50 Fun Facts About The Morning Show
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Take the 50-question quizOn which streaming service did The Morning Show premiere in 2019?
It was one of the launch titles when the service debuted in November 2019.
In which year did the series premiere?
It premiered on November 1.
The series was inspired by which 2013 book?
The book is by media reporter Brian Stelter.
Which real-life media reporter cameos as Carl Richardson in season two?
His book about morning television inspired the series.
Under what title is the series known in Australia?
The retitling avoided confusion with an Australian talk show of the same name.
Who plays anchor Alex Levy?
She won a SAG Award for the role in 2020.
Who plays Bradley Jackson?
Her company Hello Sunshine is one of the show's producers.
Billy Crudup plays which character?
The network executive won him Emmys in 2020 and 2024.
Steve Carell plays which fired co-anchor?
He is forced off the show after sexual misconduct allegations.
Mark Duplass plays which executive producer of the show-within-the-show?
His full name is Charlie 'Chip' Black.
What is the name of the fictional network that broadcasts TMS?
After a season-four merger it becomes UBN.
The fictional morning show broadcasts from which borough?
The real first season shot in Los Angeles before moving to New York in May 2019.
What job does Gugu Mbatha-Raw's Hannah Shoenfeld hold?
Hannah appears only in the first season.
What job does Néstor Carbonell's character hold on the show?
Yanko Flores is the meteorologist and Claire Conway's love interest.
Karen Pittman plays which producer?
She has been part of the main cast since season one.
Bel Powley's production assistant Claire Conway is romantically involved with whom?
Yanko is the show's meteorologist.
Jack Davenport plays Jason Craig, who is Alex's what?
Their daughter Lizzy is played by Oona Roche.
Greta Lee plays which president of UBA's news division?
She joined the main cast in season two.
Julianna Margulies plays which character?
The YDA co-host develops a romance with Bradley.
Which actor joined season three as tech billionaire Paul Marks?
His character attempts to buy the network.
Marion Cotillard joined season four as which character?
She plays a savvy operator from a storied European family.
Nicole Beharie's new co-host Christine Hunter is a former what?
She joined in season three.
Jeremy Irons plays Martin Levy, who is Alex's what?
He joined the cast for season four.
Mindy Kaling plays which rival morning anchor?
She appears as a guest across the first three seasons.
Marcia Gay Harden plays which journalist?
She recurs in season one and guests in seasons two and three.
Martin Short guest-stars as a disgraced what?
His character is named Dick Lundry.
Holland Taylor plays Cybil Reynolds, a seasoned what at UBA?
She appears in seasons two and three.
Hasan Minhaj plays which season-two character?
Eric becomes Bradley's new co-host.
Stephen Fry appears in season three as which character?
He appears in five episodes.
Boyd Holbrook's Brodie 'Bro' Hartman is a provocative what?
His co-host Sunny Stuber is played by Violett Beane.
Valeria Golino's documentarian befriends Mitch in which country?
Her character is Paola Lambruschini.
Which band appears as themselves in season two?
They appear in the fourth episode.
Which tennis star appears as herself in season one?
She appears in the ninth episode.
Which singer appears as herself in season one's fourth episode?
Sara Bareilles later appeared as herself in season four.
Which original showrunner left the series in 2018 over creative differences?
He had been slated to write and run the show.
Who took over as showrunner after the original showrunner left?
She is also credited as an executive producer.
Which director serves as an executive producer on the series?
Her involvement was reported in July 2018.
Roughly how much did the show cost per episode?
The two leads each earned $2 million per episode before producing fees.
How much did Aniston and Witherspoon each earn per episode, before fees?
That excludes producing fees and ownership points.
Which of Witherspoon's companies co-produces the show?
Echo Films is Aniston's company.
Apple's initial order in 2017 was for how many seasons?
Each season was to have ten episodes.
First-season filming began in October 2018 at which Los Angeles landmark?
Production moved to New York City in May 2019.
Why was season-two production halted in March 2020?
Filming resumed that October.
Billy Crudup won Emmys for the show in 2020 and which other year?
Both were for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Which series was the only Apple TV+ show watched more, per TVision?
After season three Deadline reported the show had become Apple's most watched.
Critic Richard Roeper likened the show to which late-1990s series?
He called it 'solid but underachieving'.
Which season was announced as the show's last?
It was confirmed in July 2026.
How many Primetime Emmy nominations has the series received?
It also has 11 SAG and ten Golden Globe nominations.
Tig Notaro plays which season-three character?
She joined in a recurring role in 2022.
June Diane Raphael's Ashley Andrews anchors for which rival outlet?
She appears in seasons three and four.
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