Scarborough Country
Scarborough Country | |
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Presented by | Joe Scarborough |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
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Network | MSNBC |
Release | April 2003 June 2007 | –
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Scarborough Country was an opinion/analysis show broadcast on
congressman Joe Scarborough
.
Scarborough Country made its debut in April 2003. On average, Scarborough Country received approximately 300,000 viewers per night (Source: Nielsen Media Research). Frequent on-air contributors to Scarborough Country were Craig Crawford, Pat Buchanan, Brent Bozell, and Tony Perkins.
While remaining "extraordinarily conservative",traditional conservative Pat Buchanan, who appeared on Scarborough's show nearly every day. Scarborough Country was replaced with Live with Dan Abrams in 2007 when Scarborough left to host Morning Joe.
Tabloid turn
In the summer of 2006, Scarborough Country was criticized for taking a "
The View, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears's baby, Tom Cruise's baby, and other tabloid stories. The segment was also known for sometimes reairing a regular skit from ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!
, "This Week In Unnecessary Censorship".
Scarborough Unplugged
Former
Dancing with the Stars. Another included Scarborough's destroying Laura Ingraham
video tapes. One made fun of MSNBC's Dan Abrams, and another one featured Scarborough's swearing at reporters over a celebrity list.