''Equal Time'' is an American political talk and

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television show that was broadcast from 1993 to 2000. It premiered on

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on May 24, 1993 and ran until 1998. The show then moved to

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until being cancelled in 2000. One of the main hooks of the show originally was its aim to include more female voices in the typically male-dominated world of

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politics. Throughout the show's early run, both co-hosts were female, starting in 1993 with

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strategist

Mary Matalin Mary Joe Matalin (born August 19, 1953) is an American political consultant well known for her work with the Republican Party. She has served under President Ronald Reagan, was campaign director for George H. W. Bush, was an assistant to Presid ...

as the conservative co-presenter and journalist Jane Wallace as her liberal counterpart. Wallace left the show in 1995 and was replaced by the former White House Press Secretary

Dee Dee Myers Margaret Jane "Dee Dee" Myers (born September 1, 1961) is an American political analyst who served as the 19th White House Press Secretary during the first two years of the Clinton administration. She was the first woman and the second-youngest p ...

. Matalin in turn left in 1996 and was replaced by

Bay Buchanan Angela Marie "Bay" Buchanan (born December 23, 1948) is a conservative political commentator who served as Treasurer of the United States under President Ronald Reagan.Stephanie Miller Stephanie Catherine Miller (born September 29, 1961) is an American political commentator, comedian, and host of '' The Stephanie Miller Show'', a Progressive talk radio program produced in Los Angeles, California, by WYD Media Management and s ...

. (A rotation of liberal co-hosts faced off with Buchanan between the time that Myers left the show and Miller was officially hired as her replacement some months later.) The show Moved to MSNBC in 1998 and the hosts eventually became

Oliver North Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. A veteran of the Vietnam War, North was a National Secu ...

and

Paul Begala Paul Edward Begala (born May 12, 1961) is an American political consultant and political commentator, best known as the former advisor to President Bill Clinton. Begala was a chief strategist for the 1992 Clinton–Gore campaign, which carried ...

. It was cancelled in December 2000. During its seven and a half year run, the show eventually morphed from a softball interview format into a more hard-hitting political forum, not unlike ''

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''.

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* Current affairs shows CNBC original programming 1990s American television news shows 1999 American television series endings {{politics-stub