Election Night (Veep)

"Election Night"
Veep episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 10
Directed byChris Addison
Story by
Teleplay by
  • Simon Blackwell
  • Tony Roche
Original air dateJune 14, 2015 (2015-06-14)
Running time29 minutes
Guest appearances
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"Election Night" is the tenth and final episode of the fourth season of the American television comedy series Veep, and the 38th episode overall. "Election Night" aired on June 14, 2015, on HBO. It was written by Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, and Tony Roche, and directed by Chris Addison. The episode follows the night of the U.S. Presidential Election, in which President Selina Meyer is running against Senator Bill O'Brien. "Election Night" largely takes place in a hotel suite where Selina and her staff are watching the election returns on cable news. At the end of the episode, Selina and O'Brien are tied for electoral votes.[1]

The writers of "Election Night" won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for the episode.[2] The director won an Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series award from the Directors Guild of America.[3]

  1. ^ "Veep: "Election Night"". TV Club. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  2. ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (2015-09-21). "Emmys: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Wins Best Actress, Comedy For 'Veep'". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  3. ^ "The Revenant's Alejandro González Iñárritu Wins Second Consecutive DGA Award". Vulture. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 2020-01-03.