List of episodes of the series «The Newsroom»

We Just Decided To

• User score: 9.1
• Episode number: 1
• Episode duration: 72 min.
• Episode description:
  "News Night" anchor Will McAvoy returns to work after a public meltdown to find most of his staff has jumped ship, but new hires help steer the show when news of a catastrophe breaks in the spring of 2010.

News Night 2.0

• User score: 9.1
• Episode number: 2
• Episode duration: 58 min.
• Episode description:
  MacKenzie wants an economist to give a nightly financial report on "News Night". Jim covers for Maggie's mistake; Charlie ends Reese's meetings with Will, and a breakup story is a secret no more.

The 112th Congress

• User score: 8.6
• Episode number: 3
• Episode duration: 59 min.
• Episode description:
  Tea Party critiques draw the ire of network executives and CEO Leona Lansing. Don confronts Elliot about his analytical skills; Jim helps Maggie during a panic attack; and Mac is unnerved by Will's endless parade of romantic conquests.

I'll Try to Fix You

• User score: 9.3
• Episode number: 4
• Episode duration: 60 min.
• Episode description:
  Will's mission attracts a tabloid's attention; Wade has information about the government's fight against white-collar crime; Maggie finds a date for Jim, and Sloan has trouble being a matchmaker.

Amen

• User score: 9.2
• Episode number: 5
• Episode duration: 54 min.
• Episode description:
  Neal finds someone who can provide updates from Cairo as the staff strive to give equal attention to uprisings there and in Wisconson.

Bullies

• User score: 9.1
• Episode number: 6
• Episode duration: 58 min.
• Episode description:
  Sloan harshly questions a Tokyo power-company representative during the Japanese earthquake nuclear crisis; Will learns a lesson about bullying after his rude behavior in an interview.

5/1

• User score: 8.8
• Episode number: 7
• Episode duration: 53 min.
• Episode description:
  An anonymous source gives details on an imminent story of national importance. When the President calls a televised speech that night, the 2.0 staff cuts short its 1-year anniversary party and rushes back to the newsroom.

The Blackout Part I: Tragedy Porn

• User score: 9.1
• Episode number: 8
• Episode duration: 58 min.
• Episode description:
  Will and Mac abandon principles when ratings plummet; Sloan is irked by her lack of screen time; Charlie discovers a whistleblower's identity.

The Blackout Part II: Mock Debate

• User score: 8.2
• Episode number: 9
• Episode duration: 55 min.
• Episode description:
  The staff stages a mock debate; Mac has an epiphany; Lisa goes off-script during an interview; Neal goes under cover.

The Greater Fool

• User score: 9.4
• Episode number: 10
• Episode duration: 61 min.
• Episode description:
  Nina surprises Mac; Sloan considers a job offer; Neal smokes out a threat; Will, Mac and Charlie face off against Leona and Reese.