The play, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” stars George Clooney as veteran CBS newscaster Edward R. Murrow as he takes a stand against the anti-communist witch hunts of the 1950s.

"Good Night, and Good Luck" is airing live on CNN on Saturday, June 7 at 7 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free live stream.

For the record: 6:20 p.m. June 10, 2025 An earlier version of this article indicated that David Comer directed the broadcast of “Good Night, and Good Luck.” ...

How to watch 'Good Night, and Good Luck' "Good Night, and Good Luck" airs on June 7 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. on CNN apps and CNN.com. Viewers may also stream it on Max.

As a drama, “Good Night, and Good Luck” is decent and earnest, the equivalent of a well-crafted pay-cable docu-movie. But as an alarm, its tone is keening and its timing supernaturally perfect.

But his journalism is another story, and that’s the one “Good Night, and Good Luck,” which opened on Thursday at the Winter Garden, wants to tell. To do so, it quickly jumps back to 1953 and ...