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The Broken News Season 1

The Broken News Season 1 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.4/10. 8 episodes on ZEE5 from 10 June 2022.

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BollyMeter7.4/10IMDb audience score of 7.5/10; Indian critics were largely positive on the newsroom milieu and Ahlawat's performance, while some noted the adaptation could have delivered deeper emotional layers.

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What BollyAI Thinks

The Broken News arrived on ZEE5 in June 2022 as a BBC Studios India adaptation of the UK drama Press, transplanted into the chaotic world of Indian television news. The premise - an ethics-first channel versus a TRP-chasing rival - is ripe for the current media moment, and the show handles the institutional friction with credibility. Jaideep Ahlawat dominates as Dipankar Sanyal, the amoral news anchor who is more compelling than the format deserves, and News18 noted he carries the show. Sonali Bendre's principled editor and Shriya Pilgaonkar's reporter provide the moral counterweight. Koimoi noted the show 'could have been better with deeper emotional layers' - a fair verdict on a first season that builds its world carefully but does not quite ignite. The IMDb audience score of 7.5 reflects a solid if unspectacular reception.

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7.5/10IMDb audience
  • “Jaideep Ahlawat has emerged as the hero of the show. He is brilliant as always.”
    News18

Standout Episodes

The hours worth arguing about - premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.

  1. E1Episode 17.3

    The premiere establishes the two newsrooms and their contrasting cultures without caricature - Ahlawat makes Dipankar watchable even when the script makes him reprehensible.

    The moment: The first live broadcast where both channels cover the same story from opposite editorial philosophies.

  2. E8Episode 87.6

    The season finale tightens the institutional conflict into something more personal, and the final image of the two rival editors is the show at its most clear-eyed about what Indian media actually costs its practitioners.

    The moment: The confrontation between Dipankar and Ameena that crystallizes the season's central argument about integrity versus survival.