Donald Trump Defends CNBC Debate Boycott Threat, Explains Twitter On ‘Fox...
Donald Trump said this morning he forced CNBC to keep its upcoming GOP debate to two hours because CNN’s three-hour GOP debate “was too long and people were turning off- who’s going to watch a debate...
View ArticleCNBC Announces GOP Lineup For Two-Hour Debate Next Week
CNBC made it official today, announcing its GOP debate will be two hours long on October 28, starting at 8 PM ET. Today marked the close of the five-week window for determining eligibility for the...
View ArticleRNC Rips GOP Debate Moderators: “CNBC Should Be Ashamed”
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus blasted tonight’s debate moderators. “While I was proud of our candidates and the way they handled tonight's debate, the performance by the CNBC...
View ArticleGOP Debates: Top 5 Moments From Round 3
And you thought CNBC’s GOP debate was going to be all about Donald Trump putting on his brass knuckles and knocking Ben Carson out of the front-runner spot, and that Bush Family Dynasty’s...
View ArticleGOP Debate Ratings Sets CNBC Record: 14 Million Viewers
UPDATE with final stats: An average of 14 million viewers tuned in to CNBC’s GOP debate last night, making it the most watched program in the network’s history. That includes 3.9M news demo viewers,...
View ArticleStephen Colbert’s CNBC GOP Debate Postmortem
Stephen Colbert filleted CNBC's GOP debate at the top of CBS' The Late Show. “I blame the moderators,” Colbert said kicking off the segment about “how to conduct a debate unburdened by a shred of...
View ArticleRNC Yanks NBC GOP Debate Plans As Candidates Contemplate Coup – Update
UPDATED with more details: Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus, who is facing a revolt of his party’s presidential candidates over the committee’s lousy handling of this week’s CNBC...
View ArticleRachel Maddow, Jimmy Fallon Discuss CNBC Debate “Disaster”
The brightest star in the MSNBC firmament, Rachel Maddow sat down with the brightest star in the NBC late-night landscape, Jimmy Fallon, to discuss "this kind of disaster" that was their company's GOP...
View Article‘Jay Leno’s Garage’ Lands Second Season On CNBC
Jay Leno’s Garage has earned a second season on CNBC after wrapping up the most watched first season of an original series in the network’s history. For its second season, CNBC has ordered 12 one-hour...
View ArticleCNBC Gets In Bed With LeBron James For ‘Cleveland Hustles’– TCA
CNBC is teaming up with NBA superstar LeBron James' and Maverick Carter's production company, SpringHill Entertainment, and Magical Elves for a new unscripted series set in Cleveland, Ohio called...
View Article‘The Profit’ Host Marcus Lemonis To Star In CNBC Spinoff, ‘The Partner’– TCA
CNBC’s The Profit host/ investor Marcus Lemonis came to TCA today to pitch a spinoff show, The Partner, in which he searches for someone to help him run businesses he's saved from brink of disaster in...
View ArticleKevin Spacey Predicts Donald Trump Vs Frank Underwood Debate Outcome
Because Kevin Spacey plays President Frank Underwood in Netflix adaptation of House of Cards, naturally he got asked today, by CNBC Europe, for his thoughts on the presidential election cycle. Speaking...
View ArticleCNBC Summer Premiere Dates Set
At NBC's Summer Press Day in Los Angeles today, CNBC announced premiere dates for new and returning series set for this summer. New unscripted series Cleveland Hustles premieres at 10PM Wednesday,...
View ArticleAsked About Trump Candidacy, ‘Billion Dollar Buyer’ Star Talks About Need For...
Tilman Fertitta, billionaire businessman/star of CNBC’s new Billion Dollar Buyer, thinks a businessman would be far better suited than most politicians to run the country, but this particular crop of...
View ArticleCNBC Reports NFL Commissoner Dead After League’s Twitter Is Hacked
The National Football League got hacked and CNBC got tackled as the cable business news network today reported that Commissioner Roger Goodell had died. At around 12:40 PM ET Tuesday, a graphic...
View ArticleLeBron James Picks ‘Cleveland Hustles’ Team For CNBC
Now that LeBron James has finished leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA championship, he can turn to his next game: ramping up the unscripted CNBC series Cleveland Hustles that he executive...
View Article‘Jay Leno’s Garage’: Leno & Bob Riggle Go On A Wild Ride – Promo
You might call it Mr. Leno’s Wild Ride. Veteran stunt driver Bob Riggle took Jay Leno on a ride he may not soon forget in a promo for Jay Leno’s Garage on CNBC. The two suited up for a ride in a...
View ArticleTwitter Stock Jumps On Report Of Possible Sale Talks
Shares of Twitter are up more than 20% in early trading today after CNBC’s David Faber reported that the social media company has been receiving “expressions of interest” from several tech companies...
View ArticleCNBC Does ‘The Deed,’ Sets Primetime Real Estate Investment Series For March
CNBC is adding some real estate to its primetime lineup. The NBCUniversal-owned business network today announced The Deed, an eight-episode original series that looks at how fortunes really are made in...
View ArticleCNBC Renews ‘Jay Leno’s Garage’, Orders Sports Pilot From Michael Strahan &...
CNBC is ramping up its business-based primetime slate. The network has renewed Jay Leno’s Garage and The Filthy Rich Guide, given a pilot order to Back in The Game, a sports-focused project with MLB...
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