7.564 minSeason 3 • Episode 6
LatestA sudden death leads Will and Mac to ponder the milestones that transformed the newsroom, and look ahead towards ACN's uncertain future. Maggie lands a field-producer interview in Washington. Neal's digital site is shut down for repairs; Leona offers sage advice to Pruit.
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.
Writing
Walk-and-talks so dense they need footnotes.
Acting
Jeff Daniels' 'America is not the greatest' meltdown.
Direction
Live-broadcast tension that actually works.
Creator
Aaron Sorkin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sorkin wrote most episodes solo, often finishing scripts hours before shooting. The cast called it 'getting Sorkined.'
The show retconned real news events (Bin Laden's death, Boston bombing) to fit the ACN timeline, creating a weird alternate history where cable news had ethics.
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