The Newsroom
The Newsroom
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The Newsroom

8.2 / 10
1996
3 seasons
32 episodes
ComedyDrama

The tumultuous TV newsroom world of overbearing regional news director George Findlay, who is solely motivated by casualty statistics which will improve his ratings.

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The half-hour comedy is set in the tumultuous TV newsroom world of George Findlay. The overbearing regional news director is solely motivated by casualty statistics which will improve his ratings.

  • The Walking Shoe Incident

    1.The Walking Shoe Incident

    21-10-199624m

    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 Afric...

  • Dinner at Eight

    2.Dinner at Eight

    28-10-199624m

    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 shif...

  • Deeper, Deeper

    3.Deeper, Deeper

    04-11-199624m

    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, pro...

  • The Kevorkian Joke

    4.The Kevorkian Joke

    11-11-199624m

    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

    5.A Bad Day

    18-11-199624m

    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 o...

  • Petty Tyranny

    6.Petty Tyranny

    25-11-199624m

    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 hers...

  • Dis and Dat

    7.Dis and Dat

    10-02-199724m

    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 ide...

  • Unity

    8.Unity

    17-02-199724m

    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...

  • Parking

    9.Parking

    24-02-199724m

    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 immediatel...

  • Meltdown (1)

    10.Meltdown (1)

    03-03-199724m

    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 h...

  • Meltdown (2)

    11.Meltdown (2)

    17-03-199724m

    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)

    12.Meltdown (3)

    24-03-199724m

    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

    13.Campaign

    31-03-199747m

    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...

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