The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth

Name: The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
Genre: News/Documentary, Documentary
Released: January 17, 2016
Rating: 75

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SHOWTIME | Release Date: January 17, 2016

Summary: The political documentary series featuring Bloomberg Politics managing editors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann and campaign strategist Mark McKinnon takes a look behind-the-scenes of the 2016 presidential race.

Genre(s): News/Documentary, Documentary

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Dorothy Rabinowitz

Feb 26, 2016

Season 1 Review: This is one circus worth attending, a series bottomless in its capacity to fascinate. Read full review

Joshua Alston

Mar 8, 2016

Season 1 Review: The show is at its best when national politics is at its worst. Read full review

James Poniewozik

Mar 2, 2016

Season 1 Review: Cheerfully cynical yet with a sincere appetite for the game, The Circus is both a document and an example of the superficiality of today’s elections. It may not be a three-dimensional picture, but it’s a vivid one. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jan 19, 2016

Season 1 Review: Halperin and Heilemann, authors of the best-sellers Game Change and Double Down, certainly know their stuff, even if they inject themselves a little too enthusiastically into the proceedings. And the grizzled McKinnon, a veteran of five presidential campaigns, lends a knowledgeable insider's perspective. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jan 19, 2016

Season 1 Review: While The Circus might be sporadically colorful, at a time when the inside-baseball of politics has become daily grist for the hungry media and its own spectator sport, with all due respect, it’s anything but a game-changer. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: February 26, 2023
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  S8:E12. Life During Wartime
  Air Date: November 12, 2023
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  S8:E11. The A.I. Election
  Air Date: November 5, 2023
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  S8:E10. This Thing of His
  Air Date: October 29, 2023
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  S8:E9. The Crucible
  Air Date: October 22, 2023
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  S8:E8. Piercing The Bubble
  Air Date: October 15, 2023
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  S8:E7. Exhaustion, Depression and Dread...Oy Vey
  Air Date: October 8, 2023
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  S8:E6. Nothing but the Truth
  Air Date: April 2, 2023
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  S8:E5. Wheels of Justice
  Air Date: March 26, 2023
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  S8:E4. Fake News?
  Air Date: March 19, 2023
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  S8:E3. Kevin's House
  Air Date: March 12, 2023
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  S8:E2. Off to the Races
  Air Date: March 5, 2023
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  S8:E1. The Year of Living Dangerously
  Air Date: February 26, 2023
Season 7

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  Air Date: March 6, 2022
Season 6

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  Air Date: January 10, 2021
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: January 26, 2020
Season 4

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  Air Date: January 27, 2019
Season 3

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  Air Date: April 15, 2018
Season 2

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  Air Date: March 19, 2017
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 17, 2016