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The Best Episodes of VICE News Tonight Season 5

Every episode of VICE News Tonight Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of VICE News Tonight Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 122 - Monday, August 16, 2021
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E122

    Reporter Ben C. Solomon and his team were in Kandahar as the Taliban closed in. In a special report, VICE News looks at the sweeping takeover and what's next.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 116 - Wednesday, August 4, 2021
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E116

    The Biden Administration is extending a moratorium on evictions. VICE News speaks with Rep. Cori Bush, who protested to protect those who would've lost their homes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 118 - Monday, August 9, 2021
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E118

    The Colorado River, supplies, water, 40 million people, drying up, fast, megadrought, impact, global warming, impacting, communities, farmers, water, summer, colorado

    Director:Unknown
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  4. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 121 - Thursday, August 12, 2021
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E121

    A new wave of COVID-19 is putting young patients in ICUs, straining healthcare workers, and killing people. VICE News speaks with unvaccinated patients inside an Arkansas hospital.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 124 - Wednesday, August 18, 2021
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E124

    VICE News Tonight cuts through the spin, disinformation, and punditry to bring you in-depth coverage of the day's top stories, and fearless on-the-ground reporting on the people, places and voices you won't see anywhere else.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 125 - Thursday, August 19, 2021
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E125

    A teenager died after trying to escape Afghanistan by clinging to a U.S. plane. VICE News hears from his family and looks at 20 years of missteps leading to the Taliban's takeover.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 115 - Tuesday, August 3, 2021
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E115

    Edgar Lopez worked at a food processing factory but was deported after an immigration raid. VICE News looks at his attempts to reunite with his family, and his death.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 117 - Thursday, August 5, 2021
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E117

    A group of Oregonians want to shift their rural county borders and become part of Idaho, a state they feel represents their values better. VICE News hears their side.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 120 - Wednesday, August 11, 2021
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E120

    Belize’s tourism boom is hurting some of the very natural treasures that draw travelers there. VICE News looks at how tourism is threatening the manatee.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 1 - Monday, January 4, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E1

    Clarkston, Georgia, has welcomed more than 35,000 refugees since the 1980s. VICE News talks to residents ahead of the state runoff that will decide which party controls the Senate.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 2 - Tuesday, January 5, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E2

    Georgia's Black Belt is critical in deciding who wins the state's runoff elections—and control of the U.S. Senate. VICE News met up with organizers fighting voter suppression.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 3 - Wednesday, January 6, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E3

    Trump-supporting extremists breached the Capitol as Congress tallied Electoral College votes. VICE News was at the insurrection, and looks at why and how it happened.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 4 - Thursday, January 7, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E4

    What happens after the pro-Trump insurrection on Capitol Hill? VICE News talks consequences—for the rioters, the president, the country, and democracy itself.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 5 - Monday, January 11, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E5

    The House is moving to impeach Trump and remove him from office for inciting an insurrection. VICE News reports on holding him accountable, as pro-Trump groups plan armed protests.

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  15. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 6 - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E6

    Trump is accused of inciting an insurrection after spending months trying to undermine election results. VICE News talks to a former federal prosecutor about the case against him.

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  16. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 7 - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E7

    Law enforcement treated the Capitol Hill rioters differently than they treated some BLM protestors last year. VICE News looks at the double-standard.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 8 - Thursday, January 14
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E8

    QAnon went from a fringe conspiracy to the national headlines. VICE News looks at how the Q disinformation mill works in the first installment of a new series, "Do Your Research."

    Director:Unknown
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  18. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 9 - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E9

    Bobi Wine just challenged Uganda’s President Museveni in last week’s race, and is now a prisoner in his own home. VICE News talks with Wine about the election and its fallout.

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  19. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 10 - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E10

    On day one, President Biden took on immigration, student debt, climate change, the pandemic, and more. VICE News looks at the high-speed shift post-Trump.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 11 - Thursday, January 21, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E11

    The pandemic has brought America's fragile mental health system to the verge of implosion. VICE News visits Texas to see how even some "solutions" are adding to the crisis.

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  21. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 12 - Monday, January 25, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E12

    A pro-Trump protestor shares his video of the Capitol on January 6th but is afraid to show his face. VICE News hears his take on that day and how he now views the Republican Party.

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  22. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 13 - Tuesday, January 26, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E13

    QAnon has tailored its tone and messages to reach a large, influential group: white women. VICE News explores how some are getting pulled in and helping to spread conspiracies.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 14 - Wednesday, January 27, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E14

    Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is back in Moscow after a suspected poisoning, and now, in jail. VICE News follows one of his inner circle as anti-Putin protests grow.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 15 - Thursday, January 28, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E15

    A growing number of Hong Kong protesters are fleeing after Beijing passed a sweeping national security law. VICE News joins some as they begin new lives abroad.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. VICE News Tonight Season 5 Episode 16 - Monday, February 1, 2021
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E16

    Activists say Georgia's treasured Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge could be endangered if a minerals company starts mining nearby. VICE News looks at efforts to save the swamp.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Monday, August 16, 2021" is the best rated episode of "VICE News Tonight" season 5. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/16/2021. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Wednesday, August 4, 2021".