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Need to Know — Storyline

Need to Know is an American public television news program produced by WNET, and broadcast weekly on all Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) affiliate-stations in the United States. It aired from May 2010 until June 2013.

PBS stated that the show was intended to fill the public-affairs and "hard"/investigative news void left by both the one-hour Bill Moyers Journal, and the cancelled, half-hour NOW on PBS. Both departing shows had been long-running, highly rated, and critically acclaimed for their journalistic quality, and focus on issues that deeply impacted regular Americans' lives, yet went largely ignored by commercial TV news outlets. "NTK" branded itself the "TV and Web newsmagazine [that] gives you what you need to know." PBS had described the show as “a multi-platform current affairs news magazine, uniting broadcast and web in an innovative approach to news-gathering and reporting."

Cast & Crew

• Starring: Alison Stewart, Jon Meacham

Need to Know — Series Details

Need to Know — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Pilot (2010-05-07)
• E2: Season 1, Episode 2 (2010-05-14)
• E3: Season 1, Episode 3 (2010-05-21)
• E4: Season 1, Episode 4 (2010-05-28)
• E5: Season 1, Episode 5 (2010-06-04)
• E6: Season 1, Episode 6 (2010-06-11)
• E7: Season 1, Episode 7 (2010-06-18)
• E8: Season 1, Episode 8 (2010-06-25)
• E9: Season 1, Episode 9 (2010-07-02)
• E11: Season 1, Episode 11 (2010-07-16)
• E12: Season 1, Episode 12 (2010-07-23)
• E13: Season 1, Episode 13 (2010-07-30)
• E14: Season 1, Episode 14 (2010-08-06)
• E15: Season 1, Episode 15 (2010-08-13)
• E16: Season 1, Episode 16 (2010-08-20)
• E17: Season 1, Episode 17 (2010-08-27)
• E18: Season 1, Episode 18 (2010-09-03)
• E19: Season 1, Episode 19 (2010-09-10)
• E20: Season 1, Episode 20 (2010-09-17)
• E21: Season 1, Episode 21 (2010-09-24)
• E22: Season 1, Episode 22 (2010-10-01)
• E23: Season 1, Episode 23 (2010-10-08)
• E24: Season 1, Episode 24 (2010-10-15)
• E25: Season 1, Episode 25 (2010-10-22)
• E26: Season 1, Episode 26 (2010-10-29)
• E27: Season 1, Episode 27 (2010-11-05)
• E28: Season 1, Episode 28 (2010-11-12)
• E30: Season 1, Episode 29 (2010-11-19)
• E31: Season 1, Episode 31 (2010-12-03)
• E32: Season 1, Episode 32 (2010-12-10)
• E33: Season 1, Episode 33 (2010-12-17)
• E34: Season 1, Episode 34 (2010-12-24)
• E35: Season 1, Episode 35 (2011-01-07)
• E36: Season 1, Episode 36 (2011-01-14)
• E37: Season 1, Episode 37 (2011-01-21)
• E38: Season 1, Episode 38 (2011-01-28)
• E39: Season 1, Episode 39 (2011-02-04)
• E40: Season 1, Episode 40 (2011-02-11)
• E41: Season 1, Episode 41 (2011-02-18)
• E42: Season 1, Episode 42 (2011-02-25)
• E43: Season 1, Episode 43 (2011-03-04)
• E44: Season 1, Episode 44 (2011-03-11)
• E45: Season 1, Episode 45 (2011-03-18)
• E46: Season 1, Episode 46 (2011-03-25)
• E47: Season 1, Episode 47 (2011-04-01)
• E48: Season 1, Episode 48 (2011-04-08)

Season 2010

• E1: Episode 1 (2010-05-07)
• E2: Afghanistan, Rewriting History in Texas, Preventing Cancer (2010-05-14) — Afghanistan, rewriting history in Texas, preventing cancer.
• E3: Mexico’s drug war, pot clinics
• E4: Money laundering and Sandra Day O’Connor
• E5: The Gulf Oil Spill and renewable energy.
• E6: Episode 6 (2010-06-11) — A closer look at BP’s safety record, the generosity of a Palestinian family after their son’s killing, and an interview with Sookie Stackhouse’s creator.
• E7: Episode 7 (2010-06-18) — Our correspondents travel to the Gulf to look at the oil spill from multiple vantage points. We also examine America’s renewed fascination with gold, and talk to Somali-Canadian hi
• E8: Episode 8 (2010-06-25) — We take a hard look at the consequences of America’s wars, from wounded vets to a fired general. We also go deep inside Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Iran, and talk to the citizens who cri
• E9: Episode 9 (2010-07-02) — Russian spies? A gathering of big thinkers on the oil spill and our energy future. And the quest for female Viagra.
• E10: Episode 10 (2010-07-09) — Women in the military’s elite bomb squad. Special courts for veterans. And BP’s “other” disaster in the Gulf. Plus: A special summer movie edition of Next Week’s News.
• E11: Episode 11 (2010-07-16) — Where art thou, Obama? A look at how Avandia and other possibly dangerous drugs make it to market. And a photojournalist travels to Bangladesh to document one of the world’s most d
• E12: Episode 12 (2010-07-23) — Putting the Shirley Sherrod saga in context. A report on the most dangerous highway in Georgia. And a rare dispute between conservationists and renewable energy advocates in Wyomin
• E13: Episode 13 (2010-07-30) — Could the WikiLeaks be dangerous? 100 days after the start of the oil spill in the Gulf, we check in on an ailing community in Grand Isle. Plus a look back at the life of prison re
• E14: Episode 14 (2010-08-06) — Life in a war zone. An embattled outpost where the U.S. military trains Afghan soldiers. Steve Mumford’s paintings of the war in Iraq. And a special pledge week edition of Next Wee
• E15: Episode 15 (2010-08-13) — An epidemic of gun violence in Chicago. Is the Google-Verizon a deal a pact for good, or evil? And Andy Borowitz takes a cue from JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater.
• E16: Episode 16 (2010-08-20) — The religious history of lower Manhattan. The U.S. transition in Iraq. And best-selling author Gary Shteyngart, who absolutely loves “weiner dogs.”
• E17: Episode 17 (2010-08-27) — Polluted water in Wyoming. The fifth anniversary of Katrina. And the connection between Glenn Beck and the Ground Zero mosque.
• E18: Episode 18 (2010-09-03) — Record spending on political campaigns. An experimental jobs program in Mississippi. And the true cost of the federal bank bailout.
• E19: Episode 19 (2010-09-10) — We examine where we are as a people on the ninth anniversary of 9/11, including a look at homegrown terrorism and a progress report on the rebuilding of Ground Zero.
• E20: Episode 20 (2010-09-17) — Soldiers on the front lines in Afghanistan. Neglect and abuse in adult family homes. And Andy Borowitz looks back at his best prognostications.
• E21: Episode 21 (2010-09-24) — Rape as a weapon of war in Congo. An experimental program to fight childhood obesity. And exploring what to do about nuclear waste.
• E22: Episode 22 (2010-10-01) — The shadow campaign behind the midterm elections. The efficacy of mammograms. And the movement to disconnect from Facebook.
• E23: A special report on the jobs crisis (2010-10-08) — An hour-long special report on the jobs crisis, profiling the different faces of unemployment. And we talk to Robert Reich and Sara Horowitz about what can be done about joblessnes
• E24: Alaska native corporations, schools (2010-10-15) — Has a program intended by Congress to help native Alaskans delivered on its promise? In cooperation with the Washington Post, Need to Know examines whether a plan to promote the we
• E25: Benefits in doubt, the latest foreclosure scandal (2010-10-22) — The foreclosure crisis and Peter Sagal.
• E26: Election special edition (2010-10-29) — We bring you a special hour-long report on the midterm elections, including a look at faulty voting machines and investigation into redistricting.
• E27: Episode 27 (2010-11-05) — A close look at Yemen, home to a prominent al-Qaida group. Plus: restoring marshes in Iraq, the dysfunctional U.S. Senate, and a Steve Brodner animated editorial.
• E28: Episode 28 (2010-11-12) — A special international edition: the Burmese government’s nuclear ambitions, an abduction by Somali pirates, and a discussion with author David Grossman on the Middle East. Plus: S
• E29: Episode 29 (2010-11-19) — Why is the USDA promoting cheese? Plus: part two of our report on Somali pirates, a visit with the 71st Cavalry in Afghanistan, a conversation with religious scholar Reza Aslan, an
• E30: Episode 30 (2010-11-26) — We bring you some of our best coverage on soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and the troubles they face after returning home. Plus: a holiday message from Peter Sagal.
• E31: Episode 31 (2010-12-03) — We examine the recent flare-up between North and South Korea and what it means China and the U.S. Plus: Nuclear waste, the Fort Dix Five and author Gary Shteyngart.
• E32: Episode 32 (2010-12-10) — John Larson investigates coal mine safety. A new series on social innovators. Meacham talks tax cuts. And director Julie Taymor discusses the new Spider-Man musical.
• E33: Episode 33 (2010-12-17) — Jon Meacham reflects on the legacy of Richard Holbrooke, special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, who died suddenly this week. And we sit down with former diplomat Frank Wisner t
• E34: Episode 34 (2010-12-24) — Jon Meacham talks with Stacy Schiff about Cleopatra and Robert Alter on the continued relevance of The Bible. Editorial cartoonist Steve Brodner revisits the major headlines of 201

Season 2011

• E1: Foster Care, A ‘Lost Boy’ of Sudan (2011-01-07) — On the eve of Sudan’s historic elections, we profile a “lost boy” who returned to aid his hometown. Plus: medicating foster kids, more “fixing America” and advice from Peter Sagal.
• E2: Gun Control, Haiti, High-Speed Rail (2011-01-14) — In light of the Arizona shooting, we revisit a story on gun rights. Also: Two Haitian children treated in Boston after the earthquake, a look at high speed rail and author Peter Be
• E3: Care for Disabled Adults, Michael Vick’s Dogs, China (2011-01-21) — This week, we visit with parents struggling to maintain care for their developmentally disabled adult children in the face of budget cuts. Plus: where are Michael Vick’s dogs now?
• E4: Aging in the Car-Happy Suburbs, Congo, A New 'New Deal'? (2011-01-28) — Getting older in the car-dependent suburbs, the State of the Union and the state of the Congo. Plus: an animated editorial by Steve Brodner.
• E5: Egypt, End-of-Life Care, Alzheimer’s (2011-02-04) — Amid the upheaval in Egypt, we turn our attention to the political tension between Egypt and the U.S. Also, the defunct “death panel” provision, a new scan for Alzheimer’s, and “Re
• E6: Ahead of the Class (2011-02-11) — As the nation debates how to get the best performance out of students and teachers, Need to Know presents an hour devoted to success stories in teaching.
• E7: The Universe(s), Egypt’s Future, and Fracking (2011-02-18) — How many universes are there? Author Brian Greene explains. Plus: A fracking update, a look at what’s next in Egypt and an interview author Parag Khanna.
• E8: Sea level rise, National Guard bonuses, Somali pirates
• E9: Libya’s uprising, the high cost of college sports, Wisconsin’s unions
• E10: Public unions and state budgets, blood transfusions
• E11: Crisis in Japan, stories of academic transformation
• E12: Wounded in war, Arne Duncan, breast cancer research
• E13: Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Medicare, Edwidge Danticat
• E14: The BP oil spill and the Grand Isle one year later, fixing American education
• E15: Chinese drywall, ‘Capitalism 4.0,’ right-sizing Detroit
• E16: Joe Nocera on the Charlie Engle story, Tavis Smiley, free music education in Chicago
• E17: Adoptions in Nepal, Bin Laden economics, the united states of women
• E18: Detainee abuse, broadband in Europe, crisis mappers
• E19: Climate change and tropical disease, Upper Big Branch mine disaster, Stuxnet
• E20: Political storm over tornadoes, Paralympics, shrinking Youngstown
• E21: Paying for war, medicating foster children, childhood obesity
• E22: Clinical trials overseas, legacy of nuclear waste, Brian Greene and the multiverse
• E23: New voter laws, the anti-abortion movement, therapy for Tourette’s syndrome
• E24: Combating IEDs, the ramifications of the Wal-Mart case, the science of happy marriages
• E25: Greece’s debt crisis, congressional redistricting, ‘Page One’ and the New York Times
• E26: Congo’s orchestra, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Sudan, workplace safety
• E27: California nuclear safety, population control, Gloria Steinem
• E28: Famine in Somalia, nuclear waste storage, Eric Cantor and the debt ceiling
• E29: Adult autism, food safety, wealth inequality
• E30: Breast cancer trials, Rick Perry’s ambitions, cyberweapons
• E31: The history of debt, detainee abuse, living with Chinese drywall
• E32: Urban farming in Detroit, consumer finance protection, gold mining in the Amazon
• E33: Texas textbooks, wild horses, hurricanes and climate change
• E34: Water contamination at Camp Lejeune, polls and markets, crisis-mapping
• E35: 9-11, Ten Years Later (2011-09-09) — A special edition on the ten-year anniversary of 9/11. We visit three military families to see how the nation’s longest war effort has affected military children. Also: Six-word me
• E36: Privatizing infrastructure, government and the private sector
• E37: Creating ‘green jobs,’ the American garage sale
• E38: Chemical pollution and the EPA
• E39: Help wanted
• E40: The politics of resentment
• E41: The nuclear question
• E42: Jobs in the balance
• E43: Creating opportunity
• E44: Coming home: The enduring sacrifice
• E45: The Pentagon: Hard times, hard choices
• E46: Resisting Alabama’s immigration crackdown
• E47: Help wanted: Revisiting Ohio
• E48: Making Congress work
• E49: Mayor under siege
• E50: Christian-Muslim relations in Iraq
• E51: Eye on Iowa

Season 2012

• E1: Help wanted: New Hampshire
• E2: Sexual politics
• E3: Voting, power and South Carolina
• E4: Florida, seniors and entitlements
• E5: Foreclosures in Nevada, high-tech jobs
• E6: Student debt, college and religion
• E7: Food stamps, poverty in America
• E8: Main Street, Cairo
• E9: ‘Help Wanted’ in Ohio
• E10: Cleaning up the tax mess
• E11: Revisiting ‘The Corner,’ bridging the racial divide
• E12: Update on military veterans
• E13: Texas justice
• E14: Help Wanted: Philadelphia
• E15: Power to the people
• E16: Crossing the line, part 1
• E17: Sea-level rise, death on the border
• E18: The view from Main Street, leaving Afghanistan and Dan Savage on ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
• E19: Legal immigration, entrepreneurship
• E20: Financial inclusion
• E21: Green jobs, volunteerism
• E22: The future of health care
• E23: International justice
• E24: America’s immigration policies
• E25: Homecoming for veterans
• E26: Solving poverty in America
• E27: Braking the banks
• E28: Crossing the line, part 2
• E29: Living on the financial edge
• E30: Rahm’s grand plan
• E31: August 10, 2012
• E32: August 17, 2012
• E33: August 24, 2012
• E34: August 31, 2012
• E35: September 7, 2012

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Need to Know have? 4 season(s) with 166 episodes.

Where can I watch Need to Know? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.