The Newsroom: Scoop on the number of episodes in season 2 from TVLine's Matt Webb Mitovich

Here's some scoop on The Newsroom from this week's (Posted on 8/1/13) Matt's Inside Line column.

When I first looked up details of this season of The Newsroom, I heard that there would be 12 episodes. But now I saw an article that said there would be only nine! What’s the real amount? –Ross
Sorry, I must say nein to that 12 rumor and confirm it is just nine, with the finale set for Sept. 15.

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