The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth: Season 1

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SHOWTIME | Season Premiere 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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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E26. President Trump
Air Date: November 13, 2016
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S1:E25. Nobody F***ing Knows
Air Date: November 6, 2016
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S1:E24. His Word as a Biden
Air Date: October 30, 2016

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Dorothy Rabinowitz

Feb 26, 2016

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

Joshua Alston

Mar 8, 2016

The show is at its best when national politics is at its worst. Read full review

James Poniewozik

Mar 2, 2016

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

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

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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levi9998

Oct 18, 2016

The Circus offers a unique inside view to the 2016 presidential campaign not found anywhere else. Wish this definitive documentary existed for past elections!

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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
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: March 6, 2022
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  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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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: January 27, 2019
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: April 15, 2018
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: March 19, 2017
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 17, 2016
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  S1:E26. President Trump
  Air Date: November 13, 2016
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  S1:E25. Nobody F***ing Knows
  Air Date: November 6, 2016
- tbd
  S1:E24. His Word as a Biden
  Air Date: October 30, 2016
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  S1:E23. From Russia With Love
  Air Date: October 23, 2016
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  S1:E22. Tale of the Tape
  Air Date: October 16, 2016
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  S1:E21. The Newsrooms
  Air Date: October 2, 2016
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  S1:E19. Fit to Serve
  Air Date: September 18, 2016
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  S1:E18. Closing the Gap
  Air Date: September 11, 2016
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  S1:E17. In the Arena
  Air Date: July 31, 2016
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  S1:E16. Trump Show
  Air Date: July 24, 2016