The Newsroom

"News Night" refuses to lead with a pair of sensational stories, which causes ratings to plummet - and forces Will and Mac to abandon their principles in order to lure viewers back and shore up the network's bid to land a Republican debate. Will auditions an unlikely scribe, Brian Brenner), to write an all-access profile; Sloan chafes over her lack of air time to report on a critical financial crisis; Charlie learns the identity of an NSA whistleblower; Neal pitches an internet sting. less