Starting Point (TV program)

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Starting Point
Multi-camera
Running time120 minutes
Original release
NetworkCNN
ReleaseJanuary 2, 2012 (2012-01-02) –
June 14, 2013 (2013-06-14)

Starting Point (formerly Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien) is a

New Day
in June 2013, which is broadcast from 6.00–9.00 a.m. daily.

Format

CNN described the show as a "conversational ensemble" with O'Brien at its center.

Roland S. Martin
.

2012 presidential election

The show followed the

New Hampshire primary respectively.[4][5] Other cities the show has covered include Charleston, South Carolina[6] and Jacksonville Beach, Florida.[7]

History

Reports emerged in September 2011 that CNN was seeking to replace American Morning due to poor ratings by bringing Soledad O'Brien back to its morning lineup. O'Brien co-hosted American Morning from 2003 to 2007.[8] By November 2011, CNN announced that American Morning would be replaced by two new programs, with O'Brien anchoring the second slot from 7:00-9:00AM.[1] The show's name was announced as Starting Point via Twitter.[9][10]

The show premiered on January 2, 2012, and aired weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Early Start, Starting Point replaced American Morning
, which aired from 2001 to 2011.

The show received poor ratings, and was canceled in early 2013 by CNN executive

New Day, co-anchored by Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan.[11] CNN announced that O'Brien would continue to produce documentaries for CNN and other networks by launching her own start-up production company, Starfish Media Group.[12][13]

References

  1. ^
    The Huffington Post
    . Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  2. ^ "Transcript: Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien". CNN. 2012-01-16. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04.
  3. ^ "Transcript: Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien". CNN. 2012-01-12. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  4. ^ "Soledad O'Brien anchors Starting Point from Iowa today'". CNN. 2012-01-01. Archived from the original on 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
  5. ^ O'Brien, Soledad (2012-01-06). Romney advisor responds to Globe endorsement of Huntsman and talks campaign (Television production). CNN. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  6. ^ "Transcript: Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien". CNN. 2012-01-20. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  7. ^ "Transcript: Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien". CNN. 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  8. The Huffington Post
    . Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  9. ^
    TV Newser
    . Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  10. ^ CNN Public Relations (2011-12-29). "Beginning Jan. 2nd Starting Point with @Soledad_OBrien airs 7-9aET, live from Des Moines, Iowa. Follow @StartingPtCNN #CNNElection". Twitter. Retrieved 2011-12-29. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ a b c Adam Gabbatt, CNN's Soledad O'Brien signs off with call for 'tough conversations', The Guardian (March 29, 2016).
  12. ^ "CNN Joins Forces with Soledad O'Brien's New Production Company". CNN. February 21, 2013.
  13. ^ Don Kaplan, Soledad O'Brien marks one-year anniversary of her production company, Starfish Media Group, New York Daily News (May 18, 2014).

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Preceded by
Early Start
 CNN Weekday Lineup
7:00AM–9:00AM 		Succeeded by
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