As of July 2026, PBS News Weekend Season 5 aired in 2017 with 105 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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PBS News Weekend Season 5

2017 105 Episodes News ⭐ 5/10

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, PBS News Weekend Season 5 is available on streaming right now. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. A 5/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Hari Sreenivasan sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, PBS News Weekend Season 5 is worth clearing space for. PBS News Weekend Season 5 trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. Season 5 of PBS News Weekend includes 105 episodes. It aired from January 2017 to December 2017. This season stars Hari Sreenivasan. Hari Sreenivasan leads a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2017. PBS News Weekend Season 5 resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

PBS News Weekend Season 5 is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Hari Sreenivasan anchors a cast that never overplays its hand. The kind of drama that stays with you well after the finale.

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🎬 PBS News Weekend Season 5 — Episode Guide

E1
January 1, 2017
2017-01-01
A massive manhunt is underway in Turkey for a gunman who opened fire on hundreds of people celebrating the New Year. Also, North Korean defectors who escaped to the south still face difficulties. Later, journalists and media outlets confront the questions raised by this year's election and plan for ...
E2
January 7, 2017
2017-01-07
A Florida airport reopens the day after a mass shooting. Also, what happens now following U.S. intelligence assessments on Russian influence on the presidential election? Later, learn how the state of Kentucky offers a preview of a debate over the Affordable Care Act. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from N...
E3
January 8, 2017
2017-01-08
President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees prepare for their Senate confirmation hearings this week. Later, a look at the debate over incarcerating juveniles as adults. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
E4
January 14, 2017
2017-01-14
President-elect Donald Trump calls for new directions on U.S. policies toward Russia and China. Also: A camp for homeless U.S. military veterans gets community support in Arizona, why President Obama failed to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, and London’s first Muslim mayor is breaking barriers. Ali...
E5
January 15, 2017
2017-01-15
Breaking down the tradition of using the first 100 days of presidency as a benchmark for future success. Later, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is considering whether it should make kratom, a painkiller and psychoactive drug, illegal and trends from a Pew Research Center survey of 8,000 police. Ali...
E6
January 21, 2017
2017-01-21
President Donald Trump began his first day in office as people marched in support of women’s rights in cities across the world. Also, a breakdown of the president's inaugural speech. And, will Congress reform how it does business? Two former members have hopes for bipartisanship. Alison Stewart anch...
E7
January 22, 2017
2017-01-22
President Donald Trump’s administration said it will not release his tax returns, and Trump dismissed the massive crowds who joined the Women’s March on Saturday. Later, a look at the decision by the Obama administration to send thousands of U.S. troops to Eastern Europe in response to Russian aggre...
E8
January 28, 2017
2017-01-28
Confusion at airports around the world as President Donald Trump’s executive order bans refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries. And, as the president plans to renegotiate NAFTA, a free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, many business owners and politicians in Texas are in ...
E9
January 29, 2017
2017-01-29
Federal judges halt a portion of President Trump’s order banning immigrants from seven majority-Muslim nations as protestors of the ban take to the streets. Also, analysis on the executive order and other actions taken during the president’s first 10 days in office. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New...
E10
February 4, 2017
2017-02-04
The Trump administration's ban on immigration from seven mostly Muslim countries is on hold nationwide following Friday’s restraining order by a federal court judge. Later, armed Arizona citizens are patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border because they say the government has failed to secure it. Alison St...
E11
February 5, 2017
2017-02-05
President Donald Trump’s immigration ban on people from seven predominantly Muslim countries could head to the U.S. Supreme Court as the debate continues on the constitutionality of the executive order. Later, hear from Syrians in Allentown, Pa. who are divided about the ban. Hari Sreenivasan anchor...
E12
February 11, 2017
2017-02-11
Hundreds of undocumented immigrants arrested by federal agents during raids in six states now face deportation. Also, states compete to attract companies that are looking for the best financial incentives. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
E13
February 12, 2017
2017-02-12
North Korea fires a ballistic missile in defiance of the international community and President Donald Trump mulls next steps for his immigration ban that was blocked by federal courts. Later, hear from people living in cohousing communities that are intergenerational by design. Hari Sreenivasan anch...
E14
February 18, 2017
2017-02-18
President Donald Trump rallies supporters to get behind his agenda, and his administration seeks to reassure European allies at the Munich Security Conference. Also, the fight over who controls public land in western states, and a look at the future of Facebook. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New Yor...
E15
February 19, 2017
2017-02-19
President Donald Trump is vetting the next national security adviser. Later, remembering the 75th anniversary of one of America’s most controversial executive orders that led to the internment of more than 100,000 Japanese people, including U.S. citizens. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
E16
February 25, 2017
2017-02-25
The Democratic Party elects a new national chairman as the annual Republican-led Conservative Political Action Conference comes to an end. Later, will Britain’s exit from the European Union affect the tenuous peace process in Northern Ireland? Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
E17
February 26, 2017
2017-02-26
A draft plan for the Affordable Care Act makes its way to Washington, D.C. Later, a look at the factors that led to months of protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
E18
March 4, 2017
2017-03-04
President Trump accuses former President Obama of wiretapping him during the election without providing evidence, and a look at why the U.S. military is expanding its role in Yemen. Later, citizen videographers document innovative ways to make large cities more sustainable, and the FCC considers pol...
E19
March 5, 2017
2017-03-05
The fallout continues after President Donald Trump claimed without providing evidence that former President Barack Obama had wiretapped Trump Tower during the presidential campaign. Later, the cost of water that was contaminated with lead in Flint, Michigan will rise when the state ends a subsidy pr...
E20
March 11, 2017
2017-03-11
Vice President Mike Pence is promoting a new GOP healthcare plan in Kentucky, the state with the highest rate of people covered under the Affordable Care Act. Later, hear about an American who joined the Islamic State and what led him to the terrorist group. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

🎭 Cast of PBS News Weekend Season 5

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Hari Sreenivasan
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