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  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: February 18, 2007
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 17
  • Networks: Fox News Channel
  • Genres: Comedy, Talk, News
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The ½ Hour News Hour(2007)

TMDB Rating: 3.0 (2 votes)

Overview

The 1/2 Hour News Hour was an American television news satire show that aired on the Fox News Channel. The program presented news stories from a conservative perspective, using a satirical format pioneered by Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and The Daily Show. The first pilot aired on February 18, 2007, and the second on March 4, 2007. Fox News Channel later purchased 13 more episodes of the show, which started airing on May 13, 2007. The show was cancelled and the final episode aired on September 23, 2007. Cast and crew of the show included Kurt Long, Jennifer Robertson, Manny Coto, and Ned Rice. Longtime Weekend Update anchor Dennis Miller was a regular contributor to the program with his "The Buck Starts Here" segment.

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Season 1

17 episodes • 2007

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Episode 1Feb 18, 20070.0
2Episode 2Feb 25, 20070.0
3Episode 3May 13, 20070.0
4Chad KimballMay 20, 20070.0
5Episode 5Jun 3, 20070.0
6Episode 6Jun 10, 20070.0
7Episode 7Jun 17, 20070.0
8Episode 8Jul 8, 20070.0
9Episode 9Jul 15, 20070.0
10Episode 10Jul 22, 20070.0
11Episode 11Jul 29, 20070.0
12Episode 12Aug 12, 20070.0
13Episode 13Aug 19, 20070.0
14Town Hall: Identity PoliticsAug 26, 20070.0
15Episode 15Sep 2, 20070.0
16Episode 16Sep 9, 20070.0
17Episode 17Sep 23, 20070.0

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