The Circus(2016)
Episode List
S1.E1 - The Outsiders
Jan 16, 201629m9.0The campaigns of three "outsiders" - Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump - are given behind-the-scenes attention on the road to the Iowa caucus. Series premiere.S1.E2 - Prisoner's Dilemma
Jan 23, 201629m8.0The second episode follows Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Chris Christie, former Gov. Jeb Bush and Gov. John Kasich as they prepare for the all-important, first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire.S1.E3 - Tension City
Jan 30, 201629m9.0This episode follows the angst and drama leading up to the Iowa caucuses, with a showdown brewing between Democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton and the GOP's first real test of outsider candidates versus the establishment.S1.E4 - The Big Mo
Feb 6, 201629m9.0The fourth episode goes inside the Iowa fallout and the momentum leading into New Hampshire's primary. Who¿s got it? Who doesn't? And how can the Clinton and Trump campaigns pick up the pace to beat back the surge of Sanders and Cruz?S1.E5 - The Winnowing
Feb 13, 201629m9.0From the electric jolt of New Hampshire to the hard truths coming up in South Carolina and Nevada. Trump tastes victory, Kasich picks up momentum - and Bush faces the prospect of an impending do-or-die reality.S1.E6 - Fear and Loathing
Feb 20, 201629mNot yet ratedAs the campaigns head towards the final stretch leading to Nevada and South Carolina, there's growing anxiety among both frontrunners and stragglers about just how high the stakes are - and the significance of falling behind.S1.E7 - Confidence Game
Feb 27, 201629m9.0With the field narrowed down to The Big Five, the campaigns spread their game across the country and play to their strengths - with eyes squarely focused on the all-important upcoming prize: Super Tuesday.S1.E8 - The Reckoning
Mar 5, 201629m10.0With big wins for the frontrunners on Super Tuesday the rest of candidates are reckoning with the results. But the biggest story of all might be one both Democratic and Republican establishments can agree on: how do they stop Trump?S1.E9 - Dead or Alive
Mar 12, 201629m7.0It's make or break time for Rubio, Kasich and Sanders. As the candidates pin their hopes on Florida and Ohio, can they gather enough momentum to force a brokered convention - or will their campaigns finally run out of steam?S1.E10 - High Hopes
Mar 19, 201629mNot yet ratedWhile Rubio gets trumped in Florida, the rest of the candidates remain cautiously optimistic. But are high hopes what they need to pull off a win and secure the nomination - or are they just delusional?S1.E11 - Home And Abroad
Mar 26, 201629m7.0Foreign policy comes to the fore as the political climate grows fiery in the wake of the attacks in Brussels. As Trump and Clinton prepare to square off, can either of them prove their presidential mettle in handling the heat?S1.E12 - On Wisconsin
Apr 2, 201629mNot yet ratedAhead of a Wisconsin showdown the candidates crisscross the state in pursuit of competing agendas. Can Kasich, Cruz or Sanders secure their position as spoilers - or will Clinton and Trump finally be crowned their party's Big Cheese?S1.E13 - Circus Recap
Apr 9, 201629m7.0From the early primary battles to the Super Tuesday showdown and beyond, pull back the curtain on the 2016 presidential race with Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon - and catch up on the electrifying first twelve weeks.S1.E14 - Game On
Jul 9, 201629mNot yet ratedWhile the nation celebrates July 4th, Trump and Clinton engage in their own fireworks. With the reemergence of Clinton's email scandal and Trump's latest faux pas, the titans go on the attack to take each other down.S1.E15 - Veepstakes
Jul 16, 201629mNot yet ratedNo president is complete without a veep. As Trump auditions Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Newt Gingrich and Clinton considers Tim Kaine, can the candidates find the right-hand man for the job who will make, not break, their campaign?S1.E16 - The Trump Show
Jul 23, 201629mNot yet ratedThe political circus goes into overdrive as Trump is crowned the Republican nominee - and Melania, controversially, speaks! Capitalizing on his children to help humanize his image, can Trump plus Pence finally rally a unified party?S1.E17 - In the Arena
Jul 30, 201629mNot yet ratedThe jeers and boos of Sanders diehards ring out in Philadelphia, before the Democrats at last make Hillary a historic nominee. But is shattering a glass ceiling enough for Clinton and Kaine to unite the party into a winning coalition?S1.E18 - Closing the Gap
Sep 10, 201629m8.0With ten weeks to go until the election the Trump campaign finds itself running from behind. As members of his party start to publicly jump ship, can Trump find a way to close the gap with Clinton or will he just fall further behind?S1.E19 - Fit to Serve
Sep 17, 201629m8.0As Clinton's pneumonia and scrutiny about Trump's medical records comes to the forefront, their fitness to lead is questioned.S1.E20 - Battleground
Sep 24, 201629m8.0As Clinton and Trump prepare for their first debate, their campaigns target the swing states with an eye on Florida.