''America Now'' is a defunct American daily television magazine program hosted by

Leeza Gibbons Leeza Kim Gibbons (born March 26, 1957) is an American talk show host. She is best known as a correspondent and co-host for ''Entertainment Tonight'' (1984–2000) as well as for having her own syndicated daytime talk show, ''Leeza'' (1993–20 ...

and

Bill Rancic William Rancic (; born May 16, 1971) is an American entrepreneur who was the first candidate hired by The Trump Organization at the conclusion of the first season of Donald Trump's reality television show ''The Apprentice''. He is married to E! ...

, featuring "news you can really use" on lifestyle topics such as health, diet, family and pets. The program, which aired Monday through Friday, was produced by

ITV Studios America ITV Studios is a British multinational television production and distribution company owned by the British television broadcaster ITV plc. It handles production and distribution of programmes broadcast on the ITV network and third-party broad ...

. ''America Now'' was broadcast across the United States on stations owned by

Raycom Media Raycom Media, Inc. was an American television broadcasting company based in Montgomery, Alabama. Raycom owned and/or provided services for 65 television stations and two radio stations across 44 markets in 20 states. Raycom, through its Commun ...

, along with being syndicated nationwide in its last season.

Production

The show utilized material from television stations owned by

, and original demonstrations from experts on various topics. The show first aired on October 30, 2010. During the first season, the program was one hour in length and only aired weekends on Raycom Media stations. On September 12, 2011, the second season premiered, with Gibbons joining Rancic as the show began airing Monday through Friday in two 30-minute episodes generally run back to back. On March 9, 2012, ITV Studios and Raycom Media announced that ''America Now'' had been renewed through the 2012-13 season. On February 18, 2014, Raycom Media announced that the fourth season of ''America Now'' would be its last, with the last episode airing on September 5.Raycom Says No More 'America Now'
Kevin Downey, TVNewsCheck, February 18, 2014

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