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1x02 News Night 2.0

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First Aired: Jul. 01, 2012 on HBO
Summary: MacKenzie takes charge of the revamped "News Night" and lobbies economist Sloan Sabbith to file a nightly financial report. Meanwhile, Jim takes responsibility for Maggie's mistake; Charlie puts a halt to Reese's meetings with Will; and a confidential breakup story is a secret no more.

Main Characters in this Episode



Guest Stars

MacKenzie McHale played by Emily Mortimer
Reese Lansing played by Chris Messina
Kendra James played by Adina Porter
Gary Cooper played by Chris Chalk
Tess Westin played by Margaret Judson
Tamara Hart played by Wynn Everett
Martin Stallworth played by Thomas Matthews (IV)
Herb Wilson played by John F. Carpenter

Mistakes/Goofs

  • Goof (anachronisms): The show is set April 23, 2010, however the Sarah Palin clip used in the newscast was from June 15, 2010.

Trivia

  • Will mentions someone who used to be on the staff named Mohammed al Mohammed el Mohammed bin Bazir. This was a cliche terrorist name used by Josh Lyman on The West Wing. Aaron Sorkin wrote both shows.