CNBC is cancelling Shepard Smith's show

[douglas9]

CNBC is cancelling Shep Smith's show amid a broad network restructuring that president KC Sullivan said will force the business news channel to "make some difficult decisions."

"The News set out on a bold mission of providing non-partisan, fact-based reporting on the most important stories of the day in the U.S. and around the world," Sullivan wrote in an internal memo on Thursday, referring to Smith's show. "At a time when misinformation and disinformation is rampant, The News succeeded in providing audiences with the clearest understanding of the facts."

In his note to staff, Sullivan said that cancelling Smith's program was part of a decision to refocus the network on core business and finance programming. The News with Shep Smith will be replaced by a new business news program launching next year

https://www.semafor.com/article/11/03/2022/cnbc-is-cancelling-shephard-smiths-show

[tishaLA]

1. MSNBC should have brought him on anyhow

He would have been a great replacement when Brian Williams left.

[spooky3]

2. I agree. I like his informative show. Maybe they can bring him on now. Nt

[RussBLib]

3. good idea

....and keep the format. MSNBC needs to have some actual "news" once in a while. The "news" updates there are few and far between.

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[a kennedy]

4. Get rid of the woman (I forget her name), who takes Rachel's Tues - Fri show.

I really like his show and him.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. I am not a fan of Alex Wagner

[a kennedy]

8. Right, right, that's who I couldn't remember.......never cared for her.

[sheshe2]

15. Get rid of Andrea Mitchell!!!

[a kennedy]

16. Her too. 👍🏻

[Celerity]

24. Completely disagree, Alex Wagner is great.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. I would replace Chris Hayes with Shepard Smith

[SheltieLover]

6. Great choice!

He might even draw some old faux kool aid drinkers in.

[Samrob]

9. NO! Chris is fine. Give him one of the Wallace hours but don't take her off the air. nt

[themaguffin]

11. Give him Andrea Mitchell's time. To be fair, I would rather dead air than her on the tv, but there

are spots for him to go.

[sheshe2]

19. Her show is dead airtime.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. Chris Hayes pushed and never apologized for the Tara Reade story

It is amusing that Tara Reade has come out as a Russian agent

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I never watch his show except maybe to catch the few minutes before Rachel comes on.

[dalton99a]

17. +1

[Me.]

18. Never Apologized

I wouldn't miss him

[ZonkerHarris]

20. you would replace a liberal voice on TV with conservative FOX tainted Smith? Crazy talk

[LetMyPeopleVote]

21. So you approve of Chris Hayes pushing the Tara Reade story and not apologizing?

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[ZonkerHarris]

22. Your mistake is thinking a conservative like Smith is better than a progressive who made a mistake

Trusting conservatives is stupid.
Hayes made one the best arguments for supporting any Democrat on TV I've ever heard last cycle in a town hall in Flint Michigan
Flushing that away because of one story MSNBC probably made him cover is cutting off your nose to spite your face.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

23. Why was Hayes giggleing during this interview with Susan Sarandon?

I have not paid any attention to Hayes. I still remember this person giggling with Susan Sarandon stated that she was supporting TFG because she wanted a revolution

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I have never believed that Hayes is a credible source of information

Having a Russia agent on his show to attempt to hurt the Democratic nominee disqualifies Hayes as a source of information for my tastes.

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[ZonkerHarris]

25. hahahaha

[FoxNewsSucks]

10. That's a shame.

When he was still at the Fox "news" Sewer, he said that he wanted to do a "just the news" show. And that's what this was. I liked it.

Alex Wagner, RAchel Maddow, Chris Hayes, actually all of the primetime lineup is great.

The obvious answer is to give him one of MJ's hours or, better yet, replace Alan Greenspan's wife. Either timeslot would be good for a "just the news" show.

[Thrill]

12. Not enough people screaming at each other

On a split screen

[ArnoldLayne]

14. Offer him Andrea Mitchell's spot on MSNBC.