"THE CIRCUS" RETURNS A WEEK EARLY AMID EXPLOSIVE CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENTS

All New Episodes Return This Sunday On SHOWTIME(R) Ahead of Schedule

NEW YORK - October 11, 2016 - The SHOWTIME campaign documentary series THE CIRCUS is making an early return this week to cover the fallout from the dramatic new developments in the presidential race. THE CIRCUS is cutting its two-week break in half and will air all new episodes on Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME through the election.

THE CIRCUS is produced in cooperation with Bloomberg Politics and features managing editors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann (co-authors of the New York Times best-sellers Game Change and Double Down, and co-hosts of the nightly political show "With All Due Respect" on Bloomberg Television) and noted campaign strategist Mark McKinnon. THE CIRCUS is produced by Left/Right, a part of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, for SHOWTIME. Mark Halperin, John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, Banks Tarver and Ken Druckerman serve as executive producers.

Viewers can catch up on THE CIRCUS on SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND(R), SHOWTIME ANYTIME(R) and the SHOWTIME streaming service. Listen to the THE CIRCUS podcast on iTunes or Play.it. For more information on THE CIRCUS, go to: SHO.com and follow @SHO_TheCircus on Twitter.