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TheWeekend

2024 · 3 seasons

A relaxed, chatty roundtable that breezes through the week's political headlines with insider banter and occasional sharp disagreement.

Genres
News, Talk
Starring
Jacqueline Alemany, Eugene Daniels, Jonathan Capehart
Overview
Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels, and Jackie Alemany team up to bring their wide range of political expertise every Saturday and Sunday morning. Fresh analysis of the week's biggest events and a rotating crew of major newsmakers.

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Genres
News, Talk
Starring
Jacqueline Alemany, Eugene Daniels, Jonathan Capehart
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • media
  • power
  • class
  • justice
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
news, talk
Starring
Jacqueline Alemany, Eugene Daniels, Jonathan Capehart, Michael Steele, Alicia Menendez, Symone Sanders Townsend, Mallory McMorrow, Malcolm Kenyatta
Length
3 seasons, 227 episodes, 60 min each
Network
MSNBC, MS NOW
Languages
English

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