| Starting Point | |
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| Also known as | Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien |
| Presented by | Soledad O'Brien: January 2, 2012-March 29, 2013 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Shannon High |
| Production location | New York City |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CNN |
| Release | January 2, 2012 (2012-01-02) – June 14, 2013 (2013-06-14) |
Starting Point (formerlyStarting Point with Soledad O'Brien) is amorning television show onCNN anchored bySoledad O'Brien. The show aired from January 2012 to June 2013. Together with the programEarly Start (4.00–6.00 a.m. weekdays), it replacedAmerican Morning, which ran from September 2001 to December 2011, under a variety of presenters.Starting Point was itself replaced byNew Day in June 2013, which is broadcast from 6.00–9.00 a.m. daily.
CNN described the show as a "conversational ensemble" with O'Brien at its center.[1] It was broadcast from CNN's studios inNew York City, but had also broadcast in various diners around the United States.[2][3] Frequent panelists included Will Cain,Margaret Hoover, andRoland S. Martin.
The show followed the2012 Republican primary trail by broadcasting from states where primaries are held, usually in local diners and cafes. In its first two weeks, O'Brien anchored first fromDes Moines, Iowa and thenManchester, New Hampshire to cover theIowa caucuses andNew Hampshire primary respectively.[4][5] Other cities the show has covered includeCharleston, South Carolina[6] andJacksonville Beach, Florida.[7]
Reports emerged in September 2011 that CNN was seeking to replaceAmerican Morning due to poor ratings by bringingSoledad O'Brien back to its morning lineup. O'Brien co-hostedAmerican Morning from 2003 to 2007.[8] By November 2011, CNN announced thatAmerican 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 asStarting Point viaTwitter.[9][10]
The show premiered on January 2, 2012, and aired weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.ET.[9] Along withEarly Start,Starting Point replacedAmerican Morning, which aired from 2001 to 2011.
The show received poor ratings, and was canceled in early 2013 by CNN executiveJeff Zucker.[11] The final show with O'Brien as host aired on March 29, 2013.[11]Starting Point was replaced byNew Day, co-anchored byChris Cuomo andKate 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]
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