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Onion News Network is a parody television news show. The show premiered its ten-episode first season on January 21, 2011, at 10:00 p.m. EST on IFC. In March 2007, The Onion launched The Onion News Network, a daily web video broadcast that had been in production since sometime in mid-2006. The Onion invested about $1 million in production and hired 15 staffers to focus on the venture. Carol Kolb, former Editor-in-Chief of The Onion is the ONN's head writer; and Will Graham is the showrunner and Executive Producer. It is implied on-air that the ONN show "FactZone with Brooke Alvarez" is "simulcasted" on IFC Friday nights at 10pm ET.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Jan 21, 2011
- Popularity: 10.9762
- 1 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Status: Canceled
Show Canceled
2 seaons till Dec 09, 2011
Last episode: Year in Review
Seasons & episodes
Total 2 seasons, 20 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Enter The FactZone22 min
One of the network's beautiful reporters is kidnapped and Onion News Network leaps into action. Brooke Alvarez runs down the big stories of the day. Tucker Hope delivers the Daily Briefing on a high-tech screen.
Episode 2Snowlocaust22 min
Brooke Alvarez oversees reporters from her vantage point in the FactZone.
Episode 3Man-Horse Marriage22 min
Scandal erupts over a conservative senator's relationship with a horse. In the FactZone, Brooke Alvarez separates truth from lies so you don't have to waste time making up your own mind.
Episode 4Fifth Anniversary22 min
FactZone celebrates five years of total news dominance. Brooke Alvarez tracks the top stories of the day. Millions of viewers tune in nightly to watch Alvarez, beautiful and well-informed.
Episode 5The Trial of TR-42522 min
A predator drone plane stands trial in military court. Brooke Alvarez delivers a 30-minute nonstop news assault, covering politics, entertainment, science, and business news in the FactZone.
