The BEST episodes of The Newsroom

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

George Findlay is the News Director of the local station in Toronto for "a major government controlled broadcast network". His life is complicated by three factors: he is completely self absorbed; most of the news stories don't happen they way or when he wants; and he functions in the Machiavellian bureaucracy of a government owned television network. Series II, after a brief hiatus the the Newsroom story continues.... George Findlay (Ken Finkleman) and his staff are back in the newsroom where pettiness and moral bankruptcy are taken to new depths. New faces, new phobias, new issues and Death haunt George as he maneuvers his way around the daily task of producing the news. Also this season, News Anchor Jim Walcott (Peter Keleghan) returns to brighten our day with moronic interviews with luminaries like Naomi Klein and Noam Chomsky .

Last Updated: 3/6/2024Network: CBC (CA)Status: Ended
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A Bad Day
star
9.31
74 votes

#1 - A Bad Day

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/1996

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).

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Meltdown (1)
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8.89
28 votes

#2 - Meltdown (1)

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/3/1997

When there is a potential nuclear accident only hours away, each of the newsroom staff reacts in their own way. David Cronenberg (as himself) is a guest on Toronto news to promote his latest film, 'Crash'.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Dis and Dat
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8.82
67 votes

#3 - Dis and Dat

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/10/1997

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.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Meltdown (2)
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8.75
4 votes

#4 - Meltdown (2)

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/17/1997

With the potential nuclear meltdown approaching, George's priority is finding the right experts and analysts while trying to make them real but entertaining.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Parking
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8.72
54 votes

#5 - Parking

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/24/1997

As George's crusade for an indoor parking space continues, his paranoia surfaces after he receives a mysterious and vague voice mail and his office couch disappears. He immediately assumes the worst: the Corporation wants him gone.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Slow Leak
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8.72
46 votes

#6 - Slow Leak

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/15/2004

George's jealousy gets him arrested.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Anchors Away
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8.69
39 votes

#7 - Anchors Away

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/9/2004

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.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Campaign
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8.67
3 votes

#8 - Campaign

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/31/1997

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 season finale.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Say Cheese
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8.67
3 votes

#9 - Say Cheese

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/5/2004

George tries to sell an idea for a cheese commercial; Jim develops a form of anorexia nervosa.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Never Read Symptoms
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8.63
40 votes

#10 - Never Read Symptoms

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/1/2004

George dodges jury duty in an animal rights case and ends up entangled with virus infected monkeys. Allen suffers from a brain tumor.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Learning to Fly
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8.62
47 votes

#11 - Learning to Fly

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/28/2005

It is the end of the world in all dimensions.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Dial G for Gristle
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8.61
59 votes

#12 - Dial G for Gristle

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/28/2005

Everyone wonders why media mogul Conrad Scott is visiting the newsroom.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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One of Us
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8.50
34 votes

#13 - One of Us

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/16/2004

George hires a temp from an old established WASP family thinking that connections will pay off. They don't. George pays.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Latent Homosexual Tendencies
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8.50
56 votes

#14 - Latent Homosexual Tendencies

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/21/2005

George's therapist falls into a coma shortly after suggesting that George has latent homosexual tendencies.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Reality Strikes
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8.50
2 votes

#15 - Reality Strikes

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/22/2004

A film crew invades the newsroom, making George anxious.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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The British Accent
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8.50
4 votes

#16 - The British Accent

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/12/2004

George secretly cancels his trip.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Lolita
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8.47
55 votes

#17 - Lolita

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/7/2005

George is invited to give a guest lecture at a local university and, with the aid of a stolen thesis, manages to charm an attractive young student into visiting his office.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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The Fifty
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8.44
52 votes

#18 - The Fifty

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/8/2004

An argument between George and Alex over finding a $50 bill results in Alex losing his job on principle and then buying it back from George for a considerable sum ... also on principle.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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An Enormous Waste of Time
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8.38
42 votes

#19 - An Enormous Waste of Time

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/2/2004

A sniper kills again. A dog dies in the office. A power lunch goes wrong. And George regrets ever using the handicapped washroom.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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The Walking Shoe Incident
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8.37
398 votes

#20 - The Walking Shoe Incident

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/21/1996

News director George Findlay needs to hire an assistant to take care of such pressing matters as returning his walking shoes, getting him Fibre First, and dealing with his mother's persistent phone calls. He's faced with a dilemma: hire the qualified Afro-Canadian lesbian or the inexperienced yet attractive ski bunny.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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The Second Coming
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8.33
3 votes

#21 - The Second Coming

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/19/2004

Alex attempts suicide after being dumped by his girlfriend.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Petty Tyranny
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8.31
65 votes

#22 - Petty Tyranny

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/25/1996

George's quest for bran muffins leads him to the cafeteria and into a fight. Cynthia Dale (as herself), while researching a role in a feature film, observes the newsroom. George offends one of Canada's top stars.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Baghdad Bound
star
8.27
71 votes

#23 - Baghdad Bound

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/14/2005

Jim is abducted in Baghdad while taping a segment on pets. George finds himself on the short list to receive the coveted Order of Canada.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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Unity
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8.21
34 votes

#24 - Unity

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/17/1997

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 Léger (Guylaine St. Onge) appers on Toronto news with Linda McQuaig (as herself) to discuss the Canadian unity situation. Lise is inexplicably attracted to Jim.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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One Dumb Idea
star
8.20
66 votes

#25 - One Dumb Idea

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/21/2005

George and the news production staff decide to produce a sitcom.

Directors: Ken Finkleman
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