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The Newsroom
2012–2014
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 3 seasons
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #166
- IMDb #69
- Rotten Tomatoes #303
- Metacritic #213
- RatingGraph #50
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #70
+4 more
- Metacritic Critics #289
- Metacritic Audience #132
- Criticker #95
- Trakt #49
Every rating
61–90
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 61, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 90. Critics average 61, everyone else 82.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →A newsroom undergoes some changes in its workings and morals as a new team is brought in, bringing unexpected results for its existing news anchor.
Details
- Created by
- Aaron Sorkin
- Studio
- HBO
- Released
- 24 June 2012
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 25 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 2 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (70) →
Awards & nominations
See all 13 →2 major awards won · 2 wins from 13 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2013 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Jeff Daniels | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Television Award 2012 | Most Exciting New Series | The Newsroom | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2015 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Jeff Daniels | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2014 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Jane Fonda | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2014 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Jeff Daniels | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2014 | Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series | Jeff Daniels | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2013 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Jane Fonda | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2013 | Outstanding Main Title Design | Michael Riley, Denny Zimmerman, Cory Shaw, Justine Gerenstein, and Bob Swensen | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Jeff Daniels | Winner |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Jane Fonda | Nominee |
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Michael Riley, Denny Zimmerman, Cory Shaw, Justine Gerenstein, and Bob Swensen | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Exciting New Series | The Newsroom | Winner |
Primetime Emmy Award
3 nominations
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Jane Fonda | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Jeff Daniels | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Jeff Daniels | Nominee |
Golden Globe Award
2 nominations
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Jeff Daniels | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | The Newsroom | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | " We Just Decided To ", Greg Mottola | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series | Jeff Daniels | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series | Jeff Daniels | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Writing for a New Series | Brendan Fehily, David M. Handelman, Cinque Henderson, Paul Redford, Ian Reichbach, Amy Rice, Aaron Sorkin, Gideon Yago | Nominee |