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| Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien | |
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| Genre | Public affairs/Talk show |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
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| Production locations | Washington, D.C. andNew York, N.Y. |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Release | November 8, 2015 (2015-11-08) – August 23, 2025 (2025-08-23) |
Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien was a weeklyAmericanpublic affairstelevision talk program hosted by journalistSoledad O'Brien. The show was produced byHearst Media Production Group and distributed to TV stations in nationalbroadcast television syndication bySony Pictures Television. It aired on TV stations nationwide in weekend program slots, primarily in theSunday morning talk program block. It also aired on a one-week-after-broadcast basis onFYI.
Matter of Fact was originally launched in November 2015 and was hosted by entrepreneur and political commentatorFernando Espuelas.[1] Beginning with the 2016-2017 TV season, O'Brien succeeded Espuelas in the hosting role.[2]
A September 2017Matter of Fact special,[3] hosted by O'Brien, aired in prime-time on stations includingWCVB-TV in Boston,[4]WESH-TV in Orlando,[5] andWTAE-TV in Pittsburgh,[6] addressing the nationwideopioid-abuse crisis.
In April 2018, it was announced that the program had been renewed for the 2018-2019 TV season and that new agreements with multiple station groups had expanded the show'saudience reach to 90% of U.S. TV households.[7]
In January 2020, the show was recognized by the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) with a NATPE Iris Award of Excellence.[8]
In October 2020, O'Brien and theMatter of Fact producers launched a "listening tour" on race and justice with a 75-minute digital special,The Hard Truth About Bias: Images and Reality, which streamed across the digital platforms of many of Hearst's consumer media brands, including television stations, newspapers, various magazines and on Matter of Fact's website,YouTube andFacebook Live channels.[9] This was followed in March 2021 with a 90-minute digital presentation,To Be An American: Identity, Race and Justice. Both productions featured guests from entertainment, journalism, and academia.[10]
In January 2025, it was announced that the show was cancelled after 10 seasons.[11][12]