The News with Shepard Smith
GenreNews program
Presented byShepard Smith
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes389 (as of April 11, 2022)
Production
Production locationsCNBC Global Headquarters; Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Original release
NetworkCNBC
ReleaseSeptember 30, 2020 (2020-09-30) –
November 2, 2022 (2022-11-02)

The News with Shepard Smith is an American news television program hosted by Shepard Smith that aired on CNBC.[1] The program, which premiered on September 30, 2020, was a general interest news show that aired at 7 PM ET.[2][3]

The show was the first hosted by Smith since his departure from Fox News in 2019.[4] On November 3, 2022, CNBC canceled the program after two years, and Smith announced his departure from the network.[5]

The News was the first nightly newscast to air on CNBC since May 2004.

Content

Smith has stated that the program is meant to be "fact-based" and will not include analysis or opinion.[2] Smith has stated of the show: "We’re going to have journalists, reporters, sound and video. We’re going to have newsmakers and experts ... but no pundits."[2]

Episodes

The first episode of the show drew 373,000 viewers, "behind major cable news networks but a boost for CNBC for the time period."[6]

The first episodes of the show were being shot in a temporary studio. This studio is a boxed off area in Studio A at CNBC Global Headquarters. This studio was used until construction on a dedicated set was completed.[7] The new set debuted on October 28, 2020.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gryanbaum, Michael (September 27, 2020). "Shepard Smith, Fox News Apostate, Is Starting Over at CNBC". The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Bauder, David. "Nearly a year after sudden exit, Shepard Smith returns to TV". Associated Press. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Steinberg, Brian (October 2020). "Shepard Smith Vows to Cut News 'Noise' While Leading CNBC Down New Path". Variety. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Johnson, Ted (September 28, 2020). "Shepard Smith Returns To The Anchor Chair On CNBC For Opinion-Free Newscast: "We're Not Here To Tell You How To Think"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  5. ^ Johnson, Ted (November 3, 2022). "Shepard Smith To Depart CNBC As Primetime Newscast Is Canceled". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  6. ^ Johnson, Ted (October 2020). "Shepard Smith Debut Saw Viewership Boost For CNBC In Time Period, Network Says". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Hill, Michael. "Shepard Smith's 'The News' refines its look on second night out". NewscastStudio. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  8. ^ Hill, Michael P. (October 29, 2020). "'The News with Shepard Smith' debuts new set". NewscastStudio. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

External links

CNBC Business Day programming
Evening news and talk TV programs in the United States
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