The Newsroom

Season 2

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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.

Where to Watch Season 2

13 Episodes

America, America
E1
Episode 1America, AmericaJim 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.
Death 1, George 0
E2
Episode 2Death 1, George 0George fails a Kafkaesque job evaluation in ways he never could have imagined. A valued veteran newsroom employee dies. George's empathy is qualified.
Pushy Money Grubbing Cosmopolitan Racist
E3
Episode 3Pushy Money Grubbing Cosmopolitan RacistHas a terrorist infiltrated the newsroom? Ken Finkleman and his crew handle the issue of racism with their usual warmth and sensitivity.
An Enormous Waste of Time
E4
Episode 4An Enormous Waste of TimeA sniper kills again. A dog dies in the office, a power lunch goes wrong and George regrets ever having used the handicapped washroom.
Anchors Away
E5
Episode 5Anchors AwayGeorge'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.
One of Us
E6
Episode 6One of UsGeorge hires a temp from an old established WASP family thinking that connections will pay off. When they don't, it's George that pays.
Never Read Symptoms
E7
Episode 7Never Read SymptomsGeorge 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.
The Fifty
E8
Episode 8The FiftyAn 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.
Slow Leak
E9
Episode 9Slow LeakJim 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.
Reality Strikes
E10
Episode 10Reality StrikesWhen a documentary film crew invades the newsroom, George keeps one eye on the camera and one eye on his back. Colm Feore guest stars.
Say Cheese
E11
Episode 11Say CheeseGeorge 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.
The British Accent
E12
Episode 12The British AccentGeorge 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.
The Second Coming
E13
Episode 13The Second ComingGeorge'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.