Tabloid Wars
A documentary series set inside the New York Daily News, "Tabloid Wars" is like visiting a tornado. Everyday is a deadline -- 365 days a year! Each episode of "Tabloid Wars" follows 4 - 5 characters, the journalists of the New York Daily News, as they track and pursue New York City's most exciting stories. Against the backdrop of a vicious war with the New York Post and the unrelenting deadlines that are a part of their world, we'll get to know each character as they battle for stories in areas of crime, disaster and celebrities.
- 2006-2006
- 1 season
- Documentary
A documentary series set inside the New York Daily News, "Tabloid Wars" is like visiting a tornado. Everyday is a deadline -- 365 days a year! Each episode of "Tabloid Wars" follows 4 - 5 characters, the journalists of the New York Daily News, as they track and pursue New York City's most exciting stories. Against the backdrop of a vicious war with the New York Post and the unrelenting deadlines that are a part of their world, we'll get to know each character as they battle for stories in areas of crime, disaster and celebrities.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2006
Episode 1
Debut
Mon, Jul 24, 2006 46 mins
Bravo's original series debut of "Tabloid Wars" kicks off with two major cover stories.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
45 mins
The second episode of Bravo's original series "Tabloid Wars" continues with city reporter Kerry Burke hot on the trail of a two-cop shooting in Harlem. With the help of city reporter Jonathan Lemire, a young but very aggressive and talented reporter, the two team up to report on the shooting and the subsequent jump of the shooter from a high-rise window. Columnist Lenore Skenazy scours the city for "intriguing oddballs" featuring such well-known characters as "The Reptile Man" who can often be found walking his turtle through midtown. Hudson (Hud) Morgan, junior gossip columnist to Lloyd Grove, is charged with hunting down the hottest stars at New York's nighttime hotspots. Whether he's trailing Kate Moss or chatting it up with P-Diddy, his job is to go where they go and try to stay afloat in the gossip shark tank. It's a somber mood back in the newsroom when news breaks about the untimely death of NYPD police officer and soldier, James McNaughton, who becomes the first officer killed in Iraq.
Episode 3
Breaking News
Mon, Aug 7, 2006 46 mins
Breaking News! An alleged affair between Monsignor Eugene Clark of St. Patrick's Cathedral and his secretary Laura DeFilippo screams scandal of mythic proportions forcing The New York Daily News editors to worry about its delicate nature.
Episode 4
Balancing Good with Bad
Mon, Aug 14, 2006 46 mins
Staff writer Tracy Connor must balance the good with the bad as she is forced to tell loved ones about the ruthless murder of their family members.
Episode 5
Struggling
Mon, Aug 21, 2006 46 mins
The fifth installment of Bravo's "Tabloid Wars" shows the struggling yet promising intern Rich Shapiro in his first few days at The New York Daily News. The paper puts Shapiro right in the middle of the action as a helicopter crashes in the East River.
Episode 6
Teen Drug Abuse
Mon, Aug 28, 2006 46 mins
The final installment of Bravo's "Tabloid Wars" puts the spotlight on teen drug issues as city reporter Adam Lisberg and intern Rich Shapiro are forced to report on the death of two young women who died from an overdose of "tainted" heroin.