Disrupt with Karen Finney

Disrupt with Karen Finney
Genre	Current affairs, political commentary
Presented by	Karen Finney
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	MSNBC
Release	June 8, 2013 (2013-06-08) – June 1, 2014 (2014-06-01)
Related
MSNBC Live

Disrupt with Karen Finney is a political news and commentary television program that aired weekends at 4:00 p.m. ET on MSNBC from 2013 to 2014. It was hosted by Karen Finney, a Democratic political operative who had been a political commentator at MSNBC since 2009. The show debuted on June 8, 2013 and had its final broadcast June 1, 2014.

Format

The show ran from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on MSNBC weekends.[1] In its first two months, it led into The Ed Show.[1][2]

History

Finney had been a political commentator and guest host on MSNBC programs since 2009.[1] Prior to that, she had worked on four campaigns, had served as deputy press secretary to Hillary Clinton during the Clinton presidency,[1][3][4][5] and had served as a spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee.[4] Finney stopped her consultant work upon starting the show.[4]

Her show was the second weekend MSNBC program to feature an African American host, after Melissa Harris-Perry.[6]

Finney's show was announced without a title on April 2, 2013.[1] The promotion came amidst a series of programming changes at MSNBC,[1] including an effort to improve weekend programming.[4] Disrupt was originally scheduled to premiere on May 11, 2013,[2] but was later rescheduled for June 8, 2013.[7] The premiere opened with a discussion on "the conservative War on Women", and her first guest was U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer.[8]

The show was cancelled after its June 1, 2014 showing due to low ratings.[9]

Preceded by MSNBC Live

MSNBC Weekend Lineup 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (ET)

Succeeded by The Ed Show

References

1. "Karen Finney Named MSNBC Weekend Host". The Huffington Post. April 2, 2013. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
2. "Ed Schultz, Karen Finney Weekend Shows Get Premiere Date". The Huffington Post. April 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
3. Hoecker, Johanna (June 9, 2013). "Karen Finney: Defending Jay Carney". MSNBC. NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
4. Byers, Dylan (April 2, 2013). "Democratic strategist Karen Finney to host MSNBC weekend show". Politico. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
5. "Karen Finney". The Huffington Post. AOL Tech. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
6. NNPA News Service (May 8, 2013). "Finney to host MSNBC Show; Network's 2nd Black woman to air on weekends". New Pittsburgh Courier. Real Times Media. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
7. Ariens, Chris (May 8, 2013). "The Ticker: Wallace, Pitts, Schultz". TV Newser. WebMediaBrands. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
8. Shapiro, Rebecca (June 9, 2013). "Karen Finney Debuts New MSNBC Show 'Disrupt' (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
9. "www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/msnbc-cancels-disrupt-karen-finney-709526". The Hollywood Reporter. June 5, 2014. Archived from the original on June 13, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2013.