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Inside the Craziest Political Campaign on Earth
Overview
Come one, come all to The Circus. This real-time documentary series pulls back the curtain on the current political stories, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events are presented in real time, as they are happening.
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Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
26 episodes • 2016Avg: 8.5

Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
26 episodes • 2016Avg: 8.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Outsiders | Jan 17, 2016 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Prisoner's Dilemma | Jan 24, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Tension City | Jan 31, 2016 | 9.0 |
| 4 | The Big Mo | Feb 7, 2016 | 9.0 |
| 5 | The Winnowing | Feb 14, 2016 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Fear and Loathing | Feb 21, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Confidence Game | Feb 28, 2016 | 9.0 |
| 8 | The Reckoning | Mar 6, 2016 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Dead or Alive | Mar 13, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 10 | High Hopes | Mar 20, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Home And Abroad | Mar 27, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 12 | On Wisconsin | Apr 3, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Circus Recap | Apr 10, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Game On | Jul 10, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Veepstakes | Jul 17, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Trump Show | Jul 24, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 17 | In the Arena | Jul 31, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Closing the Gap | Sep 11, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Fit to Serve | Sep 18, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Battleground | Sep 25, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 21 | The Newsrooms | Oct 2, 2016 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Tale of the Tape | Oct 16, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 23 | From Russia With Love | Oct 23, 2016 | 10.0 |
| 24 | His Word as Biden | Oct 30, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Nobody F... Knows | Nov 6, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 26 | President Trump | Nov 13, 2016 | 9.0 |

Inside the Biggest Story on Earth
8 episodes • 2017Avg: 10.0Golden Era

Inside the Biggest Story on Earth
8 episodes • 2017Avg: 10.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shocking But Not Surprising | Mar 19, 2017 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Checking and Balancing | Mar 26, 2017 | 10.0 |
| 3 | How's He Doing? | Apr 2, 2017 | 10.0 |
| 4 | The Whole World is Watching | Apr 9, 2017 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Recess Reset | Apr 16, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Resistance | Apr 23, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Learning Curve | Apr 30, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Looking Back and Moving On | May 7, 2017 | 0.0 |

Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth
15 episodes • 2018Avg: 10.0Golden Era

Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth
15 episodes • 2018Avg: 10.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Looking Glass War | Apr 15, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Too Many Lawyers | Apr 22, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Man of the World | Apr 29, 2018 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Trump Country | May 6, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 5 | War and Peace | May 13, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Their Brand is Crisis | May 20, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Gathering Storm | Sep 16, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Burden of Proof | Sep 23, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Judgment Day | Sep 30, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Verdict | Oct 7, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 11 | California Dreaming | Oct 14, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Senatorial Combat | Oct 21, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Black and White | Oct 28, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 14 | A Place Called Fear | Nov 4, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mother(f***er) of All Midterms | Nov 11, 2018 | 0.0 |

Season 4
16 episodes • 2019

Season 4
16 episodes • 2019
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New World Disorder | Jan 27, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Circling Vultures | Feb 3, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The State of Our Union Is… | Feb 10, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 2020 Is Here | Feb 17, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 5 | States of Emergency | Feb 24, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Big Split | Mar 3, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 7 | To the Left | Mar 10, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | What the F... Happens Next? | Mar 17, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The People on That Stage | Mar 22, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Across the Rubicon | Mar 29, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Impeachmentland | Oct 6, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Desperate Times, Desperate Measures | Oct 13, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Widening Gyre | Oct 20, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Deep State | Oct 27, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Field of Dreams | Nov 3, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Here Be Dragons | Nov 10, 2019 | 0.0 |

Inside the Craziest Political Campaign on Earth
21 episodes • 2020

Inside the Craziest Political Campaign on Earth
21 episodes • 2020
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obligations and Opportunities | Jan 26, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Closing Arguments | Feb 2, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Clusterf**k | Feb 9, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Unfinished Business | Feb 16, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 5 | What Happens in Vegas | Feb 23, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 6 | On the Boil | Mar 1, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Super Duper Tuesday | Mar 8, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Cruelest Month | Mar 15, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The New Abnormal | Aug 16, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Unconventional | Aug 23, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Party of One | Aug 30, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Law and Disorder | Sep 6, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Going Postal | Sep 13, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Force Majeure | Sep 20, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Full Court Press | Sep 27, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 16 | October Surprise | Oct 4, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Crisis Mismanagement | Oct 11, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Steal This Election | Oct 18, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 19 | End Games | Oct 25, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Landslide? | Nov 1, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Who The F*** Are We? | Nov 8, 2020 | 0.0 |

Season 6
16 episodes • 2021Avg: 6.0

Season 6
16 episodes • 2021Avg: 6.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raining Chaos | Jan 10, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Clear and Present Danger | Jan 17, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 3 | President Biden | Jan 24, 2021 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Rubber Meets Road | Jan 31, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Dysfunction Junction | Feb 7, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Persona Non Grata | Feb 14, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Being Green | Feb 21, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Points On the Board | Feb 28, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Calling the Shots | Sep 19, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Biden Doctrine | Sep 26, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 11 | It’s All Happening | Oct 3, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Lone Star Blues | Oct 10, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Coup Part Two | Oct 17, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Virginia Is For… | Oct 24, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Big F***ing Deal | Oct 31, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Broken Place | Nov 7, 2021 | 0.0 |

Season 7
16 episodes • 2022Avg: 7.7

Season 7
16 episodes • 2022Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On the Brink | Mar 6, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Escalation Ladder | Mar 13, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Information War | Mar 20, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Nuclear Option | Mar 27, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Home Front | Apr 3, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 6 | There Will Be Blood | Apr 10, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Keystone Chaos | Apr 17, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Tip of the Spear | Apr 24, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Not in Kansas Anymore | Sep 25, 2022 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Rule of Law | Oct 2, 2022 | 8.0 |
| 11 | State of Denial | Oct 9, 2022 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Buckeyes and Bulldogs | Oct 16, 2022 | 8.0 |
| 13 | This Land is Greene-Land | Oct 23, 2022 | 8.0 |
| 14 | The Main Event | Oct 30, 2022 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Here Comes the Flood | Nov 6, 2022 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Riptides | Nov 13, 2022 | 0.0 |

Season 8
12 episodes • 2023Avg: 7.4

Season 8
12 episodes • 2023Avg: 7.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Year of Living Dangerously | Feb 26, 2023 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Off to the Races | Mar 5, 2023 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Kevin's House | Mar 12, 2023 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Fake News? | Mar 19, 2023 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Wheels of Justice | Mar 26, 2023 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Nothing but the Truth | Apr 2, 2023 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Exhaustion, Depression and Dread... Oy Vey | Oct 8, 2023 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Piercing The Bubble | Oct 15, 2023 | 7.0 |
| 9 | The Crucible | Oct 22, 2023 | 7.0 |
| 10 | The Thing of His | Oct 29, 2023 | 8.0 |
| 11 | The A.I. Election | Nov 5, 2023 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Life During Wartime | Nov 12, 2023 | 0.0 |
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