The Circus: Inside The Greatest Political Show On Earth
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Series Duration
- 2016
- Classification
- MMature themes, Sexual references, Coarse language
- Available in HD
A real-time doco series about a presidential campaign that takes viewers deep inside the fiercest competition on earth – where the ultimate prize is the most powerful office in the world.
Season 1
- S1 E1The Outsiders
- S1 E2Prisoner's DilemmaPrisoner's DilemmaSeason 1Episode 229 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.
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E3Tension CityTension CitySeason 1Episode 329 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.
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E4The Big MoThe Big MoSeason 1Episode 429 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?
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E5The WinnowingThe WinnowingSeason 1Episode 529 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.
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E6Fear and LoathingFear and LoathingSeason 1Episode 629 min
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.
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E7Confidence GameConfidence GameSeason 1Episode 729 min
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.
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E8The ReckoningThe ReckoningSeason 1Episode 829 min
With big wins for the front-runners 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?
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E9Dead or AliveDead or AliveSeason 1Episode 929 min
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?
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E10High HopesHigh HopesSeason 1Episode 1028 min
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?
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E11Home and AbroadHome and AbroadSeason 1Episode 1129 min
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?
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E12On WisconsinOn WisconsinSeason 1Episode 1230 min
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?
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E13Circus RecapCircus RecapSeason 1Episode 1329 min
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.
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E14Game OnGame OnSeason 1Episode 1429 min
In the wake of more scandal, Trump and Clinton take each other down.
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E15VeepstakesVeepstakesSeason 1Episode 1529 min
No president is complete without a veep. Can the candidates find the right-hand man for the job?
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E16The Trump ShowThe Trump ShowSeason 1Episode 1629 min
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?
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E17In The ArenaIn The ArenaSeason 1Episode 1729 min
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?
M Mature themes, Coarse language - S1 E18Closing the GapClosing the GapSeason 1Episode 1828 min
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?
M Coarse language - S1 E19Fit To ServeFit To ServeSeason 1Episode 1929 min
With the revelation of Clinton’s pneumonia and the scrutiny surrounding Trump’s medical records the question of being fit to lead takes a physical turn. As the campaigns rev up to cover can the seconds-in-command handle the heat?
M Coarse language - S1 E20BattlegroundsBattlegroundsSeason 1Episode 2028 min
As Clinton and Trump prepare for the first of their debates, the campaigns target a handful of states that could swing the election. But in the must-win battleground of Florida can either candidate work out a path to gaining the edge?
M Infrequent coarse language - S1 E21The NewsroomsThe NewsroomsSeason 1Episode 2129 min
From debate prep to the big night and the flaps that follow, the script gets flipped as the candidates cede the spotlight to an inside peek into the days and nights of the people who broadcast the news and cover the political sphere.
M Infrequent coarse language - S1 E22Tale of the TapeTale of the TapeSeason 1Episode 2228 min
Tracking the fallout from the second debate and the scandal surrounding a now-infamous audio tape, could this be the final nail in Trump’s campaign coffin – or can he pull off a surprise October Surprise to rally yet another comeback?
M Mature themes, Sexual references, Coarse language - S1 E23From Russia with LoveFrom Russia with LoveSeason 1Episode 2328 min
Amid claims of foreign intervention, international espionage and widespread hacking, Clinton faces what might turn out to be her toughest opponent to date: WikiLeaks, and the trove of highly sensitive, private emails it’s made public.
M Mature themes, Coarse language, Sexual reference - S1 E24His Word as a BidenHis Word as a BidenSeason 1Episode 2428 min
The final two-week push going into the election sees the full weight of the White House come out in force for Clinton’s campaign, including one man who has the potential to swing those states still up for grabs: Joe Biden.
M Mature themes - S1 E25Nobody F***ing KnowsNobody F***ing KnowsSeason 1Episode 2527 min
Clinton in Arizona? Trump in Washington? As different polls predict differing outcomes both campaigns make a case in far-fetched battlegrounds. In a race that’s either up for grabs or already decided, hope, it seems, springs eternal.
M Sexual reference, Coarse language - S1 E26President TrumpPresident TrumpSeason 1Episode 2656 min
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. Series finale.
M Coarse language