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Political Animals (2012)

Drama

Former first lady and current Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond try to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with crises of the State Department and fending off the hungry DC journalist who is bent on destroying her career.

IMDb rating
7.6 (6,805 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

8.17 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 8.4 60 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 367 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 281 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 325 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 276 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 266 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 262 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot7.9367
2Second Time Around8.0281
3The Woman Problem8.4325
4Lost Boys8.1276
516 Hours8.2266
6Resignation Day8.4262

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