''Amanpour'' (stylized as ''Amanpour.'') is a global affairs interview television program hosted by British-Iranian journalist

Christiane Amanpour Christiane Maria Heideh AmanpourStated on ''Finding Your Roots'', 22 January 2019 (; ; born 12 January 1958) is a British-Iranian journalist and television host. Amanpour is the Chief International Anchor for CNN and host of CNN International, ...

, airing weeknights 6pm GMT/ 1pm ET & 7PM CET on

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. The program is also aired on

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from March 16, 2020, and

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via tape-delay on an occasional basis since August 20, 2016, when Philippine affairs in terms of global context are tackled by the show. The program relaunched full-time on the channel on January 1, 2018 to until January 29, 2024.

Format

The weekday program has three segments. The first is called "The Brief", in which Amanpour tells a story from a different perspective, and often adds her personal experiences. The second segment is typically an interview with a high profile news maker or politician, while the final segment is called "Imagine a World", which is Amanpour's final thought on a topic that was not discussed on the show. When Amanpour is reporting in the field, she anchors the entire program remotely.

Interviews

The show has featured a number of high-profile interviews, including

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, Queen Rania of Jordan, ''Son of Hamas'' author Mosab Hassan Yousef, Israeli Defense Minister

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, a rare joint interview with Sec. of State

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and Sec. of Defense Bob Gates, an unprecedented joint interview with the U.N. Ambassadors to India, Afghanistan and Pakistan,

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, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen, Gen. McChrystal, the first-ever joint interview with media power couple

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and

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, Gen.

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, and the then

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, now former

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History

''Amanpour'' debuted on September 21, 2009 on CNN International. It airs weekdays on CNN International and Sundays on CNN/US. The show's first run ended in April 2010 after Amanpour departed CNN to host ''This Week'' on American network ABC. Upon her return to the network in 2011, CNN International relaunched ''Amanpour''. The series returned on April 16, 2012 and airs weekdays in the afternoon in North America and during primetime in Europe. In November 2015, ''Amanpour.'' began airing on

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in the US on weekdays. On August 20, 2016, Amanpour was also aired on

via tape-delay as a dry-run, but was axed a week after premiering on the network's local programming for unknown reasons. It eventually returned on August 31, 2016, albeit the program would broadcast on an occasional basis when Philippine affairs that affect the global stage are featured. The program relaunched full-time by January 1, 2018, replacing timeslots formerly occupied by the local franchise's Global Newsroom and the early evening edition of Sports Desk (both were axed due to network reorganization); thus extending its coverage to other international issues which were formerly featured in the former. On December 4, 2017, it was announced that ''Amanpour'' would re-air on

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as an interim replacement for ''

Charlie Rose Charles Peete Rose Jr. (born January 5, 1942) is an American journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show ''Charlie Rose (talk show), Charlie Rose'' on PBS and Bloomberg L.P., Bloombe ...

'', after allegations of sexual harassment against

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led to his program's cancellation. The show on PBS was branded as ''Amanpour on PBS.'' On May 8, 2018, PBS confirmed that the show, retitled '' Amanpour & Company'', would be the official replacement to ''Charlie Rose'' and the new show began airing on September 10, 2018. Christiane Amanpour won Television Personality of the Year for the show in 2015 at the AIB Media Excellence Awards. She also won at the

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in 2016 for best Talk Show - News. On September 10, 2018, as part of a revamp of CNN International's European primetime line-up, ''Amanpour'' moved to the 19.00 CET/18.00 UK timeslot and expanded to be a one-hour show. On March 16, 2020, the program started its daily broadcast on

, with Portuguese subtitles.

Reception

''Amanpour'' has received generally positive reviews from television critics. Mattie Kahn of ''Elle'' wrote, "Charismatic and brilliant."

References

External links

Official website
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