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Best Episodes of The Newsroom
A Bad Day
S1 Ep5
8.9
18th Nov 1996
George is having a bad day: he’s in trouble for hitting on a woman half his age, he made derogatory comments about Mr.Dressup, he offends Linda McQuaig (as herself) and she walks off the show, suicidal Shane is back, his BMW needs a new muffler, and Jim tells more than he should to a documentary crew (led by Dan Redican).
Meltdown (1)
S1 Ep10
8.8
3rd Mar 1997
When there is a potential nuclear accident only hours away, each of the newsroom staff react in their own way. David Cronenberg (as himself) is a guest on Toronto News to promote his latest film 'Crash’.
Meltdown (2)
S1 Ep11
8.8
17th Mar 1997
With the potential nuclear meltdown approaching, George’s priority is finding the right experts and analysts while trying to make them real but entertaining.
Slow Leak
S2 Ep9
8.7
15th Mar 2004
Jim finds the perfect woman who is also heir to an $800 million fortune. This makes George insane with jealousy and leads to his arrest for stealing expensive cherries at a high-end grocery store.
Anchors Away
S2 Ep5
8.7
9th Feb 2004
George's dream date is just that: nothing more than a dream. The intelligent segment producer Karen dumbs herself down for sex and Jim makes a book deal.
Say Cheese
S2 Ep11
8.7
5th Apr 2004
George tries to sell a brilliant idea for a cheese commercial to an ad agency brought in to rework the network news brand. Jim develops a unique form of anorexia nervosa.
Campaign
S1 Ep13
8.7
31st Mar 1997
After the collapse of public broadcasting, Jim runs for political office in a provincial election, George and some of the newsroom staff manage the campaign in this one hour series finale.
Dis and Dat
S1 Ep7
8.7
10th Feb 1997
George's quest for an indoor parking spot is thwarted when the Corporation hires Gillian Soros (Elisa Moolecherry) as the new head of regional programming. Gillian has definite ideas about George and the Toronto News.
Pushy Money Grubbing Cosmopolitan Racist
S2 Ep3
8.6
26th Jan 2004
Has a terrorist infiltrated the newsroom? Ken Finkleman and his crew handle the issue of racism with their usual warmth and sensitivity.
Learning to Fly
S3 Ep6
8.6
28th Mar 2005
It is the end of the world in all dimensions.
Worst Episodes of The Newsroom
Meltdown (3)
S1 Ep12
8.0
24th Mar 1997
Unable to deal with the potential of how own death, George goes to into denial and can't cover the impending nuclear meltdown story.
One Dumb Idea
S3 Ep2
8.2
21st Feb 2005
George and his staff of segment producers have a sudden interest in producing sitcoms - at $50,000 per episode all they need is one dumb idea.
Unity
S1 Ep8
8.2
17th Feb 1997
George is annoyed when his name is left off the Globe and Mail list of government employees who make over $100,000 per year. Lise Leger (Guylaine St. Onge) appears on Toronto News with Linda McQuaig (as herself) to discuss the Canadian unity situation. Lise is inexplicably attracted to Jim.
America, America
S2 Ep1
8.2
12th Jan 2004
Jim is hired away by a hot US morning show in New York City where he bites off more than he can chew of the Big Apple and is soon escorted out of the country by the authorities.
Baghdad Bound
S3 Ep1
8.3
14th Feb 2005
Jim gets abducted while taping a feel-good pet segment in war-torn Afghanistan, and George is on the shortlist for the Order of Canada.
Dinner at Eight
S1 Ep2
8.3
28th Oct 1996
When a sexy new co-anchor is hired to bring life back to the show, Jim feels threatened. He turns to George, who supports him pharmaceutically. However, when the ensuing power shift starts to affect George, it's time to fight dirty.
The Second Coming
S2 Ep13
8.3
19th Apr 2004
George's failure of empathy when Alex gets dumped by his girlfriend causes Alex's attempted suicide. When George tries to rectify the situation, Alex fabricates a major news story, which leads to George making a book deal on the entire incident.
An Enormous Waste of Time
S2 Ep4
8.4
2nd Feb 2004
A sniper kills again. A dog dies in the office, a power lunch goes wrong and George regrets ever having used the handicapped washroom.
Parking
S1 Ep9
8.4
24th Feb 1997
George’s crusade for an indoor parking space continues, George’s paranoia surfaces after he receives a mysterious and vague voicemail and his office couch disappears. He immediately assumes the worst: the Corporation wants him gone.
Deeper, Deeper
S1 Ep3
8.4
4th Nov 1996
Cutbacks are coming to the network; but who will it be? George vows to 'go to the wall' to save jobs but everyone knows someone has to go. Back-stabbing, clandestine job hunts, prostitutes and religious conversions prevail.
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The Walking Shoe Incident
S1 Ep1
8.6
21st Oct 1996
George needs to hire an assistant to take care of such pressing matters as returning his shoes and fetching bran muffins. But he faces a dilemma; should he hire the qualified African-Canadian lesbian or the inexperienced yet attractive ski bunny?
Dinner at Eight
S1 Ep2
8.3
28th Oct 1996
When a sexy new co-anchor is hired to bring life back to the show, Jim feels threatened. He turns to George, who supports him pharmaceutically. However, when the ensuing power shift starts to affect George, it's time to fight dirty.
Deeper, Deeper
S1 Ep3
8.4
4th Nov 1996
Cutbacks are coming to the network; but who will it be? George vows to 'go to the wall' to save jobs but everyone knows someone has to go. Back-stabbing, clandestine job hunts, prostitutes and religious conversions prevail.
The Kevorkian Joke
S1 Ep4
8.6
11th Nov 1996
When failed screenwriter Shane threatens suicide on tape, George turns it into a ratings booster. Also, a killer virus in Zaire could be hitting town - maybe even the newsroom.
A Bad Day
S1 Ep5
8.9
18th Nov 1996
George is having a bad day: he’s in trouble for hitting on a woman half his age, he made derogatory comments about Mr.Dressup, he offends Linda McQuaig (as herself) and she walks off the show, suicidal Shane is back, his BMW needs a new muffler, and Jim tells more than he should to a documentary crew (led by Dan Redican).
Petty Tyranny
S1 Ep6
8.6
25th Nov 1996
George's quest for the perfect bran muffin leads him to the cafeteria where he starts a fight with the cook. Later, he offends one of the country's top stars, Cynthia Dale (as herself), who is observing the newsroom as research for a role in a film.
Dis and Dat
S1 Ep7
8.7
10th Feb 1997
George's quest for an indoor parking spot is thwarted when the Corporation hires Gillian Soros (Elisa Moolecherry) as the new head of regional programming. Gillian has definite ideas about George and the Toronto News.
Unity
S1 Ep8
8.2
17th Feb 1997
George is annoyed when his name is left off the Globe and Mail list of government employees who make over $100,000 per year. Lise Leger (Guylaine St. Onge) appears on Toronto News with Linda McQuaig (as herself) to discuss the Canadian unity situation. Lise is inexplicably attracted to Jim.
Parking
S1 Ep9
8.4
24th Feb 1997
George’s crusade for an indoor parking space continues, George’s paranoia surfaces after he receives a mysterious and vague voicemail and his office couch disappears. He immediately assumes the worst: the Corporation wants him gone.
Meltdown (1)
S1 Ep10
8.8
3rd Mar 1997
When there is a potential nuclear accident only hours away, each of the newsroom staff react in their own way. David Cronenberg (as himself) is a guest on Toronto News to promote his latest film 'Crash’.
Meltdown (2)
S1 Ep11
8.8
17th Mar 1997
With the potential nuclear meltdown approaching, George’s priority is finding the right experts and analysts while trying to make them real but entertaining.
Meltdown (3)
S1 Ep12
8.0
24th Mar 1997
Unable to deal with the potential of how own death, George goes to into denial and can't cover the impending nuclear meltdown story.
Campaign
S1 Ep13
8.7
31st Mar 1997
After the collapse of public broadcasting, Jim runs for political office in a provincial election, George and some of the newsroom staff manage the campaign in this one hour series finale.
