramilitaries.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 19 - Hands On
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    S1:E19

    THE WEEKLY investigates the culture of sexualized yoga, unwelcome adjustments and outright assault in one of the most accessible, affordable forms of group fitness in America.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 30 - Open Arms
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    S1:E30

    American arms manufacturers are supplying bombs in a war that is considered the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Schools, hospitals and mosques are often targets. Why does the U.S. allow this? The Trump administration believes it creates jobs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 2 - The Myth of the Medallion
    7.2/10(26 votes)

    S1:E2

    New York City taxi drivers have been pushed to bankruptcy, foreclosure - even suicide. A yearlong investigation into the collapse of the taxi medallion industry reveals how the system was rigged against the drivers, and who profited from it.

    Director:Suzanne Hillinger
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 11 - The Six Million Dollar Claim
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    S1:E11

    What happens when the medicine a family needs to survive costs $1.5 million a year? Who pays the bill? And who's reaping the profits?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 13 - The Blueprint
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    S1:E13

    Russia's meddling in the 2016 U.S. election felt like a bolt from the blue. It wasn't. Moscow used crude versions of the same tactics, to great effect, a decade earlier in faraway Estonia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 27 - The Promise
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E27

    After a year-long investigation, metro reporter Benjamin Weiser comes across a horrific case of abuse inside one group home in The Bronx, New York.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 28 - The Sicario
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    S1:E28

    A notorious hitman - who claims to have killed about 100 people - may walk free without being charged with a single crime.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 4 - Collision
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    S1:E4

    An idealistic American couple bicycling around the world. A group of young men radicalized by ISIS. The Weekly investigates how these lives tragically intersected on a remote mountain pass.

    Director:Singeli Agnew
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 5 - Inauguration, Inc.
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    S1:E5

    With exclusive documents, photos, interviews and found footage, The Weekly and The New York Times's Washington reporters piece together an anatomy of President Trump's inauguration, the most expensive inaugural weekend the country has ever seen.

    Director:John Pappas
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 15 - Rudy! Rudy?
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    S1:E15

    After 9/11, he was a national hero: America's Mayor. Now his back-channel work in Ukraine has helped spark an impeachment process that may forever tarnish both him and his client, President Trump. What happened to Rudy Giuliani? An FX Original Series. Sundays at 10 PM.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 16 - Segregated City
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    S1:E16

    New York's school system is among the most segregated in the country. Student activists are demanding change. Can a new schools chancellor finally deliver equal opportunities for all? An FX Original Series. Sundays at 10 PM.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 18 - Guilty by Machine
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    S1:E18

    Are police breathalyzers fundamentally flawed? Do they even work? The Weekly investigates one of the most widely used forensic tools in law enforcement.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 1 - The Education of T.M. Landry
    7.5/10(43 votes)

    S1:E1

    A tiny school in rural Louisiana attracted national attention for sending students to the Ivy League. But a New York Times investigation shows that the viral success stories were full of deception, and that the truth was much darker.

    Director:Samantha Stark
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 14 - V. Johnson & Johnson
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    S1:E14

    Johnson & Johnson publicly insisted that its baby powder was safe. But asbestos was a concern inside the company for years. Only now is the truth coming out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 17 - Mr. McGahn
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    S1:E17

    Most Americans don't know Donald McGahn's name. But they will be living with his legacy for decades to come. THE WEEKLY tells the story of perhaps the most influential person in the Trump administration. An FX Original Series. Sundays at 10 PM.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 7 - Connecting The World
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    S1:E7

    A horror story about Facebook scammers who pose as American servicemen and prey on vulnerable women - and the tech company that does little to stop it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Weekly Season 1 Episode 20 - El Chapo’s Son: The Siege of Culiacán
    8.1/10(22 votes)

    S1:E20

    When Mexican forces came to arrest the son of a notorious drug lord, it ignited war on the streets of Culiacán. Using never-before-seen video and eyewitness accounts, The Weekly investigates how the Sinaloa Drug Cartel took on the Mexican army and won.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Endorsement" is the worst rated episode of "The Weekly". It scored 5.4/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/19/2020. This episode scored 1.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "My Blood".