The Newsroom: Season 3

2014 · 6 episodes · ★ 7.5

What Season 3 of The Newsroom

Season three begins five months after the events of the previous season. ACN faces a possible acquisition and a battle for control, while Neal receives confidential documents from a source inside the government that start to weigh on the newsroom. Will resists revealing the source's name. Charlie and Leona try to stop the hostile bid from Reese Lansing's half-brothers, and Charlie also negotiates with Lucas Pruit, the plaintiff, who wants to attract a younger audience. Mac and Jim keep the show going with real stories, and Maggie reports from the field. Sloan and Don try to keep their relationship a secret.

6episodes

Nov 9, 2014Aired

Dec 14, 2014final episode

5.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 3 Episodes

3x01 Boston
Nov 9, 2014 · 53 min · ★ 7.5
In the wake of the Genoa debacle, Will, Mac and the News Night team decide to err on the side of caution in reporting a major breaking story. Neal is contacted by an anonymous source in possession of stolen government documents revealing how false press stories planted in newspapers spawned fatal riots in Kundu. Sloan looks to solve a takeover puzzle. Maggie is forced to pinch-hit for Elliot in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings.
Directing: Anthony Hemingway · Writing: Aaron Sorkin · Starring: Adina Porter, Chris Chalk, Grace Gummer, David Harbour
3x02 Run
Nov 16, 2014 · 58 min · ★ 7.7
With Rebecca again tasked with defending ACN in a possible lawsuit, Will tries to protect Neal from the fallout over the DOD leak. Charlie and Leona enter the fray of a hostile-takeover gambit involving Reese's half-siblings. Sloan fears Don may be guilty of cashing in on insider information. Maggie ponders the ethics of eavesdropping. Hallie pays a price for a late-night tweet.
Directing: Greg Mottola · Writing: Aaron Sorkin · Starring: Jane Fonda, Grace Gummer, Kat Dennings, Riccardo LeBron
3x03 Main Justice
Nov 23, 2014 · 57 min · ★ 7.5
Leona and Reece look to raise cash in order to salvage ACN and thwart Blair and Randy. Will gets a surprise at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Charlie trades visions with her ACN suitor. Maggie's EPA scoop makes it to News Night. Sloan and Don try to keep their relationship a secret from a new HR veep.
Directing: Alan Poul · Writing: Aaron Sorkin · Starring: Jane Fonda, Adina Porter, Chris Chalk, Grace Gummer
3x04 Contempt
Nov 30, 2014 · 58 min · ★ 7.6
Facing a court subpoena and possible incarceration for contempt, Will stands firm in refusing to reveal the source of the stolen DOD documents. As Charlie's disdain for Lucas grows, Sloan and Mac scramble to find a more acceptable 11th-hour buyer for ACN. Jim's relationship with Hallie is put to the test by her new job at Carnivore, a start-up website.
Directing: Anthony Hemingway · Writing: Aaron Sorkin · Starring: Adina Porter, Chris Chalk, Grace Gummer, Keith Powell
3x05 Oh Shenandoah
Dec 7, 2014 · 56 min · ★ 7.4
Incarcerated for contempt, Will refuses to reveal the name of Neal's government source. Appearing to embrace Pruit's mandate to capture younger viewers, Charlie orders a reluctant Don to track down principals in a sexual-abuse case at an elite college. Sloan voices her objection to a new digital site built by Neal's replacement, Bree. Stranded in a Moscow airport, Jim and Maggie look to land seats for a Cuban-bound plane, hoping to interview one of its high-profile passengers.
Directing: Paul Lieberstein · Writing: Aaron Sorkin · Starring: Adina Porter, Chris Chalk, Wynn Everett, Marcia Gay Harden
3x06 What Kind of Day Has It Been? Season Finale
Dec 14, 2014 · 64 min · ★ 7.4
A sudden death leads Will and Mac to ponder the milestones that transformed the newsroom, and look ahead towards ACN's uncertain future. Maggie lands a field-producer interview in Washington. Neal's digital site is shut down for repairs; Leona offers sage advice to Pruit.
Directing: Alan Poul · Writer: Aaron Sorkin · Starring: Jane Fonda, Adina Porter, Chris Chalk, Wynn Everett