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UPDATED, with additional numbers: The debut of The News with Shepard Smith  on Wednesday drew 373,000 viewers, which is well behind major cable news networks but a boost for CNBC for the time period. A network spokesperson said that the premiere viewership was 2.6 times higher than the September time period average…

Shepard Smith debuted his CNBC newscast on Wednesday with a focus on the first presidential debate, as he called out a moment in which President Donald Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transition should he lose. “Last night the president called into question the heart of our democracy, the peaceful transition of…

When Shepard Smith returns to the anchor chair Wednesday, he'll be occupying one of his former time slots, 7 p.m. on weekdays, but in a very different environment, CNBC. He also wants The News with Shepard Smith to be a very different show than what you'd get on Fox News, his old employer, or any other cable news…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer again apologized for a remark he made to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in an interview with her on Tuesday, when he referred to her as “crazy Nancy” before he quickly explained what he meant. “I made a very stupid comment,” Cramer said on Mad Money. “It was a tongue-in-cheek attempt to make a point…

Shepard Smith’s nightly CNBC newscast will premiere on Sept. 30, with Sanford Cannold as senior executive producer and Sally Ramirez as executive producer. The 7 PM program will broadcast from CNBC’s headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. The network announced in July that Smith would be joining the network, after 23…

In an interview with CNBC, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar addressed the launch of HBO Max, conceded a “mistake” with HBO branding and comparing Max with Disney and NBCUniversal’s streaming efforts. Today’s interview (watch a large chunk of it above) was Kilar’s first since major layoffs hit WarnerMedia this week…

Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Walt Disney Co. co-founder Roy Disney, criticized the company’s decision to reopen its theme parks. “I'm confused about how they think they can possibly protect their guests and their employees," the Disney heiress said during an appearance Thursday on CNBC’s Squawk Box. "I certainly…

Shepard Smith is joining CNBC as anchor of an evening news program, ending speculation of his next plans after his departure from Fox News last year. The newscast, The News with Shepard Smith, will air Monday through Friday at 7pm ET, starting in the fall. Smith will be based at CNBC’s headquarters in Engelwood…

President Trump is at West Point this morning, addressing the 2020 graduating class of the US Miltary Academy, marking the first time he has spoken to cadets there. But before he left, he fired off a series of tweets, including two with a show business angle. The Commander-in-Tweet called CNN’s Chris Cuomo “a loser&#8221…

CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin and Joe Kernen clashed on air Wednesday over the toll of the coronavirus, a fight unusual even for the standards of talking head-heavy cable news. Kernen had accused Sorkin of being “panicked” about COVID-19 and its fallout. “You panicked about the market, panicked about COVID, panicked about…

Quibi, the mobile streaming service from Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, saw 1.7 million downloads of its app in its first week of operation, Whitman said Monday. Whitman, appearing on CNBC and Fox Business this morning, said the number exceeded company expectations, noting that 80% of users who started watching a…

CNBC’s Rick Santelli apologized on Friday for suggesting that “maybe we’d be better off” if everyone were infected with the coronavirus because it would shorten the impact on the economy. “It was just a stupid thing to say. It is not appropriate in this instance, and we are resilient, both in the United States and in…