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CNBC (formerly Consumer News and Business Channel) is an American

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business news channel. It provides business news programming on weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time, while broadcasting talk shows, investigative reports, documentaries,

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s, and other programs at all other times. Along with

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and

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, it is one of the three major business news channels. It also operates a

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and

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s, whereby users can watch the channel via

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, and which provide some content that is only accessible to paid subscribers. CNBC content is available on demand on

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s including

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devices with

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and app devices with

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Assistant, and on

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voice interfaces including iPhones. Many CNBC TV shows are available as

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s for on-demand listening. Graphics are designed by Sweden-based Magoo 3D studios. CNBC is a division of NBCUniversal News Group, a subsidiary of

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, which is owned by

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. It is headquartered in

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, although many just license the CNBC name. Examples include

CNBC World CNBC World is an American pay television business news channel operated by the NBCUniversal News Group which provides coverage of world markets alongside the domestic CNBC service, using programmes from CNBC's international networks based in Eur ...

CNBC Europe Consumer News and Business Channel Europe (referred to on air simply as CNBC) is a business and financial news television channel which airs across Europe. The station is based in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet ...

CNBC Asia CNBC Asia is a pay television business channel based in Singapore. A subsidiary of NBCUniversal, it is the Asian service of CNBC (Consumer News and Business Channel). Its programmes originate from Singapore. It was officially opening ceremony at ...

, Class CNBC in Italy, CNBC Indonesia in Indonesia, CNBC Arabiya in the UAE,

Nikkei CNBC Nikkei CNBC (日経CNBC) is a business and financial news television channel broadcast in Japan. It is owned primarily by CNBC Asia and Japanese media group Nikkei, Inc. and its subsidiary, TV Tokyo Holdings Corporation. The channel is a result ...

in Japan,

CNBC TV18 CNBC TV18 is an Indian pay television business and financial news channel owned by NBCUniversal and TV18 TV18 Broadcast Limited (formerly Global Broadcast News and IBN18 Broadcast Limited) is an Indian entity belonging to Network18 Gr ...

, CNBC Awaaz, and CNBC Baazar (A special

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channel) in India, and GNN/CNBC Pakistan in Pakistan.

History & Transactions

CNBC traces its roots to the founding in 1979 of the Satellite Program Network (SPN), showing a low-budget mix of old movies, instructional and entertainment programs. The channel later changed its name to Tempo Television. After initially signing a letter of intent to acquire Tempo,

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opted for a deal to lease the channel's

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in June 1988. On this platform, and under the guidance of Tom Rogers, the channel was relaunched on April 17, 1989, as the Consumer News and Business Channel. NBC and

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initially operated CNBC as a 50–50

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, and it was headquartered in

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Sue Herera Sue Herera ( née Susan McMahon, born November 15, 1957) is an American journalist and business news television anchor. Early life and education Herera was born in Spokane, Washington. She grew up in Brentwood, California, where her father was a ...

and Scott Cohn joined CNBC at its inception. CNBC had considerable difficulty getting cable carriage at first, as many providers were skeptical of placing it alongside the longer-established

Financial News Network The Financial News Network (FNN) was an American financial and business news television network that was launched November 30, 1981. The purpose of the network was to broadcast programming nationwide, five days a week for seven hours a day on t ...

. By the winter of 1990, CNBC was in only 17 million homes – less than half of FNN's potential reach – despite the size of NBC, its parent. After an

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, FNN filed for

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on March 2, 1991 and put itself up for sale. After a bidding war with a

Dow Jones & Company Dow Jones & Company, Inc. is an American publishing firm owned by News Corp and led by CEO Almar Latour. The company publishes ''The Wall Street Journal'', '' Barron's'', ''MarketWatch'', ''Mansion Global'', '' Financial News'' and ''Private ...

–

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consortium, CNBC was awarded FNN by a bankruptcy judge for $154.3 million on May 21, 1991 and merged the two operations. CNBC hired around 60 of FNN's 300-person workforce. Bill Griffeth and Joe Kernen, who are still with the channel, joined CNBC at that time. Other former FNN's workforce were hired by

. The deal increased the distribution of the network to over 40 million homes. Cablevision sold its 49.5% stake in CNBC to NBC upon completion of the deal.

Roger Ailes Roger Eugene Ailes (May 15, 1940 – May 18, 2017) was an American television executive and media consultant. He was the chairman and CEO of Fox News, Fox Television Stations and 20th Television. Ailes was a media consultant for Republican ...

was hired as the president of CNBC in August 1993, tasked by NBC CEO Bob Wright with turning around the struggling network. Ailes resigned in January 1996 due to disagreements with management including the decision by NBC management to form a joint venture with

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that included the rebrand of " America's Talking" as

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. Under the leadership of Ailes, annual revenue at CNBC rose from $43 million to $110 million. CNBC launched

, headquartered in

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in June 1995 and

, headquartered in

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, in March 1996. In December 1997, CNBC formed a strategic alliance with Dow Jones, including content sharing with

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, ''

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'',

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, and '' Barron's'' and the rebranding of the channel as "a service of NBC and Dow Jones". Fox merged with Dow Jones in 2007 and

later became a competitor to CNBC. Also in December 1997, CNBC's international channels were merged into a 50-50 joint venture with their Dow Jones-owned rivals, London-based European Business News and Singapore-based Asia Business News. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, CNBC's ratings increased sharply along with the stock market, often beating those of CNN during market hours. The highest daytime viewership of the network in 2000 was 343,000. However, after the burst of the

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, CNBC's viewing figures declined in tandem. In 2002, CNBC's ratings fell 44% and were down another 5% in 2003. The network's ratings steadily fell until bottoming in Q1 2005, with an average viewership of 134,000 during the day. From 2001 to 2006, the CNBC website was operated by

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. In August 2003, CNBC signed a deal to provide weather content from

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In October 2003, CNBC moved its world headquarters from Fort Lee to a new digital video production studio in

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in conjunction with

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. The index includes the fifteen largest companies from each of the sectors of the

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as well as the thirty largest companies from

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. Profits at CNBC exceeded $333 million in 2007, making CNBC the second most profitable of NBC Universal's thirteen cable channels in the United States, behind only the

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. Ratings hit an all-time high in 2007.

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was launched on June 1, 2007. On October 22, 2007, CNBC launched "CNBC Investor Network", a series of

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connections to the trading rooms of various independent financial institutions across the United States, allowing traders to be interviewed instantaneously as news breaks. In December 2007, CNBC formed a content partnership with

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. In January 2008, CNBC formed a content partnership with ''

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'', which was seen as an attempt by both parties to take on increased competition from News Corporation. In May 2008, CNBC formed a content partnership with AOL. Average daytime viewership (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) reached a seven-year high of 310,000 viewers in the first quarter of 2008. Ratings plummeted in 2009 as the network aired bad economic news resulting from the

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. In January 2010, the launch of the

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channel SBS-CNBC marked the fifteenth CNBC-branded channel worldwide. In July 2010, BT signed a five-year contract with CNBC Europe to distribute content from its London headquarters to sister sites in Europe and the US. In 2011, CNBC won an award at the

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for its CNBC 4D: Interactive motion tracking that allows CNBC presenters to interact with 3D graphics, using technology from Unreel, Brainstorm, Motion Analysis. In June 2012, CNBC expanded its partnership with Yahoo! Finance in an effort to reach more online viewers. That month, CNBC.com had 6.5 million unique visitors in the United States while Yahoo! Finance had 37.5 million. In 2013, host

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left CNBC for

in part because Fox offered her $5–6 million per year compared to the $4 million per year that she made at CNBC. On January 6, 2015, CNBC changed the way it calculates ratings, switching from

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to a system by Cogent Research to calculate the viewership of its business day programming by surveying financial advisers and investors, with the goal of providing a more accurate measurement of the network's out-of-home viewership; Nielsen is still used to track the viewership of its entertainment programming. In October 2015, CNBC reached a record in viewership when it hosted one of the United States presidential debates of the

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. On January 10, 2016, CNBC and Trans Media announced a strategic partnership to create

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channel CNBC Indonesia. The channel was launched in 2018. By 2017, Fox Business had overtaken CNBC as the most watched daytime business news network. CNBC’s online video operations generated an all-time high of 1.92 billion total digital video starts across platforms in 2020. In 2020, CNBC hired Shepard Smith from

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to be its primary news anchor, providing a salary of approximately $10 million. However, viewers did not follow him from Fox. In 2021, CNBC signed a new multi-platform deal with

Jim Cramer James Joseph Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality and author. He is the host of ''Mad Money'' on CNBC and an anchor on ''Squawk on the Street''. A former hedge fund manager, founder, and senior partner of Cramer ...

Physical stores

CNBC has a licensing partnership with

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to operate retail locations in United States airports branded as CNBC News, CNBC Express, and CNBC SmartShop. The stores sell CNBC-branded merchandise as well as snacks and drinks.

Criticism

CNBC has been criticized for allegedly amplifying

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and

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markets, particularly in the run-up to the

and the

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. In response to these criticisms, CNBC anchors have pointed to the size of the market and noted that influencing it is "a little out of our reach."

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's ''

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'' has been a vocal critic of CNBC and some of its personalities, beginning after comments were made by

Rick Santelli Rick John Santelli (born July 6, 1956) is an editor for the CNBC Business News network. He joined CNBC as an on-air editor on June 14, 1999, reporting primarily from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. He was formerly the vice president for ...

. Despite the lack of direct comments by the network, several personalities have defended their predictions and comments. CNBC was accused by the Obama administration of "cable chatter"—the excessive and sometimes brutal discussion on a particular topic, often one-sided.

Performance of Jim Cramer's stock picks

Regarding ''

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'' host

, an August 20, 2007 article in '' Barron's'' stated that "his picks haven't beaten the market. Over the past two years, viewers holding Cramer's stocks would be up 12% while the Dow rose 22% and the S&P 500 16%."

High definition

On October 10, 2007, CNBC HD, a 1080i

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of CNBC, was launched, first on

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. On October 13, 2014, coincidentally the 11th anniversary of CNBC's relocation to its current facilities in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, CNBC switched to a full 16:9 letterbox presentation, in line with

and

Gallery

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Programming

Current notable programming * ''

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'': Joumanna Bercetche (produced by

) * '' Worldwide Exchange'': Brian Sullivan * ''

Squawk Box ''Squawk Box'' is an American business news television program that airs from 6 to 9 a.m. Eastern time on CNBC. The program is co-hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Since debuting in 1995, the show has spawned a numb ...

'': Joe Kernen, Rebecca Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin * '' Squawk on the Street'':

Carl Quintanilla Carl Quintanilla (born September 10, 1970) is an American journalist and co-anchor and anchor, respectively, of '' Squawk on the Street'' and '' Squawk Alley'', morning programs on CNBC. Early life and education Quintanilla was born in Midland, ...

, David Faber,

, and Morgan Brennan * '' TechCheck'':

, Jon Fortt, Deirdre Bosa, and Julia Boorstin * '' Fast Money Halftime Report'': Scott Wapner * ''

Power Lunch ''Power Lunch'' is a television business news program on CNBC, airing between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Eastern Time. It is presented by Tyler Mathisen, Melissa Lee, and Kelly Evans. History Bill Griffeth anchored the program alone from 1996 to 2 ...

'':

Kelly Evans Kelly Evans (born July 17, 1985) is an American journalist and co-anchor of '' Power Lunch'' on the CNBC business news channel. She was previously based in CNBC Europe's London, England, headquarters from May 2012 to May 2013 and is now based in ...

and

Tyler Mathisen Tyler Chris Mathisen is a journalist for CNBC. He hosts ''Power Lunch''. Early life and education Mathisen was born in Arlington, Virginia in 1954. His father, Chris, was a war correspondent while in the United States Navy during World War II an ...

* ''

Closing Bell ''Closing Bell'' can refer to two CNBC programs: the original ''Closing Bell'' on CNBC (which debuted on February 4, 2002) and ''European Closing Bell'' on CNBC Europe (which was cancelled on December 18, 2015). The show is named after the bel ...

'':

Sara Eisen Sara Aliza Eisen (born August 7, 1984) is a financial news anchor for CNBC. Education Eisen attended New York University as an undergraduate and completed her graduate studies at Northwestern University. Career Eisen worked for Bloomberg Te ...

* '' Fast Money'': Melissa Lee (host), Pete Najarian, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, and Karen Finerman (panelists) * ''

'': hosted by money manager

, is an hour-long show that gives stock advice to viewers who call to the program. The show also has a popular segment called "The Lightning Round". In August 2007, Cramer's on-air tirade about the weakening economy, which was seen during the "Stop Trading" segment on ''Street Signs'', received national attention.

Reality television and non-business-programming

* '' The Car Chasers'' * '' Treasure Detectives'' * ''

American Greed ''American Greed'' (also known as ''American Greed: Scams, Scoundrels and Scandals'' and as ''American Greed: Scams, Schemes and Broken Dreams'') is an American documentary television series on CNBC. The series focuses on cases of Ponzi schemes, ...

'' * ''

Restaurant Startup ''Restaurant Startup'' is an American food competition series that aired for three seasons on CNBC, from 2014 to 2016. In the show, two judge-investors meet with aspiring chefs, taste their food, hear their concept and decide whom they want to su ...

'' * '' Blue Collar Millionaires'' * ''

Jay Leno's Garage ''Jay Leno's Garage'' is an American web and television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars and motorbikes starring Jay Leno, the former host of ''The Tonight Show''. Originally a web series for NBC.com, a special aired on CNBC in August ...

'' * '' The Profit'' * ''

West Texas Investors Club ''West Texas Investors Club'' was an American television docu-series which airs on CNBC. The series follows self-made millionaires Mike 'Rooster' McConaughey and Wayne 'Butch' Gilliam meeting entrepreneurs in Texas, offering them the chance to pit ...

'' * ''

Secret Lives of the Super Rich ''Secret Lives of the Super Rich'' is an American television series hosted by Robert Frank airing on CNBC. The series explores how wealthy people live, what they buy and how they travel. It regularly features mansions, luxury cars and aircraft an ...

'' * '' Cleveland Hustles'' * '' The Partner'' * ''

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'', a revival of former NBC game show ''

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'' * ''

'' * ''The News with Shepard Smith'' - described as being "non-partisan" and "fact-based". * ''

Business Nation ''Business Nation'', which debuted on January 24, 2007, is a monthly hour-long newsmagazine airing on CNBC, focusing on the stories behind the business headlines. This program also reveals the stories of business, finance, and the economy that to ...

'', anchored by award-winning journalist David Faber. Each edition of the program covers three stories; a mixture of profiles, investigative pieces and features. The format of the show is structured similarly to HBO's ''

Real Sports ''Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel'' is a monthly sports news magazine on HBO. Since its debut on April 2, 1995, the program has been presented by television journalist and sportscaster Bryant Gumbel. Overview Format Each episode consists of fo ...

''. * '' CNBC on Assignment'' (for example, ''

The Age of Wal-Mart ''CNBC on Assignment'' is a series of business reports running on the TV channel CNBC started in 2005. The program's reports have included: *''The Age of Wal-Mart'', a report by David Faber about Wal-Mart *''The eBay Effect'', another report by D ...

'') * '' Cover to Cover'' * ''The Suze Orman Show'' * '' On the Money'' * '' Trash Inc: The Secret Life of Garbage'' (2010)

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Weekly, weekend and other programming

* '' National Geographic Explorer'' (moved to

and then to the

National Geographic Channel National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by the National Geographic Global Networks unit of Disney General ...

) * ''

Louis Rukeyser Louis Richard Rukeyser (January 30, 1933 – May 2, 2006) was an American financial journalist, columnist, and commentator, through print, radio, and television. He was best known for his role as host of two television series, ''Wall Street W ...

's Wall Street'' (ended its run on December 31, 2004 at

's request due to illness) * ''Market Week with

'' (renamed ''After Hours with Maria Bartiromo'' and then ''Special Report with Maria Bartiromo''—cancelled in 2004) * ''

Tim Russert Timothy John Russert (May 7, 1950 – June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's '' Meet the Press''. He was a senior vice president at NBC News, ...

'' *

American Le Mans Series The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consisted of a series of Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le M ...

races (inaugural 1999 season only, as part of agreement with

NBC Sports NBC Sports is an American programming division of the broadcast network NBC, owned and operated by NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal and subsidiary of Comcast. The division is responsible for sports broadcasts on the network, and it ...

) *

Champions Tour PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour. History and format The Senior PGA Championship, founded in 1937, was for many year ...

golf (moved to

Golf Channel Golf Channel (also verbally referred to as simply Golf) is an American sports television network owned by the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Founded in Birmingham, Alabama, it is currently based out of NBC ...

) * ''The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch'' * ''The

Charles Grodin Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including '' The Virginian''. After a small part ...

Show'' (moved to MSNBC in 1998) * '' CNET'' * ''

The Dick Cavett Show ''The Dick Cavett Show'' was the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks, including: * ABC daytime, (March 4, 1968–January 24, 1969) originally titled ''This Morning'' * ABC prime time, Tuesdays, W ...

'' * '' DLife: Your Diabetes Show'' (2005-2013, using weekend paid programming time) * '' The McLaughlin Group'' * '' Market Watch'' * '' Nightly Business Report'', a 30-minute weeknight business newscast hosted by

and Bill Griffeth and distributed to U.S.

public television Public broadcasting involves radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing ...

stations. Launched in 1979, CNBC assumed production of the series in 2013 and ended production in December 2019. * ''

Real Personal ''Real Personal'' is an American interview and advice call-in talk show about human sexuality that aired on CNBC from 1990 to 1996. The show was hosted by Bob Berkowitz. Reception cited this show as an example of B-television In television s ...

'' * '' Squawk Alley'' * ''The Suze Orman Show'' * ''

Tom Snyder Thomas James Snyder (May 12, 1936 – July 29, 2007) was an American television personality, news anchor, and radio personality best known for his late night talk shows ''Tomorrow'', on the NBC television network in the 1970s and 1980s, and ''T ...

'' * ''Topic with

Tina Brown Christina Hambley Brown, Lady Evans (born 21 November 1953), is an English journalist, magazine editor, columnist, talk-show host, and author of ''The Diana Chronicles'' (2007) a biography of Diana, Princess of Wales, '' The Vanity Fair Diari ...

'' * ''

Ushuaia Ushuaia ( , ) is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina. With a population of nearly 75,000 and a location below the 54th parallel south latitude, Ushuaia claims the title of world's souther ...

'' * '' Weekend Squawk Box''

Non-business programming

* ''

Dennis Miller Dennis Michael Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American talk show host, political commentator, sports commentator, actor, and comedian. He was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1991, and he subsequently hosted a strin ...

'' * ''

Late Night with Conan O'Brien ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien. NBC aired 2,725 episodes from September 13, 1993, to February 20, 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musi ...

'' * ''

'' * '' The Apprentice'' * '' The Apprentice: Martha Stewart'' * '' 1 vs. 100''

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