The News Is the News

1983•30m•9.0/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

9.0/10(1)

A weekly news satire program.

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Language

EN

Status

Canceled

First Aired

June 15, 1983

Last Aired

July 6, 1983

Networks

NBC

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 1983-06-15

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 1983-06-22

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 1983-06-29

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 1983-07-06

Cast

Michael Davis

Michael Davis

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