The WORST episodes of Newsreaders

Every episode of Newsreaders ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Newsreaders!

From the team behind Adult Swim's Emmy Award®-winning comedy, Childrens Hospital, Newsreaders is an absurd take on the television news magazine format, a show that goes behind the stories nobody else thinks are stories-because they're not.

Last Updated: 1/29/2025Network: Adult SwimStatus: Ended

The Journey of an iPhone; Restaurant Plague

7.45

20 votes

#1 - The Journey of an iPhone; Restaurant Plague

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/6/2014

Xandra Dent traces the path the iPhone takes from mines to your pocket and Amir LaRussa reports on a hot new kind of theme restaurant.

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7.50

16 votes

#2 - Go Nadz; Talking News

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/2014

Narge Hemingway investigates a controversy in the competitive world of car genitalia. Skip Reming and Rob Riggle chat with Childrens Hospital's Ingrid Hagerstown.

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7.56

95 votes

#3 - Auto Erotic

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/18/2013

An investigation reveals the secret to the rebirth of the American auto industry.

Directors: Jim Margolis

Writer: Jim Margolis

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7.64

44 votes

#4 - Band Names-R-Us; Put Me in Coach

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/17/2015

Clavis Kim explores the lucrative word of coming up with names for rock bands. Sadee Deenus profiles a football coach who is revolutionizing his sport.

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Motorboating Dads; the Negative $100,000 Question

7.64

50 votes

#5 - Motorboating Dads; the Negative $100,000 Question

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2014

Sadee Deenus looks at a controversial new parenting trend and Reagan Biscayne exposes the dirty secrets of television game shows.

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7.67

55 votes

#6 - Hair Razing

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/1/2013

Body hair trends potentially destroy the environment.

Directors: Rhys Thomas

Writer: Jim Margolis

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7.89

80 votes

#7 - Jr. Newsreaders

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/22/2013

Louis La Fonda meets a precocious child who makes the Newsreaders look bad.

Directors: Matt Villines, Osmany Rodriguez

Writer: Wyatt Cenac

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8.22

76 votes

#8 - CCSI: Boston

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/8/2013

A report on how children are the future of crime fighting; Louis LaFonda meets an angry Irishman.

Directors: Joe Burke, Rhys Thomas

Writer: Jason Reich, Paul Scheer, Rob Corddry

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8.35

52 votes

#9 - Fit Town, Fat Town

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/22/2013

Sadee Deenus visits a town of physically fit people.

Directors: Joe Burke

Writer: Jim Margolis

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Roswell, New Mexico; Skip Goes to a Wedding

8.37

46 votes

#10 - Roswell, New Mexico; Skip Goes to a Wedding

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/2014

Sadee Deenus visits the alien capital of the world; Skip Reming attends a wedding and makes surprising discoveries.

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8.38

79 votes

#11 - Epic Fail

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/15/2013

Skip Reming experiences the horrors of modern air travel; Xandra Dent meets robots.

Directors: Matt Villines, Osmany Rodriguez

Writer: Jason Reich, John Aboud, Michael Colton, Rob Corddry

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The FMK Killer; Newsreaders: Behind the Scenes

8.38

47 votes

#12 - The FMK Killer; Newsreaders: Behind the Scenes

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/2015

The first-ever interview with a controversial serial killer and the FBI agents who caught him. Also, a behind-the-scenes look at how popular newsmagazine Newsreaders is made.

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Jellyfish Sting Clinic; David Hasselhoff

8.39

44 votes

#13 - Jellyfish Sting Clinic; David Hasselhoff

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/2015

A doctor uses unorthodox methods to treat jellyfish stings; David Hasselhoff tells tales from the 'Knight Rider' set.

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8.39

79 votes

#14 - Gay Camp

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/2013

Narge Hemingway visits a summer camp with a horrible secret.

Directors: Matt Villines, Osmany Rodriguez

Writer: Michael Showalter

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Headless Football Player; Identify Thief

8.42

43 votes

#15 - Headless Football Player; Identify Thief

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/27/2014

Reagan Biscayne profiles a young athlete who overcame a rare disability to realize his dream, and Sadee Deenus meets an identity thief with a thick Russian accent and a huge problem.

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8.42

50 votes

#16 - Hedge Fund

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/25/2013

Narge Hemingway investigates Wall Street investor Miles Van Cleef.

Directors: Jim Margolis

Writer: Rachel Axler

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8.43

46 votes

#17 - Strip Club Exposé; Long Lost Twins

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/11/2014

The news crew go undercover to reveal the truth and lies inside a strip club. Also, lifelong friends discover they're twins who were separated at birth.

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8.45

49 votes

#18 - Creepiest Man Alive; Bomb Sniffing Dogs

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/14/2015

A behind-the-scenes look at how People of Interest magazine puts together the "Creepiest Man Alive" issue. Also, how dogs are keeping Americans safe.

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8.47

49 votes

#19 - F-Dancing, Are You Decent?

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/2014

Amir LaRussa investigates a new dance craze that has school officials threatening to cancel the prom; racism.

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How the Sausage Is Made; Lottery Winners Lose

8.48

44 votes

#20 - How the Sausage Is Made; Lottery Winners Lose

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/24/2015

Xandra Dent explores a company that is revolutionizing how sausage is made and Reagan Biscayne meets a lottery winner who makes him really, really angry.

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8.50

48 votes

#21 - Unborn Again

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/1/2013

Louis LaFonda meets a father and son who hate each other; abortion protests.

Directors: Joe Burke

Writer: Jim Margolis

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America's Unknown President; Reporter on House Arrest

8.56

43 votes

#22 - America's Unknown President; Reporter on House Arrest

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/18/2014

Reagan Biscayne looks at a new documentary about an American President forgotten by the history books. Also, what happens when a Newsreaders reporter can't leave her house?

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A Billionaire Goes to Hell; Sitcom Family

8.59

39 votes

#23 - A Billionaire Goes to Hell; Sitcom Family

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/10/2015

Take a look at billionaire adventurer Reese Ballard's latest improbable quest and then go behind the scenes with America's favorite sitcom family, "The Jordans."

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8.64

101 votes

#24 - 31-Up

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/8/2013

Sadee Deenus meets a typical all-American family.

Directors: Rhys Thomas

Writer: Jonathan Stern

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