Political Animals
Political Animals Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
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About
"Clinton-flavored family melodrama with real teeth"
This short-lived miniseries follows a former First Lady turned Secretary of State, still tangled with her charismatic ex-president husband, as she considers a run for the top job herself. It's a soapy political drama that leans hard into family dysfunction: a golden-boy son with his own political ambitions, a struggling twin battling addiction, and a reporter who has old scores to settle. The pace is brisk and glossy, carried almost entirely by a commanding lead performance, with the West Wing gravitas swapped out for prime-time melodrama and dysfunctional-family fireworks.
a magnetic lead performance anchoring the family chaos and political scheming.
you want serious policy drama rather than soapy family dysfunction.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Pilot | 7.9 | 368 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Second Time Around | 8.0 | 282 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Woman Problem | 8.4 | 316 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Lost Boys | 8.1 | 274 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | 16 Hours | 8.2 | 263 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Resignation Day | 8.3 | 259 | 60 min |