The Morning Show: Season 1

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Apple TV+ | Season Premiere Date: November 1, 2019

Summary: Power struggles, rivalries, and scandal are just some of the challenges for a popular morning news program in the drama executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston.

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Episode 10
Air Date: December 20, 2019
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S1:E10. The Interview
Air Date: December 20, 2019
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S1:E9. Play the Queen
Air Date: December 13, 2019

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The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Dec 3, 2019

There isn’t a weak link in The Morning Show. Aniston is flawless. ... Everyone else – especially Billy Crudup as the network suit playing seven-dimensional chess with everyone – matches her point for point. The script has depth and endless torque and the whole thing is an exhilarating rush that makes room for nuance, thought and – though it’s definitely a drama – humour. Read full review

Bruce Miller

Nov 1, 2019

Because the creators have been able to take a headline-grabbing situation and make it relevant for those on the outside, “The Morning Show” bears watching. It’s one of those shows you didn't know you needed to watch. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Nov 1, 2019

“The Morning Show” doesn’t have the cinematic gravitas of the Showtime series “The Loudest Voice” or the Aaron Sorkin poetry of HBO’s “The Newsroom.” It’s more along the lines of the solid but underachieving “Sports Night” TV series from the late 1990s. Read full review

Amy Amatangelo

Oct 28, 2019

The Morning Show is a fine drama. But when launching a streaming platform you expect people to pay for, you need more than fine. You need to break the mold and give us a TV show we didn’t even know we needed but cannot live without. The Morning Show is not that. Read full review

Willa Paskin

Oct 29, 2019

It’s not good, but it’s bad in an extremely satisfying (to me) way. Like The Newsroom and Smash before it, it is an earnest, mediocre, insider-y look at an insular entertainment world of extreme interest to New York media types. Read full review

Dan Fienberg

Oct 28, 2019

After a brutally dull pilot and a meandering second episode, there are distinct hints in the third hour of a more satisfying and confident The Morning Show, one that actually gets value out of leading ladies Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Oct 28, 2019

Three episodes in, the women of “The Morning Show” are islands even as co-anchors, and for no reason more compelling than that the plot has said so. Read full review

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Thunderthumb

Nov 9, 2019

I was so surprised about this show. I hate watching shows, I just watch them, cause my wife loves to watch shows, I rather fall asleep or do something on the computer meantime. But this one hooked me. The other apple shows are lame to me, this one is fantastic, can’t really tell you why, II was so surprised about this show. I hate watching shows, I just watch them, cause my wife loves to watch shows, I rather fall asleep or do something on the computer meantime. But this one hooked me. The other apple shows are lame to me, this one is fantastic, can’t really tell you why, I love the story, the idea, writing and acting. Can’t wait for other episodes to come.… Expand

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Davidstevens

Nov 3, 2019

Great performances of spectacular writing. A top notch production. I would recommend this to anyone with a pulse.

1 of 5 users found this helpful14

forwardswill

Nov 2, 2019

A thrilling show, anchored by a mesmerising Jennifer Aniston. Don’t let the anti mass entertainment critics put you off.

2 of 6 users found this helpful24

sir_vay_lance

Nov 13, 2019

Quite a surprise given the presumptions about the show’s plot. Watched through episode four (thurs far), and the tone, acting, and photography are all exceptionally tight. Writing came off as unexpectedly smart, and the themes of fame, power structures, and the modern media landscape areQuite a surprise given the presumptions about the show’s plot. Watched through episode four (thurs far), and the tone, acting, and photography are all exceptionally tight. Writing came off as unexpectedly smart, and the themes of fame, power structures, and the modern media landscape are thoroughly enjoyable to watch. Earnestly looking forward to the remainder of the season.… Expand

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arkham2014

Dec 14, 2019

Meh. The show has great concept and certainly explorable, but sometimes it tries too hard to be too serious and sometimes it's just comedy :| which is weird given it's premise. Solid performances from the cast though.

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EFRAM

Nov 13, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When I first heard about The Morning Show, I was expecting something like The Newsroom meets Broadcast News. Instead I found the show to be a passable if not totally persuasive attempt to live up to both of the previous shows I mentioned. Given that The Newsroom had issues of its own, the fact that it was written and created by Aaron Sorkin, someone I truly admire and respect gave it at least a semblance of tight writing and storylines. This is not to say TMS was a dud. Jennifer Aniston is well cast as is Reese Witherspoon. I found Steve Carell grew on me as the series progressed, but ultimately he left me bereft of feeling any real emotional resonance. The show seems to want to be a political exercise in 21st century moral and ethical mores, and I found the MeToo aspect of the show somewhat tedious and neutered as we never got to see the relationship between Carell and Aniston develop or even take shape. This was a big problem for me because without that relationship to cement the series I felt TMS cut itself off at the knees and I found it then cannabalized itself in trying to recreate the central relationship of the series in anecdotes, hearsay and emotional memory. A big issue. The writing by Kerry Ehrin is decent, if not illuminating or given to any sense of the way people really think and then speak, meaning it was forced into the mold of its thematic structure instead of being organic to the needs of the characters. Mimi Leder's direction is always tight and smart and the other cast members I thought were really outstanding including an amazing Mark Duplass, a convincingly slimy Billy Crudup and the breath of fresh air, Gugu Mbatha Raw. So, all in all watchable if not memorable.… Expand

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j1train

Nov 13, 2019

Flat-out bad. Aniston deserves better. She and Crudup are perhaps the only redeeming qualities. The writing is god awful in this show -- and in the show-within-the-show (have these writers ever watched morning television of been in a newsroom?) What a mess.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

60
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 17, 2021
Season 1

61
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 1, 2019
- 8.9
  S1:E10. Episode 10
  Air Date: December 20, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E10. The Interview
  Air Date: December 20, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E9. Play the Queen
  Air Date: December 13, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E8. Lonely at the Top
  Air Date: December 6, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E7. Open Waters
  Air Date: November 29, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E6. The Pendulum Swings
  Air Date: November 22, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E5. No One's Gonna Harm You, Not While I'm Around
  Air Date: November 15, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E4. That Woman
  Air Date: November 8, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E3. Chaos Is the New Cocaine
  Air Date: November 1, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E3. Chaos Is the New Cocaine
  Air Date: November 1, 2019
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  S1:E2. A Seat at the Table
  Air Date: November 1, 2019
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  S1:E1. In the Dark Night of the Soul It's Always 3:30 in the Mor...
  Air Date: November 1, 2019