''The News with Brian Williams'' (later known as ''The News on CNBC'') was an American news program that premiered on July 15, 1996,
MSNBC's first day on the air. It was the first flagship signature news broadcast on both MSNBC and
CNBC. The show was hosted by
Brian Williams
Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an American retired journalist and television news anchor. He was a reporter for ''NBC Nightly News'' starting in 1993, before his promotion to anchor and managing editor of the broadcast in 2004. ...
.
''The News'' was a broadcast designed mainly for primetime viewers who might have missed that night's ''
NBC Nightly News''.
''The News'' was originally shown at 9:00pm
ET on MSNBC until July 6, 2001. It was moved to the 8pm time slot on July 9, 2001.
During the
2000 United States presidential election
The 2000 United States presidential election was the 54th quadrennial United States presidential election, presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Republican Party (United States), Republican candidate George W. Bush, the gover ...
, ''The News'' was the main program for MSNBC's coverage.
John Seigenthaler
John Lawrence Seigenthaler ( ; July 27, 1927 – July 11, 2014) was an American journalist, writer, and political figure. He was known as a prominent defender of First Amendment rights.
Seigenthaler joined the Nashville newspaper ''The ...
(and later various hosts such as
Soledad O'Brien,
Forrest Sawyer, and some of the presenters from CNBC and MSNBC) often substituted for Williams during his absence, mainly because of Williams' duties as substitute on ''NBC Nightly News with
Tom Brokaw''.
''The News'' on CNBC
In July 2002, MSNBC canceled ''The News'', in order to make room for
Phil Donahue
Phillip John Donahue (born December 21, 1935) is an American media personality, writer, film producer and the creator and host of ''The Phil Donahue Show''. The television program, later known simply as ''Donahue'', was the first talk show forma ...
's new MSNBC series. ''The News'' was then only shown on CNBC at 7:00pm
ET, and was the main news broadcast on CNBC. Viewership of ''The News'' suffered.
In 2002,
NBC announced that Brian Williams would take over from
Tom Brokaw on ''NBC Nightly News'' in 2004. In the beginning of 2004, Williams stepped down as presenter of ''The News'', and the show's substitute, John Seigenthaler, took over as the new host of ''The News'', which was renamed ''The News on CNBC''.
When Seigenthaler took over on January 19, 2004, ''The News'' moved to the 8:00pm ET time slot. The final edition of ''The News'' was on May 14, 2004, exactly one week after the cancellation announcement.
On September 30, 2020, CNBC revived ''The News'' with a new anchor in
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 p ...
(formerly of
Fox News).
See also
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NBC Nightly News''
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The 11th Hour'' (an MSNBC program originally anchored by Williams)
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The News with Shepard Smith
''The News with Shepard Smith'' was an American news television program hosted by Shepard Smith that aired on CNBC. The program, which premiered on September 30, 2020, was a general interest news show that aired at 7 PM ET.
The show was the fi ...
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References
External links
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MSNBC original programming
CNBC original programming
1996 American television series debuts
2004 American television series endings
1990s American television news shows
2000s American television news shows
English-language television shows
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