| Martin Bashir | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Martin Bashir |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Production location | New York City |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MSNBC |
| Release | February 28, 2011 (2011-02-28) – November 22, 2013 (2013-11-22) |
Martin Bashir is an American hour-long weekday U.S. and world political commentary program hosted byMartin Bashir. The program aired live at 4:00 p.m. ET onMSNBC. It premiered on February 28, 2011, movingMSNBC Live withThomas Roberts to 11:00 a.m. ET. It aired from a small customized studio that is actually part of Studio 3A, the primary MSNBC newsroom and studio at30 Rock, and ended on November 22, 2013.
The program was often a mix of news and opinion content, serving as a lead-in to the network's prime time opinion programming. Bashir gave his thoughts on issues of the day along with a panel of guests and relevant interviews pertaining to specific issues being covered.[1] Bashir presented with a liberal left point of view, consistent with the MSNBC network.
The program originally aired in the 3 p.m. slot, but moved forward one hour on June 25, 2012, replacingThe Dylan Ratigan Show.The Cycle, a new multi-host program, launched in the 3 p.m. hour the same day.
The show ended after its November 22, 2013 episode due to controversial comments Bashir made about the formergovernor of Alaska and thenvice presidential candidateSarah Palin the previous week,[2] going on an already-planned Thanksgiving break. On December 4, 2013, Bashir resigned from his position at MSNBC after what were described byThe New York Times as "ill-judged comments"[3] about Palin.[4]
| Preceded by | MSNBC Weekday Lineup 4:00 PM-5:00 PM | Succeeded by |
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