Charles Firth
Director
CNNNN (2002)
Season 1
CNNNN is a news and current affairs channel owned and operated by ChaserCorp. It was founded by David Stewart in 1983 to counteract liberal bias in the media and remains the cornerstone of a television network that now contains over 40 different channels, spans 294 countries and reaches a potential cumulative audience of 100 billion people per week.
Released Sept. 19, 2002
Episode 25 min
None+
Keywords: tmdb.satire, tmdb.satirical, tmdb.witty
Network: ABC TV
S1E1 - Terror Alert
Top news stories:
CNNNN chief's round-the-world flight fails
Iraq prepares own Archibalds
Hamas leader denies role in ‘Lord of the Rings'
New proof of Iraqi stockpile
America on full alert
Bin Laden whereabouts known
Tiger Woods Republicans' choice for President
Sept. 19, 2002, midnight
S1E2 - Terrorthon
CNNNN holds a terrorthon to encourage countries to pledge towards the war on terror.
Sept. 26, 2002, midnight
S1E3 - Peace Crisis
CNNNN covers the current peace crisis.
Oct. 3, 2002, midnight
S1E4 - Saddam Assassination / Make A Fortune Foundation
CNNNN covers calls for the assassination of Saddam.
Oct. 10, 2002, midnight
S1E5 - Telstra Triumph
Top news stories:
Down at heel
ChaserCorp CEO splits with wife
Oct. 17, 2002, midnight
S1E6 - Tilt Australia
CNNNN aims to reduce the water-shortage crisis in inland Australia by tilting the entire continent to drain the water from the Eastern seaboard. Radio announcer Alan Jones was duped by the Chaser team live on air for believing this concept.
Oct. 24, 2002, midnight
S1E7 - Lunchgate
A businessman accidentally leaves his lunch at home and is pursued by police and the media in an O.J. Simpson style chase and becomes a suspected terrorist.
Oct. 31, 2002, midnight
S1E8 - Raid Rage / Melbourne Cup
CNNNN covers a string of ASIO terrorism raids
Nov. 7, 2002, midnight
S1E9 - 40 Years Of CNNNN
CNNNN celebrates forty years on air.
Nov. 14, 2002, midnight
Network: ABC TV
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: Sept. 19, 2002
Last Air Date: Oct. 23, 2003, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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