The Circus
“Inside the Craziest Political Campaign on Earth”
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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THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH (2016) | Teaser Trailer | SHOWTIME Series
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Season one pulls back the curtain on the 2016 presidential race, revealing the stories behind the headlines.
1.The Outsiders
9.017-01-201629mThe campaigns of three "outsiders" - Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump - are given behind-the-scenes attention on the road to the Iowa caucus. Series premiere.
2.Prisoner's Dilemma
8.024-01-201629mThe second episode follows Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Chris Christie, former Gov. Jeb Bush and Gov. John Kasich as they prepare for the all-important, first-in-the-nation primary in Ne...
3.Tension City
9.031-01-201629mThis episode follows the angst and drama leading up to the Iowa caucuses, with a showdown brewing between Democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton and the GOP's first real test...
4.The Big Mo
9.007-02-201629mThe fourth episode goes inside the Iowa fallout and the momentum leading into New Hampshire's primary. Who¿s got it? Who doesn't? And how can the Clinton and Trump campaigns pick u...
5.The Winnowing
9.014-02-201629mFrom the electric jolt of New Hampshire to the hard truths coming up in South Carolina and Nevada. Trump tastes victory, Kasich picks up momentum - and Bush faces the prospect of a...
6.Fear and Loathing
21-02-201629mAs the campaigns head towards the final stretch leading to Nevada and South Carolina, there's growing anxiety among both frontrunners and stragglers about just how high the stakes...
7.Confidence Game
9.028-02-201629mWith the field narrowed down to The Big Five, the campaigns spread their game across the country and play to their strengths - with eyes squarely focused on the all-important upcom...
8.The Reckoning
10.006-03-201629mWith big wins for the frontrunners on Super Tuesday the rest of candidates are reckoning with the results. But the biggest story of all might be one both Democratic and Republican...
9.Dead or Alive
7.013-03-201629mIt's make or break time for Rubio, Kasich and Sanders. As the candidates pin their hopes on Florida and Ohio, can they gather enough momentum to force a brokered convention - or wi...
10.High Hopes
20-03-201629mWhile Rubio gets trumped in Florida, the rest of the candidates remain cautiously optimistic. But are high hopes what they need to pull off a win and secure the nomination - or are...
11.Home And Abroad
7.027-03-201629mForeign policy comes to the fore as the political climate grows fiery in the wake of the attacks in Brussels. As Trump and Clinton prepare to square off, can either of them prove t...
12.On Wisconsin
03-04-201629mAhead of a Wisconsin showdown the candidates crisscross the state in pursuit of competing agendas. Can Kasich, Cruz or Sanders secure their position as spoilers - or will Clinton a...
13.Circus Recap
7.010-04-201629mFrom the early primary battles to the Super Tuesday showdown and beyond, pull back the curtain on the 2016 presidential race with Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon -...
14.Game On
10-07-201629mWhile the nation celebrates July 4th, Trump and Clinton engage in their own fireworks. With the reemergence of Clinton's email scandal and Trump's latest faux pas, the titans go on...
15.Veepstakes
17-07-201629mNo president is complete without a veep. As Trump auditions Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Newt Gingrich and Clinton considers Tim Kaine, can the candidates find the right-hand man...
16.The Trump Show
24-07-201629mThe political circus goes into overdrive as Trump is crowned the Republican nominee - and Melania, controversially, speaks! Capitalizing on his children to help humanize his image,...
17.In the Arena
31-07-201629mThe jeers and boos of Sanders diehards ring out in Philadelphia, before the Democrats at last make Hillary a historic nominee. But is shattering a glass ceiling enough for Clinton...
18.Closing the Gap
8.011-09-201629mWith ten weeks to go until the election the Trump campaign finds itself running from behind. As members of his party start to publicly jump ship, can Trump find a way to close the...
- Ep 19
19.Fit to Serve
8.018-09-201629mAs Clinton's pneumonia and scrutiny about Trump's medical records comes to the forefront, their fitness to lead is questioned.
- Ep 20
20.Battleground
8.025-09-201629mAs Clinton and Trump prepare for their first debate, their campaigns target the swing states with an eye on Florida.
- Ep 21
21.The Newsrooms
10.002-10-201629mPreparations for the debate; the candidates cede the spotlight to those who cover the political news.
- Ep 22
22.Tale of the Tape
8.016-10-201629mThe fallout from the second debate and the current scandal surrounding a recently publicized audio tape.
- Ep 23
23.From Russia With Love
10.023-10-201629mClinton faces the scandal of her highly sensitive, private emails being made public on WikiLeaks, amid claims of foreign hacking and intervention and international espionage of the...
- Ep 24
24.His Word as Biden
30-10-201629mWith only two weeks until election day, Clinton bets on the one man who has the potential to swing those states still up for grabs: Joe Biden.
- Ep 25
25.Nobody F... Knows
06-11-201629mPolls predict the differing outcomes; both campaigns make a case in "far-fetched battlegrounds"; to most, the race is either up for grabs or already decided.
- Ep 26
26.President Trump
9.013-11-201629mIn a special hour-long episode of the real-time documentary series, Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon go behind the scenes of both campaigns in the lead up to Electio...
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