Not Necessarily the News
TV Show| Title | Not Necessarily the News |
| User score | 6.2 |
| Release date | Aug 8, 1983 |
| Release date of last episode | Nov 7, 1987 |
| Genre | News, Comedy |
| Production country | US |
| Production companies | HBO, Not the Network Company, Inc, Moffitt-Lee Productions |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 8 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 100 |
| Run time | 30 min. |
Not Necessarily the News is a satirical sketch comedy series that first aired on HBO in September 1982 as a comedy special, and then ran as a series from 1983 to 1990. It featured sketches, parody news items, commercial parodies, and humorous bits made from overdubbing or editing actual news footage. It was based on the British series, Not the Nine O'Clock News. Not Necessarily the News was also the birthplace of Rich Hall's sniglets.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS5.E11 ∙ Inside Entertainment
Nov 7, 1987
S5.E10 ∙ October Edition
Oct 1, 1987
S5.E9 ∙ Episode 9
S5.E8 ∙ Episode 8
S5.E7 ∙ Inside Washington
Jul 2, 1987
S5.E6 ∙ Episode 6
S5.E5 ∙ Not Necessarily the Media
S5.E4 ∙ Episode 4
S5.E3 ∙ March Edition
Mar 7, 1987
S5.E2 ∙ Not Necessarily the Year in Review
Dec 20, 1986
S5.E1 ∙ Episode 1
S4.E13 ∙ The Elf
Jun 1, 1986
S4.E12 ∙ The Death
May 26, 1986
S4.E11 ∙ Audire got Run Over by a Reindeer
May 19, 1986
S4.E10 ∙ Film Festival
May 12, 1986
S4.E9 ∙ The Script
Sep 10, 1985
S4.E8 ∙ Freddy
Sep 3, 1985
S4.E7 ∙ This Phyco Rift
Aug 22, 1985
S4.E6 ∙ 100...........Just 100
Aug 15, 1985
S4.E5 ∙ GGG {2}
Aug 8, 1985
