Melissa Francis

CNBC Shelves Weekday 'On The Money' For the Second Time - Posted May 28, 2009
TVNewser has learned CNBC is moving its personal finance show On The Money to a one night a week run, on Saturday nights. The show, hosted by Carmen Wong Ulrich, had been airing weekdays at 10pmET. We hear CNBC documentaries will now run at 10. This is the second time a show called... [TVNewser]

CNBC Shelves Weekday 'On The Money' For the Second Time - Posted May 28, 2009
TVNewser has learned CNBC is moving its personal finance show On The Money to a one night a week run, on Saturday nights. The show, hosted by Carmen Wong Ulrich, had been airing weekdays at 10pmET. We hear CNBC documentaries will now run at 10. This is the second time a show called... [TVNewser]

Charlie Gasparino's Hangover, Maria Bartiromo's Get, Kentucky Derby Tie... - Posted April 30, 2009
If you missed CNBC today... • 7:48amET: Charlie Gasparino had a massive hangover, but was still "talking to a lot of people" about Bank of America:• 4:18pmET: Maria Bartiromo had an exclusive interview with Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli on the company filing for bankruptcy today. Here's the video.• 9pmET: Melissa Francis anchors... [TVNewser]

Kudlow Continues Anchoring "The Call" - Posted December 15, 2008
A TVNewser tipster asks today: "Is Larry Kudlow the new co-host of The Call?" Kudlow has co-hosted the 11amET show, today with Melissa Francis and Trish Regan, since November 24. A CNBC spokesperson tells TVNewser, "Closing out on one administration and heading into a new one, who better than Larry Kudlow... [TVNewser]

CNBC Puts Economy First For Election Night - Posted November 4, 2008
We stopped in to CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ this afternoon as crews prepare to cover tonight's election returns. We chatted with CNBC anchor Erin Burnett as she prepped for Street Signs. Correspondent Hampton Pearson is up from Washington, DC and John Harwood will be on hand tonight as well.... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: MSNBC, FBN, CNBC... - Posted October 9, 2008
> MSNBC has been conducting its own text message voting during debates, reaching over 100,000 after Tuesday's (still far less than FNC's 750,000 after the VP debate). Also, text comments are being read on air throughout the week. > The latest FBN personality to show up on CBS is Alexis... [TVNewser]

Presidential Debate Round #2 - Posted October 7, 2008
Here are some of the coverage plans for tonight's town hall style debate at Belmont University in Nashville moderated by NBC's Tom Brokaw. All the following networks will carry the debate. • ABC: The team of Gibson, Sawyer and Stephanopolous will anchor again, this time from three different cities. Charlie Gibson will... [TVNewser]

Dow Drops, Crisis Coverage Upped - Posted October 6, 2008
Week four of the financial crisis focus on the cablers and networks began with more bad news. As the Dow dropped to quadruple-digits for the first time in almost four years, a new angle to the turmoil took form. ABC News was the only network to produce a special report, just... [TVNewser]

Awaiting the Bailout Vote #2 - Posted October 1, 2008
As the countdown to the Senate's bailout vote tonight continues, the business networks are readying for special programming: • CNBC — A special, "Wall Street Crisis: Is Your Money Safe?" will air from 7-10pmET. Larry Kudlow and Becky Quick anchor from 7-8pmET, and Mark Haines and Melissa Francis take over from 8-10pmET. •... [TVNewser]

"On The Money" Returns August 4 - Posted July 21, 2008
TVNewser has learned "On the Money" will return to the CNBC line-up August 4. The program will air at 8pmET replacing repeats of Suze Orman. The Melissa Francis-anchored On The Money was shelved last September. This version, anchored by Carmen Wong Ulrich, will be a personal finance hour during which viewers will... [TVNewser]