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The ½ Hour News Hour (2007)

3.0/10 Ended 22 min Feb 18, 2007 1 Season
Comedy Talk News

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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Show Details

Original Title The ½ Hour News Hour
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Scripted
Total Episodes 17
Total Seasons 1
Popularity 5.0

Networks

Fox News Channel
US

Cast

Jennifer Robertson
Jennifer Robertson
Jennifer Lange
17 episodes
Kurt Long
Kurt Long
Kurt McNally
17 episodes
Dennis Miller
Dennis Miller
Self
17 episodes
Jamie McShane
Jamie McShane
Timothy Cox
17 episodes
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John Cramer
Announcer (voice)
17 episodes
Erin Matthews
Erin Matthews
10 episodes
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
POTUS
8 episodes
Regan Burns
Regan Burns
Tim Davenport
7 episodes
Kevin Kilner
Kevin Kilner
Jack McCraney, Conspiracy Analyst
6 episodes
Lorenzo Lamas
Lorenzo Lamas
Self
6 episodes
Leyla Milani
Leyla Milani
Self
5 episodes
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
VPOTUS
5 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Ned Rice, Manny Coto, Joel Surnow
Writer Joel Surnow, Manny Coto, Sandy Frank
Director Michael Dimich
Executive Producer Manny Coto, Joel Surnow
Producer K.C. Warnke, Tal Vigderson
Music Sean Callery

Seasons

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Season 1
17 episodes 2007

Networks

Fox News Channel
US

Videos & Trailers

Half Hour News Hour Snipits
Half Hour News Hour Snipits
Clip
1/2 Hour News Hour Promo
1/2 Hour News Hour Promo
Teaser

Keywords

satire

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Rating
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Details
First Air Date February 18, 2007
Last Air Date September 23, 2007
Country US
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 5.0
Links
IMDb Official Site

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