Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien
Genre Public affairs/Talk show
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons Show has been renewed for the 2018-2019 TV season, its 4th
Production
Production location(s) Newseum, Washington, D.C.
Running time 22 minutes
Distributor Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original release November 8, 2015 (2015-11-08) – present (present)
External links
Website

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien is a weekly American public-affairs television talk program. The show is produced by Hearst Television and hosted by journalist Soledad O'Brien; it airs on the Hearst-owned TV stations serving 26 U.S. TV markets and is distributed to other stations in national broadcast television syndication by Sony Pictures Television. The show airs on TV stations around the country in weekend program slots, in many markets in the Sunday morning talk program block. It also airs on a one-week-delayed basis at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on Saturdays on fyi, part of A+E Networks, which is co-owned by Hearst Television parent Hearst.


The program was launched in September 2016.[1] For the prior, 2015-2016, TV season, the show's first, "Matter of Fact" was hosted by entrepreneur and political commentator Fernando Espuelas.[2] Beginning with the 2016-2017 TV season, O'Brien succeeded Espuelas in the hosting role. She is also a producer of the show, through her company Starfish Media.

A September 2017 "Matter of Fact" special,[3] hosted by O'Brien, aired in prime-time on stations including WCVB-TV in Boston[4], WESH-TV in Orlando[5] and WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh [6] addressing the nationwide opioid-abuse crisis.

In January 2018 it was announced[7] that Jillian O'Brien (no relation) would be the show's new executive producer, succeeding Rita Aleman. The show's executive in charge of production is Emerson Coleman, Hearst Television senior vice president of programming.[8]

In April 2018 it was announced that the program had been renewed for the 2018-2019 TV season, and that new agreements with multiple station groups had expanded the show's audience reach in broadcast syndication for the coming season to 90 percent of U.S. TV households.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Heil, Emily (15 August 2016). "Hearst TV re-launches Sunday political show hosted by Soledad O'Brien". Washington Post.
  2. ↑ "Hearst TV Launching Weekly Talk Show 'Matter of Fact With Fernando Espuelas'". Broadcasting & Cable.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Ted (12 September 2017). "Soledad O'Brien, Hearst Team on Special About Opioid Crisis". Variety.
  4. ↑ "Perspectives and solutions in upcoming TV special on the opioid crisis - The Boston Globe".
  5. ↑ "Opioid crisis: Soledad O'Brien hosts WESH special - The Orlando Sentinel".
  6. ↑ "Opioid crisis focus of live TV special on WTAE Wednesday - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette".
  7. ↑ "Jillian O'Brien Named Executive Producer of Hearst's 'Matter of Fact'". Broadcasting & Cable.
  8. ↑ "Hearst Heads To NATPE As Seller And Buyer - TVNewsCheck.com". www.tvnewscheck.com.
  9. ↑ "Exclusive: Hearst's 'Matter of Fact' Renewed for Season Four". Broadcasting & Cable.
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