| Campbell Brown | |
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| Presented by | Campbell Brown |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Network | CNN |
| Release | March 2008 (2008-03) – July 21, 2010 (2010-07-21) |
Campbell Brown is an American primetimenewscast television program anchored byCampbell Brown that aired on CNN. The program focused onUnited States politics. It was originally known asCampbell Brown: Election Center, then asCampbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull, before finally settling on justCampbell Brown as the title. The program aired from March 2008 to July 2010.
Brown began hosting a program first calledCampbell Brown: Election Center in March 2008, in the timeslot previously held byPaula Zahn Now. Starting after the beginning of the2008 presidential electionprimary season, the program focused on the 2008 campaign until Election Day.
The program adopted the nameCampbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull shortly before Election Day 2008. This name is based on the slogan the program adopted soon after Brown became the anchor,[1] to differentiate Brown's program from other editorial-style cable news programs (such asThe O'Reilly Factor andCountdown with Keith Olbermann) with whom she was competing. The show began with Brown detailing her top story of the night and expressing a "no bull" review, her opinion, and other analysts' opinions as well. A segment at the end of the broadcast called "Dear Mr. President" featured young kids who wrote letters toBarack Obama, and would like him to read them.
Upon Campbell Brown's return from maternity leave on June 1, 2009, the program was renamed to simplyCampbell Brown. Along with a revamped opening, the show adopted a 4-person panel set-up, something initially launched in May 2009 whenRoland Martin filled in for Brown while she delivered her second child.
On May 18, 2010, Brown announced that she would be leaving CNN, after the network agreed to release her from her contract. She stated that poor ratings had been the primary reason for her departure.
In June 2010, CNN announced that a new program entitledParker Spitzer, hosted by former New York governorEliot Spitzer and conservative columnistKathleen Parker, would be replacingCampbell Brown later in the year.[4]For several months, the 8:00–9:00 pm time slot was filled byRick's List, hosted byRick Sanchez.
CNN'sCampbell Brown has attracted audiences which put it well behind its competitors in the 8 pm time slot, including Fox News'sO'Reilly Factor, MSNBC'sCountdown with Keith Olbermann, and HLN'sNancy Grace. It had an average audience of 591,000 in the first quarter of 2010.[2]
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