American Crime Story
The Race Card
TV Flash files “The Race Card” as hour 5 of 29 in the TV Flash guide — American Crime Story (2016–present) on FX, season 1, episode 5, aired 2016-03-01, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E05: listed hour 5 of 29 in the American Crime Story guide, hour 5 of 10 in season 1. It aired 2016-03-01 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “100% Not Guilty” (S01E04). Next is “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia” (S01E06).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
As the trial begins, Christopher Darden and Johnnie Cochran face off in court. Chris has doubts about Mark Fuhrman as a witness. The jury visits the crime scene. directed by John Singleton.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Race Card sit in the American Crime Story guide?
S01E05 is listed hour 5 of 29 — hour 5 of 10 in season 1, season 1 episode 5.
When did American Crime Story S01E05 air?
The Race Card aired 2016-03-01 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is it one continuous story?
No. Each season is a different true-crime or media saga. You can start with any year; most people start with The People v. O. J. Simpson.
In the series
Why this series still plays
True-crime anthology as prestige time machine: The People v. O. J. Simpson first, then Versace, then Impeachment. Ryan Murphy's FX event with Paulson, Gooding, Sterling K. Brown turning courtroom history into binge argument. Season one swept the Emmys and rehabilitated the miniseries. Watch when you want a scandal the culture still has not finished trying.
The courtroom as a fitting. Each season of *American Crime Story* dramatizes a media-saturated American crime saga with A-list reinventions — O.J. first, then Versace, then Impeachment. Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski helped launch Ryan Murphy's FX anthology as a prestige time machine: courtroom history as binge argument. *The People v. O. J. Simpson* (2016) made Cuba Gooding Jr., Sarah Paulson, and Sterling K. Brown into a national re-litigation. Season one dominated the Emmys, including Outstanding…
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- Cuba Gooding Jr. as O. J. Simpson (S1)
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- Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden (S1)
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- Darren Criss as Andrew Cunanan (S2)
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- Penélope Cruz as Donatella Versace (S2)
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