Crossfire (American TV program)

This article is about the American current events program. For the current affairs programme that aired in the North of Scotland, see Crossfire (British TV programme).
For other uses, see Crossfire (disambiguation).
Crossfire
GenreTalk/News program
StarringOn the Left (2013–14)
Stephanie Cutter
Van Jones
On the Right (2013–14)
Newt Gingrich
S. E. Cupp
Breaking News
Wolf Blitzer
Country of originUnited States
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes (1982–2002; 2003–05; 2013–14)
60 minutes (2002)
Original release
NetworkCNN
Release
  • June 25, 1982 (June 25, 1982)–June 3, 2005 (June 3, 2005)
  • September 9, 2013 (September 9, 2013)–August 6, 2014 (August 6, 2014)
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Crossfire is an American nightly current events debate television program that aired on CNN from June 25, 1982, to June 3, 2005, and again from September 9, 2013, to August 6, 2014. The format was designed to present and challenge the opinions of a politically liberal pundit and a conservative pundit.

After eight years off the air, a revival of Crossfire launched on September 9, 2013.[1] The panelists for the new edition of Crossfire were former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and political commentator S. E. Cupp representing the right with political consultant Stephanie Cutter and advocate Van Jones representing the left.[2] The program was last broadcast in July 2014 and officially cancelled later that year.[3]

  1. ^ Ahrens, Chris (1 September 2013). "Debut of Crossfire Moved up One Week". TVNewser. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. ^ "'Crossfire' coming back to CNN". CNN. June 26, 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. ^ Moraes, Lisa (October 15, 2014). "Crosssfire Cancelled — Again — As CNN Pulls Programs And Slashes Staff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 15, 2014.