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The Best Episodes of VICE News Tonight Season 3

Every episode of VICE News Tonight Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of VICE News Tonight Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Episode 1

    S3:E1

    Alexandra Pelosi, the daughter of incoming Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, sits down with 15 retiring or resigning members of Congress to find out what it's like to serve and why they're leaving. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  2. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Episode 2

    S3:E2

    One year after 314 Action — a non-profit recruiting scientists to run for office — spoke to VICE News about their plans, nine of the 13 candidates they endorsed were elected to Congress. VICE News catches up with some of the people they endorsed about their 2019 agenda. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  3. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Episode 3

    S3:E3

    Federal prison employees are working without pay because of the ongoing government shutdown. Many have worked long hours in crowded prisons before the shutdown, and bein furloughed has forced some to look for second jobs. VICE News speaks to employees about the shutdown's impact on their lives. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  4. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Episode 4

    S3:E4

    Josh Rubin is an activist from New York who traveled to Tornillo, Texas to view an infamous detention camp for migrant children. As the camp closes, he is bearing witness to the end of an ugly chapter in immigration policy. VICE News views the closure through his lens. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  5. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Episode 5

    S3:E5

    Newly empowered House Democrats will unveil legislation requiring federal background checks for all gun sales. Former Arizona representative Gabby Giffords and the March For Our Lives organizers will be present. However, the legislation is unlikelyto become law. VICE News examines the politics surrounding this effort. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  6. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Episode 6

    S3:E6

    Sonia Bermudez lives in the Colombian bordertown of Riohacha and runs a cemetery called "People Like Us". Since late 2017, Bermudez has buried—at her own cost—40 Venezuelan migrants who died in the area and whose families couldn't afford a funeral. VICE News visits Sonia to learn about her work. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  7. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Episode 7

    S3:E7

    Los Angeles teachers walked out of classes as they call for greater investment and smaller class sizes. It's the first time in nearly 30 years that teachers in LAUSD—the nation's second-largest school district — have gone on strike. VICE News asks LA. teachers and support staff why they're striking. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  8. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Episode 8

    S3:E8

    The ongoing American opioid epidemic has led to skyrocketing death rates. Due to the crisis, there was a record-high increase in organs available for donation. VICE News heads to Louisville, KY to understand the process of placing these "high risk" organs. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  9. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Episode 9

    S3:E9

    President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil issued a decree that made it easier for citizens to own a gun. Though Brazil had over 63,000 gun-related deaths last year, the newly elected leader wants to reduce crime by expanding gun access. VICE News examines Bolsanaro's strategy. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  10. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Episode 10

    S3:E10

    Barring felons from the ballot-box has a long—and racist— history in Florida, but voters overwhelmingly repealed one of the nation's most draconian disenfranchisement laws, giving an estimated 1.4 million convicted felons the right to vote. VICE News examines the repeal and its potential influence on future elections. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  11. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Episode 11

    S3:E11

    As anti-Semitism allegations and infighting have plagued the founders of the Washington D.C.-based Women's March, VICE News speaks with New York City Women's March Alliance founder Katherine Siemionko before her third annual march. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  12. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Episode 12

    S3:E12

    Tornillo, the tent city for migrant children outside El Paso, Texas, held 3000 kids at its peak. Though it closed in December, little is known about how it operated, or what happened to kids while they were inside. VICE News speaks to four kids who spent more than a month in the facility. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  13. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 13 - Episode 13
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Episode 13

    S3:E13

    The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, creators of the famous Doomsday Clock, is a nonprofit organization that informs policymakers about man-made threats to life on Earth. Former California Governor Jerry Brown is in D.C. to unveil the new time on the Doomsday Clock. VICE News speaks to Brown about the end of the world. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  14. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 14 - Episode 14
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Episode 14

    S3:E14

    European countries have called on Venezuela to hold an election within eight days or it will recognize opposition leader Juan Gaido as interim president. VICE News reviews the challenge to Nicolas Maduro's presidency. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  15. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 15 - Episode 15
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Episode 15

    S3:E15

    Much of the discourse surrounding the Yemeni Civil War has focused on the Saudi military and the Houthi rebels. However, in the country's east, the United Arab Emirates has waged a campaign against anyone they suspect of being an al Qaeda fighter. VICE News examines the confrontation. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  16. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 16 - Episode 16
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Episode 16

    S3:E16

    Harvard is being sued by a group hoping to end the use of affirmative action. The case reaches beyond Harvard and has created conversation in homes of high school kids applying to elite colleges across the country. VICE News follows three students from different racial backgrounds applying to Ivy League schools. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  17. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 17 - Episode 17
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Episode 17

    S3:E17

    Though Atlanta strip clubs are normally closed on Sundays, the City Council granted them an exception for Super Bowl Sunday. Hundreds of dancers are heading to the city to catch the Super Bowl rush. VICE News speaks with one dancer that traveled from Houston to perform. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  18. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 18 - Episode 18
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Episode 18

    S3:E18

    Under the Trump administration's Migrant Protection Protocols, the U.S. has begun releasing Central American migrants to Mexico while their asylum cases are pending. Local officials in Tijuana worry that the number of asylum seekers the U.S. sends will overwhelm the city. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  19. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 19 - Episode 19
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Episode 19

    S3:E19

    VICE News visits Hachita, New Mexico, to find out how residents feel about living near the border. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  20. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 20 - Episode 20
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Episode 20

    S3:E20

    The Spanish government has signed an agreement with unions and mining companies to close all remaining coal mines by the end of the year, aiming to create an "ecological transition" in the country's economically depressed mining communities. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  21. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 21 - Episode 21
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Episode 21

    S3:E21

    In Serbia, thousands continue to protest against political violence and crackdowns on media freedom. VICE News meets a journalist who recently survived an assassination attempt to discuss how criticizing the government has become increasingly dangerous. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  22. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 22 - Episode 22
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Episode 22

    S3:E22

    Former White House strategist Steve Bannon is involved in efforts to erect a privately funded borderwall made out of hempcrete, a hemp-based construction material. VICE News joins him for a town hall on the subject in Green Valley, Arizona. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  23. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 23 - Episode 23
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Episode 23

    S3:E23

    This Monday, public school teachers in Denver launched a strike to protest ProComp, a performance-based compensation system that went into effect in 2005. VICE News heads to the picket lines to witness the city's first teacher strike in 25 years. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  24. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 24 - Episode 24
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Episode 24

    S3:E24

    After Lori Alhadeff lost her daughter in the Parkland shooting, she ran for a seat on the school board and won. VICE News sits down with Alhadeff to talk about her life since the tragedy. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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  25. VICE News Tonight Season 3 Episode 25 - Episode 25
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Episode 25

    S3:E25

    One year afterthe Parkland school shooting, Texas' Round Rock School District is debating whether to create its own police force. VICE News weighs the potential benefits and consequences. Watch Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM ET.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "VICE News Tonight" season 3. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/2/2019. This episode is rated 2.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".