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The ½ Hour News Hour

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3.0/10(2)

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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Production

20th Century Fox Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

February 18, 2007

Last Aired

September 23, 2007

Networks

Fox News Channel

Created By

Ned Rice, Manny Coto, Joel Surnow

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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2007-02-18
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2007-02-25
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2007-05-13
E4
Chad Kimball
Air date: 2007-05-20
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2007-06-03
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2007-06-10
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2007-06-17
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2007-07-08
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2007-07-15
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2007-07-22
E11
Episode 11
Air date: 2007-07-29
E12
Episode 12
Air date: 2007-08-12
E13
Episode 13
Air date: 2007-08-19
E14
Town Hall: Identity Politics
Air date: 2007-08-26
E15
Episode 15
Air date: 2007-09-02
E16
Episode 16
Air date: 2007-09-09
E17
Episode 17
Air date: 2007-09-23

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

Announcer (voice)

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