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.
Newsreaders (Season 2)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Seasons

Episodes 10

Episodes 14