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- 2016
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- 2016
- TV-14
- SHOWTIME
Summary The political documentary series featuring Bloomberg Politics managing editors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann and campaign strategist Mark McKinnon takes a look behind-the-scenes of the 2016 presidential race.
- 2016
- TV-14
- SHOWTIME
- 2016
- TV-14
- SHOWTIME
The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
8 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 17, 2016
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Universal Acclaim
8.3
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Summary The political documentary series featuring Bloomberg Politics managing editors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann and campaign strategist Mark McKinnon takes a look behind-the-scenes of the 2016 presidential race.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
75
80% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
20% Mixed
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1 Review
0% Negative
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This is one circus worth attending, a series bottomless in its capacity to fascinate.
The show is at its best when national politics is at its worst.
Cheerfully cynical yet with a sincere appetite for the game, The Circus is both a document and an example of the superficiality of today’s elections. It may not be a three-dimensional picture, but it’s a vivid one.
Halperin and Heilemann, authors of the best-sellers Game Change and Double Down, certainly know their stuff, even if they inject themselves a little too enthusiastically into the proceedings. And the grizzled McKinnon, a veteran of five presidential campaigns, lends a knowledgeable insider's perspective.
While The Circus might be sporadically colorful, at a time when the inside-baseball of politics has become daily grist for the hungry media and its own spectator sport, with all due respect, it’s anything but a game-changer.
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Production Company:
- Left/Right
Initial Release Date: Jan 17, 2016
Number of seasons: 8 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
• 4 Nominations
Television Critics Association Awards
• 2 Nominations
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 2 Nominations
