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The Newsroom

Season 1 2012
TV-MA

  • 2012-06-25T01:00:00Z on HBO
  • 1h
  • 9h 48m (10 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Drama
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.

10 episodes

Series Premiere

2012-06-25T01:00:00Z

1x01 We Just Decided To

Series Premiere

1x01 We Just Decided To

  • 2012-06-25T01:00:00Z1h 12m

"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.

2012-07-02T01:00:00Z

1x02 News Night 2.0

1x02 News Night 2.0

  • 2012-07-02T01:00:00Z58m

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.

2012-07-09T01:00:00Z

1x03 The 112th Congress

1x03 The 112th Congress

  • 2012-07-09T01:00:00Z59m

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.

2012-07-16T01:00:00Z

1x04 I'll Try to Fix You

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.

2012-07-23T01:00:00Z

1x05 Amen

1x05 Amen

  • 2012-07-23T01:00:00Z54m

Neal finds someone who can provide updates from Cairo as the staff strive to give equal attention to uprisings there and in Wisconson.

2012-07-30T01:00:00Z

1x06 Bullies

1x06 Bullies

  • 2012-07-30T01:00:00Z58m

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.

2012-08-06T01:00:00Z

1x07 5/1

1x07 5/1

  • 2012-08-06T01:00:00Z53m

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.

Will and Mac abandon principles when ratings plummet; Sloan is irked by her lack of screen time; Charlie discovers a whistleblower's identity.

The staff stages a mock debate; Mac has an epiphany; Lisa goes off-script during an interview; Neal goes under cover.

Season Finale

2012-08-27T01:00:00Z

1x10 The Greater Fool

Season Finale

1x10 The Greater Fool

  • 2012-08-27T01:00:00Z1h 1m

Nina surprises Mac; Sloan considers a job offer; Neal smokes out a threat; Will, Mac and Charlie face off against Leona and Reese.

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