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Daniel D'Addario Variety "The Weekly" may reach more viewers than does the daily news report, but it's a forbiddingly closed circuit standing in for a paper that brings its readers the world. Jun 4, 2019 Full Review Robyn Bahr The Hollywood Reporter The Weekly is less a raw, immersive VICE-style docuseries than a smug, hammy marketing tool. Jun 3, 2019 Full Review Jake Pitre Hyperallergic This is inarguably significant and meticulous work. But these many moves to repeatedly make us understand how real this news is feels like the wrong play. If anything, it serves to highlight and polarize the discourse. Feb 25, 2020 Full Review Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media Smart, emotional news show digs into hot topics. Rated: 4/5 Jun 12, 2019 Full Review David Zurawik Baltimore Sun The Weekly has tremendous potential... But the people calling the shots for the show need to decide whether they are going to celebrate journalism and the role it plays in democracy first and foremost -- or mostly just promote the Times. Jun 7, 2019 Full Review Brenden Gallagher The Daily Dot The Weekly is slickly produced and takes pains to walk the viewer through the shoe-leather reporting process with clever visuals and innovative editing. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 3, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Episode 1 Aired Jun 2, 2019 The Education of T.M. Landry A tiny school in rural Louisiana attracts national attention for sending students to the Ivy League; a New York Times investigation shows that the viral success stories were full of deception, and that the truth was much darker. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 9, 2019 The Myth of the Medallion New York City taxi drivers are pushed to bankruptcy, foreclosure, and even suicide; a yearlong investigation into the collapse of the taxi medallion industry reveals how the system was rigged against the drivers, and who profited from it. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 16, 2019 Baby Constantin The untold story of baby Constantin, who spends most of his first 10 months of life separated from his parents by the U.S. government. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 23, 2019 Collision The lives of an idealistic American couple bicycling around the world and a group of young men radicalized by ISIS tragically intersect on a remote mountain pass. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 30, 2019 Inauguration, Inc. With exclusive documents, photos, interviews and found footage, "The Weekly" and The New York Times' Washington reporters piece together an anatomy of President Trump's inauguration, the most expensive inaugural weekend the country has ever seen. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 7, 2019 The End of the Line As an iconic car company transforms itself into a tech company, thousands of auto workers stand to lose their jobs. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 28, 2019 Connecting the World A tragic story about Facebook scammers who pose as American servicemen and prey on vulnerable women; the tech company that does little to stop it. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 4, 2019 The Hard Left A circle of young activists pushes the Democratic Party further to the left as its presidential candidates vie to unseat President Trump. Details Episode 9 Aired Aug 11, 2019 The Rabbit Hole Examining YouTube's influence over Brazil's election process and the control that the social media outlet could have on other aspects of a country's trajectory. Details Episode 10 Aired Aug 18, 2019 The Memo An investigation into an overlooked moment when top U.S. law enforcement officials had an opportunity to take on the drugmaker that was planting the seeds for the opioid crisis, but instead chose a less aggressive path. Details Episode 11 Aired Aug 25, 2019 The Six Million Dollar Claim Investigating who pays the bill and who reaps the profits when the medicine a family needs to survive costs $1.5 million a year. Details Episode 12 Aired Sep 1, 2019 Apple's Gold An investigation into Apple's supply chain uncovers how the gold in iPhones might trace back to violent paramilitary groups that extort, and sometimes kill, Colombian miners. Details Episode 13 Aired Sep 8, 2019 The Blueprint A look at the similarities between Russia's meddling tactics in the 2016 U.S. election and Estonia a decade before. Details Episode 14 Aired Oct 6, 2019 V. Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson publicly insists that its baby powder is safe, but asbestos is a concern inside the company for years. Details Episode 15 Aired Oct 13, 2019 Rudy! Rudy? Rudy Giuliani becomes a national hero after the events of 9/11, but his back-channel work in Ukraine helps spark an impeachment process that may forever tarnish both him and his client, President Trump. Details Episode 16 Aired Oct 20, 2019 Segregated City Student activists demand change in New York's school system, one of the most segregated in the country; a new schools chancellor hopes to deliver equal opportunities for all. Details Episode 17 Aired Oct 27, 2019 Mr. McGahn The story of former White House counsel Donald McGahn, one of the most influential people in the Trump administration. Details Episode 18 Aired Nov 3, 2019 Guilty by Machine An investigation into whether police breathalyzers are fundamentally flawed, and if they even work. Details Episode 19 Aired Nov 10, 2019 Hands On Investigating the culture of sexualized yoga, unwelcome adjustments and outright assault in one of the most accessible, affordable forms of group fitness in America. Details Episode 20 Aired Nov 17, 2019 El Chapo's Son: The Siege of Culiacán When Mexican forces come to arrest the son of the notorious drug lord, "El Chapo", it is the spark that ignites all-out war on the streets of Culiacán; investigating how the Sinaloa Drug Cartel took on the Mexican army, and won. Details Episode 21 Aired Nov 24, 2019 Fake Believe Going inside the race to create the first perfect deepfake: an ultrarealistic fake video that could permanently undermine the ability to trust what one sees and hears. Details Episode 22 Aired Dec 1, 2019 The Hot List A mysterious man emerged with the explosive claim that he had thousands of hours of surveillance footage from Jeffrey Epstein's mansions that showed some of the most powerful men in America having sex; then his story took a turn. Details Episode 23 Aired Dec 29, 2019 The Gallagher Effect Law enforcement interviews with Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher's fellow SEALs shed new light on the war-crimes case that created a clash between the Navy and President Trump. Details Episode 24 Aired Jan 12, 2020 My Blood A 16-year-old girl is the youngest person to receive an experimental treatment that could be the first genetic cure for a common disease; if it works, millions of people around the world could benefit. Details Episode 25 Aired Jan 19, 2020 The Endorsement The process behind The New York Times editorial board's endorsement of a presidential candidate every four years is revealed to the public. Details Episode 26 Aired Feb 14, 2020 Fire and Water The siege of Hong Kong Polytechnic University stirred up 12 days of absolute chaos as the world watched in real time on social media. Details Episode 27 Aired Feb 21, 2020 The Promise Reporter Benjamin Weiser discovers a terrible case of abuse inside a group home in The Bronx, New York and explores how and why the state fails to shield these inhabitants and what happens when society forgets the most vulnerable. Details Episode 28 Aired Feb 28, 2020 The Sicario A notorious cartel hit man who has admittedly killed about 100 people may walk free without being charged with a single crime. Details Episode 29 Aired Mar 13, 2020 Balaraba Balaraba shares her story of being kidnapped by Boko Haram fighters as a teenager and refusing to carry out a suicide bombing. Details Episode 30 Aired Mar 20, 2020 Open Arms American arms manufacturers are supplying bombs in a war that is considered the world's worst humanitarian crisis; schools, hospitals and mosques are often targets. Details

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Director

Sweta Vohra, Singeli Agnew, Samantha Stark, Alyse Shorland, Andrea Schmidt, John Pappas, Suzanne Hillinger, John Marks, Gemma Jordan

Network

FX

Rating

TV-MA

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News

Original Language

English

Release Date

Jun 2, 2019