The Loudest Voice
This seven-part limited series from the bestselling book is about Roger Ailes, the founder of Fox News. To understand the events that led to the rise of the modern Republican party, one must understand Ailes. Focusing primarily on the past decade in which Ailes arguably became the party's de facto leader, the series also touches on defining events in Ailes' life, including his experiences with world leaders that gave birth to his political career and the sexual harassment accusations and settlements that brought his Fox News reign to an end.
- Metascore60
- 2019-2019
- 1 season
- CBS Media Ventures
- Documentary, Drama
- TV-MA
This seven-part limited series from the bestselling book is about Roger Ailes, the founder of Fox News. To understand the events that led to the rise of the modern Republican party, one must understand Ailes. Focusing primarily on the past decade in which Ailes arguably became the party's de facto leader, the series also touches on defining events in Ailes' life, including his experiences with world leaders that gave birth to his political career and the sexual harassment accusations and settlements that brought his Fox News reign to an end.
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
1995
Sun, Jun 30, 2019 54 mins
Roger Ailes joins forces with media magnate Rupert Murdoch to form Fox News Channel. Working feverishly to get ahead of the competition, Roger must do the unthinkable - put an entire network on the air in the space of six months.
Episode 2
2001
Sun, Jul 7, 2019 47 mins
Fox News Channel is on the cusp of passing CNN to become the #1 rated news network. Then 9/11 changes everything. Roger begins pushing the news with an agenda, and finally puts Fox on top of the ratings race.
Episode 3
2008
Sun, Jul 14, 2019 47 mins
With the election of "Barack Hussein Obama," Roger and Fox News Channel have found the ultimate enemy-one that will drive Fox's coverage as well as cement ratings at #1. What no one suspects are the hidden depths of Roger's secret world.
Episode 4
2009
Sun, Jul 21, 2019 48 mins
Roger finds his legacy in Joe Lindsley, a 25-year-old acolyte he hires as editor of a newspaper he bought in upstate New York. Turning this paper into a conservative news source, Roger achieves his revenge against the Obama White House.
Episode 5
2012
Sun, Jul 28, 2019 53 mins
Fox News Channel is now the dominant news outlet and Roger is working the levers of his power. But he doesn't see the danger posed by Gretchen Carlson. After years of harassment by Roger, she's finally had enough.
Episode 6
2015
Sun, Aug 4, 2019 47 mins
Gretchen Carlson has been secretly taping Roger's harassment for over a year and is working with Nancy Erika Smith, a brassy New Jersey lawyer specializing in sexual harassment. Roger goes all in to achieve his political end of electing a president, and he's found the perfect candidate in Donald Trump. This causes conflict with Murdoch, who has no desire to publicly support such a divisive figure. But Roger makes a mistake-he fires Gretchen, unwittingly setting into motion not her demise, but his own.
Episode 7
2016
Sun, Aug 11, 2019 52 mins
Once Gretchen Carlson's lawsuit becomes public, Roger moves into crisis mode, doing anything and everything he can to save his career and his legacy. Ultimately, it's not enough. Roger is fired from Fox. But even as he's lost everything, his greatest achievement eclipses him-Donald Trump wins the presidency.
