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Season 1 – Onion News Network

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All the news that's not fit for print -- or for that matter, the airwaves -- is reported on the "Onion News Network," an offshoot of the news satire organization The Onion. The network claims to have more "attack satellites" than its competition, and "no other channel has more secret surveillance cameras in homes, businesses and high-level government offices." Its flagship parody show is "FactZone with Brooke Alvarez," which includes a media monitor segment that features Alvarez (as played by Suzanne Sena) pointing out the "gross negligence" of other news organizations.

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Onion News Network — Season 1

Onion News Network — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Onion News Network's scattershot targets make it less focused than other satirical news outlets, but the dense layers of its jokes will leave many viewers in tears of laughter.

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Zoe Williams Guardian 07/23/2020
Persistently, where the programme could rip into one thing, it instead chooses something more peripheral, more candyflossy... Allowing yourself, as a satirist, to get diverted down trivial paths is a mistake. Go to Full Review Rebecca O'Neal New York Magazine/Vulture 07/23/2020
There's no dearth of fake news today, and ONN's style of almost uncanny replication as parody has been done before... but with this premiere, The Onion News Network proves it's aiming at a place among the best. Go to Full Review Verne Gay Newsday 07/17/2020
B
Information tumbles off the screen and often flat onto the floor. Too bad, because much of what's here is very funny, if occasionally cruel. Go to Full Review Jack Seale Radio Times 07/23/2020
Bearing the imprint of The Onion, the spoof-news website with the imposingly high comic standards, this is a relentless satire of the insane pace, whizzy touch-screens and rampant editorializing of US TV news. Go to Full Review Columbus Alive Staff Columbus Alive 07/17/2020
3/4
While the "anchors," "correspondents" and "reporters" are pitch-perfect in mocking cable news personalities, the segments are uneven. Some fall flat while others are utterly hilarious. Go to Full Review Ed Bark Uncle Barky 07/17/2020
A-
Everyone remarkably keeps a straight face, with Alvarez leading the charge. Comedy Central's The Daily Show at last has a worthy rival in the "fake news" game. Even if both in effect are just keepin' it real. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Suzanne Sena

Brooke Alvarez

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 21, 2011 Enter the FactZone One of the network's beautiful reporters is kidnapped and Onion News Network leaps into action. Brooke Alvarez runs down the big stories of the day. Tucker Hope delivers the daily briefing. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 28, 2011 Snowlocaust Brooke Alvarez oversees reporters from her vantage point in the FactZone. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 4, 2011 Man-Horse Marriage Scandal erupts over a conservative senator's relationship with a horse; Brooke Alvarez in the FactZone. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 11, 2011 Fifth Anniversary FactZone celebrates five years of total news dominance. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 18, 2011 The Trial of TR-425 A Predator drone stands trial in military court. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 25, 2011 Cyber Attack After America suffers a cyber attack, Brooke Alvarez interviews top U.S. officials via satellite. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 4, 2011 The Real Obama After a breaking news report reveals the president has been kidnapped, Brooke Alvarez provides viewers with the latest news from around the world. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 11, 2011 Stock Market Crash When Wall Street panics after a stock market crash, Brooke Alvarez explores the story in depth. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 18, 2011 Real America Washington enters talks with the people of Real America. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 25, 2011 American Dream As America responds to news that the American Dream has died, Brooke Alvarez provides news from the Factzone. Details

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Season Info

Network
IFC
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 21, 2011