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The Hour (2011)

Drama

A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.

IMDb rating
8.0 (12,507 votes)
Seasons
2
Streaming (US)
AcornTV Amazon Channel · Spectrum On Demand · Acorn TV Apple TV · The Roku Channel · Pluto TV · DistroTV · Tubi TV
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

7.93 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 8.5 60 min avg

  • Big finale
Ep 1: 7.5 · 355 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 292 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 283 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 263 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 259 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 287 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot7.5355
2Failure at Launch7.8292
3A Country Affair7.9283
4Crises at Home and Abroad7.8263
5Bright Stones8.1259
6Truth Will Out8.5287

Season 2 (2012)

8.27 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 8.8 62 min avg

  • Rising
  • Big finale
Ep 1: 7.9 · 259 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 220 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 212 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 209 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 216 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 294 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Welcome Back7.9259
2Fascists and False Accusations8.1220
3Vice8.1212
4Honey Trap8.2209
5Reckless to the Core8.5216
6Fallout8.8294

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