The ½ Hour News Hour

The ½ Hour News Hour

2007
22m
3.0

3.0/10

2 votes • View on IMDb
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.

Status: Ended

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox Television
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date February 18, 2007
Status Ended
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0887788
Website Visit Site

Cast

Jennifer Robertson
Jennifer Robertson

Jennifer Lange

Kurt Long
Kurt Long

Kurt McNally

Dennis Miller
Dennis Miller

Self

Jamie McShane
Jamie McShane

Timothy Cox

John Cramer
John Cramer

Announcer (voice)

Key Crew

Joel Surnow
Writer
Manny Coto
Writer
Sandy Frank
Writer
Michael Dimich
Director
Ross Abrash
Writer
Dean Batali
Writer
Rodney Lee Conover
Writer
Bob Smiley
Writer