Rick's List Explained

Runtime:120 minutes
Language:English
Presenter:Rick Sanchez
Location:CNN Center, Atlanta, GA
Country:United States
Network:CNN

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]

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

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.

Notes and References

  1. News on News, "Changes Afoot at CNN", January 3, 2010.
  2. News: CNN anchor fired after Jon Stewart rant . MSNBC . https://web.archive.org/web/20101003080700/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39464138/ns/today-entertainment/ . dead . October 3, 2010 . October 1, 2010 . October 1, 2010.
  3. Rick Sanchez's CNN blog, "So, what is 'Rick's List'?", January 16, 2010.
  4. Mediaite, "Rick’s List: A New, Twitter-Happy CNN Show For Rick Sanchez; An Hour Less Wolf", December 22, 2009.
  5. Los Angeles Times, "Fox News is cable champ", December 30, 2009.