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The Best Episodes of VICE News Tonight Season 5

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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#1 - Monday, January 4, 2021
S5:E11/4/2021
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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#2 - Tuesday, January 5, 2021
S5:E21/5/2021
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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#3 - Wednesday, January 6, 2021
S5:E31/6/2021
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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#4 - Thursday, January 7, 2021
S5:E41/7/2021
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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#5 - Monday, January 11, 2021
S5:E51/11/2021
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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#6 - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
S5:E61/12/2021
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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#7 - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
S5:E71/13/2021
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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#8 - Thursday, January 14
S5:E81/14/2021
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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#9 - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
S5:E91/19/2021
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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#10 - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
S5:E101/20/2021
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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#11 - Thursday, January 21, 2021
S5:E111/21/2021
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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#12 - Monday, January 25, 2021
S5:E121/25/2021
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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#13 - Tuesday, January 26, 2021
S5:E131/26/2021
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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#14 - Wednesday, January 27, 2021
S5:E141/27/2021
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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#15 - Thursday, January 28, 2021
S5:E151/28/2021
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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#16 - Monday, February 1, 2021
S5:E162/1/2021
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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#17 - Tuesday, February 2, 2021
S5:E172/2/2021
The Muslim community in Southern California is dealing with a rapid increase of Covid-19 deaths. VICE News learns how it's had to adjust sacred burial traditions in the pandemic.
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#18 - Wednesday, February 3, 2021
S5:E182/3/2021
Black women are 211% more likely to die from childbirth-related causes than white women in the U.S. VICE News hears the stories of two mothers and one father's quest for change.
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#19 - Thursday, February 4, 2021
S5:E192/4/2021
Women in India are leading the world's largest protest: farmers, gathered to fight laws that could allow corporate takeovers of family farms. VICE News reports from New Delhi.
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#20 - Monday, February 8, 2021
S5:E202/8/2021
Massachusetts' cannabis industry is trying to make the market fair for people most harmed by marijuana prohibition, and they're turning to delivery. VICE News looks at the rollout.
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#21 - Tuesday, February 9, 2021
S5:E212/9/2021
Lummi Nation is participating in a COVID-19 vaccine trial—a first for the tribe. VICE News looks at why some members feel representation is important and others remain skeptical.
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#22 - Wednesday, February 10, 2021
S5:E222/10/2021
The Sinaloa cartel is enlisting unemployed Americans to move drugs over the border with Mexico. VICE News speaks with cartel members and smugglers adapting to pandemic conditions.
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#23 - Thursday, February 11, 2021
S5:E232/11/2021
Law enforcement in Cobb County, Georgia, has a long-strained relationship with the community. VICE News follows the new progressive sheriff as he tries to unravel the distrust.
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#24 - Tuesday, February 16, 2021
S5:E242/16/2021
Recent megafires have devastated a massive wetland in Brazil. VICE News surveys the damage and meets people trying to save iconic and endangered species.
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#25 - Wednesday, February 17, 2021
S5:E252/17/2021
Lebanon is legalizing cannabis cultivation for medical purposes to save its failing economy. VICE News talks with local growers, skeptical about the government's moves.
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Monday, January 4, 2021" is the best rated episode of "VICE News Tonight" season 5. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/4/2021. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Tuesday, January 5, 2021".