The Circus

The Circus (2016)

Inside the Craziest Political Campaign on Earth

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Creator: John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon
  • First Air Date: 2016-01-17
  • Last Air Date: 2023-11-12
  • Total Seasons: 8
  • Total Episodes: 130
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 29 min.
  • Production Company: Left/Right
  • Production Country: United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada
  • Networks: Showtime
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Summary

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 Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 2016-01-17
26 Episodes

Season 2

First Air Date: 2017-03-19
8 Episodes

Season 3

First Air Date: 2018-04-15
15 Episodes

Season 4

First Air Date: 2019-01-27
16 Episodes

Season 5

First Air Date: 2020-01-26
21 Episodes

Season 6

First Air Date: 2021-01-10
16 Episodes

Season 7

First Air Date: 2022-03-06
16 Episodes

Season 8

First Air Date: 2023-02-26
12 Episodes

The Circus Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1The Outsiders30 min
Season 1Episode 2Prisoner's Dilemma30 min
Season 1Episode 3Tension City30 min
Season 1Episode 4The Big Mo30 min
Season 1Episode 5The Winnowing30 min
Season 1Episode 6Fear and Loathing30 min
Season 1Episode 7The Confidence Game30 min
Season 1Episode 8The Reckoning30 min
Season 1Episode 9Dead or Alive30 min
Season 1Episode 10High Hopes30 min
Season 1Episode 11Home and Abroad30 min
Season 1Episode 12On Wisconsin30 min
Season 1Episode 13Circus Recap30 min
Season 1Episode 14Game On30 min
Season 1Episode 15Veepstakes30 min
Season 1Episode 16Trump Show30 min
Season 1Episode 17In the Arena30 min
Season 1Episode 18Closing the Gap30 min
Season 1Episode 19Fit to Serve30 min
Season 1Episode 20Battleground30 min
Season 1Episode 21The Newsrooms30 min
Season 1Episode 22Tale of the Tape30 min
Season 1Episode 23From Russia with Love30 min
Season 1Episode 24His Word as a Biden30 min
Season 1Episode 25Nobody F***ing Knows30 min
Season 1Episode 26President Trump60 min
Season 2Episode 1Shocking but Not Surprising30 min
Season 2Episode 2Checking and Balancing30 min
Season 2Episode 3How's He Doing?30 min
Season 2Episode 4The Whole World Is Watching30 min
Season 2Episode 5Recess Reset30 min
Season 2Episode 6The Resistance30 min
Season 2Episode 7Learning Curve30 min
Season 2Episode 8Looking Back and Moving On60 min
Season 3Episode 1The Looking Glass War30 min
Season 3Episode 2Too Many Lawyers30 min
Season 3Episode 3Man of the World30 min
Season 3Episode 4Trump Country30 min
Season 3Episode 5War and Peace60 min
Season 3Episode 6Their Brand Is Crisis30 min
Season 3Episode 7The Gathering Storm30 min
Season 3Episode 8Burden of Proof30 min
Season 3Episode 9Judgment Day30 min
Season 3Episode 10The Verdict30 min
Season 3Episode 11California Dreaming30 min
Season 3Episode 12Senatorial Combat30 min
Season 3Episode 13Black and White30 min
Season 3Episode 14A Place Called Fear30 min
Season 3Episode 15Mother(f***er) of All Midterms60 min
Season 4Episode 1New World Disorder30 min
Season 4Episode 2Circling Vultures30 min
Season 4Episode 3The State of Our Union Is ...30 min
Season 4Episode 42020 Is Here30 min
Season 4Episode 5States of Emergency30 min
Season 4Episode 6The Big Split30 min
Season 4Episode 7To the Left30 min
Season 4Episode 8What the F*** Happens Next?30 min
Season 4Episode 9The People on That Stage30 min
Season 4Episode 10Across the Rubicon30 min
Season 4Episode 11Impeachmentland30 min
Season 4Episode 12Desperate Times, Desperate Measures30 min
Season 4Episode 13The Widening Gyre30 min
Season 4Episode 14The Deep State30 min
Season 4Episode 15Field of Dreams30 min
Season 4Episode 16Here Be Dragons30 min
Season 5Episode 1Obligations and Opportunities30 min
Season 5Episode 2Closing Arguments30 min
Season 5Episode 3Clusterf**k30 min
Season 5Episode 4Unfinished Business30 min
Season 5Episode 5What Happens in Vegas30 min
Season 5Episode 6On the Boil30 min
Season 5Episode 7Super Duper Tuesday30 min
Season 5Episode 8The Cruelest Month30 min
Season 5Episode 9The New Abnormal30 min
Season 5Episode 10Unconventional30 min
Season 5Episode 11Party of One30 min
Season 5Episode 12Law and Disorder30 min
Season 5Episode 13Going Postal30 min
Season 5Episode 14Force Majeure30 min
Season 5Episode 15Full Court Press30 min
Season 5Episode 16October Surprise30 min
Season 5Episode 17Crisis Mismanagement30 min
Season 5Episode 18Steal This Election30 min
Season 5Episode 19End Games30 min
Season 5Episode 20Landslide?30 min
Season 5Episode 21Who the F*** Are We?60 min
Season 6Episode 1Reigning Chaos60 min
Season 6Episode 2Clear and Present Danger30 min
Season 6Episode 3President Biden30 min
Season 6Episode 4Rubber Meets Road30 min
Season 6Episode 5Dysfunction Junction30 min
Season 6Episode 6Persona Non Grata30 min
Season 6Episode 7Being Green30 min
Season 6Episode 8Points on the Board30 min
Season 6Episode 9Calling the Shots30 min
Season 6Episode 10The Biden Doctrine30 min
Season 6Episode 11It's All Happening30 min
Season 6Episode 12Lone Star Blues30 min
Season 6Episode 13Coup II30 min
Season 6Episode 14Virginia Is For...30 min
Season 6Episode 15Big F***ing Deal30 min
Season 6Episode 16The Broken Place30 min
Season 7Episode 1On the Brink30 min
Season 7Episode 2The Escalation Ladder30 min
Season 7Episode 3The Information War30 min
Season 7Episode 4The Nuclear Option30 min
Season 7Episode 5The Home Front30 min
Season 7Episode 6There Will Be Blood30 min
Season 7Episode 7Keystone Chaos30 min
Season 7Episode 8Tip of the Spear30 min
Season 7Episode 9Not in Kansas Anymore30 min
Season 7Episode 10Rule of Law30 min
Season 7Episode 11State of Denial30 min
Season 7Episode 12Buckeyes and Bulldogs30 min
Season 7Episode 13This Land is Greene-Land30 min
Season 7Episode 14The Main Event30 min
Season 7Episode 15Here Comes the Flood30 min
Season 7Episode 16Rip Tides60 min
Season 8Episode 1The Year of Living Dangerously30 min
Season 8Episode 2Off to the Races30 min
Season 8Episode 3Kevin's House30 min
Season 8Episode 4Fake News?30 min
Season 8Episode 5Wheels of Justice30 min
Season 8Episode 6Nothing But the Truth30 min
Season 8Episode 7Exhaustion, Depression and Dread...Oh Vey30 min
Season 8Episode 8Piercing the Bubble30 min
Season 8Episode 9The Crucible30 min
Season 8Episode 10This Thing of His30 min
Season 8Episode 11The A.I. Election30 min
Season 8Episode 12Life During Wartime30 min
  • John Heilemann

    as Self - Co-Host
  • Mark McKinnon

    as Self - Co-Host
  • Jennifer Palmieri

    as Self - Co-Host
Crew Zachary Kahn Post Production Assistant