This documentary series pulls back the curtain on the 2016 presidential race, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events from the individual campaigns are presented in real time, as they are happening. Produced in cooperation with Bloomberg Politics, THE CIRCUS is a non-partisan, never-before-attempted take on what promises to be one of the most fascinating and consequential elections in modern history.
This documentary series pulls back the curtain on the 2016 presidential race, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events from the individual campaigns are presented in real time, as they are happening. Produced in cooperation with Bloomberg Politics, THE CIRCUS is a non-partisan, never-before-attempted take on what promises to be one of the most fascinating and consequential elections in modern history.
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Seasons (8)
Season 1 · Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
17 Jan 2016 – 13 Nov 2016 · 26 episodes
1The Outsiders17 Jan 2016
2Prisoner's Dilemma24 Jan 2016
3Tension City31 Jan 2016
4The Big Mo7 Feb 2016
5The Winnowing14 Feb 2016
6Fear and Loathing21 Feb 2016
7The Confidence Game28 Feb 2016
8The Reckoning6 Mar 2016
9Dead or Alive13 Mar 2016
10High Hopes20 Mar 2016
11Home and Abroad27 Mar 2016
12On Wisconsin3 Apr 2016
13Circus Recap10 Apr 2016
14Game On10 Jul 2016
15Veepstakes17 Jul 2016
16Trump Show24 Jul 2016
17In the Arena31 Jul 2016
18Closing the Gap11 Sep 2016
19Fit to Serve18 Sep 2016
20Battleground25 Sep 2016
21The Newsrooms2 Oct 2016
22Tale of the Tape16 Oct 2016
23From Russia with Love23 Oct 2016
24His Word as a Biden30 Oct 2016
25Nobody F***ing Knows6 Nov 2016
26President Trump13 Nov 2016
Season 2 · Inside the Biggest Story on Earth
19 Mar 2017 – 7 May 2017 · 8 episodes
1Shocking but Not Surprising19 Mar 2017
2Checking and Balancing26 Mar 2017
3How's He Doing?2 Apr 2017
4The Whole World Is Watching9 Apr 2017
5Recess Reset16 Apr 2017
6The Resistance23 Apr 2017
7Learning Curve30 Apr 2017
8Looking Back and Moving On7 May 2017
Season 3 · Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth
15 Apr 2018 – 11 Nov 2018 · 15 episodes
1The Looking Glass War15 Apr 2018
2Too Many Lawyers22 Apr 2018
3Man of the World29 Apr 2018
4Trump Country6 May 2018
5War and Peace13 May 2018
6Their Brand Is Crisis20 May 2018
7The Gathering Storm16 Sep 2018
8Burden of Proof23 Sep 2018
9Judgment Day30 Sep 2018
10The Verdict7 Oct 2018
11California Dreaming14 Oct 2018
12Senatorial Combat21 Oct 2018
13Black and White28 Oct 2018
14A Place Called Fear4 Nov 2018
15Mother(f***er) of All Midterms11 Nov 2018
Season 4 · Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth
27 Jan 2019 – 10 Nov 2019 · 16 episodes
1New World Disorder27 Jan 2019
2Circling Vultures3 Feb 2019
3The State of Our Union Is ...10 Feb 2019
42020 Is Here17 Feb 2019
5States of Emergency24 Feb 2019
6The Big Split3 Mar 2019
7To the Left10 Mar 2019
8What the F*** Happens Next?17 Mar 2019
9The People on That Stage22 Sep 2019
10Across the Rubicon29 Sep 2019
11Impeachmentland6 Oct 2019
12Desperate Times, Desperate Measures13 Oct 2019
13The Widening Gyre20 Oct 2019
14The Deep State27 Oct 2019
15Field of Dreams3 Nov 2019
16Here Be Dragons10 Nov 2019
Season 5 · Inside the Craziest Political Campaign on Earth
26 Jan 2020 – 8 Nov 2020 · 21 episodes
1Obligations and Opportunities26 Jan 2020
2Closing Arguments2 Feb 2020
3Clusterf**k9 Feb 2020
4Unfinished Business16 Feb 2020
5What Happens in Vegas23 Feb 2020
6On the Boil1 Mar 2020
7Super Duper Tuesday8 Mar 2020
8The Cruelest Month15 Mar 2020
9The New Abnormal16 Aug 2020
10Unconventional23 Aug 2020
11Party of One30 Aug 2020
12Law and Disorder6 Sep 2020
13Going Postal13 Sep 2020
14Force Majeure20 Sep 2020
15Full Court Press27 Sep 2020
16October Surprise4 Oct 2020
17Crisis Mismanagement11 Oct 2020
18Steal This Election18 Oct 2020
19End Games25 Oct 2020
20Landslide?1 Nov 2020
21Who the F*** Are We?8 Nov 2020
Season 6 · Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
10 Jan 2021 – 7 Nov 2021 · 16 episodes
1Reigning Chaos10 Jan 2021
2Clear and Present Danger17 Jan 2021
3President Biden24 Jan 2021
4Rubber Meets Road31 Jan 2021
5Dysfunction Junction7 Feb 2021
6Persona Non Grata14 Feb 2021
7Being Green21 Feb 2021
8Points on the Board28 Feb 2021
9Calling the Shots19 Sep 2021
10The Biden Doctrine26 Sep 2021
11It's All Happening3 Oct 2021
12Lone Star Blues10 Oct 2021
13Coup II17 Oct 2021
14Virginia Is For...24 Oct 2021
15Big F***ing Deal31 Oct 2021
16The Broken Place7 Nov 2021
Season 7 · Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
6 Mar 2022 – 13 Nov 2022 · 16 episodes
1On the Brink6 Mar 2022
2The Escalation Ladder13 Mar 2022
3The Information War20 Mar 2022
4The Nuclear Option27 Mar 2022
5The Home Front3 Apr 2022
6There Will Be Blood10 Apr 2022
7Keystone Chaos17 Apr 2022
8Tip of the Spear24 Apr 2022
9Not in Kansas Anymore25 Sep 2022
10Rule of Law2 Oct 2022
11State of Denial9 Oct 2022
12Buckeyes and Bulldogs16 Oct 2022
13This Land is Greene-Land23 Oct 2022
14The Main Event30 Oct 2022
15Here Comes the Flood6 Nov 2022
16Rip Tides13 Nov 2022
Season 8 · Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
26 Feb 2023 – 12 Nov 2023 · 12 episodes
1The Year of Living Dangerously26 Feb 2023
2Off to the Races5 Mar 2023
3Kevin's House12 Mar 2023
4Fake News?19 Mar 2023
5Wheels of Justice26 Mar 2023
6Nothing But the Truth2 Apr 2023
7Exhaustion, Depression and Dread...Oh Vey8 Oct 2023