Roland Martin's NewsOne Now Canceled

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Roland Martin’s TV One show “NewsOne Now” will end its run later this month, due to budget cuts at the network.

The last episode is scheduled to air Dec. 21, a spokeswoman for TV One told TheWrap.

Prior to the 2013 launch of the weekday morning news show, CNN veteran Martin told TheWrap, “This is probably one of the most important things I’ve done in my career.”

Despite the cancellation, Martin, who has been with TV One since 2005, will continue his relationship with the network.

full: https://www.thewrap.com/roland-martins-newsone-now-to-end-this-month/

TV One news release: TV One Announces Plans To Suspend Production Of Award-Winning NewsOne Now:

TV One Interim General Manager Michelle L. Rice added, “We had to make a tough decision to suspend a show we all love. Despite the best efforts of the many talented people who work on this amazing show day to day, NewsOne Now struggled to attract a wide audience. Like any other network, we had to make a difficult choice.”

The network invested in the production of NewsOne Now for the past four years. In an effort to save the program, adjustments were made to the format this quarter. Despite the network’s commitment and investment, NewsOne Now did not gain traction with advertisers and viewers. TV One is working to restructure NewsOne Now in 2018 under a new format that will better serve its audience and advertisers.