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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other television programs titled Viewpoint, see Viewpoint (disambiguation). 2012 American TV series or program

Viewpoint
Presented by	Eliot Spitzer John Fugelsang
Country of origin	United States
Production
Production location	New York City
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	Current TV
Release	March 30, 2012 (2012-03-30) –August 15, 2013 (2013-08-15)

Viewpoint is an American political talk show broadcast on Current TV in 2012 and 2013. Formerly known as Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer, it was hosted by former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer until January 6, 2013. After that, it was hosted by John Fugelsang. Viewpoint began airing on March 30, 2012, as a replacement to Keith Olbermann, who was dismissed from his show in the same time slot.[1] It was the second television talk show to be hosted by Spitzer, with his previous effort (Parker Spitzer, renamed In the Arena) having aired on CNN.

Eliot Spitzer announced on January 6, 2013, that he left the show and the network, saying that "journalism has been more a matter of projecting a particular approach to covering policies, to covering issues. It was a continuation of what I tried to do in government. And that doesn’t fit with their vision of what [Al Jazeera is] going to do."[2] However, he did say that "I view Al Jazeera as a very serious journalistic outfit".[2] For the remainder of its run, the show was hosted by comedian John Fugelsang.[2] The show aired its final episode on August 15, 2013. Most of the staff moved to the talk show, Consider This, on Al Jazeera America.

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• Paterson, David "Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity."Skyhorse Publishing. New York, New York, 2020

References

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1. ^ "Eliot Spitzer's Current TV Show, 'Viewpoint,' Launches Suddenly In Wake Of Keith Olbermann Firing". The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. March 30, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
2. ^ a b c Brian Stelter (January 6, 2013). "Eliot Spitzer Ends His Show on Current TV". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

v t e Current TV
Former	InfoMania SuperNews! 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die Countdown with Keith Olbermann The Gavin Newsom Show Joy Behar: Say Anything! The Young Turks with Cenk Uygur Viewpoint The War Room Vanguard Full Court Press with Bill Press Talking Liberally Google Current
Related	V-CAM 2009 imprisonment of American journalists by North Korea Al Gore Al Jazeera America AJ+ Newsworld International Free Speech TV

v t e Eliot Spitzer
Life and politics	Notable cases as Attorney General The Spitzer Administration Cabinet Troopergate Drivers license controversy Prostitution scandal In the Arena Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer
Elections	Electoral history New York Attorney General elections 2006 New York gubernatorial election
People	Silda Wall Spitzer (spouse) Bernard Spitzer (father) Ashley Alexandra Dupré David Paterson (successor as governor) Rich Baum Anthony Shorris

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