Anderson Cooper Full Circle

Anderson Cooper Full Circle is an American web television news program hosted by Anderson Cooper that premiered on July 16, 2018 on Facebook Watch. The show is broadcast on weekdays at 6:25 PM ET.

Anderson Cooper Full Circle
Cropped title screen from the show, which is broadcast in a vertical format
Presented byAnderson Cooper
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes133 (as of January 14, 2020)
Production
Running time7–26 minutes
Release
Original networkFacebook Watch
Original releaseJuly 16, 2018 (2018-07-16) –
January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14)
External links
Official website

Format

The show is broadcast in a vertical format optimal for mobile devices and is filmed from wherever Cooper is hosting his CNN program Anderson Cooper 360 and includes live polls that offer the ability for to vote on which stories they care about the most. Cooper also replies to questions posed by the audience on the show's Facebook comments section.[1]

Production

On February 12, 2018, it was announced that Facebook was developing a news section within its streaming service Facebook Watch to feature breaking news stories. The news section was set to be overseen by Facebook's head of news partnerships Campbell Brown.[2]

On June 6, 2018, it was announced that Facebook's first slate of partners for their news section on Facebook Watch would include CNN. The news program the two companies developed was revealed to be hosted by Anderson Cooper and titled Anderson Cooper Full Circle.[3]

On July 11, 2018, it was announced that the show would premiere on July 16, 2018 and broadcast on weekdays at 6:25 PM ET. It was further reported that the show's first episode was scheduled to be broadcast from Helsinki, Finland for the 2018 Russia–United States summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In July 2019, Cooper noted at the end of the 261st broadcast on Facebook that the show would be leaving the platform. The show returned in October 2019 with live broadcasts on CNN's website and its app.[4] The program maintains its Facebook page with regular updates, but it is no longer available live outside CNN-owned platforms. The show began broadcasting live features again on its Facebook page in April 2020. However, these are supplements to the main series often featuring CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. [5]

Reception

Following the show's premiere, BGR's Andy Meek spoke positively of the production values of the show but was skeptical about its potential success given its distribution via Facebook Watch saying, "It was everything you'd expect from Anderson's network, and the show had top-quality production values. What's not yet clear, of course, is how much of a success it will ultimately enjoy, given that it's being hosted on the Facebook Watch platform — part of a major investment in news programming from Facebook."[6]

References
  1. Spangler, Todd (July 11, 2018). "Facebook's First Wave of Funded News Shows Will Debut July 16, With More on the Way". Variety. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  2. Shieber, Jonathan (July 12, 2018). "Facebook is creating a news section in Watch to feature breaking news". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  3. Hipes, Patrick; Chmielewski, Dawn C. (June 6, 2018). "Facebook Sets Original News Slate, With ABC News, CNN, Fox News & More Aboard". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  4. "Anderson Cooper Full Circle", Facebook Watch, July 22, 2019
  5. "Anderson Cooper Full Circle Live with Dr. Sanjay Gupta", Facebook Watch, May 07, 2020
  6. Meek, Andy (July 17, 2018). "Anderson Cooper's new show 'Full Circle' looks great – too bad it's on Facebook Watch". BGR. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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