The Circus Inside the Craziest Political Campaign on Earth
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.
- Created By
John HeilemannMark McKinnon
- First Aired on
Jan 17, 2016
- Popularity: 22.4259
- 18 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
Left/Right (US)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
8 seaons till Nov 12, 2023
Last episode: Life During Wartime
Seasons & episodes
Total 8 seasons, 130 episodes
Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
Aired
Episode 1The Outsiders29 min
The campaigns of three "outsiders" - Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump - are given behind-the-scenes attention on the road to the Iowa caucus. Series premiere.
Episode 2Prisoner's Dilemma29 min
The second episode follows Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Chris Christie, former Gov. Jeb Bush and Gov. John Kasich as they prepare for the all-important, first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire.
Episode 3Tension City29 min
This episode follows the angst and drama leading up to the Iowa caucuses, with a showdown brewing between Democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton and the GOP's first real test of outsider candidates versus the establishment.
Episode 4The Big Mo29 min
The fourth episode goes inside the Iowa fallout and the momentum leading into New Hampshire's primary. Who¿s got it? Who doesn't? And how can the Clinton and Trump campaigns pick up the pace to beat back the surge of Sanders and Cruz?
Episode 5The Winnowing29 min
From the electric jolt of New Hampshire to the hard truths coming up in South Carolina and Nevada. Trump tastes victory, Kasich picks up momentum - and Bush faces the prospect of an impending do-or-die reality.
Crew & Team
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