The Newsroom: Season 2

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The Newsroom: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

HBO | Season Premiere Date: July 14, 2013

Starring: Sam Waterston, Alison Pill, Olivia Munn

Summary: The second season of the drama picks up with ACN's News Night covering the capture of Muammar Gaddafi’s Tripoli compound, with Jim reporting on the Romney campaign, and Neal looking into the Occupy Wall Street movement. Meanwhile, Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) is in trouble for calling the Tea Party the American Taliban.

Creator: Aaron Sorkin and Aaron Sorkin

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E9. Election Night, Part II
Air Date: September 15, 2013
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S2:E8. Election Night, Part I
Air Date: September 8, 2013
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S2:E7. Red Team III
Air Date: August 25, 2013

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Jul 12, 2013

Few TV dramas are as thought-provoking or daringly opinionated. Sorkin doesn’t always get everything right. Who the hell does? But he writes with purpose, force and conviction, sometimes with a heavier hand than necessary. Read full review

Verne Gay

Jul 11, 2013

Edgier, more sharply drawn, while that Sorkian chatter remains at a very high boil. Read full review

Oscar Moralde

Jul 15, 2013

Yes, there's the same theatrical, slightly on-the-nose symbolic imagery, the recurrence of familiar narrative structures like legal depositions, and the grandiloquent speechifying of a comfortably centrist liberalism that sounds more progressive than it acts. Yet for those attuned to the Sorkin style, those excesses have their own kind of virtue, and season two of The Newsroom salvages the promise of becoming something urgent and vital. Read full review

Alessandra Stanley

Jul 12, 2013

There are new faces this season, and two of the better additions aren’t even journalists. Most important, the narrative this time around is driven by an overarching story line--a libel suit--that pulls viewers past the rocks and eddies of liberal piety. This revamped version of The Newsroom is no less preachy, but it’s a lot more fun to watch. Read full review

Sarah Rodman

Jul 15, 2013

The Newsroom manages to be both precious and irritating at the same time, and Sorkin’s characters still have that habit of talking over each other, which might be realistic, but makes it hard for viewers to understand what the heck they’re sparring about. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Jul 11, 2013

Though The Newsroom, like "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" before it, is mostly Bad Sorkin on display, there are also those occasional flashes of Good Sorkin that make it worth sifting through the rest of the mess to find. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jul 10, 2013

Ultimately, one needn’t be a purveyor of snark to view The Newsroom as a disappointment--too smart to be dismissed, but so abrasive as to feel like Media Lectures for Dummies. Read full review

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markncheese

Jul 15, 2013

This is a great show. The second season had a bit of a rough history but as far as I can tell, the show is going great. Still funny and still extremely smart, The Newsroom is a fast paced show in which you must pay close attention. Also, to those who say that the show is "unrealistic", theyThis is a great show. The second season had a bit of a rough history but as far as I can tell, the show is going great. Still funny and still extremely smart, The Newsroom is a fast paced show in which you must pay close attention. Also, to those who say that the show is "unrealistic", they should go watch the evening news. One of the better shows airing now.… Expand

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shibboleth

Aug 10, 2013

Brilliant shows. Very interesting to see news stories reported in a way that everyone should want. And the guy below that said the stories aren't believable is a moron. The stories are nearly all actual real stories. Not based on real stories, ACTUAL stories. The only story that isn't realBrilliant shows. Very interesting to see news stories reported in a way that everyone should want. And the guy below that said the stories aren't believable is a moron. The stories are nearly all actual real stories. Not based on real stories, ACTUAL stories. The only story that isn't real is the Genoa story, but it is based on the actual CNN story from the 90's that turned out to be extremely wrong.… Expand

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giankot

Sep 16, 2013

Season 2 is absolutely fantastic. More twists, a lot more drama, amazing acting, and some great news. I gotta give it to Aaron he never lets me down.

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jcwilliams410

Jul 18, 2013

The first season of the show was fantastic. Aaron Sorkin did a great job bridging the gap between season one and season two. My only critique is that a lot of major events happened back to back with not too much time to digest everything. However, it IS the first episode. That's an aspect IThe first season of the show was fantastic. Aaron Sorkin did a great job bridging the gap between season one and season two. My only critique is that a lot of major events happened back to back with not too much time to digest everything. However, it IS the first episode. That's an aspect I could have predicted. Overall, great show. I urge everyone to keep watching.… Expand

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TgExpress

Jan 11, 2014

Big step up from season 1. This is fast becoming my favourite show- great characters, provocative ideas and it doesn't take itself too seriously. Yes it hits hard at right wing America but as an Aussie I don't mind them taking a few hits. Sorkin is fast becoming the best writer on televisionBig step up from season 1. This is fast becoming my favourite show- great characters, provocative ideas and it doesn't take itself too seriously. Yes it hits hard at right wing America but as an Aussie I don't mind them taking a few hits. Sorkin is fast becoming the best writer on television if he hasn't already. Can't wait for season 3.… Expand

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fbtimes

Mar 30, 2015

What separates The Newsroom apart from almost all other shows on television? The writing. And with season two, Sorkin's characters speak with enough loaded dialogue and enormous wit to run the entire series alone based on the words coming out of their mouths. It could be badly acted andWhat separates The Newsroom apart from almost all other shows on television? The writing. And with season two, Sorkin's characters speak with enough loaded dialogue and enormous wit to run the entire series alone based on the words coming out of their mouths. It could be badly acted and terribly directed, but that's certainly not the case here. Apart from some structural flaws when it comes to the story, this second season runs like clockwork.… Expand

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cucumber

Jul 28, 2013

Quippy fake recycled aaron sorkin crap! Every character has the same lines, relationship and extreme level of glibness. The plot is not believable, but some of the acting is okay.

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Seasons & Episodes

61

Series Overview
Season 3

63
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: November 9, 2014
Season 2

66
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 14, 2013
- tbd
  S2:E9. Election Night, Part II
  Air Date: September 15, 2013
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  S2:E8. Election Night, Part I
  Air Date: September 8, 2013
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  S2:E7. Red Team III
  Air Date: August 25, 2013
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  S2:E6. One Step Too Many
  Air Date: August 18, 2013
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  S2:E5. News Night with Will McAvoy
  Air Date: August 11, 2013
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  S2:E4. Unintended Consequences
  Air Date: August 4, 2013
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  S2:E3. Willie Pete
  Air Date: July 28, 2013
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  S2:E2. The Genoa Tip
  Air Date: July 21, 2013
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  S2:E1. First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Lawyers
  Air Date: July 14, 2013
Season 1

56
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 24, 2012