My Least Favorite Year

"**My Least Favorite Year**"
"My Least Favorite Year"
The Morning Show episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 1
Directed by	Mimi Leder
Written by	Eric Lipez; Adam Milch; Kerry Ehrin;
Cinematography by	David Lanzenberg
Editing by	Sidney Wolinsky
Original release date	September 17, 2021
Running time	53 minutes
Guest appearances
	Janina Gavankar as Alison Namazi; Tom Irwin as Fred Micklen; Holland Taylor as Cybil Reynolds; Hasan Minhaj as Eric Nomani; Katie Aselton as Madeleine; Kathy Najimy as Sylvia Portman; Hannah Leder as Isabella; Augustus Prew as Sean; James Urbaniak as Backstage Manager; Mark Harelik as Richard; Victoria Tate as Rena Robinson; Tara Karsian as Gayle Berman; Joe Marinelli as Donny Spagnoli; Joe Pacheco as Bart Daley; Shari Belafonte as Julia; Eli Bildner as Joel Rapkin; Amber Friendly as Layla Bell; Michelle Meredith as Lindsey Sherman;
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"My Least Favorite Year" is the first episode of the second season of the American drama television series The Morning Show, inspired by Brian Stelter's 2013 book Top of the Morning. It is the eleventh overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Erica Lipez, executive producer Adam Milch, and series developer Kerry Ehrin, and directed by executive producer Mimi Leder. It was released on Apple TV+ on September 17, 2021.

The series follows the characters and culture behind a network broadcast morning news program, The Morning Show. After allegations of sexual misconduct, the male co-anchor of the program, Mitch Kessler, is forced off the show. It follows Mitch's co-host, Alex Levy, and a conservative reporter Bradley Jackson, who attracts the attention of the show's producers after a viral video. In the episode, Alex and Bradley experience a fallout after exposing UBA on live television.

The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised the new focus and storylines, although some expressed criticism for the over-abundance of subplots.