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TV Nation is a satirical newsmagazine television series written, directed and hosted by Michael Moore that was co-funded and originally broadcast by NBC in the United States and BBC2 in the United Kingdom. The show blended humor and journalism into provocative reports about various issues. After moving to Fox for its second season, the show won an Emmy Award in 1995 for Outstanding Informational Series.
TV Nation was created in the wake of the success Moore had with the documentary Roger & Me, prompting Warner Bros. television to ask Moore for television series ideas. In January 1993 NBC green-lit a pilot episode which took three months to complete. Interest from the BBC prompted NBC to insert the show into its summer 1994 lineup.
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Season01
- S01E01
NBC Show 1(Pilot)July 19, 1994—NAFTA TV Nation travels to Mexico to take advantage of the North American Free Trade Agreement and make the show with cheaper labor and ma - S01E02
NBC Show 2July 26, 1994—CEO Challenge TV Nation challenges the CEO's of major corporations to perform some simple tasks using their company's products in order to - S01E03
NBC Show 3August 2, 1994—Dr. Death We all know what Dr. Jack Kervorkian does for a living, but did you ever wonder what he does in his spare time? TV Nation finds - S01E04
Product Placement NightAugust 9, 1994—O.J./Product Placement Night Have you noticed all of the free advertising companies have been getting from the extensive coverage of the O.J - S01E05
TV Nation DayAugust 16, 1994—TV Nation Day TV Nation and the citizens of Fishkill, NY celebrate and wait for August 16, 1994 to be declared officially by Congress as ""T - S01E06
Fifth Week Anniversary SpecialAugust 21, 1994—Compilation broadcast of first five shows - S01E07Gun NightAugust 23, 1994—Gun Night: TV Nation correspondents join the ranks of Bill Cosby, Donald Trump, Howard Stern and Congressmen's wives -- and pack heat! We e
- S01E08
Golf NightAugust 30, 1994—Golf Night TV Nation elicits the help of golf pro Rodger Jabara for hints on how to improve the show— and that terrible slice. Caning What - S01E091994 Year End SpecialDecember 28, 1994—Jacuzzi: Throughout the show TV Nation gives jacuzzi limousine rides to members of the most hated groups in America including landlords, tel
Season02
- S02E01
Fox Show 1July 21, 1995—Bruno for President With such easy qualifications for becoming President—a candidate must be a 35-year old native-born citizen—why do - S02E02
Fox Show 2July 28, 1995—Payback Night Throughout the show, TV Nation asks people on the street to name some things that really get on their nerves. Car alarms tha - S02E03
Fox Show 3August 4, 1995—War Reenactment Night TV Nation joins the guys who dress up on weekends and reenact Civil War battles. Only this time, we have them reenac - S02E04
Fox Show 4August 11, 1995—Most Wanted Brian Anthony Harris is an African-American man living in Washington, D.C. To date, he has been picked up, brought in, and/or - S02E05
Fox Show 5August 25, 1995—Canada Night TV Nation's special salute to our neighbors to the north. Throughout the night we smuggle illegal Canadians across the border - S02E06
Fox Show 6September 1, 1995—Hug-A-Gov The new Congress has said it wants to return more power back to the States. If that's where the power is, we at TV Nation want t - S02E07Fox Show 7September 8, 1995—Bully Reunion Night Each TV Nation correspondent is reunited with his or her bully from high school. The bullies are flown to New York for
- S02E08Fox Show 8 (BBC Only)—
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