The Circus
Inside the Greatest/Wildest/Craziest Political Show on Earth(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)
Last updated: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 -1:00

Documentary series following the 2016 U.S. presidential race and its aftermath.
Show Details:
Start date: Jan 2016
End date: ___ ____
Status: on hiatus
Network(s): Showtime (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 110+ eps
Genre(s): Reality
End date: ___ ____
Status: on hiatus
Network(s): Showtime (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 110+ eps
Genre(s): Reality
Credits:
- John Heilemann as Co-Host
- Mark McKinnon as Co-Host
- Mark Halperin as Co-Host [ 1-2 ]
- Alex Wagner as Co-Host [ 3- ]
- Jennifer Palmieri as Contributor [ 5- ]
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze
Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 | ||||
1. | 1-1 | 17 Jan 16 | The Outsiders | |
2. | 1-2 | 24 Jan 16 | Prisoner's Dilemma | |
3. | 1-3 | 31 Jan 16 | Tension City | |
4. | 1-4 | 07 Feb 16 | The Big Mo | |
5. | 1-5 | 14 Feb 16 | The Winnowing | |
6. | 1-6 | 21 Feb 16 | Fear and Loathing | |
7. | 1-7 | 28 Feb 16 | The Confidence Game | |
8. | 1-8 | 06 Mar 16 | The Reckoning | |
9. | 1-9 | 13 Mar 16 | Dead or Alive | |
10. | 1-10 | 20 Mar 16 | High Hopes | |
11. | 1-11 | 27 Mar 16 | Home and Abroad | |
12. | 1-12 | 03 Apr 16 | On Wisconsin | |
13. | 1-13 | 10 Apr 16 | Circus Recap | |
14. | 1-14 | 10 Jul 16 | Game On | |
15. | 1-15 | 17 Jul 16 | Veepstakes | |
16. | 1-16 | 24 Jul 16 | Trump Show | |
17. | 1-17 | 31 Jul 16 | In the Arena | |
18. | 1-18 | 11 Sep 16 | Closing the Gap | |
19. | 1-19 | 18 Sep 16 | Fit to Serve | |
20. | 1-20 | 25 Sep 16 | Battleground | |
21. | 1-21 | 02 Oct 16 | The Newsrooms | |
22. | 1-22 | 16 Oct 16 | Tale of the Tape | |
23. | 1-23 | 23 Oct 16 | From Russia with Love | |
24. | 1-24 | 30 Oct 16 | His Word as a Biden | |
25. | 1-25 | 06 Nov 16 | Nobody F***ing Knows | |
26. | 1-26 | 13 Nov 16 | President Trump (60 min) | |
Season 2 Inside the Biggest Story on Earth | ||||
27. | 2-1 | 19 Mar 17 | Shocking but Not Surprising | |
28. | 2-2 | 26 Mar 17 | Checking and Balancing | |
29. | 2-3 | 02 Apr 17 | How's He Doing? | |
30. | 2-4 | 09 Apr 17 | The Whole World Is Watching | |
31. | 2-5 | 16 Apr 17 | Recess Reset | |
32. | 2-6 | 23 Apr 17 | The Resistance | |
33. | 2-7 | 30 Apr 17 | Learning Curve | |
34. | 2-8 | 07 May 17 | Looking Back and Moving On (60 min) | |
Season 3 Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth | ||||
35. | 3-1 | 15 Apr 18 | The Looking Glass War | |
36. | 3-2 | 22 Apr 18 | Too Many Lawyers | |
37. | 3-3 | 29 Apr 18 | Man of the World | |
38. | 3-4 | 06 May 18 | Trump Country | |
39. | 3-5 | 13 May 18 | War and Peace (60 min) | |
40. | 3-6 | 20 May 18 | Their Brand Is Crisis | |
41. | 3-7 | 16 Sep 18 | The Gathering Storm | |
42. | 3-8 | 23 Sep 18 | Burden of Proof | |
43. | 3-9 | 30 Sep 18 | Judgment Day | |
44. | 3-10 | 07 Oct 18 | The Verdict | |
45. | 3-11 | 14 Oct 18 | California Dreaming | |
46. | 3-12 | 21 Oct 18 | Senatorial Combat | |
47. | 3-13 | 28 Oct 18 | Black and White | |
48. | 3-14 | 04 Nov 18 | A Place Called Fear | |
49. | 3-15 | 11 Nov 18 | Mother(f***er) of All Midterms (60 min) | |
Season 4 | ||||
50. | 4-1 | 27 Jan 19 | New World Disorder | |
51. | 4-2 | 03 Feb 19 | Circling Vultures | |
52. | 4-3 | 10 Feb 19 | The State of Our Union Is ... | |
53. | 4-4 | 17 Feb 19 | 2020 Is Here | |
54. | 4-5 | 24 Feb 19 | States of Emergency | |
55. | 4-6 | 03 Mar 19 | The Big Split | |
56. | 4-7 | 10 Mar 19 | To the Left | |
57. | 4-8 | 17 Mar 19 | What the F*** Happens Next? | |
58. | 4-9 | 22 Sep 19 | The People on That Stage | |
59. | 4-10 | 29 Sep 19 | Across the Rubicon | |
60. | 4-11 | 06 Oct 19 | Impeachmentland | |
61. | 4-12 | 13 Oct 19 | Desperate Times, Desperate Measures | |
62. | 4-13 | 20 Oct 19 | The Widening Gyre | |
63. | 4-14 | 27 Oct 19 | The Deep State | |
64. | 4-15 | 03 Nov 19 | Field of Dreams | |
65. | 4-16 | 10 Nov 19 | Here Be Dragons | |
Season 5 | ||||
66. | 5-1 | 26 Jan 20 | Obligations and Opportunities | |
67. | 5-2 | 02 Feb 20 | Closing Arguments | |
68. | 5-3 | 09 Feb 20 | Clusterf**k | |
69. | 5-4 | 16 Feb 20 | Unfinished Business | |
70. | 5-5 | 23 Feb 20 | What Happens in Vegas | |
71. | 5-6 | 01 Mar 20 | On the Boil | |
72. | 5-7 | 08 Mar 20 | Super Duper Tuesday | |
73. | 5-8 | 15 Mar 20 | The Cruelest Month | |
74. | 5-9 | 16 Aug 20 | The New Abnormal | |
75. | 5-10 | 23 Aug 20 | Unconventional | |
76. | 5-11 | 30 Aug 20 | Party of One | |
77. | 5-12 | 06 Sep 20 | Law and Disorder | |
78. | 5-13 | 13 Sep 20 | Going Postal | |
79. | 5-14 | 20 Sep 20 | Force Majeure | |
80. | 5-15 | 27 Sep 20 | Full Court Press | |
81. | 5-16 | 04 Oct 20 | October Surprise | |
82. | 5-17 | 11 Oct 20 | Crisis Mismanagement | |
83. | 5-18 | 18 Oct 20 | Steal This Election | |
84. | 5-19 | 25 Oct 20 | End Games | |
85. | 5-20 | 01 Nov 20 | Landslide? | |
86. | 5-21 | 08 Nov 20 | Who the F*** Are We? (60 min) | |
Season 6 | ||||
87. | 6-1 | 10 Jan 21 | Reigning Chaos (60 min) | |
88. | 6-2 | 17 Jan 21 | Clear and Present Danger | |
89. | 6-3 | 24 Jan 21 | President Biden | |
90. | 6-4 | 31 Jan 21 | Rubber Meets Road | |
91. | 6-5 | 07 Feb 21 | Dysfunction Junction | |
92. | 6-6 | 14 Feb 21 | Persona Non Grata | |
93. | 6-7 | 21 Feb 21 | Being Green | |
94. | 6-8 | 28 Feb 21 | Points on the Board | |
95. | 6-9 | 19 Sep 21 | Calling the Shots | |
96. | 6-10 | 26 Sep 21 | The Biden Doctrine | |
97. | 6-11 | 03 Oct 21 | It's All Happening | |
98. | 6-12 | 10 Oct 21 | Lone Star Blues | |
99. | 6-13 | 17 Oct 21 | Coup II | |
100. | 6-14 | 24 Oct 21 | Virginia Is For... | |
101. | 6-15 | 31 Oct 21 | Big F***ing Deal | |
102. | 6-16 | 07 Nov 21 | The Broken Place | |
Season 7 | ||||
103. | 7-1 | 06 Mar 22 | On the Brink | |
104. | 7-2 | 13 Mar 22 | The Escalation Ladder | |
105. | 7-3 | 20 Mar 22 | The Information War | |
106. | 7-4 | 27 Mar 22 | The Nuclear Option | |
107. | 7-5 | 03 Apr 22 | The Home Front | |
108. | 7-6 | 10 Apr 22 | There Will Be Blood | |
109. | 7-7 | 17 Apr 22 | Keystone Chaos | |
110. | 7-8 | 24 Apr 22 | Tip of the Spear | |