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$his article is a%o&t the %&siness ne's channel in the (nited )tates* For all international CN+C channels, see ,ist of CN+C channels* For other &ses, see CN+C -disam%i.&ation/* CNBC

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2:C1#0, Channel #0# -$ransponder #3/ Shaw #irect (Canada) 504 Cable !"ailable on most &'S' Check local listin.s for and Canadian cable channels systems *n)House ( ashington) #3 !0" -56/ %eri+on ,iOS #0" -)6/ Satellite radio Sirius ##" -. ##" *P$% #"#! -56/ !$/$ &)"erse "#! -)6/ Bell ,ibe $% (Canada) 500 Streaming media -()?0*05>month or CNBC Plus ()?00*05>year/@#A 0adi1$% "#@"A C)Band CNBC -officially the Consumer News and Business Channel &ntil #00#/@3A is an 2merican %asic ca%le and satellite %&siness ne's tele4ision channel that is o'ned %y the N+C(ni4ersal Ne's ;ro&p, a &nit of the N+C(ni4ersal $ele4ision ;ro&p di4ision of N+C(ni4ersal* $he net'ork and its international spinoffs co4er %&siness headlines and pro4ide li4e co4era.e of financial markets* $he com%ined reach of CN+C and its si%lin.s is 300 million 4ie'ers aro&nd the 'orld* Bn "00 , the net'ork 'as ranked as the #0th most 4al&a%le ca%le channel in the (nited )tates, 'orth ro&.hly ?4 %illion*@4A Bt is head=&artered in 8n.le'ood Cliffs, Ne' 9ersey*@5A 2s of 2&.&st "0#3, approCimately 0!,"4",000 2merican ho&seholds -34*" D of ho&seholds 'ith tele4ision/ ha4e access to CN+C*@!A

Contents

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History

$he ne'sroom at CN+C head=&arters, also &sed to host Power Lunch* CN+C had its %e.innin.s aro&nd #030 as the )atellite Ero.ram Net'ork -)EN/, sho'in. a lo'1%&d.et miC of old mo4ies, instr&ctional and entertainment pro.rams* $he channel later chan.ed its name to $empo $ele4ision* 2fter initially si.nin. a letter of intent to ac=&ire $empo,@ A N+C e4ent&ally opted for a deal to lease the channelJs transponder in 9&ne #033*@3A Gn this platform, and &nder the .&idance of $om Fo.ers, the channel 'as rela&nched on 2pril # , #030 as the Consumer News and Business Channel* N+C and Ca%le4ision initially operated CN+C as a 50150 Koint 4ent&re,@0A choosin. to head=&arter the channel in Fort ,ee, Ne' 9ersey* CN+C had considera%le diffic&lty .ettin. ca%le carria.e at first, as many pro4iders 'ere skeptical of placin. it alon.side the lon.er1esta%lished Financial Ne's Net'ork* +y the 'inter of #000, CN+C 'as only in # million homes L less than half of FNNJs potential reach L despite ha4in. the m&scle of N+C standin. %ehind it*@#0A 5o'e4er, aro&nd this time, FNN enco&ntered serio&s financial diffic&lties* 2fter a protracted %iddin. 'ar 'ith a 6o' 9ones1Westin.ho&se +roadcastin. consorti&m -the formerJs assets 'o&ld %e &sed to %&ild a ri4al channel almost t'o decades later/,@#0A CN+C ac=&ired FNN for ?#54*3 million on :ay "#, #00# and immediately mer.ed the t'o operations, hirin. aro&nd !0 of FNNJs 3001stron. 'orkforce*@##A $he deal increased the distri%&tion of the ne'ly enlar.ed net'ork to o4er 40 million homes*@##A Ca%le4ision sold its 50D stake to N+C &pon completion of the deal*@#"A With the f&ll name ICons&mer Ne's and +&siness ChannelI dropped, the net'orkJs %&siness pro.rammin. 'as at first %randed ICN+C>FNN,I altho&.h this 'as phased o&t %efore the mid1#000s* (nder Fo.ersJ leadership, CN+C %e.an to .ro' d&rin. the #000s, la&nchin. 2sian and 8&ropean 4ersions of the channel in #005 and #00! respecti4ely* @#3A Bn #00 , CN+C formed a strate.ic alliance 'ith 6o' 9ones, incl&din. content sharin. 'ith 6o' 9ones Ne's'ires and The Wall Street Journal and the re%randin. of the channel as Ia ser4ice of N+C and 6o' 9onesI*@#4A CN+CJs international channels 'ere then mer.ed into a 50150 Koint 4ent&re 'ith their 6o' 9ones1o'ned ri4als, ,ondon1%ased 8+N -8&ropean +&siness Ne's/ and )in.apore1%ased 2+N -2sia +&siness Ne's/ in #003,@#5A 'hile ratin.s .re' on the (*)* channel &ntil the ne' millenni&mJs dot1com %&%%le %&rst in "000*@#!A

8n.le'ood Cliffs 5M $he ne' millenni&m also %ro&.ht chan.es to the net'ork in "003, mo4in. its 'orld head=&arters from ""00 Fletcher 24en&e, Fort ,ee to 000 )yl4an 24en&e -Fo&te 0W/ in 8n.le'ood Cliffs, Ne' 9ersey, 'hich feat&res completely di.ital 4ideo prod&ction and st&dios made %y E6; ,td of +eeston, Nottin.hamshire and the FN ;ro&p of Gcoee, Florida* N+C (ni4ersal reac=&ired f&ll control of loss1makin. CN+C 8&rope and CN+C 2sia from 6o' 9ones at the end of "005* $he licensin. a.reement %et'een 6o' and CN+C (*)* remained intact, ho'e4er*@# A $oday, CN+C pro4ides %&siness ne's pro.rammin. from 4 a*m* to 3 p*m*, 8astern $ime, 'hile %roadcastin. talk sho's, in4esti.ati4e reports, doc&mentaries, infomercials, and other pro.rams d&rin. the e4enin. and early mornin.* 2 rollin. ticker pro4ides real1time &pdates on share prices on the NO)8, N2)62M, and 2:8N, as 'ell as market indices, ne's s&mmaries, and 'eather &pdates %y N+C meteorolo.ists -prior to :arch " , "00!, all of CN+CJs 'eather reports 'ere pro4ided %y 2cc&Weather/* 2 rotatin. top %and of the screen rotates pro4ides real1time &pdates on indeC and commodity prices from 'orld markets* $he moniker ICN+CI ori.inally stood for ICa%le4ision1N+C*I $his 'as the 'orkin. name for the channel as it 'as %ein. de4eloped, indicatin. the ori.inal partnership* Closer to la&nch, it 'as decided to call the channel the more a&dience1friendly ICons&mer Ne's and +&siness Channel,I allo'in. them to keep the ICN+CI name 'ith 'hich theyJd %een 'orkin.* $he moniker 'as simply shortened to CN+C 'hen the former 'as dropped*

Programming
)ee also: Cate.ory:CN+C pro.rams

Current shows
CN+C pro4ides a 4ariety of pro.rams thro&.ho&t the %&siness day presentin. reports on (*)* %&sinesses, &pdates of stock market indices and commodities prices, inter4ie's 'ith C8Gs and %&siness leaders, and commentary from many in4estment professionals* $he follo'in. is the &s&al I%&siness dayI -term &sed %y CN+C hosts and anno&ncers/ line&p -as of Fe%r&ary "!, "000 all times 8astern/:@#3A

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Worldwide Exchange 1 Foss West.ate Squawk Box 1 9oe Pernen, Fe%ecca M&ick and 2ndre' Foss )orkin

Squawk on the Street 1 Carl M&intanilla, 6a4id Fa%er, 9im Cramer -for the 01#0 ho&r/, )imon 5o%%s and Pelly 84ans -for the #01#" ho&r/ Fast Money Hal ti!e "e#ort 1 )cott Wapner Power Lunch 1 $yler :athisen and )&e 5erera Street Signs 1 2manda 6r&ry and +rian )&lli4an $losing Bell 1 Pelly 84ans and +ill ;riffeth -for the 314pm ho&r/ Fast Money 1 :elissa ,ee -host/, Eete NaKarian, ;&y 2dami, $im )eymo&r and Paren Finerman -panelists/ Mad Money 1 9im Cramer The %udlow "e#ort 1 ,a'rence P&dlo' $&B$ Pri!e

2 Squawk Box o&tside %roadcast, hosted %y Fe%ecca M&ick the The %udlow "e#ort set in "0## )ince )eptem%er # , "00 , the net'ork has also r&n ho&rly $&B$'co! &ews &ow &pdate se.ments d&rin. %&siness day pro.rammin.* $hese short %&lletins, 'hich are aro&nd 30 seconds in len.th -similar to 8)ENJs S#orts$enter "ight &ow/, air %efore the start of the net'orkJs pro.rams from Squawk on the Street thro&.h The %udlow "e#ort* CN+C has eCperimented 'ith non1%&siness pro.rammin. d&rin. primetime ho&rs 'ith a miCed record of s&ccess, incl&din. a talk sho' hosted %y 6ennis :iller* $he channel has at times re%roadcast se4eral N+C pro.rams, incl&din. Late &ight with $onan ()Brien, *eal or &o *eal, The +##rentice, The +##rentice, Martha Stewart, and - .s' -//* Erior to 2pril "0, "00!, pro.rams d&rin. primetime ho&rs 'ere sho'n 'ith a JscrollJ feat&rin. ne's headlines and 'eather &pdates at the %ottom of the screen* )ince "00!, the net'ork has carried first ni.ht co4era.e of the Westminster Pennel Cl&% 6o. )ho', d&e to ri.htsholder and sister net'ork ()2 Net'orkJs commitments to WW8 to carry WWE 0Monday &ight1 "aw*

Bnfomercials are typically aired from " to 4 a*m* 8$ and thro&.ho&t most of the day on 'eekends* )ince the )eptem%erLGcto%er "003 financial crisis, the net'ork has %e.&n to place a #aid #rogra!!ing %&. on the top ri.ht corner of the screen d&rin. all airin.s of infomercials*

$he ne'sroom at CN+CJs N9 5M* Gn 9an&ary "4, "00 , the net'ork la&nched a lon.1anticipated monthly ne'sma.aQine called Business &ation, 'hich is anchored %y a'ard1'innin. Ko&rnalist 6a4id Fa%er* 8ach edition of the pro.ram co4ers three storiesR a miCt&re of profiles, in4esti.ati4e pieces and feat&res* $he format of the sho' is str&ct&red similarly to 5+GJs "eal S#orts*@#0A CN+CJs %reako&t hit amon. its ori.inal series is Mad Money* 5osted %y money mana.er 9im Cramer, the ho&r1lon. sho' .i4es stock ad4ice to 4ie'ers 'ho call to the pro.ram* $he sho' also has a pop&lar se.ment called I$he ,i.htnin. Fo&ndI* Bn 2&.&st "00 , CramerJs on1air tirade a%o&t the 'eakenin. economy, 'hich 'as seen d&rin. the I)top $radin.I se.ment on Street Signs, recei4ed national attention and helped .al4aniQe 'idespread s&pport for the Federal Feser4e +oard to c&t interest rates* Gther special or 'eekend pro.rammin. incl&des $&B$ on +ssign!ent -for eCample, The +ge o Wal2Mart/, $o.er to $o.er, The Su3e (r!an Show and (n the Money* 6oc&mentaries feat&red as part of its CN+C Gri.inals slate ha4e incl&ded Mari4uana 5nc, 5nside +!erica6s Pot 5ndustry -"000/,@"0A Trash 5nc, The Secret Li e o 7ar8age -"0#0/, Su#er!arkets 5nc, 5nside a 9:// Billion Money Machine -"0##/,@"#A $usto!er 0*is1Ser.ice -"0#"/, ;PS<FedE=, 5nside the Package Wars -"0#"/,@""A and Lo.e > First Byte, The Secret Science o (nline *ating -"0#"/*@"3A Bn :ay "0#0, CN+C anno&nced that it 'o&ld %e addin. %&siness and financial1themed mo4ies to its Friday ni.ht line&p &nder the name ICN+C Cinema*I@"4A Bn 2pril "0#", the net'ork %e.an to carry limited N+C )ports co4era.e of first ro&nd .ames and some limited second ro&nd in the National 5ockey ,ea.&eJs )tanley C&p playoffs in concert 'ith N+C )ports Net'ork, addressin. complaints of some series not %ein. nationally tele4ised in pre4io&s years and allo'in. the f&ll playoff ro&nd national co4era.e* Eresentations 4ary %et'een N+C1prod&ced or re.ional sports net'ork co4era.e, or for some Canadian teams, the feed from C+CJs Hockey &ight in $anada*

Bn the fall of "0##, CN+C %e.an to %rand its primetime line&p &nder the title $&B$ S!art* Contin&in. its foc&s on doc&mentaries foc&sin. on %&siness, CN+C marketed S!art as Ithe place 'here the 'hoSs 'ho comes to learn the 'hatSs 'hat*I@"5A Gn :arch 5, "0#3, CN+C re%randed its primetime line&p once a.ain as $&B$ Pri!e* 5opin. to attract a more mainstream a&dience, the Pri!e %lock introd&ced %&siness1themed reality series to the line&p 'ith the series premieres of The $ar $hasers and Treasure *etecti.es* CN+C planned to la&nch at least ei.ht ne' series thro&.h the Pri!e %lock thro&.ho&t "0#3*@"!A

Past shows
2mon. the sho's that ha4e %een canceled are: