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The East — Season 1

201560 episodes9.5/10 (2 votes)

About this season

The East is an Indonesian situation comedy programme that aired on NET. The title is named as "The East" for the namesake of the building where the headquarters of NET. is located in Jakarta, Indonesia. The series depicts the situation behind the scenes of the station's in-house infotainment program called Entertainment News as well as the personal situation of its crew. The talents involved here portray those who prepare the program, such as its Executive Producer, Producer, Creative, Production Assistant, reporter, and camera person. and lastly, the hosts who present the Entertainment News program.

Episodes (60)

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1. Pilot

Aired 31 January 2015

The production team falsely plays a footage about marriage while the story is about a divorce, scrambling everyone into confusion and scolding. Meanwhile, Fajar never gets a chance to eat as he repeatedly bumps into people, dropping his snack multiple times. Special guest: Dian Sastrowardoyo as the director

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2. Fail to Focus

Aired 1 February 2015

Andika looks for Iren and her report for much of the day, only to be found given to Gista, but nonetheless was submitted in time for the show. Elsewhere, Dhewo fails his attempts at putting and Fajar never gets to eat again because of interventions.

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3. New Boss

Aired 7 February 2015

The company welcomes its new director called Lukman and the crew must prepare a welcoming party for him, which turn out to be not as expected. In another story, Fajar is so chronically sleepy he wakes up to another meeting in the same room he fell asleep, in addition to upsetting Iren for forcing her to bring the camera and everyone for asking for money.

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4. Misinterpreted

Aired 8 February 2015 • 40 min

Putri listens to Dhewo's story as a widower, to which she misinterprets as being asked to marry him, while Gista is frantic after misunderstanding Dhewo's phone call. Iren forgets an instruction given by Mutia to ask Andika for materials for the show, while Fajar suffers mishaps with his new bag.

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5. Fetching The Guest)

Aired 14 February 2015

The crew invites Mathias Mucus as an interviewee for the show, but is repeatedly put back by his many requests as they are picking him up, resulting in a replacement guest already booked as he arrived. Meanwhile Fajar nearly misses work because he lost his roster.

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6. Win a Quiz

Aired 15 February 2015 • 40 min

Fajar wins a quiz held by Entertainment News where he was allegedly not allowed to join for being part of the show's crew, thus he has to cover up to claim the price. Elsewhere, Iren looks for tips on dealing with her boss while Andika tries to convince Gista that he obeys Mutia out of respect instead of fear, after a minor confrontation with her.

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7. Error

Aired 21 February 2015 • 40 min

Caesar is criticized for subpar commenting while filling in for an unplayable footage about Yuki Kato on the show, taking fellow presenter Shafira into trouble as well. Iren and Fajar redo the footage which ends up at themselves caught on camera mocking their boss, while Andika is ultimately to be blamed for failing to edit it and for deleting footages from other programs at the station's storage

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8. Hygienic

Aired 22 February 2015 • 40 min

Gista left her meal unfinished after seeing Fajar's unhygienic table manners, fainting her after shooting for the show. But Andika's attempt of reviving her by buying her a meal failed.

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9. The New Kid

Aired 28 February 2015 • 40 min

Dhewo intends to recruit several new talents and the crew decides to hold an audition. Brandon, one of the participants, bets to wear his freakish costume for 2 days to get accepted, but not before scaring a few and ultimately ends up resigning from the job. Special guest: Brandon Nicholas Salim

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10. Confession

Aired 1 March 2015 • 40 min

Fajar and Andika got an opportunity to hear Sophia Latjuba's confession on the set of her real TV show, Tetangga Masa Gitu, but not without their own mishaps that ends up at the footage being horribly messed up and miserably failed to do another attempt of interviewing her. In the office, Iren is too happy that Mutia is back from vacation, she follows wherever Mutia goes

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11. Invitation

Aired 7 March 2015 • 40 min

Fajar and Andika are crossed for not being invited to Iren's birthday dinner, which turned out not to be the Iren they frequently meet. Meanwhile Putri, who was invited, was caught lying for being sick in order to leave meeting early.

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12. Changing

Aired 8 March 2015 • 40 min

Two of NET's music show Breakout's presenters are severely fighting before their show, in which Mutia intervenes to calm their temper down by letting them sing a song. Meanwhile, Andika's change of personality in favor of Gista fails to impress her. Special guests: Boy William, Sheryl Sheinafia

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13. Unannounced Inspection

Aired 14 March 2015 • 40 min

An unannounced inspection by Lukman regarding uniform tidiness caught Andika and Fajar at fault after Andika voluntarily exchanged his wet uniform with Fajar's. Iren is mightily concern about losing her weight while Dhewo mistakenly asks Mutia to book a room for a meeting instead of a table for dinner.

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14. Reward

Aired 15 March 2015 • 40 min

Wulan comes to Dhewo to sell real estate, while Andika is looking forward to buy one but does not have enough money even after getting his bonus, which pissed her so bad. Fajar got a bonus as well but evades from paying debt owed by Iren, while Dhewo mistakenly eats fish food instead of peanuts while meeting Lukman

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15. Phone Credit

Aired 21 March 2015 • 40 min

Andika, who is the producer in charge, wants to schedule an interview for Nunung but his phone number does not have enough balance to make a call. He also fails to prepare two important questions as requested by his boss to be submitted for interview. Meanwhile, Fajar tricks Andika and Iren by promising to fill their Phone Credit, in which the money given by them goes to his pocket instead

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16. On Leave

Aired 22 March 2015 • 40 min

As Andika is preparing for a leave of absence to Macau, he still has one job to do: transfer a report to the station's hard disk for preview by Baim Wong and the director. However, he instead take another hard disk in Gista's desk, costing him his vacation. In another story, Gista wants to tell a story by Putri but repeatedly breaks her promise as she is promptly called back into the office

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17. Style

Aired 28 March 2015 • 40 min

Director Lukman asks the crew to think about changing the presenter's wardrobe-as well as Dhewo's so they seek out to Lukman's daughter, Julie Estelle, for help. But there's just one problem: she speaks French, at least most of the time. Out from the office, Iren and Fajar are once again covering for a report but leaves their camera in the office, which risks Fajar his job

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18. Live Report

Aired 29 March 2015 • 40 min

Iren is too eager for her first ever live report, which turns out to be a disaster as she slips and plunges into the river. Another disaster is initiated by Andika when he forgets to ask Jill Gladys to join the live report. In another story, Dhewo and Putri suddenly revives their old passion of the boyband Boyzone

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19. Rose

Aired 4 April 2015 • 40 min

Gista is given a basket of roses from Director Lukman without giving him credit, which upsets Andika so much. Back then, the roses were mistakenly put in Mutia's desk by the office boy which also briefly upsets Dhewo. Outside the office for covering a report, Iren unleashes her martial art skills while boxing with Restu while Fajar's attempt at wall climbing makes him her laughing stock

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20. Surprise

Aired 5 April 2015 • 40 min

The Entertainment News crew are to shoot a new program at Chef Aiko's restaurant, where coincidentally Dhewo is there for a date with Mutia. Chef Aiko decides to give them a surprise as asked by the crew, much to their surprise and anxiety. Special guest: Chef Aiko

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21. CLBK (Rekindle An Old Flame)

Aired 11 April 2015 • 40 min

The Entertainment News crew puts the blame on Andika for loss of their inventory, yet he asks Fajar to buy it. However, he instead uses the money to pay a DJ equipment for his former lover, DJ Yasmin, as he unwittingly misbehaves while meeting her. So Andika uses Iren to pay back Fajar's money by making up a story about the death of Fajar's pet cat. Special guest: DJ Yasmin

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22. Flu

Aired 12 April 2015 • 40 min

Andika's flu disturbs the office so much, he is asked to work in isolation. Meanwhile, Fajar's report of Gisella's healthy lifestyle turn out for the worse for him behind the camera, as he fails to follow her fitness duty despite voluntarily trying, such as her pilates routine and her organic all-vegetables meal. Special guest: Gisella Anastasia

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23. 86

Aired 18 April 2015 • 40 min

Fajar was caught by police for not wearing proper safety gears while riding his motorbike to work. The same personnel went into his office for a meeting with the managers, frightening him. While Dhewo welcomed them, his hands were stuck in a handcuff after playing with it. At night, Fajar failed his report of a police chase for following the personnel way behind.

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24. Salon

Aired 19 April 2015 • 40 min

Sandra Dewi comes to the office asking for her product placement, a dog shampoo, on one of the E-News report. The crew takes Fajar with them to shoot a scene at a dog barber shop, but his phobia, even with small canines, disrupts his day. Meanwhile, Dhewo mistakenly uses Putri's dog shampoo on his bath before his golfing trip. Special guest: Sandra Dewi

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25. Rival

Aired 25 April 2015 • 40 min

Andika is approved for an on-leave but under one condition: he must tell nobody. Unfortunately, his talk with Fajar results in everyone asking him for gifts, making him leave with a heavy heart. To make matters worse, his replacement, Marcel, works better than him and manages to impress everyone.

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26. Job Position

Aired 26 April 2015 • 40 min

Gista gets a promotion as the senior producer, which humiliates Mutia for overlapping her job descriptions. Dhewo's daughter, Tiana, intends to give Mutia donuts at his request, but is mistakenly given to Gista. Shortly, Mutia is then promoted as the executive producer who is in charge of every single E-News crew member. Meanwhile, Fajar asks for money for an expensive watch which later he found is a counterfeit. Special guests: Putri Titian as Tiana

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27. Past

Aired 2 May 2015 • 40 min

Winky Wiryawan comes to the TV station for a live interview, making Mutia, his ex, anxious. They ultimately meet right after the show, but with his mic still on while talking with her, everyone knows their past affairs. Meanwhile, Iren wants to get tanned but when she asks Fajar to take her to a salon, he instead takes her roaming the streets under the sun for hours. Special guests: Winky Wiryawan

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28. Gemstone

Aired 3 May 2015 • 40 min

A viral topic about gemstones is stirring up within the E-News crew as Caesar, Dhewo and Ikin are wearing one on their finger while Mutia warns everyone not to discard it. An unfortunate incident results Dhewo putting on Ikin's, which is a fake one while the genuine one, now worn by Fajar is accidentally flushed down the toilet. In another story, Iren's report in a salsa dance course interests her so much, she lands a spot for an audition that night. Special guests: Nadia Vega

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29. Rules

Aired 9 May 2015 • 40 min

After a warning letter from regulators about inappropriate fashion emerges, Dhewo and Mutia are flustered as Pevita was wearing her minidress for a show, asking the producer for a retake. When the appropriate wardrobe is nowhere to be found, Mutia incidentally finds Putri's blouse, a gift for her mom, that is worn by Pevita. Putri is so mad she asks Fajar and Iren to bring it back that night, in which they actually did the next day. Special guests: Pevita Pearce

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30. Visitor

Aired 10 May 2015 • 40 min

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31. Missed Call

Aired 16 May 2015 • 40 min

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32. Trophy

Aired 17 May 2015 • 40 min

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33. Preparation for NET. anniversary 2.0

Aired 23 May 2015 • 40 min

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34. New Host

Aired 24 May 2015

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35. Indifference

Aired 30 May 2015 • 40 min

It is Fajar's birthday but everyone seems to ignore him, so he turns to Ikin for counsel, to no success. His upset for his faulty uniform during an inspection affects his birthday surprise, turning his friends down as he angrily blows the candles.

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36. Child Artist

Aired 31 May 2015

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37. Diving

Aired 6 June 2015

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38. Dissemble

Aired 7 June 2015

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39. Stolen

Aired 13 June 2015

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40. Ondel-ondel

Aired 14 June 2015

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41. Too Sensitive

Aired 20 June 2015 • 40 min

Andika's interview with Isyana Sarasvati at a radio station goes into trouble when Fajar is unwittingly invited for a boastful interview with the host instead of Isyana. Back in the office, Dhewo goes mellow for missing Mutia as Hedi Yunus sings him a song after a sentimental chat. Special guest: Isyana Sarasvati & Hedi Yunus

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42. Tour

Aired 21 June 2015

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43. Horse

Aired 27 June 2015

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44. Homecoming Tickets

Aired 28 June 2015

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45. Alike

Aired 4 July 2015

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46. Overslept

Aired 5 July 2015

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47. Eid Part 1

Aired 11 July 2015

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48. Eid Part 2

Aired 12 July 2015

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49. 86 Behind The Scene Part 1

Aired 18 July 2015 • 40 min

Gista has an idea of making a program about police patrol, catching criminals, and teaching the society of how to behave; and she is willing to put her career at risk for its success, despite objections from the whole staff of the station and her disadvantage of handling two programs at once.

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50. 86 Behind The Scene Part 2

Aired 19 July 2015 • 40 min

In the continuation from the last episode, Gista and her crew asks for permission from the National Police Headquarters to obtain camera access on their daily job. The first episode of the program was a major success and Gista gained appraisal from those who once shun her.

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51. Episode 51

Aired 25 July 2015

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52. Episode 52

Aired 26 July 2015

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53. Episode 53

Aired 1 August 2015

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54. Episode 54

Aired 2 August 2015

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55. Episode 55

Aired 8 August 2015

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56. Episode 56

Aired 9 August 2015

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57. Episode 57

Aired 15 August 2015

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58. Episode 58

Aired 16 August 2015

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59. Episode 59

Aired 22 August 2015

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60. Episode 60

Aired 23 August 2015

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