About this season
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.
Episodes (14)
1. F-Dancing, Are You Decent?
Aired 23 October 2014 • 15 min
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.
2. Motorboating Dads; The Negative $100,000 Question
Aired 30 October 2014 • 15 min
Sadee Deenus looks at a controversial new parenting trend and Reagan Biscayne exposes the dirty secrets of television game shows.
3. The Journey of an iPhone; Restaurant Plague
Aired 6 November 2014 • 15 min
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.
4. Roswell, New Mexico; Skip Goes to a Wedding
Aired 20 November 2014 • 15 min
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.
5. Headless Football Player; Identify Thief
Aired 27 November 2014 • 15 min
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.
6. Go Nadz; Talking News
Aired 4 December 2014 • 15 min
Narge Hemingway investigates a controversy in the competitive world of car genitalia. Skip Reming and Rob Riggle chat with Childrens Hospitals' Ingrid Hagerstown.
7. Strip Club Exposé; Long Lost Twins
Aired 11 December 2014 • 15 min
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.
8. America's Unknown President; Reporter on House Arrest
Aired 18 December 2014 • 15 min
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?
9. A Billionaire Goes to Hell; Sitcom Family
Aired 9 January 2015 • 15 min
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."
10. Band Names-R-Us; Put Me in Coach
Aired 16 January 2015 • 15 min
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.
11. How the Sausage Is Made; Lottery Winners Lose
Aired 23 January 2015 • 15 min
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.
12. Jellyfish Sting Clinic; David Hasselhoff
Aired 30 January 2015 • 15 min
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.
13. The FMK Killer; Newsreaders: Behind the Scenes
Aired 6 February 2015 • 15 min
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.
14. Creepiest Man Alive, Bomb Sniffing Dogs
Aired 13 February 2015 • 15 min
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.