| Disrupt with Karen Finney | |
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| Genre | Current affairs, political commentary |
| Presented by | Karen Finney |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| 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) |
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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.
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]
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.[9]
| Preceded by | MSNBC Weekend Lineup 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (ET) |
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