''Charlie Rose'' (also known as ''The Charlie Rose Show'') is an American television interview and talk show, with
Charlie Rose
Charles Peete Rose Jr. (born January 5, 1942) is an American former television journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show '' Charlie Rose'' on PBS and Bloomberg LP.
Rose also co-an ...
as executive producer, executive editor, and host. The show was
syndicated on
PBS
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from 1991 until 2017 and is owned by Charlie Rose, Inc. Rose interviewed thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, businesspersons, leaders, scientists, and fellow newsmakers.
On November 20, 2017,
WNET
WNET (channel 13), branded on-air as "Thirteen" (stylized as "THIRTEEN"), is a primary PBS member television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York City area. Owned by The WNET Group (formerly known as the ...
,
Bloomberg Television
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and PBS announced the suspension of distribution of the show after former employees of Charlie Rose, Inc. alleged Rose sexually harassed them. Bloomberg Television also pulled reruns of the series within only an hour's notice. The next day, both PBS and Bloomberg cancelled distribution of the program and terminated their relationship with Rose; this
de facto
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cancelled the show.
CNNMoney
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reported on November 29 that Rose called the show's staffers and let them know they would be paid until the end of the year and released from their contracts at the start of 2018; their access to the
Bloomberg headquarters where the show recorded to remove personal effects would be terminated on December 8.
On December 4, it was announced that ''
Amanpour
''Amanpour'' (stylized as ''Amanpour.'') is a global affairs interview television program hosted by British-Iranian journalist Christiane Amanpour, airing weeknights
6pm GMT/ 1pm ET & 7PM CET on CNN International.
The program is also aired on ...
'', a
CNN International
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interview program hosted by
Christiane Amanpour
Christiane Maria Heideh AmanpourStated on ''Finding Your Roots'', 22 January 2019 (; fa, کریستیان امانپور, Kristiane Amānpur; born 12 January 1958) is a British-Iranian journalist and television host. Amanpour is the Chief ...
, would re-air on PBS as an interim replacement for ''Charlie Rose''. The show was ultimately replaced by Amanpour as ''
Amanpour & Company
''Amanpour & Company'' is a late-night global-affairs interview television program hosted by Christiane Amanpour. The hour-long show premiered on PBS on September 10, 2018, as an expanded version of the CNN International show ''Amanpour'', augm ...
''.
History
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The show premiered on September 30, 1991. It was formerly presented by WNET, where it first aired as a local program. The program was additionally broadcast by
Bloomberg Television
Bloomberg Television (on-air as Bloomberg) is an American-based pay television network focusing on business and capital market programming, owned by Bloomberg L.P. It is distributed globally, reaching over 310 million homes worldwide. It is head ...
with a week delay, which formerly provided the show's recording facility. The set was simple, set up with an
all-dark surrounding space around an
oak
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round table
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used since the program debuted and purchased by Rose himself, along with accompanying chairs.
Funding for the show was primarily provided by donations from various corporations and charitable foundations. The program was criticized for not disclosing their list of donors within their
underwriting disclosure.
In 2010, Rose and co-host
Eric Kandel
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began ''The Brain Series'', episodes featuring
neuroscientists
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and other experts; the series was later released on DVD.
In October 2014, a segment called "
Al Hunt
Albert Reinold Hunt Jr. (born December 4, 1942) is an American journalist, formerly a columnist for Bloomberg View (from which he retired at the end of 2018), the editorial arm of Bloomberg News (which is a subsidiary of Bloomberg L.P.). Hunt ...
on the Story" was launched as a "regular feature interview"; Hunt's first interview under this banner was with Secretary of State
John Kerry
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.
The show was formerly taped at
731 Lexington Avenue
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in
Midtown Manhattan
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, where
Bloomberg Television
Bloomberg Television (on-air as Bloomberg) is an American-based pay television network focusing on business and capital market programming, owned by Bloomberg L.P. It is distributed globally, reaching over 310 million homes worldwide. It is head ...
and
Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was co-founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981, with Thomas Secunda, Duncan MacMillan (Bloomberg), Duncan MacMi ...
are based.
In February 2017, the show utilized a number of guest hosts (Guest hosts also filled in for Rose on ''
CBS This Morning
''CBS This Morning'' (''CTM'') is an American morning television program that aired on CBS from November 30, 1987, to October 29, 1999, and again from January 9, 2012, to September 6, 2021. The program was aired from Monday through Saturday. ...
'') while Rose underwent heart surgery. Afterwards, Rose stated a planned return in March.
Show musical theme
''Charlie Rose''s music theme was composed exclusively for the series by
David Lowe and David Shapiro.
''Charlie Rose: The Week''
''Charlie Rose: The Week'' premiered on PBS on July 19, 2013. The show was a half-hour long, consisting of interviews from recent episodes of ''Charlie Rose'', with occasional unique segments produced for the weekly broadcast. ''The Week'' replaced the cancelled series
''Need to Know'', and occupied that show's former Friday time slot.
It was cancelled by WNET and PBS on November 20, 2017, due to the sexual harassment allegations. Both also removed the show's content and archives from their websites.
See also
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List of longest-running United States television series
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List of programs broadcast by PBS
The following is a list of programs currently or formerly distributed through the American PBS stations and other public television entities.
Current programming
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