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CNN’s June 7, 2025, broadcast of Good Night, and Good Luck was billed by the network as the first time a live play had ever been televised. It was not a special revival or an awards-night staging: CNN aired the penultimate performance of the Broadway production, which closed the next day.
What made the broadcast historic?
In its May 15, 2025 announcement, CNN called the June 7 telecast a first: “never before has a live play ever been televised.” The wording matters: this was CNN’s description of the historic milestone, not a claim that the production was the first play ever filmed or shown on television. The event carried the Broadway performance live, rather than presenting a separately staged adaptation.
CNN said the broadcast would air on CNN and CNN International and stream on CNN.com. The network’s chairman and CEO, Mark Thompson, described the play as a story about both the golden age of television journalism and “the importance of the free press and the need for strong news organizations to report the facts in a fair-minded way.” CNN’s announcement attributed that statement to Thompson.
When was the performance, and when did the Broadway run end?
The live broadcast took place Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET, from the Winter Garden Theatre in New York. It was the penultimate performance of the Broadway run; the final performance was June 8, 2025, according to the official production site and the American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards record. The broadcast is therefore a record of the original production’s final weekend, not a current opportunity to see the show live.
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What is the play about?
Written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov and directed by David Cromer, the play stars Clooney as CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow. It adapts Clooney and Heslov’s 2005 film and follows Murrow’s on-air challenge to Senator Joseph McCarthy amid the fear of communism and political pressure associated with McCarthyism. Its central concerns include journalism, propaganda, fear and the responsibilities of the press.
The stage version incorporates real footage of McCarthy. The Associated Press described a newsroom-like set with old-fashioned monitors mixing archival and newer footage. Director David Cromer told the AP that the play is filled with debate and complex arguments about what is right and what happens when people act. Heslov said the decision to bring the work to the stage was not made “for any real political reasons,” adding: “It turns out that the environment might be ripe for it.” The AP’s report on the play includes both comments.
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How was the production received?
The American Theatre Wing’s 2025 Tony Awards record lists five nominations:
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- Scott Pask, scenic design
- Brenda Abbandandolo, costume design
- Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, lighting design
- Daniel Kluger, sound design
These were nominations, not wins. CNN also reported that the production grossed more than $4 million in a single week and called it the highest-grossing play in Broadway history at the time. That superlative is CNN’s characterization in its announcement, not an independently audited comparison presented here.
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The broadcast was also connected to an education initiative: CNN said 2,000 tickets were subsidized for New York City high school students, including journalism students, in partnership with TodayTix. Those tickets concerned access to the production; the figure is not a television audience count.
Where can you watch the filmed performance now?
The original live CNN simulcast and the later filmed stage play are different viewing options. The official production website links to Good Night, and Good Luck: Live From Broadway on Netflix. Netflix describes its listing as a 2025 filmed stage play starring George Clooney. Its title page cautions that availability varies by country, so check the listing in your own Netflix catalog before relying on access. The Netflix page does not establish that the original CNN broadcast is available as an archive.
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How can you read or study the play?
Concord Theatricals lists an acting edition of Good Night, and Good Luck, the relevant script edition for readers interested in the stage text or its performance. That is distinct from the screenplay for the 2005 film or a biography of Murrow. Concord Theatricals’ listing establishes the publisher’s edition; it does not confirm stock at any particular retailer.
How does this fit into Broadway’s 2024–25 season?
The AP reported that Broadway’s 2024–25 season grossed $1.9 billion and sold nearly 14.7 million tickets, describing the gross as the highest recorded and attendance as the second-best on record. Those are Broadway-wide season figures, not totals for Good Night, and Good Luck. The AP’s season report provides that wider context.
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