The Newsroom
(1996)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 3
The third season of THE NEWSROOM, like its previous incarnations, is a deep-down comic microcosm of the world at large. A tangle of a, b, c, and d plots-the show mixes love, politics, bureaucracy, equality, violence, religion, marriage, sex and hunger and, in the end, makes perfect, hilarious sense.
Lolita
Episode 4 - 3-07-2005
George is asked to lecture at the local university and, thanks to a bit of charm and a stolen thesis, wows the class enough to hold 'office hours'; with a very attractive, very young student, Lolita.
8/10There are no streaming sources for this episode in your country. Sources available in: Canada
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Baghdad Bound
Episode 1 - 2-14-2005
Jim gets abducted while taping a feel-good pet segment in war-torn Afghanistan, and George is on the shortlist for the Order of Canada.
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Season 2
Fans who have long awaited the return of the show's clever and provocative satire will not be disappointed to see George Findlay and his staff back in the newsroom, where pettiness and moral bankruptcy are taken to new depths.The Second Coming
Episode 13 - 4-19-2004
22m
George's failure of empathy when Alex gets dumped by his girlfriend causes Alex's attempted suicide. When George tries to rectify the situation, Alex fabricates a major news story, which leads to George making a book deal on the entire incident.
6.2/10There are no streaming sources for this episode in your country. Sources available in: Canada
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The British Accent
Episode 12 - 4-12-2004
22m
George hustles a corporate paid vacation but his temporary replacement forces George to kill the trip and replace it with a tanning cream which leads to fears that he has developed liver failure.
7/10There are no streaming sources for this episode in your country. Sources available in: Canada
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Say Cheese
Episode 11 - 4-05-2004
22m
George tries to sell a brilliant idea for a cheese commercial to an ad agency brought in to rework the network news brand. Jim develops a unique form of anorexia nervosa.
7.6/10There are no streaming sources for this episode in your country. Sources available in: Canada
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Slow Leak
Episode 9 - 3-15-2004
22m
Jim finds the perfect woman who is also heir to an $800 million fortune. This makes George insane with jealousy and leads to his arrest for stealing expensive cherries at a high-end grocery store.
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The Fifty
Episode 8 - 3-08-2004
22m
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.
7.7/10There are no streaming sources for this episode in your country. Sources available in: Canada
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Never Read Symptoms
Episode 7 - 3-01-2004
22m
George dodges jury duty in an animal rights case and ends up entangled with a virus-infected monkey. Allan suffers from prostate cancer, Alzheimer's and a brain tumor.
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Anchors Away
Episode 5 - 2-09-2004
22m
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.
7.4/10There are no streaming sources for this episode in your country. Sources available in: Canada
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Pushy Money Grubbing Cosmopolitan Racist
Episode 3 - 1-26-2004
22m
Has a terrorist infiltrated the newsroom? Ken Finkleman and his crew handle the issue of racism with their usual warmth and sensitivity.
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Death 1, George 0
Episode 2 - 1-19-2004
22m
George fails a Kafkaesque job evaluation in ways he never could have imagined. A valued veteran newsroom employee dies. George's empathy is qualified.
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America, America
Episode 1 - 1-12-2004
22m
Jim is hired away by a hot US morning show in New York City where he bites off more than he can chew of the Big Apple and is soon escorted out of the country by the authorities.
7.9/10There are no streaming sources for this episode in your country. Sources available in: Canada
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Season 1
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.Campaign
Episode 13 - 3-31-1997
47m
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 finale.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Meltdown (3)
Episode 12 - 3-24-1997
23m
Unable to deal with the potential of how own death, George goes to into denial and can't cover the impending nuclear meltdown story.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
Meltdown (2)
Episode 11 - 3-17-1997
23m
With the potential nuclear meltdown approaching, George’s priority is finding the right experts and analysts while trying to make them real but entertaining.
7.9/10Haven't Seen
Meltdown (1)
Episode 10 - 3-03-1997
23m
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 his latest film 'Crash’.
7.8/10Haven't Seen
Parking
Episode 9 - 2-24-1997
23m
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 immediately assumes the worst: the Corporation wants him gone.
8/10Haven't Seen
Unity
Episode 8 - 2-17-1997
23m
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 with Linda McQuaig (as herself) to discuss the Canadian unity situation. Lise is inexplicably attracted to Jim.
7.6/10Haven't Seen
Dis and Dat
Episode 7 - 2-10-1997
23m
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.
8/10Haven't Seen
Petty Tyranny
Episode 6 - 11-25-1996
23m
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 herself), who is observing the newsroom as research for a role in a film.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
A Bad Day
Episode 5 - 11-18-1996
23m
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).
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The Kevorkian Joke
Episode 4 - 11-11-1996
23m
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.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
Deeper, Deeper
Episode 3 - 11-04-1996
23m
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, prostitutes and religious conversions prevail.
6.9/10Haven't Seen
Dinner at Eight
Episode 2 - 10-28-1996
23m
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 shift starts to affect George, it's time to fight dirty.
7.6/10Haven't Seen
The Walking Shoe Incident
Episode 1 - 10-21-1996
23m
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 African-Canadian lesbian or the inexperienced yet attractive ski bunny?
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Campaign
Episode 13 - 3-31-1997
47m
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 finale.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Petty Tyranny
Episode 6 - 11-25-1996
23m
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 herself), who is observing the newsroom as research for a role in a film.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
The Walking Shoe Incident
Episode 1 - 10-21-1996
23m
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 African-Canadian lesbian or the inexperienced yet attractive ski bunny?
8.1/10Haven't Seen
The Kevorkian Joke
Episode 4 - 11-11-1996
23m
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.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
Dis and Dat
Episode 7 - 2-10-1997
23m
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.
8/10Haven't Seen
