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PBS News Weekend: Season 8

104 episodes Premiered Jan 4, 2020 Updated Oct 2, 2026
Previously on PBS News Weekend

Season 8 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of PBS News Weekend Season 7.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 8 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 8: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (101): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S8·E35 Core

May 2, 2020

May 2, 2020 · 25 min

On this edition for Saturday, May 2, states across the country move to reopen for business, a closer look at the process of antibody testing, tenant rights groups call for a nation

S8·E39 Core

May 16, 2020

May 16, 2020 · 25 min

On this edition for Saturday, May 16, several states ease restrictions on businesses and public life, and how the pandemic is complicating the hard-fought voting rights for former

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