7.3/10413 votes#1 - Talk Show Murder
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/11/2020
After Jonathan Schmitz murders his friend Scott Amedure following an infamous appearance on The Jenny Jones Show, the show's future is brought into the limelight as a civil suit is filed against the producers and distributors of the show by Amedure's family.
Director: Tony Yacenda
Writer: N/A
7.4/10320 votes#2 - Subway Vigilante
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/11/2020
On December 22, 1984, four men, Barry Allen, Troy Canty, Darrell Cabey, and James Ramseur, were shot and wounded by Bernhard Goetz. On his way home, Goetz shot the four black robbers on a New York City subway. While he claimed this was an act of self-defense, the action sets off a controversial, tabloid-fueled trial which earned Goetz the nickname "Subway Vigilante," as he said he shot the four boys after an attempted mugging.
Director: Skye Borgman
Writer: N/A
7.3/10283 votes#3 - 41 Shots
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/11/2020
On the morning of February 4, 1999, a 22-year-old Guinean immigrant named Amadou Diallo (born September 2, 1975) was shot and killed by four New York City Police Department plain-clothed officers—Sean Carroll, Richard Murphy, Edward McMellon and Kenneth Boss after running from the officers when asked to show his hands. Diallo was shot 41 times. Diallo was unarmed and had no criminal record. Despite the overwhelming evidence against the officers, all were found not guilty.
Director: Garrett Bradley
Writer: N/A
7.0/10231 votes#4 - King Richard
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/11/2020
Richard Scrushy, founder of HealthSouth Corporation, was charged with 36 of 85 counts of accounting fraud in 2004.
Director: Brian McGinn
Writer: N/A
7.7/10238 votes#5 - Big Dan's
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/11/2020
The case of Cheryl Araujo: After a woman is raped on a bar's pool table, the trial is televised live on CNN, revealing the woman's identity and the brutal cross-examination.
Director: Sierra Pettengill
Writer: N/A
7.0/10197 votes#6 - Blago!
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/11/2020
When Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich finds himself facing a corruption trial, he tries to embrace the media and even goes on "Celebrity Apprentice."
Director: Yance Ford
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Trial by Media Season 1
Every episode of Trial by Media Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Trial by Media Season 1!
In this true crime docuseries, some of the most dramatic trials of all time are examined with an emphasis on how the media may have...
Genres:DocumentaryCrime
Network:Netflix
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Talk Show Murder" is the best rated episode of "Trial by Media" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 413 votes. Directed by Tony Yacenda and written by N/A, it aired on 5/11/2020. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Subway Vigilante".