Episode guide
The Paper: Season 1
10 episodes · premiered Sep 4, 2025
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- Episode 1: Pilot Sep 4, 2025 · 33m A documentary crew discovers a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it.
- Episode 2: The Five W's Sep 4, 2025 · 28m Ned starts slowly with his volunteer crew until Esmeralda forces them to scramble for stories.
- Episode 3: Buddy and the Dude Sep 4, 2025 · 31m Ned tags along on Mare's consumer sting story after Esmeralda gets in his head.
- Episode 4: TTT vs the Blogger Sep 4, 2025 · 28m Ned and Esmeralda go against a high school blog; Mare and Oscar cover a teacher's last production.
- Episode 5: Scam Alert! Sep 4, 2025 · 29m Ned chases a story about a scammer operating through a dating app and learns Esmeralda was a victim.
- Episode 6: Churnalism Sep 4, 2025 · 31m Ned takes over Esmeralda's advertorials and assigns the staff to test products themselves.
- Episode 7: I Love You Sep 4, 2025 · 30m With Marv camped out in the newsroom, the staff's unresolved attitudes toward authority bubble up.
- Episode 8: Church and State Sep 4, 2025 · 27m Mare uncovers a story that pits the Truth Teller against its owner; Ned is embarrassed by his past.
- Episode 9: Matching Ponchos Sep 4, 2025 · 30m Ned and Mare take a long road trip to interview a possible cult leader; Ken goes on an apology tour.
- Episode 10: The Ohio Journalism Awards Sep 4, 2025 · 31m Ned stifles his desire to win at the Ohio Journalism Awards; Nicole uncovers Detrick's monogamy.