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8seasons
130episodes
5.2/ 10
About The Circus
Come one, come all to The Circus. This documentary series pulls back the curtain on the Trump era of presidential politics, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events are presented in real time, as they are happening. The Circus is a non-partisan, never-before-attempted take on one of the most fascinating and consequential political periods in modern American history.
The Circus episode schedule
130 aired
Aired · 130
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| November 12, 2023 | S8·E12 | Life During Wartime |
| November 5, 2023 | S8·E11 | The A.I. Election |
| October 29, 2023 | S8·E10 | This Thing of His |
| October 22, 2023 | S8·E9 | The Crucible |
| October 15, 2023 | S8·E8 | Piercing the Bubble |
| October 8, 2023 | S8·E7 | Exhaustion, Depression and Dread...Oh Vey |
| April 2, 2023 | S8·E6 | Nothing But the Truth |
| March 26, 2023 | S8·E5 | Wheels of Justice |
| March 19, 2023 | S8·E4 | Fake News? |
| March 12, 2023 | S8·E3 | Kevin's House |
| March 5, 2023 | S8·E2 | Off to the Races |
| February 26, 2023 | S8·E1 | The Year of Living Dangerously |
| November 13, 2022 | S7·E16 | Rip Tides |
| November 6, 2022 | S7·E15 | Here Comes the Flood |
| October 30, 2022 | S7·E14 | The Main Event |
| October 23, 2022 | S7·E13 | This Land is Greene-Land |
| October 16, 2022 | S7·E12 | Buckeyes and Bulldogs |
| October 9, 2022 | S7·E11 | State of Denial |
| October 2, 2022 | S7·E10 | Rule of Law |
| September 25, 2022 | S7·E9 | Not in Kansas Anymore |
| April 24, 2022 | S7·E8 | Tip of the Spear |
| April 17, 2022 | S7·E7 | Keystone Chaos |
| April 10, 2022 | S7·E6 | There Will Be Blood |
| April 3, 2022 | S7·E5 | The Home Front |
| March 27, 2022 | S7·E4 | The Nuclear Option |
| March 20, 2022 | S7·E3 | The Information War |
| March 13, 2022 | S7·E2 | The Escalation Ladder |
| March 6, 2022 | S7·E1 | On the Brink |
| November 7, 2021 | S6·E16 | The Broken Place |
| October 31, 2021 | S6·E15 | Big F***ing Deal |
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| October 24, 2021 | S6·E14 | Virginia Is For... |
| October 17, 2021 | S6·E13 | Coup II |
| October 10, 2021 | S6·E12 | Lone Star Blues |
| October 3, 2021 | S6·E11 | It's All Happening |
| September 26, 2021 | S6·E10 | The Biden Doctrine |
| September 19, 2021 | S6·E9 | Calling the Shots |
| February 28, 2021 | S6·E8 | Points on the Board |
| February 21, 2021 | S6·E7 | Being Green |
| February 14, 2021 | S6·E6 | Persona Non Grata |
| February 7, 2021 | S6·E5 | Dysfunction Junction |
| January 31, 2021 | S6·E4 | Rubber Meets Road |
| January 24, 2021 | S6·E3 | President Biden |
| January 17, 2021 | S6·E2 | Clear and Present Danger |
| January 10, 2021 | S6·E1 | Reigning Chaos |
| November 8, 2020 | S5·E21 | Who the F*** Are We? |
| November 1, 2020 | S5·E20 | Landslide? |
| October 25, 2020 | S5·E19 | End Games |
| October 18, 2020 | S5·E18 | Steal This Election |
| October 11, 2020 | S5·E17 | Crisis Mismanagement |
| October 4, 2020 | S5·E16 | October Surprise |
| September 27, 2020 | S5·E15 | Full Court Press |
| September 20, 2020 | S5·E14 | Force Majeure |
| September 13, 2020 | S5·E13 | Going Postal |
| September 6, 2020 | S5·E12 | Law and Disorder |
| August 30, 2020 | S5·E11 | Party of One |
| August 23, 2020 | S5·E10 | Unconventional |
| August 16, 2020 | S5·E9 | The New Abnormal |
| March 15, 2020 | S5·E8 | The Cruelest Month |
| March 8, 2020 | S5·E7 | Super Duper Tuesday |
| March 1, 2020 | S5·E6 | On the Boil |
| February 23, 2020 | S5·E5 | What Happens in Vegas |
| February 16, 2020 | S5·E4 | Unfinished Business |
| February 9, 2020 | S5·E3 | Clusterf**k |
| February 2, 2020 | S5·E2 | Closing Arguments |
| January 26, 2020 | S5·E1 | Obligations and Opportunities |
| November 10, 2019 | S4·E16 | Here Be Dragons |
| November 3, 2019 | S4·E15 | Field of Dreams |
| October 27, 2019 | S4·E14 | The Deep State |
| October 20, 2019 | S4·E13 | The Widening Gyre |
| October 13, 2019 | S4·E12 | Desperate Times, Desperate Measures |
| October 6, 2019 | S4·E11 | Impeachmentland |
| September 29, 2019 | S4·E10 | Across the Rubicon |
| September 22, 2019 | S4·E9 | The People on That Stage |
| March 17, 2019 | S4·E8 | What the F*** Happens Next? |
| March 10, 2019 | S4·E7 | To the Left |
| March 3, 2019 | S4·E6 | The Big Split |
| February 24, 2019 | S4·E5 | States of Emergency |
| February 17, 2019 | S4·E4 | 2020 Is Here |
| February 10, 2019 | S4·E3 | The State of Our Union Is ... |
| February 3, 2019 | S4·E2 | Circling Vultures |
| January 27, 2019 | S4·E1 | New World Disorder |
| November 11, 2018 | S3·E15 | Mother(f***er) of All Midterms |
| November 4, 2018 | S3·E14 | A Place Called Fear |
| October 28, 2018 | S3·E13 | Black and White |
| October 21, 2018 | S3·E12 | Senatorial Combat |
| October 14, 2018 | S3·E11 | California Dreaming |
| October 7, 2018 | S3·E10 | The Verdict |
| September 30, 2018 | S3·E9 | Judgment Day |
| September 23, 2018 | S3·E8 | Burden of Proof |
| September 16, 2018 | S3·E7 | The Gathering Storm |
| May 20, 2018 | S3·E6 | Their Brand Is Crisis |
| May 13, 2018 | S3·E5 | War and Peace |
| May 6, 2018 | S3·E4 | Trump Country |
| April 29, 2018 | S3·E3 | Man of the World |
| April 22, 2018 | S3·E2 | Too Many Lawyers |
| April 15, 2018 | S3·E1 | The Looking Glass War |
| May 7, 2017 | S2·E8 | Looking Back and Moving On |
| April 30, 2017 | S2·E7 | Learning Curve |
| April 23, 2017 | S2·E6 | The Resistance |
| April 16, 2017 | S2·E5 | Recess Reset |
| April 9, 2017 | S2·E4 | The Whole World Is Watching |
| April 2, 2017 | S2·E3 | How's He Doing? |
| March 26, 2017 | S2·E2 | Checking and Balancing |
| March 19, 2017 | S2·E1 | Shocking but Not Surprising |
| November 13, 2016 | S1·E26 | President Trump |
| November 6, 2016 | S1·E25 | Nobody F***ing Knows |
| October 30, 2016 | S1·E24 | His Word as a Biden |
| October 23, 2016 | S1·E23 | From Russia with Love |
| October 16, 2016 | S1·E22 | Tale of the Tape |
| October 2, 2016 | S1·E21 | The Newsrooms |
| September 25, 2016 | S1·E20 | Battleground |
| September 18, 2016 | S1·E19 | Fit to Serve |
| September 11, 2016 | S1·E18 | Closing the Gap |
| July 31, 2016 | S1·E17 | In the Arena |
| July 24, 2016 | S1·E16 | Trump Show |
| July 17, 2016 | S1·E15 | Veepstakes |
| July 10, 2016 | S1·E14 | Game On |
| April 10, 2016 | S1·E13 | Circus Recap |
| April 3, 2016 | S1·E12 | On Wisconsin |
| March 27, 2016 | S1·E11 | Home and Abroad |
| March 20, 2016 | S1·E10 | High Hopes |
| March 13, 2016 | S1·E9 | Dead or Alive |
| March 6, 2016 | S1·E8 | The Reckoning |
| February 28, 2016 | S1·E7 | The Confidence Game |
| February 21, 2016 | S1·E6 | Fear and Loathing |
| February 14, 2016 | S1·E5 | The Winnowing |
| February 7, 2016 | S1·E4 | The Big Mo |
| January 31, 2016 | S1·E3 | Tension City |
| January 24, 2016 | S1·E2 | Prisoner's Dilemma |
| January 17, 2016 | S1·E1 | The Outsiders |
