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CNBC (formerly Consumer News and Business Channel) is an American
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business news channel. It provides business news programming on weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.,
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, while broadcasting talk shows, investigative reports,
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,
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s, reality shows, and other programs at all other times. Along with
Fox Business Fox Business (officially known as Fox Business Network, or FBN) is an American business news channel and website publication owned by the Fox News Media division of Fox Corporation. The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenue ...
and
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 ...
, it is one of the three major business news channels. It also operates a website and mobile apps, whereby users can watch the channel via streaming media, and which provide some content that is only accessible to paid subscribers. CNBC content is available on demand on
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s including
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devices with
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,
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and app devices with Google Assistant, and on Apple Siri voice interfaces including iPhones. Many CNBC TV shows are available as
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s for on-demand listening. Graphics are designed by Sweden-based Magoo 3D studios. CNBC is a division of
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, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast. It is headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. In addition to the domestic U.S. feed, there are several international editions on the list of CNBC channels, although many just license the CNBC name. Examples include
CNBC World CNBC World is an American pay television business news channel operated by the NBCUniversal News Group which provides coverage of world markets alongside the domestic CNBC service, using programmes from CNBC's international networks based in Eu ...
,
CNBC Europe Consumer News and Business Channel Europe (referred to on air simply as CNBC) is a business and financial news television channel which airs across Europe. The station is based in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Pl ...
, CNBC Asia,
Class CNBC Class CNBC (formerly CFN/CNBC) is an Italian pay television channel, working as a localised version of CNBC Europe, albeit with a major focus on the Italian financial markets. The channel is headquartered in Milan, site of the Borsa Italiana, and ...
in Italy,
CNBC Indonesia Consumer News and Business Channel Indonesia (known as CNBC Indonesia and abbreviated as CNBC ID) is an Indonesian television network owned by Trans Media in collaboration with Comcast's NBCUniversal under CNBC license. Launched on 10 October 20 ...
in Indonesia, CNBC Arabiya in the UAE,
Nikkei CNBC Nikkei CNBC (日経CNBC) is a business and financial news television channel broadcast in Japan. It is owned primarily by CNBC Asia and Japanese media group Nikkei, Inc. and its subsidiary, TV Tokyo Holdings Corporation. The channel is a result ...
in Japan,
CNBC TV18 CNBC TV18 is an Indian pay television business and financial news channel owned by NBCUniversal and TV18 TV18 Broadcast Limited (formerly Global Broadcast News and IBN18 Broadcast Limited) is an Indian entity belonging to Network18 Gro ...
,
CNBC Awaaz CNBC Awaaz () is an Indian pay television Hindi business news channel, owned by CNBC and TV18 based in New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT) ...
, and CNBC Baazar (A special Gujarati language channel) in India, and GNN/CNBC Pakistan in Pakistan.


History & Transactions

CNBC traces its roots to the founding in 1979 of the
Satellite Program Network Satellite Program Network (SPN) was a satellite and cable television network that broadcast in the United States from 1979 to 1989. Following a name change to Tempo Television in 1986, it was bought by NBC and relaunched as CNBC in 1989. Histo ...
(SPN), showing a low-budget mix of old movies, instructional and entertainment programs. The channel later changed its name to Tempo Television. After initially signing a letter of intent to acquire Tempo,
NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are ...
opted for a deal to lease the channel's
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in June 1988. On this platform, and under the guidance of Tom Rogers, the channel was relaunched on April 17, 1989, as the Consumer News and Business Channel. NBC and
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initially operated CNBC as a 50–50 joint venture, and it was headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
Sue Herera Sue Herera (née Susan McMahon, born November 15, 1957) is an American journalist and business news television anchor. Early life and education Herera was born in Spokane, Washington. She grew up in Brentwood, California, where her father was a s ...
and Scott Cohn joined CNBC at its inception. CNBC had considerable difficulty getting cable carriage at first, as many providers were skeptical of placing it alongside the longer-established
Financial News Network The Financial News Network (FNN) was an American financial and business news television network that was launched November 30, 1981. The purpose of the network was to broadcast programming nationwide, five days a week for seven hours a day on t ...
. By the winter of 1990, CNBC was in only 17 million homes – less than half of FNN's potential reach – despite the size of NBC, its parent. After an
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, FNN filed for
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on March 2, 1991 and put itself up for sale. After a bidding war with a
Dow Jones & Company Dow Jones & Company, Inc. is an American publishing firm owned by News Corp and led by CEO Almar Latour. The company publishes ''The Wall Street Journal'', '' Barron's'', ''MarketWatch'', ''Mansion Global'', ''Financial News'' and ''Private E ...
Westinghouse Broadcasting consortium, CNBC was awarded FNN by a bankruptcy judge for $154.3 million on May 21, 1991 and merged the two operations. CNBC hired around 60 of FNN's 300-person workforce.
Bill Griffeth Bill Griffeth is an author and retired TV news anchor. Early life and education In 1980, Griffeth received a bachelor's degree in journalism from California State University, Northridge. While a student there, Griffeth co-hosted a weekly intervi ...
and
Joe Kernen Joseph Richard Kernen (born January 6, 1956) is an American news anchor who is the co-host of ''Squawk Box'' on CNBC. Early life and education Kernen grew up in Western Hills, Cincinnati and graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1974. He ho ...
, who are still with the channel, joined CNBC at that time. Other former FNN's workforce were hired 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 ...
. The deal increased the distribution of the network to over 40 million homes. Cablevision sold its 49.5% stake in CNBC to NBC upon completion of the deal.
Roger Ailes Roger Eugene Ailes (May 15, 1940 – May 18, 2017) was an American television executive and media consultant. He was the chairman and CEO of Fox News, Fox Television Stations and 20th Television. Ailes was a media consultant for Republican ...
was hired as the president of CNBC in August 1993, tasked by NBC CEO
Bob Wright Robert Charles Wright (born April 23, 1943) is an American lawyer, businessman, right-wing lobbyist, and author. He is a former NBC executive, having served as president and CEO from 1986 to 2001, and chairman and CEO from 2001 until he retire ...
with turning around the struggling network. Ailes resigned in January 1996 due to disagreements with management including the decision by NBC management to form a joint venture with Microsoft that included the rebrand of "
America's Talking America's Talking was an American short-lived cable television channel focused mainly on talk based programming, created by NBC and spun off from economic channel CNBC. It was launched on July 4, 1994, and was carried in 10 million American hous ...
" as MSNBC. Under the leadership of Ailes, annual revenue at CNBC rose from $43 million to $110 million. CNBC launched CNBC Asia, headquartered in Singapore in June 1995 and
CNBC Europe Consumer News and Business Channel Europe (referred to on air simply as CNBC) is a business and financial news television channel which airs across Europe. The station is based in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Pl ...
, headquartered in London, in March 1996. In December 1997, CNBC formed a strategic alliance with Dow Jones, including content sharing with
Dow Jones Newswires Dow Jones & Company, Inc. is an American publishing firm owned by News Corp and led by CEO Almar Latour. The company publishes ''The Wall Street Journal'', '' Barron's'', ''MarketWatch'', ''Mansion Global'', ''Financial News'' and ''Private E ...
, '' The Wall Street Journal'', MarketWatch, and '' Barron's'' and the rebranding of the channel as "a service of NBC and Dow Jones". Fox merged with Dow Jones in 2007 and
Fox Business Fox Business (officially known as Fox Business Network, or FBN) is an American business news channel and website publication owned by the Fox News Media division of Fox Corporation. The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenue ...
later became a competitor to CNBC. Also in December 1997, CNBC's international channels were merged into a 50-50 joint venture with their Dow Jones-owned rivals, London-based European Business News and Singapore-based Asia Business News. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, CNBC's ratings increased sharply along with the stock market, often beating those of
CNN CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by t ...
during market hours. The highest daytime viewership of the network in 2000 was 343,000. However, after the burst of the dot-com bubble, CNBC's viewing figures declined in tandem. In 2002, CNBC's ratings fell 44% and were down another 5% in 2003. The network's ratings steadily fell until bottoming in Q1 2005, with an average viewership of 134,000 during the day. From 2001 to 2006, the CNBC website was operated by
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. In August 2003, CNBC signed a deal to provide weather content from
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. In October 2003, CNBC moved its world headquarters from Fort Lee to a new
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production studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. NBC Universal reacquired full control of loss-making CNBC Europe and CNBC Asia from Dow Jones at the end of 2005. The licensing agreement between Dow and CNBC U.S. remained intact, until it expired in 2012. CNBC reported annual revenues of $510 million in 2006. In September 2006, CNBC launched the FTSE CNBC Global 300
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in conjunction with
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. The index includes the fifteen largest companies from each of the sectors of the Industry Classification Benchmark as well as the thirty largest companies from
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. Profits at CNBC exceeded $333 million in 2007, making CNBC the second most profitable of NBC Universal's thirteen cable channels in the United States, behind only the USA Network. Ratings hit an all-time high in 2007. CNBC Africa was launched on June 1, 2007. On October 22, 2007, CNBC launched "CNBC Investor Network", a series of webcam connections to the
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s of various independent financial institutions across the United States, allowing traders to be interviewed instantaneously as news breaks. In December 2007, CNBC formed a content partnership with Yahoo! Finance. In January 2008, CNBC formed a content partnership with '' The New York Times'', which was seen as an attempt by both parties to take on increased competition from News Corporation. In May 2008, CNBC formed a content partnership with
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. Average daytime viewership (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) reached a seven-year high of 310,000 viewers in the first quarter of 2008. Ratings plummeted in 2009 as the network aired bad economic news resulting from the
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. In January 2010, the launch of the Korean language channel
SBS-CNBC SBS Biz (formerly SBS CNBC) is a 24-hour business news channel in South Korea. History On August 13, 2009, SBS took over all stocks of a sports TV channel Xports, which were shared by CJ Media (70%) and IB Sports (30%). After a partnership a ...
marked the fifteenth CNBC-branded channel worldwide. In July 2010, BT signed a five-year contract with CNBC Europe to distribute content from its London headquarters to sister sites in Europe and the US. In 2011, CNBC won an award at the International Broadcasting Convention for its CNBC 4D: Interactive motion tracking that allows CNBC presenters to interact with 3D graphics, using technology from Unreel, Brainstorm, Motion Analysis. In June 2012, CNBC expanded its partnership with Yahoo! Finance in an effort to reach more online viewers. That month, CNBC.com had 6.5 million unique visitors in the United States while Yahoo! Finance had 37.5 million. In 2013, host
Maria Bartiromo Maria Sara Bartiromo (born September 11, 1967) is an American financial journalist, television personality, news anchor, and author. She is the host of ''Mornings with Maria'' and '' Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street'' on the Fox Business Network as ...
left CNBC for
Fox Business Fox Business (officially known as Fox Business Network, or FBN) is an American business news channel and website publication owned by the Fox News Media division of Fox Corporation. The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenue ...
in part because Fox offered her $5–6 million per year compared to the $4 million per year that she made at CNBC. On January 6, 2015, CNBC changed the way it calculates ratings, switching from
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to a system by Cogent Research to calculate the viewership of its business day programming by surveying financial advisers and investors, with the goal of providing a more accurate measurement of the network's out-of-home viewership; Nielsen is still used to track the viewership of its entertainment programming. In October 2015, CNBC reached a record in viewership when it hosted one of the
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of the
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. On January 10, 2016, CNBC and
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announced a strategic partnership to create Indonesian language channel
CNBC Indonesia Consumer News and Business Channel Indonesia (known as CNBC Indonesia and abbreviated as CNBC ID) is an Indonesian television network owned by Trans Media in collaboration with Comcast's NBCUniversal under CNBC license. Launched on 10 October 20 ...
. The channel was launched in 2018. By 2017, Fox Business had overtaken CNBC as the most watched daytime business news network. CNBC’s online video operations generated an all-time high of 1.92 billion total digital video starts across platforms in 2020. In 2020, CNBC hired
Shepard Smith David Shepard Smith Jr. (born January 14, 1964) is an American broadcast journalist. He served as chief general news anchor and host of '' The News with Shepard Smith'' on CNBC, a daily evening newscast launched in late September 2020; but his ...
from Fox News to be its primary news anchor, providing a salary of approximately $10 million. However, viewers did not follow him from Fox. In 2021, CNBC signed a new multi-platform deal with
Jim Cramer James Joseph Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality and author. He is the host of ''Mad Money'' on CNBC and an anchor on ''Squawk on the Street''. A former hedge fund manager, founder, and senior partner of Crame ...
.


Physical stores

CNBC has a licensing partnership with
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to operate retail locations in United States airports branded as CNBC News, CNBC Express, and CNBC SmartShop. The stores sell CNBC-branded merchandise as well as snacks and drinks.


Criticism

CNBC has been criticized for allegedly amplifying
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and
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markets, particularly in the run-up to the dot-com bubble and the subprime mortgage crisis. In response to these criticisms, CNBC anchors have pointed to the size of the market and noted that influencing it is "a little out of our reach." Jon Stewart on
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's ''
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'' has been a vocal critic of CNBC and some of its personalities, beginning after comments were made by
Rick Santelli Rick John Santelli (born July 6, 1956) is an editor for the CNBC Business News network. He joined CNBC as an on-air editor on June 14, 1999, reporting primarily from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. He was formerly the vice president for ...
. Despite the lack of direct comments by the network, several personalities have defended their predictions and comments. CNBC was accused by the Obama administration of "cable chatter"—the excessive and sometimes brutal discussion on a particular topic, often one-sided.


Performance of Jim Cramer's stock picks

Regarding ''
Mad Money ''Mad Money'' is an American finance television program hosted by Jim Cramer that began airing on CNBC on March 14, 2005. Its main focus is investment and speculation, particularly in public company stocks. Cramer defines "mad money" as th ...
'' host
Jim Cramer James Joseph Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality and author. He is the host of ''Mad Money'' on CNBC and an anchor on ''Squawk on the Street''. A former hedge fund manager, founder, and senior partner of Crame ...
, an August 20, 2007 article in '' Barron's'' stated that "his picks haven't beaten the market. Over the past two years, viewers holding Cramer's stocks would be up 12% while the Dow rose 22% and the S&P 500 16%."


High definition

On October 10, 2007, CNBC HD, a 1080i high-definition television simulcast of CNBC, was launched, first on
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. On October 13, 2014, coincidentally the 11th anniversary of CNBC's relocation to its current facilities in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, CNBC switched to a full 16:9 letterbox presentation, in line with CNBC Asia and
CNBC Europe Consumer News and Business Channel Europe (referred to on air simply as CNBC) is a business and financial news television channel which airs across Europe. The station is based in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Pl ...
.


Gallery

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CNBC Awaaz CNBC Awaaz () is an Indian pay television Hindi business news channel, owned by CNBC and TV18 based in New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT) ...
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Programming

Current notable programming * ''
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'': Joumanna Bercetche (produced by
CNBC Europe Consumer News and Business Channel Europe (referred to on air simply as CNBC) is a business and financial news television channel which airs across Europe. The station is based in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Pl ...
) * ''
Worldwide Exchange ''Worldwide Exchange'' is a television business news program on CNBC channels around the world. It used to be broadcast live from studios on three continents until May 11, 2012. The programme is anchored by Brian Sullivan and is produced at CN ...
'': Brian Sullivan * ''
Squawk Box ''Squawk Box'' is an American business news television program that airs from 6 to 9 a.m. Eastern time on CNBC. The program is co-hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Since debuting in 1995, the show has spawned a numbe ...
'':
Joe Kernen Joseph Richard Kernen (born January 6, 1956) is an American news anchor who is the co-host of ''Squawk Box'' on CNBC. Early life and education Kernen grew up in Western Hills, Cincinnati and graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1974. He ho ...
,
Rebecca Quick Rebecca "Becky" Quick (born July 18, 1972) is an American television journalist/newscaster and co-anchorwoman of CNBC's financial news shows ''Squawk Box'' and '' On the Money''. Biography Early life Quick grew up in Indiana, Ohio, Texas, an ...
, and
Andrew Ross Sorkin Andrew Ross Sorkin (born February 19, 1977) is an American journalist and author. He is a financial columnist for ''The New York Times'' and a co-anchor of CNBC's ''Squawk Box.'' He is also the founder and editor of DealBook, a financial news s ...
* ''
Squawk on the Street ''Squawk on the Street'', which debuted on December 19, 2005, is a business show on CNBC that follows the first 90 minutes of trading on Wall Street in the United States. Originally airing as a one-hour program, the show doubled its airtime t ...
'':
Carl Quintanilla Carl Quintanilla (born September 10, 1970) is an American journalist and co-anchor and anchor, respectively, of ''Squawk on the Street'' and ''Squawk Alley'', morning programs on CNBC. Early life and education Quintanilla was born in Midland, M ...
, David Faber,
Jim Cramer James Joseph Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality and author. He is the host of ''Mad Money'' on CNBC and an anchor on ''Squawk on the Street''. A former hedge fund manager, founder, and senior partner of Crame ...
, and Morgan Brennan * ''
TechCheck ''TechCheck'' is an American business news program that airs on CNBC from 11:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m Eastern Time. It premiered on April 12, 2021. It is broadcast live Monday through Friday from a trading-floor set inside Post 9 at the New York Stoc ...
'':
Carl Quintanilla Carl Quintanilla (born September 10, 1970) is an American journalist and co-anchor and anchor, respectively, of ''Squawk on the Street'' and ''Squawk Alley'', morning programs on CNBC. Early life and education Quintanilla was born in Midland, M ...
,
Jon Fortt Jon Fortt (born December 12, 1976) is an American journalist and the co-anchor of CNBC's TechCheck broadcast (formerly Squawk Alley). He is the creator and host of Fortt Knox, a technology, leadership and innovation brand that has existed as a ...
, Deirdre Bosa, and Julia Boorstin * '' Fast Money Halftime Report'': Scott Wapner * ''
Power Lunch ''Power Lunch'' is a television business news program on CNBC, airing between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Eastern Time. It is presented by Tyler Mathisen, Melissa Lee, and Kelly Evans. History Bill Griffeth anchored the program alone from 1996 to 2 ...
'':
Kelly Evans Kelly Evans (born July 17, 1985) is an American journalist and co-anchor of '' Power Lunch'' on the CNBC business news channel. She was previously based in CNBC Europe's London, England, headquarters from May 2012 to May 2013 and is now based in ...
and
Tyler Mathisen Tyler Chris Mathisen is a journalist for CNBC. He hosts ''Power Lunch''. Early life and education Mathisen was born in Arlington, Virginia in 1954. His father, Chris, was a war correspondent while in the United States Navy during World War II a ...
* ''
Closing Bell ''Closing Bell'' can refer to two CNBC programs: the original ''Closing Bell'' on CNBC (which debuted on February 4, 2002) and '' European Closing Bell'' on CNBC Europe (which was cancelled on December 18, 2015). The show is named after the be ...
'':
Sara Eisen Sara Aliza Eisen (born August 7, 1984) is a financial news anchor for CNBC. Education Eisen attended New York University as an undergraduate and completed her graduate studies at Northwestern University. Career Eisen worked for Bloomberg Telev ...
* '' Fast Money'': Melissa Lee (host),
Pete Najarian Peter Michael Najarian is an options trader, television personality, market analyst, and co-founder of optionMONSTER, a provider of market intelligence, commentary, and trading strategies. Along with his brother, Jon Najarian, he founded an ...
, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, and
Karen Finerman Karen Lisa Finerman (born February 25, 1965) is an American businesswoman and television personality. Early life and education Finerman was born to a Jewish family, the daughter of Jane and Gerald Finerman. She was raised in Beverly Hills, Ca ...
(panelists) * ''
Mad Money ''Mad Money'' is an American finance television program hosted by Jim Cramer that began airing on CNBC on March 14, 2005. Its main focus is investment and speculation, particularly in public company stocks. Cramer defines "mad money" as th ...
'': hosted by money manager
Jim Cramer James Joseph Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality and author. He is the host of ''Mad Money'' on CNBC and an anchor on ''Squawk on the Street''. A former hedge fund manager, founder, and senior partner of Crame ...
, is an hour-long show that gives stock advice to viewers who call to the program. The show also has a popular segment called "The Lightning Round". In August 2007, Cramer's on-air tirade about the weakening economy, which was seen during the "Stop Trading" segment on ''Street Signs'', received national attention.


Reality television and non-business-programming

* '' The Car Chasers'' * ''
Treasure Detectives ''Treasure Detectives'' is a television series on CNBC. The reality show covers the search for expensive paintings by a group of art collectors, led by Curtis Dowling (Born London June 11, 1967), a UK based fakes and forgeries expert. He has appe ...
'' * ''
American Greed ''American Greed'' (also known as ''American Greed: Scams, Scoundrels and Scandals'' and as ''American Greed: Scams, Schemes and Broken Dreams'') is an American documentary television series on CNBC. The series focuses on cases of Ponzi schemes, ...
'' * '' Restaurant Startup'' * ''
Blue Collar Millionaires ''Blue Collar Millionaires'' is an American television docu-series that airs on CNBC. The series follows different Americans with blue collar occupations who have become millionaires. The eight part half-hour series was commissioned by CNBC in J ...
'' * ''
Jay Leno's Garage ''Jay Leno's Garage'' is an American web and television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars and motorbikes starring Jay Leno, the former host of ''The Tonight Show''. Originally a web series for NBC.com, a special aired on CNBC in August ...
'' * '' The Profit'' * ''
West Texas Investors Club ''West Texas Investors Club'' was an American television docu-series which airs on CNBC. The series follows self-made millionaires Mike 'Rooster' McConaughey and Wayne 'Butch' Gilliam meeting entrepreneurs in Texas, offering them the chance to pit ...
'' * ''
Secret Lives of the Super Rich ''Secret Lives of the Super Rich'' is an American television series hosted by Robert Frank airing on CNBC. The series explores how wealthy people live, what they buy and how they travel. It regularly features mansions A mansion is a large d ...
'' * ''
Cleveland Hustles ''Cleveland Hustles'' is an hour-long American reality TV series created by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, which aired for an 8-episode season between August 24 and October 12, 2016, on CNBC. In it, aspiring entrepreneurs competed to open one o ...
'' * '' The Partner'' * ''
Staten Island Hustle CNBC (formerly Consumer News and Business Channel) is an American basic cable business news channel. It provides business news programming on weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time, while broadcasting talk show ...
'', a revival of former NBC game show ''
Deal or No Deal ''Deal or No Deal'' is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was the Dutch '' Miljoenenjacht'' (''Hunt/Chase for Millions''). The centerpiece of this format is the final round (a.k ...
'' * ''
Secret Lives of the Super Rich ''Secret Lives of the Super Rich'' is an American television series hosted by Robert Frank airing on CNBC. The series explores how wealthy people live, what they buy and how they travel. It regularly features mansions A mansion is a large d ...
'' * ''The News with
Shepard Smith David Shepard Smith Jr. (born January 14, 1964) is an American broadcast journalist. He served as chief general news anchor and host of '' The News with Shepard Smith'' on CNBC, a daily evening newscast launched in late September 2020; but his ...
'' - described as being "non-partisan" and "fact-based". * '' Business Nation'', anchored by award-winning journalist David Faber. Each edition of the program covers three stories; a mixture of profiles, investigative pieces and features. The format of the show is structured similarly to
HBO Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television, premium television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office busi ...
's ''
Real Sports ''Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel'' is a monthly sports news magazine on HBO. Since its debut on April 2, 1995, the program has been presented by television journalist and sportscaster Bryant Gumbel. Overview Format Each episode consists of fo ...
''. * '' CNBC on Assignment'' (for example, '' The Age of Wal-Mart'') * '' Cover to Cover'' * ''The Suze Orman Show'' * '' On the Money'' * '' Trash Inc: The Secret Life of Garbage'' (2010)


Notable former programming


Weekly, weekend and other programming

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National Geographic Explorer ''National Geographic Explorer'' (or simply ''Explorer'') is an American documentary television series that originally premiered on Nickelodeon on April 7, 1985, after having been produced as a less costly and intensive alternative to PBS's ' ...
'' (moved to MSNBC and then to the
National Geographic Channel National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by the National Geographic Global Networks unit of Disney General E ...
) * ''
Louis Rukeyser Louis Richard Rukeyser (January 30, 1933 – May 2, 2006) was an American financial journalist, columnist, and commentator, through print, radio, and television. He was best known for his role as host of two television series, ''Wall Street We ...
's Wall Street'' (ended its run on December 31, 2004 at
Louis Rukeyser Louis Richard Rukeyser (January 30, 1933 – May 2, 2006) was an American financial journalist, columnist, and commentator, through print, radio, and television. He was best known for his role as host of two television series, ''Wall Street We ...
's request due to illness) * ''Market Week with
Maria Bartiromo Maria Sara Bartiromo (born September 11, 1967) is an American financial journalist, television personality, news anchor, and author. She is the host of ''Mornings with Maria'' and '' Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street'' on the Fox Business Network as ...
'' (renamed ''After Hours with Maria Bartiromo'' and then ''Special Report with Maria Bartiromo''—cancelled in 2004) * ''
Tim Russert Timothy John Russert (May 7, 1950 – June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's ''Meet the Press''. He was a senior vice president at NBC News, Wa ...
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American Le Mans Series The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consisted of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The American Le Mans' hea ...
races (inaugural 1999 season only, as part of agreement with
NBC Sports NBC Sports is an American programming division of the broadcast network NBC, owned and operated by NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal and subsidiary of Comcast. The division is responsible for sports broadcasts on the network, and its d ...
) *
Champions Tour PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour. History and format The Senior PGA Championship, founded in 1937, was for many years ...
golf (moved to
Golf Channel Golf Channel (also verbally referred to as simply Golf) is an American sports television network owned by the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Founded in Birmingham, Alabama, it is currently based out of NBC ...
) * ''The Big Idea with
Donny Deutsch Donald Jay Deutsch (born November 22, 1957) is an American branding and marketing professional, television personality, and former Chairman of advertising firm Deutsch Inc. He joined his father's advertising firm, David Deutsch Associates, in 19 ...
'' * ''The
Charles Grodin Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including '' The Virginian''. After a small part ...
Show'' (moved to MSNBC in 1998) * ''
CNET ''CNET'' (short for "Computer Network") is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally. ''CNET'' originally produced content for radio and telev ...
'' * ''
The Dick Cavett Show ''The Dick Cavett Show'' was the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks, including: * ABC daytime, (March 4, 1968–January 24, 1969) originally titled ''This Morning'' * ABC prime time, Tuesdays, W ...
'' * ''
DLife ''DLife'' (stylized as ''dLife'') is a half-hour-long American weekly lifestyle television series broadcasting Sundays at 7 PM ET on CNBC. The show, which started airing in 2005, is the first television program dedicated entirely to people liv ...
: Your Diabetes Show'' (2005-2013, using weekend
paid programming Paid or PAID may refer to: * ''Paid'' (1930 film), an American film starring Joan Crawford * ''Paid'' (2006 film), a Dutch film *''Personality and Individual Differences ''Personality and Individual Differences'' is a peer-reviewed academic jo ...
time) * ''
The McLaughlin Group ''The McLaughlin Group'' was a syndicated half-hour weekly public affairs television program in the United States, during which a group of four pundits, prompted by the host, discusses current political issues in a round table format. John M ...
'' * ''
Market Watch This is a list of programs broadcast by CNBC. CNBC is an American basic cable, internet and business news television channel owned by NBCUniversal News Group, a division of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast. It was originally establish ...
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Nightly Business Report ''Nightly Business Report'' was an American business news magazine television program that aired on public television stations from January 22, 1979 to December 27, 2019, for most of that time syndicated by American Public Television. Internati ...
'', a 30-minute weeknight business newscast hosted by
Sue Herera Sue Herera (née Susan McMahon, born November 15, 1957) is an American journalist and business news television anchor. Early life and education Herera was born in Spokane, Washington. She grew up in Brentwood, California, where her father was a s ...
and
Bill Griffeth Bill Griffeth is an author and retired TV news anchor. Early life and education In 1980, Griffeth received a bachelor's degree in journalism from California State University, Northridge. While a student there, Griffeth co-hosted a weekly intervi ...
and distributed to U.S. public television stations. Launched in 1979, CNBC assumed production of the series in 2013 and ended production in December 2019. * '' Real Personal'' * ''
Squawk Alley ''Squawk Alley'' is an American business news program that aired on CNBC from 11:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m Eastern Time. It premiered on May 19, 2014 and ended on April 9, 2021. It was broadcast live Monday through Friday from a trading-floor set insid ...
'' * ''The Suze Orman Show'' * '' Tom Snyder'' * ''Topic with
Tina Brown Christina Hambley Brown, Lady Evans (born 21 November 1953), is an English journalist, magazine editor, columnist, talk-show host, and author of '' The Diana Chronicles'' (2007) a biography of Diana, Princess of Wales, '' The Vanity Fair Diari ...
'' * ''
Ushuaia Ushuaia ( , ) is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina. With a population of nearly 75,000 and a location below the 54th parallel south latitude, Ushuaia claims the title of world's southernm ...
'' * ''
Weekend Squawk Box ''Squawk Box'' is an American business news television program that airs from 6 to 9 a.m. Eastern time on CNBC. The program is co-hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Since debuting in 1995, the show has spawned a numbe ...
''


Non-business programming

* '' Dennis Miller'' * ''
Late Night with Conan O'Brien ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' is an American late night talk show, late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien. NBC aired 2,725 episodes from September 13, 1993, to February 20, 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity i ...
'' * ''
Deal or No Deal ''Deal or No Deal'' is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was the Dutch '' Miljoenenjacht'' (''Hunt/Chase for Millions''). The centerpiece of this format is the final round (a.k ...
'' * ''
The Apprentice ''The Apprentice'' is a reality talent game show franchise originally aired in 2004 in the United States. Created by U.S.-based British producer Mark Burnett, the show depicts contestants from around the country with various professional backg ...
'' * '' The Apprentice: Martha Stewart'' * ''
1 vs. 100 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1 ...
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See also

* CNBC Ticker *
List of CNBC personalities This a list of current and former on-air staff of business news channel CNBC. Current on-air staff Staff are based at CNBC's headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey unless stated otherwise. Anchors Reporters Notable Contributors Fo ...
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NBC Sports on CNBC CNBC occasionally serves as an outlet for NBC Sports programming. Mainly, this has occurred on weekends, especially the afternoon, and its coverage is purposefully limited away from any part of the American trading day on weekdays. Consistent prog ...


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