Summary
Rick's List is a news and commentary program on CNN hosted by Rick Sanchez. The show aired weekdays from 3 to 5 PM EST.[1] It first aired on Monday, January 18, 2010, when Sanchez's one-hour CNN Newsroom shift was lengthened to two hours and given its own title, and The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer was moved one hour later. Its last broadcast was on Friday, October 1, 2010 when CNN fired Sanchez over controversial comments made on a radio show.[2]
| Rick's List | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Rick Sanchez |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | CNN Center, Atlanta, GA |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CNN |
| Release | January 18 – October 1, 2010 |
As with Sanchez's previous broadcast, Rick's List focuses on using social networking including Twitter to create a "national conversation" about the news.[3][4][5] One continuing segment was called "The List U Don't Want 2 Be On," in which he criticizes others' actions and comments.[3]
Primetime edit
Starting on Thursday, July 22, 2010, an hour-long primetime edition of Rick's List, entitled Primetime, was added as an interim replacement for Campbell Brown until the premiere of its replacement, Parker Spitzer.
References edit
- ^ News on News, "Changes Afoot at CNN" Archived November 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, January 3, 2010.
- ^ "CNN anchor fired after Jon Stewart rant". MSNBC. October 1, 2010. Archived from the original on October 3, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ^ a b Rick Sanchez's CNN blog, "So, what is 'Rick's List'?", January 16, 2010.
- ^ Mediaite, "Rick’s List: A New, Twitter-Happy CNN Show For Rick Sanchez; An Hour Less Wolf", December 22, 2009.
- ^ Los Angeles Times, "Fox News is cable champ", December 30, 2009.