Radio host, newspaper columnist and author Michael Smerconish tackles the American political and news stories of the week, offering only one kind of talking point: his own. Smerconish takes an independent point of view on political topics -- his infamous commentaries cross party lines and he calls the shots as he sees them.
Connie Chung Tonight is an American television newsmagazine hosted by Connie Chung. The hour-long series premiered on CNN on June 24, 2002. At first the show was live, then previously taped in a move the network hoped would improve the program's flow.
Although it achieved moderate audience ratings, Chung's show was suspended with the start of the 2003 Iraq War, and Chung's role shifting to reading news headlines. When CNN generally resumed regular programming, they did not bring Connie Chung Tonight back to air. The program was canceled in March 2003, and Chung did not return to air on the network, despite still being under contract with CNN.
Your Bottom Line is a CNN news program focusing on financial news hosted by Christine Romans. The program was hosted by Gerri Willis before her departure from CNN in February 2010. She later moved to Fox Business in March 2010 The show airs Saturdays at 9:30am on CNN. Originally called Open House, the program is designed to show how the political and economic news of the week affects a viewer's bottom line. The topics discussed on Your Bottom Line have shifted from a narrow real estate focus to a broader discussion of personal finance, from houses to cars, from personal debt to bank accounts. The stated goal of 'Your Bottom Line' is to give viewers information so that they can save as much money as possible.
John Berman, Kate Bolduan and Sara Sidner will anchor the morning program, based in New York. Brianna Keilar, Boris Sanchez and Jim Sciutto will anchor in the afternoon from Washington. The blocks will be produced in Atlanta. Inside Politics will remain at noon-1 p.m. ET, anchored by John King.
Your Money, formerly known as Your $$$$$, is a one-hour news show was hosted by Christine Romans broadcast by CNN from the Time Warner Center studios in New York City. The show breaks down the business news of the week and shows viewers how it impacts their bottom line. It is the only program on the network devoted to in depth financial coverage.
The program is shown on Saturdays at 1 PM EST and Sundays at 3 PM EST.
In the Arena was a one-hour show on CNN that premiered October 4, 2010 as Parker Spitzer and was hosted by former New York Democratic governor Eliot Spitzer and Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist Kathleen Parker. It was broadcast weeknights in prime time at 8 p.m. ET, replacing Campbell Brown in the same time slot. The show received consistently low ratings and there were reports of backstage fighting between Spitzer and Parker. On February 25, 2011, CNN announced that Parker had parted ways with the show to continue her work on her syndicated column but would continue to contribute to CNN. Spitzer remained on the show and the title was changed to In the Arena effective February 28. The show was canceled by CNN on July 6, 2011. The cancellation was effective August 8, 2011, when CNN went on to broadcast its flagship nightly news program AC360, anchored by Anderson Cooper, live at 8 pm and re-air it in its current time slot of 10 pm.
Campbell Brown is a CNN primetime newscast anchored by Campbell Brown that focuses on United States politics. The show was originally known as Campbell Brown: Election Center followed by Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull. The program aired from 2008 to 2010.