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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

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  • Status: Returning Series
  • First Aired: June 22, 2018
  • Seasons: 8
  • Episodes: 275
  • Networks: PBS
  • Genres: Talk, War & Politics
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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover(2018)

TMDB Rating: 7.5 (2 votes)

Overview

Join author, activist and commentator Margaret Hoover for a public affairs talk show that delivers a civil and engaging contest of ideas among the brightest minds and voices from across the ideological spectrum.

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Season 2018 Poster

Season 2018

23 episodes • 2018

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1John KasichJun 22, 20180.0
2Gretchen CarlsonJun 29, 20180.0
3Paul RyanJul 6, 20180.0
4Alexandria Ocasio-CortezJul 13, 20180.0
5Jeff MerkleyJul 20, 20180.0
6Randi WeingartenJul 27, 20180.0
7Jordan PetersonAug 6, 20180.0
8Ayyan Hirsi AliAug 10, 20180.0
9DeRay MckessonAug 31, 20180.0
10J.D. GreearSep 7, 20180.0
11Neil deGrasse TysonSep 14, 20180.0
12Reihan SalamSep 21, 20180.0
13Christine LagardeSep 29, 20180.0
14Lt. Col. Oliver NorthOct 5, 20180.0
15Leonard LeoOct 12, 20180.0
16Ben SasseOct 19, 20180.0
17Peter NavarroOct 26, 20180.0
18Jeff WeaverNov 2, 20180.0
19Max BootNov 9, 20180.0
20Tom SteyerNov 16, 20180.0
21Donna BrazileDec 7, 20180.0
22Mitch DanielsDec 14, 20180.0
23Caitlyn JennerJan 4, 20190.0
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Season 2019

39 episodes • 2019

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Stacey AbramsJan 11, 20190.0
2Tamika MalloryJan 18, 20190.0
3Rep. Eric SwalwellJan 25, 20190.0
4Governor Chris ChristieFeb 1, 20190.0
5José AndrésFeb 9, 20190.0
6Scott WalkerFeb 15, 20190.0
7Andrew McCabeFeb 22, 20190.0
8Tony BlairMar 22, 20190.0
9Angus KingMar 29, 20190.0
10Howard SchultzApr 5, 20190.0
11H.R. McMasterApr 12, 20190.0
12Ann CoulterApr 19, 20190.0
13Tulsi GabbardApr 26, 20190.0
14Stephen MooreMay 3, 20190.0
15Rob ReinerMay 10, 20190.0
16Tom CottonMay 17, 20190.0
17Gen. David PetraeusMay 24, 20190.0
18Chelsea HandlerJun 14, 20190.0
19Liz CheneyJun 21, 20190.0
20Jim ClyburnJun 28, 20190.0
21John DelaneyJul 13, 20190.0
22Ted CruzJul 20, 20190.0
23Julian CastroJul 26, 20190.0
24John HickenlooperAug 2, 20190.0
25Pramila JayapalAug 9, 20190.0
26Terry McAuliffeAug 30, 20190.0
27Jim MattisSep 6, 20190.0
28Condoleezza RiceSep 13, 20190.0
29Andrew YangSep 20, 20190.0
30Michael BloombergSep 27, 20190.0
31Larry HoganOct 11, 20190.0
32Bryan StevensonOct 18, 20190.0
33Cindy & Meghan McCainOct 25, 20190.0
34Preet BhararaNov 1, 20190.0
35David ShulkinNov 8, 20190.0
36Mark WarnerNov 15, 20190.0
37Will HurdNov 23, 20190.0
38Nikki HaleyDec 13, 20190.0
39Adam SchiffDec 20, 20190.0
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Season 2020

43 episodes • 2020

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1David MilibandJan 10, 20200.0
2Michael MooreJan 17, 20200.0
3Deval PatrickJan 24, 20200.0
4Paul KrugmanJan 31, 20200.0
5Cornel West and Robert GeorgeFeb 7, 20200.0
6Steve BannonFeb 14, 20200.0
7Michael Eric DysonFeb 21, 20200.0
8Jeh JohnsonMar 13, 20200.0
9Ken StarrMar 20, 20200.0
10Tom FriedenMar 27, 20200.0
11Ned LamontApr 3, 20200.0
12Scott GottliebApr 10, 20200.0
13Mark CubanApr 17, 20200.0
14Marco RubioApr 24, 20200.0
15Rudy GiulianiMay 1, 20200.0
16Sheryl Sandberg & David MilibandMay 8, 20200.0
17Susan RiceMay 15, 20200.0
18Sean PennMay 22, 20200.0
19Bakari SellersJun 12, 20200.0
20Stacey AbramsJun 19, 20200.0
21Trailblazers Special: Rising StarsJun 26, 20200.0
22Trailblazers Special: NewcomersJun 30, 20200.0
23John BoltonJul 10, 20200.0
24Keisha Lance BottomsJul 17, 20200.0
25Mike DeWineJul 24, 20200.0
26Melinda GatesJul 31, 20200.0
27Larry KudlowAug 7, 20200.0
28Stuart StevensAug 14, 20200.0
29Gretchen WhitmerAug 21, 20200.0
30Rich LowryAug 28, 20200.0
31Bernie SandersSep 11, 20200.0
32Sarah Huckabee SandersSep 18, 20200.0
33Val DemingsSep 25, 20200.0
34Sheldon WhitehouseOct 2, 20200.0
35Tammy DuckworthOct 9, 20200.0
36Anthony FauciOct 16, 20200.0
37Pete ButtigiegOct 23, 20200.0
38Angus KingOct 30, 20200.0
39Larry HoganNov 6, 20200.0
40Ted Olson & David BoiesNov 13, 20200.0
41Albert BourlaNov 20, 20200.0
42Bob CostasDec 11, 20200.0
43Neil GorsuchDec 18, 20200.0
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Season 2021

41 episodes • 2021

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Mike GallagherJan 8, 20210.0
2Joe ManchinJan 15, 20210.0
3Mary Frances Berry and Douglas BrinkleyJan 22, 20210.0
4Tim KaineJan 29, 20210.0
5Charles BlowFeb 5, 20210.0
6Jaime Herrera BeutlerFeb 12, 20210.0
7Michael OsterholmFeb 19, 20210.0
8Bari WeissMar 12, 20210.0
9Jennifer GranholmMar 19, 20210.0
10Yo-Yo MaMar 26, 20210.0
11Anne Applebaum and David FrumApr 2, 20210.0
12Maya MacGuineas and Robert ReichApr 9, 20210.0
13Kirsten GillibrandApr 16, 20210.0
14Adam KinzingerApr 23, 20210.0
15Mazie HironoApr 30, 20210.0
16Amy KlobucharMay 7, 20210.0
17Garry KasparovMay 14, 20210.0
18Irshad ManjiMay 21, 20210.0
19Lawrence SummersJun 12, 20210.0
20Don LemonJun 18, 20210.0
21William McRavenJun 25, 20210.0
22William McRavenJul 2, 20210.0
23Bill NelsonJul 9, 20210.0
24John McWhorterJul 16, 20210.0
25Mario Diaz-BalartJul 23, 20210.0
26Celine Gounder and Ashish JhaJul 30, 20210.0
27Elissa SlotkinAug 6, 20210.0
28David Petraeus & H.R. McMasterAug 27, 20210.0
29Peter MeijerSep 10, 20210.0
30George WillSep 17, 20210.0
31Mohamed El-ErianSep 24, 20210.0
32Frank McCourtOct 1, 20210.0
33The Oslo Freedom ForumOct 8, 20210.0
34John LithgowOct 15, 20210.0
35Fiona HillOct 22, 20210.0
36Bob MenendezOct 29, 20210.0
37Andrew SullivanNov 5, 20210.0
38Ai WeiweiNov 12, 20210.0
39Tim ScottNov 19, 20210.0
40Chris ChristieDec 10, 20210.0
41Dana CanedyDec 17, 20210.0
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Season 2022

40 episodes • 2022

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Adam KinzingerJan 7, 20220.0
2Fareed ZakariaJan 14, 20220.0
3Indra NooyiJan 21, 20220.0
4Eva MoskowitzJan 28, 20220.0
5Lonnie BunchFeb 4, 20220.0
6Enes Kanter FreedomFeb 11, 20220.0
7Michael McFaulFeb 18, 20220.0
8William B. TaylorMar 11, 20220.0
9Margaret AtwoodMar 18, 20220.0
10Lynsey AddarioMar 25, 20220.0
11Rhiannon GiddensApr 1, 20220.0
12Chris CoonsApr 8, 20220.0
13Matt Damon and Gary WhiteApr 15, 20220.0
14Marie YovanovitchApr 22, 20220.0
15Tina BrownApr 29, 20220.0
16Linda Thomas-GreenfieldMay 6, 20220.0
17Ed Whelan and Mary ZieglerMay 13, 20220.0
18Eric SchmidtMay 20, 20220.0
19Raphael WarnockJun 17, 20220.0
20Ben GinsbergJun 24, 20220.0
21Christine Todd WhitmanJul 1, 20220.0
22James KirchickJul 8, 20220.0
23Chris MurphyJul 15, 20220.0
24Adam GrantJul 22, 20220.0
25Mike LeeJul 29, 20220.0
26Kenny LogginsSep 2, 20220.0
27Elliot AckermanSep 9, 20220.0
28Ken Burns and Sarah BotsteinSep 16, 20220.0
29Iván DuqueSep 23, 20220.0
30Oksana MarkarovaSep 30, 20220.0
31Cori BushOct 7, 20220.0
32Masih AlinejadOct 14, 20220.0
33Matthew ContinettiOct 21, 20220.0
34Evan McMullinOct 28, 20220.0
35Maggie HabermanNov 4, 20220.0
36Asa HutchinsonNov 11, 20220.0
37William BarrNov 18, 20220.0
38Mike PenceDec 2, 20220.0
39Maria RessaDec 9, 20220.0
40Misty CopelandDec 16, 20220.0
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Season 2023

38 episodes • 2023

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Al SharptonJan 13, 20230.0
2Jon MeachamJan 20, 20230.0
3Nancy MaceJan 27, 20230.0
4Barry DillerFeb 3, 20230.0
5Glenn LouryFeb 10, 20230.0
6Brian O’HaraFeb 17, 20230.0
7Mike GallagherMar 10, 20230.0
8Larry HoganMar 17, 20230.0
9Paulina PorizkovaMar 31, 20230.0
10Andrew WeissmannApr 7, 20230.0
11Thomas Chatterton WilliamsApr 14, 20230.0
12Wes MooreApr 21, 20230.0
13David FrenchApr 28, 20230.0
14Richard DreyfussMay 5, 20230.0
15Felix SalmonMay 12, 20230.0
16Charlie SykesMay 19, 20230.0
17Chris ChristieJun 9, 20230.0
18Elie HonigJun 23, 20230.0
19Jill LeporeJul 7, 20230.0
20Jewel KilcherJul 14, 20230.0
21Lisa MurkowskiJul 21, 20230.0
22Amul ThaparJul 28, 20230.0
23Vivek RamaswamyAug 4, 20230.0
24Will HurdAug 11, 20230.0
25Roya MahboobSep 1, 20230.0
26Doug BurgumSep 8, 20230.0
27Baratunde ThurstonSep 15, 20230.0
28Liev SchreiberSep 22, 20230.0
29Walter IssacsonSep 29, 20230.0
30Yascha MounkOct 6, 20230.0
31Bret StephensOct 13, 20230.0
32Jonathan SchanzerOct 20, 20230.0
33Mitch DanielsOct 27, 20230.0
34Kimberly KaganNov 3, 20230.0
35Thomas NidesNov 10, 20230.0
36Brad RaffenspergerNov 17, 20230.0
37Leopoldo LópezDec 8, 20230.0
38Jonathan GreenblattDec 15, 20230.0
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Season 2024

41 episodes • 2024

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Tim AlbertaJan 5, 20240.0
2Tony GonzalesJan 12, 20240.0
3Chris SununuJan 19, 20240.0
4Deborah LipstadtJan 26, 20240.0
5David PetraeusFeb 2, 20240.0
6Sheila JohnsonFeb 9, 20240.0
7Jared CohenFeb 16, 20240.0
8Firing Line forum: Conservatives on Trump 2.0Mar 15, 20240.0
9Firing Line forum: Examining The Electoral CollegeMar 22, 20240.0
10Jonathan HaidtMar 29, 20240.0
11Ari WallachApr 5, 20240.0
12Coleman HughesApr 12, 20240.0
13Melissa MurrayApr 19, 20240.0
14Stephen RicherApr 26, 20240.0
15Frank BruniMay 3, 20240.0
16Fareed ZakariaMay 10, 20240.0
17Doris Kearns GoodwinMay 17, 20240.0
18George ConwayMay 24, 20240.0
19Dan SenorJun 14, 20240.0
20Ritchie TorresJun 21, 20240.0
21Edward O’KeefeJun 28, 20240.0
22Matt PottingerJul 12, 20240.0
23Mike MurphyJul 19, 20240.0
24James CarvilleJul 26, 20240.0
25Jocelyn Benson, Benjamin Ginsberg and David BeckerAug 2, 20240.0
26Joni ErnstAug 9, 20240.0
27Neil GorsuchAug 16, 20240.0
28Alex PadillaAug 23, 20240.0
29Kevin HassettSep 13, 20240.0
30Bill O’ReillySep 20, 20240.0
31Hillary ClintonSep 27, 20240.0
32Larry HoganOct 4, 20240.0
33Condoleezza RiceOct 11, 20240.0
34Josh ShapiroOct 18, 20240.0
35Election Panel: Jocelyn Benson, Stephen Richer, Ben GinsbergOct 25, 20240.0
36H.R. McMasterNov 1, 20240.0
37Jon MeachamNov 8, 20240.0
38Kori SchakeNov 15, 20240.0
39Sebastien Lai, Jonathan PriceNov 22, 20240.0
40Alsu Kurmasheva, Maria Ressa and Jonathan MunroDec 13, 20240.0
41Peggy NoonanDec 20, 20240.0
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Season 2025

14 episodes • 2025

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Katya Snytsina and Natalia KaliadaJan 10, 20250.0
2Juan WilliamsJan 17, 20250.0
3Newt GingrichJan 24, 20250.0
4James Carville and Mike MurphyJan 31, 20250.0
5Richard CarmonaFeb 7, 20250.0
6Philip K Howard and Will MarshallFeb 14, 20250.0
7Scott Lincicome and Jeff FerryFeb 21, 20250.0
8Ross DouthatMar 7, 20250.0
9Lawrence PerelmanMar 14, 20250.0
10Jonathan Martin, Adam Nagourney, Bob ShrumApr 4, 20250.0
11Glenn HubbardApr 18, 20250.0
12Josès AndrèsApr 25, 20250.0
13Robert LighthizerMay 2, 20250.0
14Kelsey GrammerMay 9, 20250.0

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