The Circus (Temporada 1)

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.

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    The Outsiders (Episodio 1) 9.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-01-17

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: 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.

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    Prisoner's Dilemma (Episodio 2) 8.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-01-24

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: 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.

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    Tension City (Episodio 3) 9.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-01-31

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: 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.

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    The Big Mo (Episodio 4) 9.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-02-07

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: 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?

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    The Winnowing (Episodio 5) 9.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-02-14

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: 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.

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    Fear and Loathing (Episodio 6)

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-02-21

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: As the campaigns head towards the final stretch leading to Nevada and South Carolina, there's growing anxiety among both frontrunners and stragglers about just how high the stakes are - and the significance of falling behind.

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    Confidence Game (Episodio 7) 9.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-02-28

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: With the field narrowed down to The Big Five, the campaigns spread their game across the country and play to their strengths - with eyes squarely focused on the all-important upcoming prize: Super Tuesday.

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    The Reckoning (Episodio 8) 10.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-03-06

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: With big wins for the frontrunners on Super Tuesday the rest of candidates are reckoning with the results. But the biggest story of all might be one both Democratic and Republican establishments can agree on: how do they stop Trump?

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    Dead or Alive (Episodio 9) 7.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-03-13

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: It's make or break time for Rubio, Kasich and Sanders. As the candidates pin their hopes on Florida and Ohio, can they gather enough momentum to force a brokered convention - or will their campaigns finally run out of steam?

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    High Hopes (Episodio 10)

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-03-20

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: While Rubio gets trumped in Florida, the rest of the candidates remain cautiously optimistic. But are high hopes what they need to pull off a win and secure the nomination - or are they just delusional?

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    Home And Abroad (Episodio 11) 7.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-03-27

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: Foreign policy comes to the fore as the political climate grows fiery in the wake of the attacks in Brussels. As Trump and Clinton prepare to square off, can either of them prove their presidential mettle in handling the heat?

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    On Wisconsin (Episodio 12)

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-04-03

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: Ahead of a Wisconsin showdown the candidates crisscross the state in pursuit of competing agendas. Can Kasich, Cruz or Sanders secure their position as spoilers - or will Clinton and Trump finally be crowned their party's Big Cheese?

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    Circus Recap (Episodio 13) 7.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-04-10

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: From the early primary battles to the Super Tuesday showdown and beyond, pull back the curtain on the 2016 presidential race with Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon - and catch up on the electrifying first twelve weeks.

  • Poster for Game On

    Game On (Episodio 14)

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-07-10

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: While the nation celebrates July 4th, Trump and Clinton engage in their own fireworks. With the reemergence of Clinton's email scandal and Trump's latest faux pas, the titans go on the attack to take each other down.

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    Veepstakes (Episodio 15)

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-07-17

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: No president is complete without a veep. As Trump auditions Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Newt Gingrich and Clinton considers Tim Kaine, can the candidates find the right-hand man for the job who will make, not break, their campaign?

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    The Trump Show (Episodio 16)

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-07-24

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: The political circus goes into overdrive as Trump is crowned the Republican nominee - and Melania, controversially, speaks! Capitalizing on his children to help humanize his image, can Trump plus Pence finally rally a unified party?

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    In the Arena (Episodio 17)

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-07-31

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: The jeers and boos of Sanders diehards ring out in Philadelphia, before the Democrats at last make Hillary a historic nominee. But is shattering a glass ceiling enough for Clinton and Kaine to unite the party into a winning coalition?

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    Closing the Gap (Episodio 18) 8.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-09-11

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: With ten weeks to go until the election the Trump campaign finds itself running from behind. As members of his party start to publicly jump ship, can Trump find a way to close the gap with Clinton or will he just fall further behind?

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    Fit to Serve (Episodio 19) 8.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-09-18

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: As Clinton's pneumonia and scrutiny about Trump's medical records comes to the forefront, their fitness to lead is questioned.

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    Battleground (Episodio 20) 8.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-09-25

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: As Clinton and Trump prepare for their first debate, their campaigns target the swing states with an eye on Florida.

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    The Newsrooms (Episodio 21) 10.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-10-02

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: Preparations for the debate; the candidates cede the spotlight to those who cover the political news.

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    Tale of the Tape (Episodio 22) 8.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-10-16

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: The fallout from the second debate and the current scandal surrounding a recently publicized audio tape.

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    From Russia With Love (Episodio 23) 10.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-10-23

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: Clinton faces the scandal of her highly sensitive, private emails being made public on WikiLeaks, amid claims of foreign hacking and intervention and international espionage of the 2016 election.

  • Poster for His Word as Biden

    His Word as Biden (Episodio 24)

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-10-30

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: With only two weeks until election day, Clinton bets on the one man who has the potential to swing those states still up for grabs: Joe Biden.

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    Nobody F... Knows (Episodio 25)

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-11-06

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: Polls predict the differing outcomes; both campaigns make a case in "far-fetched battlegrounds"; to most, the race is either up for grabs or already decided.

  • Poster for President Trump

    President Trump (Episodio 26) 9.0

    Fecha de emisión: 2016-11-13

    Duración: 29 min

    Sinopsis: In a special hour-long episode of the real-time documentary series, Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon go behind the scenes of both campaigns in the lead up to Election Day - and the fallout that followed.

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