Season 1

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  6.6/101,298 votes

  Pilot

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/2025

  A documentary crew discovers a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it.

  Director: Greg Daniels

  Writer: Greg Daniels, Michael Koman

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  6.8/10967 votes

  The Five W's

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/4/2025

  Ned starts slowly with his volunteer crew until Esmeralda forces them to scramble for stories.

  Director: Ken Kwapis

  Writer: Greg Daniels, Michael Koman

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  7.1/10810 votes

  Buddy and the Dude

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/4/2025

  Ned tags along on Mare's consumer sting story after Esmeralda gets in his head.

  Director: Yana Gorskaya

  Writer: Patrick Kang, Michael Levin

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  7.1/10727 votes

  TTT vs the Blogger

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/4/2025

  Ned and Esmeralda go against a high school blog; Mare and Oscar cover a teacher's last production.

  Director: Paul Lieberstein

  Writer: Amanda Rosenberg

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  7.4/10736 votes

  Scam Alert!

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/4/2025

  Ned chases a story about a scammer operating through a dating app and learns Esmeralda was a victim.

  Director: Tazbah Chavez

  Writer: Mo Welch

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  7.4/10664 votes

  Churnalism

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/4/2025

  Ned takes over Esmeralda's advertorials and assigns the staff to test products themselves.

  Director: Jason Woliner

  Writer: Eric Rahill

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  7.2/10637 votes

  I Love You

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/4/2025

  With Marv camped out in the newsroom, the staff's unresolved attitudes toward authority bubble up.

  Director: Jennifer Celotta

  Writer: Alex Edelman

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  7.4/10604 votes

  Church and State

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/4/2025

  Mare uncovers a story that pits the Truth Teller against its owner; Ned is embarrassed by his past.

  Director: Matt Sohn

  Writer: Ben Philippe

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  7.3/10572 votes

  Matching Ponchos

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/4/2025

  Ned and Mare take a long road trip to interview a possible cult leader; Ken goes on an apology tour.

  Director: David Rogers

  Writer: L.E. Correia

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  8.2/10832 votes

  The Ohio Journalism Awards

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/4/2025

  Ned stifles his desire to win at the Ohio Journalism Awards; Nicole uncovers Detrick's monogamy.

  Director: Jeffrey Blitz

  Writer: Paul Lieberstein