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Ended · 2016–2023

The Circus

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Come one, come all to The Circus . This documentary series pulls back the curtain on the Trump era of presidential politics, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events are presented in real time, as they are happening. The Circus is a non-partisan, never-before-attempted take on one of the most fascinating and consequential political periods in modern American history.

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Seasons & episodes

Season 1 · 26 episodes
  1. S01 E01 · The Outsiders
  2. S01 E02 · Prisoner's Dilemma
  3. S01 E03 · Tension City
  4. S01 E04 · The Big Mo
  5. S01 E05 · The Winnowing
  6. S01 E06 · Fear and Loathing
  7. S01 E07 · The Confidence Game
  8. S01 E08 · The Reckoning
  9. S01 E09 · Dead or Alive
  10. S01 E10 · High Hopes
  11. S01 E11 · Home and Abroad
  12. S01 E12 · On Wisconsin
  13. S01 E13 · Circus Recap
  14. S01 E14 · Game On
  15. S01 E15 · Veepstakes
  16. S01 E16 · Trump Show
  17. S01 E17 · In the Arena
  18. S01 E18 · Closing the Gap
  19. S01 E19 · Fit to Serve
  20. S01 E20 · Battleground
  21. S01 E21 · The Newsrooms
  22. S01 E22 · Tale of the Tape
  23. S01 E23 · From Russia with Love
  24. S01 E24 · His Word as a Biden
  25. S01 E25 · Nobody F***ing Knows
  26. S01 E26 · President Trump
Season 2 · 8 episodes
  1. S02 E01 · Shocking but Not Surprising
  2. S02 E02 · Checking and Balancing
  3. S02 E03 · How's He Doing?
  4. S02 E04 · The Whole World Is Watching
  5. S02 E05 · Recess Reset
  6. S02 E06 · The Resistance
  7. S02 E07 · Learning Curve
  8. S02 E08 · Looking Back and Moving On
Season 3 · 15 episodes
  1. S03 E01 · The Looking Glass War
  2. S03 E02 · Too Many Lawyers
  3. S03 E03 · Man of the World
  4. S03 E04 · Trump Country
  5. S03 E05 · War and Peace
  6. S03 E06 · Their Brand Is Crisis
  7. S03 E07 · The Gathering Storm
  8. S03 E08 · Burden of Proof
  9. S03 E09 · Judgment Day
  10. S03 E10 · The Verdict
  11. S03 E11 · California Dreaming
  12. S03 E12 · Senatorial Combat
  13. S03 E13 · Black and White
  14. S03 E14 · A Place Called Fear
  15. S03 E15 · Mother(f***er) of All Midterms
Season 4 · 16 episodes
  1. S04 E01 · New World Disorder
  2. S04 E02 · Circling Vultures
  3. S04 E03 · The State of Our Union Is ...
  4. S04 E04 · 2020 Is Here
  5. S04 E05 · States of Emergency
  6. S04 E06 · The Big Split
  7. S04 E07 · To the Left
  8. S04 E08 · What the F*** Happens Next?
  9. S04 E09 · The People on That Stage
  10. S04 E10 · Across the Rubicon
  11. S04 E11 · Impeachmentland
  12. S04 E12 · Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
  13. S04 E13 · The Widening Gyre
  14. S04 E14 · The Deep State
  15. S04 E15 · Field of Dreams
  16. S04 E16 · Here Be Dragons
Season 5 · 21 episodes
  1. S05 E01 · Obligations and Opportunities
  2. S05 E02 · Closing Arguments
  3. S05 E03 · Clusterf**k
  4. S05 E04 · Unfinished Business
  5. S05 E05 · What Happens in Vegas
  6. S05 E06 · On the Boil
  7. S05 E07 · Super Duper Tuesday
  8. S05 E08 · The Cruelest Month
  9. S05 E09 · The New Abnormal
  10. S05 E10 · Unconventional
  11. S05 E11 · Party of One
  12. S05 E12 · Law and Disorder
  13. S05 E13 · Going Postal
  14. S05 E14 · Force Majeure
  15. S05 E15 · Full Court Press
  16. S05 E16 · October Surprise
  17. S05 E17 · Crisis Mismanagement
  18. S05 E18 · Steal This Election
  19. S05 E19 · End Games
  20. S05 E20 · Landslide?
  21. S05 E21 · Who the F*** Are We?
Season 6 · 16 episodes
  1. S06 E01 · Reigning Chaos
  2. S06 E02 · Clear and Present Danger
  3. S06 E03 · President Biden
  4. S06 E04 · Rubber Meets Road
  5. S06 E05 · Dysfunction Junction
  6. S06 E06 · Persona Non Grata
  7. S06 E07 · Being Green
  8. S06 E08 · Points on the Board
  9. S06 E09 · Calling the Shots
  10. S06 E10 · The Biden Doctrine
  11. S06 E11 · It's All Happening
  12. S06 E12 · Lone Star Blues
  13. S06 E13 · Coup II
  14. S06 E14 · Virginia Is For...
  15. S06 E15 · Big F***ing Deal
  16. S06 E16 · The Broken Place
Season 7 · 16 episodes
  1. S07 E01 · On the Brink
  2. S07 E02 · The Escalation Ladder
  3. S07 E03 · The Information War
  4. S07 E04 · The Nuclear Option
  5. S07 E05 · The Home Front
  6. S07 E06 · There Will Be Blood
  7. S07 E07 · Keystone Chaos
  8. S07 E08 · Tip of the Spear
  9. S07 E09 · Not in Kansas Anymore
  10. S07 E10 · Rule of Law
  11. S07 E11 · State of Denial
  12. S07 E12 · Buckeyes and Bulldogs
  13. S07 E13 · This Land is Greene-Land
  14. S07 E14 · The Main Event
  15. S07 E15 · Here Comes the Flood
  16. S07 E16 · Rip Tides
Season 8 · 12 episodes
  1. S08 E01 · The Year of Living Dangerously
  2. S08 E02 · Off to the Races
  3. S08 E03 · Kevin's House
  4. S08 E04 · Fake News?
  5. S08 E05 · Wheels of Justice
  6. S08 E06 · Nothing But the Truth
  7. S08 E07 · Exhaustion, Depression and Dread...Oh Vey
  8. S08 E08 · Piercing the Bubble
  9. S08 E09 · The Crucible
  10. S08 E10 · This Thing of His
  11. S08 E11 · The A.I. Election
  12. S08 E12 · Life During Wartime

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