Best News TV Shows
Looking for the best News TV shows? These are the 6 highest-rated News titles in our catalogue, led by The Cheap Seats, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Saturday Night Live. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.
1. The Cheap Seats (2021)
★ 8.4/10
Major news stories, not-so-major news stories, stories involving cats, entertainment, sport and viral videos, it’s a Reader's Digest of world events for a generation who simply don’t want to read.
2. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
★ 7.8/10
A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
3. Saturday Night Live (1975)
★ 6.9/10
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory…
4. 60 Minutes (1968)
★ 6.5/10
America's popular television News magazine in which an ever changing team of CBS News correspondents contribute segments ranging from hard news coverage to politics to lifestyle and pop culture.
5. Impact x Nightline (2022)
★ 6.0/10
Each week, ABC News’ correspondents will leave the anchor desk and studios behind, taking viewers on a journey straight to the source of the stories everyone is talking about, plus the ones no one has even heard of…
6. Australian Story (1996)
★ 5.3/10
Putting the "real" back into reality television, Australian Story is an award-winning documentary series with no narrator and no agendas — just authentic stories told entirely in people's own words.
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