Season 1

The WeeklySeason 1

2019
30 Episodes

Episodes

The Education of T.M. Landry
S01E01
10.0

The Education of T.M. Landry

A tiny school in rural Louisiana attracted national attention for sending students to the Ivy League. But a New York Times investigation shows that the viral success stories were full of deception, and that the truth was much darker.

02 Jun 201922m
The Myth of the Medallion
S01E02

The Myth of the Medallion

New York City taxi drivers have been pushed to bankruptcy, foreclosure - even suicide. A yearlong investigation into the collapse of the taxi medallion industry reveals how the system was rigged against the drivers, and who profited from it.

09 Jun 201922m
Baby Constantin
S01E03

Baby Constantin

The separation of children from their families at the border remains among the most controversial practices of the Trump administration. The Weekly uncovers the untold story of Baby Constantin, who spent most of his first 10 months of life separated from his parents by the American government.

16 Jun 201922m
Collision
S01E04

Collision

An idealistic American couple bicycling around the world. A group of young men radicalized by ISIS. The Weekly investigates how these lives tragically intersected on a remote mountain pass.

23 Jun 201922m
Inauguration, Inc.
S01E05

Inauguration, Inc.

With exclusive documents, photos, interviews and found footage, The Weekly and The New York Times's Washington reporters piece together an anatomy of President Trump's inauguration, the most expensive inaugural weekend the country has ever seen.

30 Jun 201922m
The End of the Line
S01E06

The End of the Line

As an iconic car company transforms itself into a tech company, thousands of auto workers will lose their jobs. No one thinks it's fair, but does the American economy have room for fairness anymore?

07 Jul 201922m
Connecting The World
S01E07
7.0

Connecting The World

A horror story about Facebook scammers who pose as American servicemen and prey on vulnerable women - and the tech company that does little to stop it.

28 Jul 201922m
Hard Left
S01E08

Hard Left

How far is too far? Inside the circle of young activists who are pushing the Democratic party further to the left as its presidential candidates vie to unseat President Trump.

04 Aug 201922m
The Rabbit Hole
S01E09

The Rabbit Hole

YouTube played a major role in the election of an extreme right-wing president in Brazil. If YouTube can change a huge country's trajectory, what else can YouTube do?

11 Aug 201922m
The Memo
S01E10

The Memo

In 2007, the Justice Department had a chance to hold drug company executives accountable for the escalating opioid epidemic, yet at the last minute the charges were watered down. In the years since, the opioid epidemic has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

18 Aug 201922m
The Six Million Dollar Claim
S01E11

The Six Million Dollar Claim

What happens when the medicine a family needs to survive costs $1.5 million a year? Who pays the bill? And who's reaping the profits?

25 Aug 201922m
Apple's Gold
S01E12

Apple's Gold

How can gold from illegal Colombian mines make its way to the phone in your pocket? "The Weekly" traces the supply chain run by violent paramilitaries.

01 Sept 201922m
The Blueprint
S01E13

The Blueprint

Russia's meddling in the 2016 U.S. election felt like a bolt from the blue. It wasn't. Moscow used crude versions of the same tactics, to great effect, a decade earlier in faraway Estonia.

08 Sept 201922m
V. Johnson & Johnson
S01E14

V. Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson publicly insisted that its baby powder was safe. But asbestos was a concern inside the company for years. Only now is the truth coming out.

06 Oct 201922m
Rudy! Rudy?
S01E15

Rudy! Rudy?

After 9/11, he was a national hero: America's Mayor. Now his back-channel work in Ukraine has helped spark an impeachment process that may forever tarnish both him and his client, President Trump. What happened to Rudy Giuliani? An FX Original Series. Sundays at 10 PM.

13 Oct 201922m
Segregated City
S01E16

Segregated City

New York's school system is among the most segregated in the country. Student activists are demanding change. Can a new schools chancellor finally deliver equal opportunities for all? An FX Original Series. Sundays at 10 PM.

20 Oct 201922m
Mr. McGahn
S01E17

Mr. McGahn

Most Americans don't know Donald McGahn's name. But they will be living with his legacy for decades to come. THE WEEKLY tells the story of perhaps the most influential person in the Trump administration. An FX Original Series. Sundays at 10 PM.

27 Oct 201922m
Guilty by Machine
S01E18

Guilty by Machine

Are police breathalyzers fundamentally flawed? Do they even work? The Weekly investigates one of the most widely used forensic tools in law enforcement.

03 Nov 201922m
Hands On
S01E19

Hands On

THE WEEKLY investigates the culture of sexualized yoga, unwelcome adjustments and outright assault in one of the most accessible, affordable forms of group fitness in America.

10 Nov 201922m
El Chapo’s Son: The Siege of Culiacán
S01E20

El Chapo’s Son: The Siege of Culiacán

When Mexican forces came to arrest the son of a notorious drug lord, it ignited war on the streets of Culiacán. Using never-before-seen video and eyewitness accounts, The Weekly investigates how the Sinaloa Drug Cartel took on the Mexican army and won.

17 Nov 201922m
Fake Believe
S01E21
7.0

Fake Believe

Don't trust your eyes. The Weekly goes inside the race to create the first perfect deepfake - an ultrarealistic fake video that could permanently undermine your ability to trust what you see and hear.

24 Nov 201922m
The Hot List
S01E22

The Hot List

A mysterious man emerged with an explosive claim: he said he had thousands of hours of surveillance footage from Jeffrey Epstein's mansions that showed some of the most powerful men in America having sex. Then his story took a turn.

01 Dec 201922m
The Gallagher Effect
S01E23

The Gallagher Effect

THE WEEKLY has obtained exclusive videos, including confidential law enforcement interviews with Eddie Gallagher's fellow Navy SEALs.

27 Dec 201922m
My Blood
S01E24

My Blood

A 16-year old girl is the youngest person to receive an experimental treatment that could be the first genetic cure for a common disease. If it works, millions of people around the world could benefit.

12 Jan 202022m
The Endorsement
S01E25

The Endorsement

For more than a century, The New York Times editorial board has endorsed a presidential candidate every four years. And now, for the first time, their decision-making process will be filmed & revealed to the public in this exclusive episode of The Weekly.

19 Jan 202022m
Fire And Water
S01E26

Fire And Water

The siege of Hong Kong Polytechnic University incited 12 days of pure chaos as the world watched in real time on social media. The Weekly reconstructs what happened through the eyes of the reporters and the protesters who were there.

14 Feb 202022m
The Promise
S01E27

The Promise

After a year-long investigation, metro reporter Benjamin Weiser comes across a horrific case of abuse inside one group home in The Bronx, New York.

21 Feb 202022m
The Sicario
S01E28

The Sicario

A notorious hitman - who claims to have killed about 100 people - may walk free without being charged with a single crime.

28 Feb 202022m
Balaraba
S01E29

Balaraba

Balaraba was a teenager when she was kidnapped by Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria. She refused to carry out a suicide bombing, saving dozens of lives. Now for the first time, she's sharing her story openly.

13 Mar 202022m
Open Arms
S01E30

Open Arms

American arms manufacturers are supplying bombs in a war that is considered the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Schools, hospitals and mosques are often targets. Why does the U.S. allow this? The Trump administration believes it creates jobs.

20 Mar 202022m