The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth - Season 1

2016

Documentary

TV Season

Season 1 - Come one, come all to THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH. This documentary series pulls back the curtain on the 2016 presidential race, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events from the individual campaigns are presented in real time, as they are happening. (imdb)

The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth - Season 1

2016

Documentary

TV Season

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Ratings & Reviews Episodes (9) Cast Collections Similar Stats Trailer

Average Percentile: 89.77%

Ratings & Reviews Episodes (9) Cast Collections Similar Stats Trailer

Average Percentile: 89.77%

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25 Sep 2026

The Outsiders (2016)

The campaigns of three "outsiders" - Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump - are given behind-the-scenes attention on the road to the Iowa caucus. (imdb)

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Prisoner's Dilemma (2016)

Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Chris Christie, former Gov. Jeb Bush and Gov. John Kasich prepare for the all-important, first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire. (imdb)

Tension City (2016)

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. (imdb)

The Big Mo (2016)

The 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? (imdb)

The Winnowing (2016)

From 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. (imdb)

Fear and Loathing (2016)

Anxiety grows about how high the stakes are in Nevada and South Carolina. (imdb)

Confidence Game (2016)

Down to The Big Five, all eyes are on the upcoming prize: Super Tuesday. (imdb)

The Reckoning (2016)

With big wins for the front-runners 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? (imdb)

Dead or Alive (2016)

It'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? (imdb)

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