The News with Shepard Smith

The News with Shepard Smith is an American news television program hosted by Shepard Smith that airs on CNBC.[1] The program, which premiered on September 30, 2020, is a general interest news show that airs at 7 PM ET.[2][3]

The News with Shepard Smith
GenreNews program
Presented byShepard Smith
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes81 (as of January 25, 2021)
Production
Production locationsCNBC Global Headquarters; Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Release
Original networkCNBC
Original releaseSeptember 30, 2020 (2020-09-30) –
present (present)

The show is the first hosted by Smith since his departure from Fox News in 2019.[4]

It also marked the return of a nightly newscast to CNBC since May 2004.

Content

Smith has stated that the program is meant to be "fact-based" and will not include analysis or opinion.[2] Smith has stated of the show: "We’re going to have journalists, reporters, sound and video. We’re going to have newsmakers and experts ... but no pundits."[2]

There are many different short segments on the show such as “Around the World” where Shepard Smith states different things that are happening around the world within 80 seconds. Another one is “Coast to Coast”, similar idea as “Around the World” but there is no visual time limit and it is only within the USA. “On The Money” has financial news including at the end of the segment where you can see how the US stock market finished for the day. A big segment of the show is the “Bottom of the Hour Top of the News” segment. The bottom of the hour is at the :30 mark, or in other words, halfway through the hour. During this segment. Shepard Smith highlights the top story of the day. A common line to introduce this segment is “I’m Shepard Smith on CNBC! It’s the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news.” There is no exact time for any of these besides “Bottom of the Hour Top of the News,” which happens halfway through the show, or at the :30 mark.

Episodes

The first episode of the show drew 373,000 viewers, "behind major cable news networks but a boost for CNBC for the time period."[5]

The first episodes of the show were being shot in a temporary studio. This studio is a boxed off area in Studio A at CNBC Global Headquarters. This studio was used until construction on a dedicated set was completed.[6] The new set debuted on October 28, 2020.[7]

See also

References
  1. Gryanbaum, Michael. "Shepard Smith, Fox News Apostate, Is Starting Over at CNBC". The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. Bauder, David. "Nearly a year after sudden exit, Shepard Smith returns to TV". Associated Press. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. Steinberg, Brian. "Shepard Smith Vows to Cut News 'Noise' While Leading CNBC Down New Path". Variety. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  4. Johnson, Ted. "Shepard Smith Returns To The Anchor Chair On CNBC For Opinion-Free Newscast: "We're Not Here To Tell You How To Think"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  5. Johnson, Ted. "Shepard Smith Debut Saw Viewership Boost For CNBC In Time Period, Network Says". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  6. Hill, Michael. "Shepard Smith's 'The News' refines its look on second night out". NewscastStudio. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  7. Hill, Michael P. (October 29, 2020). "'The News with Shepard Smith' debuts new set". NewscastStudio. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
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