Amanpour

*Amanpour*
Amanpour
Also known as	Amanpour.
Presented by	Christiane Amanpour
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Executive producer	Annabel Deegan
Production location	London
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	CNN International
Original release
Network	CNN International (2009–2010, 2012–present); CNN (2009–2010, 2015–present); CNN Philippines (occasional, 2016; full-time 2018–2024); CNN Prima News; (2020–present); CNN Brazil (2020-present); PBS (2017–2018);
Release	April 16, 2012 –; present
Related
	Fareed Zakaria GPS; Amanpour & Company;

Amanpour (stylized as Amanpour.) is a global affairs interview television program hosted by

British-Iranian journalist Christiane Amanpour

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

The program is also aired on CNN Brazil from March 16, 2020,^[1] and CNN Philippines via tape-delay on an occasional basis since August 20, 2016, when Philippine affairs in terms of global context are tackled by the show.^{[citation needed]} The program relaunched full-time on the channel in 2018.

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

Bob Gates, an unprecedented joint interview with the U.N. Ambassadors to India, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mohamed ElBaradei, Hans Blix, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen, Gen. McChrystal, the first-ever joint interview with media power couple Tina Brown and Harold Evans, Gen. David Petraeus, and the then Vice President, now former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan

.

History

Amanpour debuted on September 21, 2009 on CNN International. It airs weekdays on CNN International and Sundays on CNN/US.

This Week on American network ABC.^[3]

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.[4]

In November 2015, Amanpour. began airing on CNN in the US on weekdays.

On August 20, 2016, Amanpour was also aired on

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

Charlie Rose, after allegations of sexual harassment against Rose led to his program's cancellation.^[5] 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.^[6]

Christiane Amanpour won Television Personality of the Year for the show in 2015 at the

AIB Media Excellence Awards.^[7] She also won at the Gracie Awards^[8]

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 CNN Brazil, with Portuguese subtitles.^[1]