Newsreaders

2013 - 2015•2 seasons•24 episodes•~15m•

★7.5(18 ratings)

NewsComedy

Overview

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.

Creators

David Wain, Rob Corddry

Watchlist

Main Cast

Alan Tudyk

Reagan Biscayne

David Wain

Jim Davidson

Ray Wise

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Keywords

satireparody

Did You Know?

The series spans 2 seasons with 24 episodes in total (avg. 12 per season).

Each episode runs approximately 15 minutes.

Newsreaders

2013 - 2015•2 seasons•24 episodes•~15m•

★7.5(18 ratings)

NewsComedy

Overview

Creators

David Wain, Rob Corddry

Watchlist

Main Cast

Alan Tudyk

Reagan Biscayne

David Wain

Jim Davidson

Ray Wise

Skip Reming

Keywords

satireparody

Did You Know?

The series spans 2 seasons with 24 episodes in total (avg. 12 per season).

Each episode runs approximately 15 minutes.

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Rating

7.5/10

Great

18 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

Newsreaders

Status:

Ended

In Production:

Age Rating:

TV-14

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

First Episode:

1/17/2013

Last Episode:

2/13/2015

Networks:

Production Companies:

Abominable Pictures

The Corddry Company

Warner Bros. Studio 2.0

Warner Bros. Television

Williams Street

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Newsreaders

Overview

Creators

Main Cast

Alan Tudyk

David Wain

Ray Wise

Keywords

Did You Know?

Newsreaders

Overview

Creators

Main Cast

Alan Tudyk

David Wain

Ray Wise

Keywords

Did You Know?

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 2

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