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If you are not an HBO subscriber — or perhaps you are, but last night’s Nik at Nite reruns of Yes, Dear were too hard to resist and your DVR remains untended — the pay cabler has put online the full first episode of Aaron Sorkin‘s The Newsroom, for free.

The new drama, taking you behind the scenes of a cable news operation, has quickly proved to be one of the more polarizing summer shows among critics. If you saw it — or after you check out the pilot below — tell us what you think of the West Wing creator’s latest.

The first episode is also available for free via multiple On Demand platforms and as an iTunes podcast.