Newsreaders (Season 2)

Newsreaders is a quarter-hour format American television comedy that lampoons the news magazine genre. The series is a spinoff of the Adult Swim show Childrens Hospital and stars Mather Zickel as Louis LaFonda, the host of the fictional news magazine Newsreaders.

  • Poster for F-Dancing, Are You Decent?

    F-Dancing, Are You Decent? (Episode 1)

    Air date: 2014-10-23

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: Amir LaRussa looks at a new dance trend that has school officials threatening to cancel the prom. And are you a racist? Clavis Kim answers that question.

  • Poster for Motorboating Dads; The Negative $100,000 Question

    Motorboating Dads; The Negative $100,000 Question (Episode 2)

    Writer: Sam Sklaver

    Air date: 2014-10-30

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: Sadee Deenus looks at a controversial new parenting trend and Reagan Biscayne exposes the dirty secrets of television game shows.

  • Poster for The Journey of an iPhone; Restaurant Plague

    The Journey of an iPhone; Restaurant Plague (Episode 3)

    Air date: 2014-11-06

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: Xandra Dent traces the path the iPhone takes from mines to your pocket and Amir LaRussa reports on a hot new kind of theme restaurant.

  • Poster for Roswell, New Mexico; Skip Goes to a Wedding

    Roswell, New Mexico; Skip Goes to a Wedding (Episode 4)

    Writer: Sam Sklaver

    Air date: 2014-11-20

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: Sadee Deenus travels to the alien capital of the world and finds some surprises. Skip Reming goes to a wedding and also finds some surprises.

  • Poster for Headless Football Player; Identify Thief

    Headless Football Player; Identify Thief (Episode 5)

    Air date: 2014-11-27

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: Reagan Biscayne profiles a young athlete who overcame a rare disability to realize his dream, and Sadee Deenus meets an identity thief with a thick Russian accent and a huge problem.

  • Poster for Go Nadz; Talking News

    Go Nadz; Talking News (Episode 6)

    Writer: Sam Sklaver

    Air date: 2014-12-04

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: Narge Hemingway investigates a controversy in the competitive world of car genitalia. Skip Reming and Rob Riggle chat with Childrens Hospitals' Ingrid Hagerstown.

  • Poster for Strip Club Exposé; Long Lost Twins

    Strip Club Exposé; Long Lost Twins (Episode 7)

    Air date: 2014-12-11

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: The news crew go undercover to reveal the truth and lies inside a strip club. Also, lifelong friends discover they're twins who were separated at birth.

  • Poster for America's Unknown President; Reporter on House Arrest

    America's Unknown President; Reporter on House Arrest (Episode 8)

    Writer: Michael Showalter

    Air date: 2014-12-18

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: Reagan Biscayne looks at a new documentary about an American President forgotten by the history books. Also, what happens when a Newsreaders reporter can't leave her house?

  • Poster for A Billionaire Goes to Hell; Sitcom Family

    A Billionaire Goes to Hell; Sitcom Family (Episode 9)

    Air date: 2015-01-09

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: Take a look at billionaire adventurer Reese Ballard's latest improbable quest and then go behind the scenes with America's favorite sitcom family, "The Jordans."

  • Poster for Band Names-R-Us; Put Me in Coach

    Band Names-R-Us; Put Me in Coach (Episode 10)

    Writer: Sam Sklaver

    Air date: 2015-01-16

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: Clavis Kim explores the lucrative world of coming up with names for rock bands. Sadee Deenus profiles a football coach who is revolutionizing his sport.

  • Poster for How the Sausage Is Made; Lottery Winners Lose

    How the Sausage Is Made; Lottery Winners Lose (Episode 11)

    Air date: 2015-01-23

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: Xandra Dent explores a company that is revolutionizing how sausage is made and Reagan Biscayne meets a lottery winner who makes him really, really angry.

  • Poster for Jellyfish Sting Clinic; David Hasselhoff

    Jellyfish Sting Clinic; David Hasselhoff (Episode 12)

    Air date: 2015-01-30

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: In a Newsreaders exclusive, Amir LaRussa meets a doctor who is employing unorthodox methods to treat jellyfish stings and bites. Also, David Hasslehoff tells salacious tales from the set of Knight Rider.

  • Poster for The FMK Killer; Newsreaders: Behind the Scenes

    The FMK Killer; Newsreaders: Behind the Scenes (Episode 13)

    Air date: 2015-02-06

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: The first-ever interview with a controversial serial killer and the FBI agents who caught him. Also, a behind-the-scenes look at how popular newsmagazine Newsreaders is made.

  • Poster for Creepiest Man Alive, Bomb Sniffing Dogs

    Creepiest Man Alive, Bomb Sniffing Dogs (Episode 14)

    Air date: 2015-02-13

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: A behind-the-scenes look at how People of Interest magazine puts together the "Creepiest Man Alive" issue. Also, how dogs are keeping Americans safe.

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