Scarborough Country

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Scarborough Country
Presented byJoe Scarborough
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkMSNBC
ReleaseApril 2003 (2003-04) –
June 2007 (2007-06)
Related

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.

Notes and references

  1. ^ "MSN | Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, Breaking News, and Latest Videos".
  2. ^ "Scarborough Country's Tabloid Turn".

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