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The Best Episodes of VICE News Tonight Season 5

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Every episode of VICE News Tonight Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of VICE News Tonight Season 5!

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  • Monday, August 16, 2021
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    #1 - Monday, August 16, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 122

    Aired 8/16/2021

    Reporter Ben C. Solomon and his team were in Kandahar as the Taliban closed in. In a special report, VICE News looks at the sweeping takeover and what's next.

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  • Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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    #2 - Wednesday, August 4, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 116

    Aired 8/4/2021

    The Biden Administration is extending a moratorium on evictions. VICE News speaks with Rep. Cori Bush, who protested to protect those who would've lost their homes.

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  • Monday, August 9, 2021
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    #3 - Monday, August 9, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 118

    Aired 8/9/2021

    The Colorado River, supplies, water, 40 million people, drying up, fast, megadrought, impact, global warming, impacting, communities, farmers, water, summer, colorado

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  • Thursday, August 12, 2021
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    #4 - Thursday, August 12, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 121

    Aired 8/12/2021

    A new wave of COVID-19 is putting young patients in ICUs, straining healthcare workers, and killing people. VICE News speaks with unvaccinated patients inside an Arkansas hospital.

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  • Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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    #5 - Wednesday, August 18, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 124

    Aired 8/18/2021

    VICE News Tonight cuts through the spin, disinformation, and punditry to bring you in-depth coverage of the day's top stories, and fearless on-the-ground reporting on the people, places and voices you won't see anywhere else.

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  • Thursday, August 19, 2021
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    #6 - Thursday, August 19, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 125

    Aired 8/19/2021

    A teenager died after trying to escape Afghanistan by clinging to a U.S. plane. VICE News hears from his family and looks at 20 years of missteps leading to the Taliban's takeover.

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  • Tuesday, August 3, 2021
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    #7 - Tuesday, August 3, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 115

    Aired 8/3/2021

    Edgar Lopez worked at a food processing factory but was deported after an immigration raid. VICE News looks at his attempts to reunite with his family, and his death.

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  • Thursday, August 5, 2021
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    #8 - Thursday, August 5, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 117

    Aired 8/5/2021

    A group of Oregonians want to shift their rural county borders and become part of Idaho, a state they feel represents their values better. VICE News hears their side.

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  • Wednesday, August 11, 2021
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    #9 - Wednesday, August 11, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 120

    Aired 8/11/2021

    Belize’s tourism boom is hurting some of the very natural treasures that draw travelers there. VICE News looks at how tourism is threatening the manatee.

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  • Monday, January 4, 2021
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    #10 - Monday, January 4, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 1/4/2021

    Clarkston, Georgia, has welcomed more than 35,000 refugees since the 1980s. VICE News talks to residents ahead of the state runoff that will decide which party controls the Senate.

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  • Tuesday, January 5, 2021
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    #11 - Tuesday, January 5, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 1/5/2021

    Georgia's Black Belt is critical in deciding who wins the state's runoff elections—and control of the U.S. Senate. VICE News met up with organizers fighting voter suppression.

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  • Wednesday, January 6, 2021
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    #12 - Wednesday, January 6, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 3

    Aired 1/6/2021

    Trump-supporting extremists breached the Capitol as Congress tallied Electoral College votes. VICE News was at the insurrection, and looks at why and how it happened.

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  • Thursday, January 7, 2021
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    #13 - Thursday, January 7, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 1/7/2021

    What happens after the pro-Trump insurrection on Capitol Hill? VICE News talks consequences—for the rioters, the president, the country, and democracy itself.

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  • Monday, January 11, 2021
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    #14 - Monday, January 11, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 5

    Aired 1/11/2021

    The House is moving to impeach Trump and remove him from office for inciting an insurrection. VICE News reports on holding him accountable, as pro-Trump groups plan armed protests.

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  • Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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    #15 - Tuesday, January 12, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 6

    Aired 1/12/2021

    Trump is accused of inciting an insurrection after spending months trying to undermine election results. VICE News talks to a former federal prosecutor about the case against him.

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  • Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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    #16 - Wednesday, January 13, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 1/13/2021

    Law enforcement treated the Capitol Hill rioters differently than they treated some BLM protestors last year. VICE News looks at the double-standard.

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  • Thursday, January 14
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    #17 - Thursday, January 14

    Season 5 Episode 8

    Aired 1/14/2021

    QAnon went from a fringe conspiracy to the national headlines. VICE News looks at how the Q disinformation mill works in the first installment of a new series, "Do Your Research."

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  • Tuesday, January 19, 2021
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    #18 - Tuesday, January 19, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 9

    Aired 1/19/2021

    Bobi Wine just challenged Uganda’s President Museveni in last week’s race, and is now a prisoner in his own home. VICE News talks with Wine about the election and its fallout.

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  • Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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    #19 - Wednesday, January 20, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 10

    Aired 1/20/2021

    On day one, President Biden took on immigration, student debt, climate change, the pandemic, and more. VICE News looks at the high-speed shift post-Trump.

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  • Thursday, January 21, 2021
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    #20 - Thursday, January 21, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 11

    Aired 1/21/2021

    The pandemic has brought America's fragile mental health system to the verge of implosion. VICE News visits Texas to see how even some "solutions" are adding to the crisis.

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  • Monday, January 25, 2021
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    #21 - Monday, January 25, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 12

    Aired 1/25/2021

    A pro-Trump protestor shares his video of the Capitol on January 6th but is afraid to show his face. VICE News hears his take on that day and how he now views the Republican Party.

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  • Tuesday, January 26, 2021
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    #22 - Tuesday, January 26, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 1/26/2021

    QAnon has tailored its tone and messages to reach a large, influential group: white women. VICE News explores how some are getting pulled in and helping to spread conspiracies.

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  • Wednesday, January 27, 2021
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    #23 - Wednesday, January 27, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 14

    Aired 1/27/2021

    Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is back in Moscow after a suspected poisoning, and now, in jail. VICE News follows one of his inner circle as anti-Putin protests grow.

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  • Thursday, January 28, 2021
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    #24 - Thursday, January 28, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 15

    Aired 1/28/2021

    A growing number of Hong Kong protesters are fleeing after Beijing passed a sweeping national security law. VICE News joins some as they begin new lives abroad.

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  • Monday, February 1, 2021
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    #25 - Monday, February 1, 2021

    Season 5 Episode 16

    Aired 2/1/2021

    Activists say Georgia's treasured Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge could be endangered if a minerals company starts mining nearby. VICE News looks at efforts to save the swamp.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Monday, August 16, 2021" is the best rated episode of "VICE News Tonight" season 5. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/16/2021. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Wednesday, August 4, 2021".