Exclusive: S.E. Cupp to Co-Host New MSNBC Show ‘The Cycle’
- Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:32pm by
Billy Hallowell
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Over the weekend, rumors began to spread that The Blaze and GBTV’s S.E. Cupp was tapped to co-host a new television show on MSNBC. The notion that the left-leaning network would include Cupp on a regular program surprised conservatives and even had some pledging to tune into a cable network they rarely watch.
On Sunday, Politico initially reported that unnamed network sources leaked information about the new show, claiming that it would commence in the 3 p.m. ET time slot on June 25. On Thursday, The Blaze confirmed in an exclusive interview with S.E. Cupp that these early reports were accurate and that the show, “The Cycle,” is just days away from its premiere.
The news program will feature a permanent cast of four: Author and pundit Touré, Salon’s Steve Kornacki and former Democratic Congressional candidate Krystal Ball, in addition to Cupp. The new program will replace Martin Bashir’s show, which is moving to the 4 p.m. ET time slot.
According to Cupp, all four cast members will appear daily on “The Cycle,” with each taking turns leading the discussion. The main host for the day will open and close the program, potentially lead interviews and take charge of the discussion.
“We‘re each going to take a turn hosting the ’dinner party,’” Cupp explained.
In addition to confirming the show’s details, Cupp expressed enthusiasm for her new role and discussed the importance of her ability to connect with a divergent audience.
“I think it’s incredibly important to go into quote-on-quote unfriendly territory sometimes so that you can have meaningful conversations,” she said. “If you just talk in a room full of friends, I don’t know that you really accomplish anything.”
So far, conservatives have reacted quite positively to the announcement. Earlier this week, this was illustrated through social media reaction captured by Twitchy. It ranged from surprised to somewhat contended that Cupp will be included in the lineup:
And have no fears GBTV fans. Despite her new role, Cupp will remain a fixture on “Real News From the Blaze.”
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Comments (316)
CHESTER MOUSE
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:20pmWasn’t Fat Al Sharpton on at 4pm where did they move is sorry fat ass? Zimbabwe?
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:40pmLOL! Big time…
Report Post »OlefromMN
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:19pmTalk about going into the “Valley of Death”. Hope she has Hal Moore guts.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:40pmI’m sure women arent too thrilled about a show named after their menstral cycle…
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:03pmSOYBOMB315 A NeoLib would think like that
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:24pmDont tell me you are going to stand up for MSNBC now
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:39pmThere is some sort of serious delay here….
dont tell me you are going to defend MSNBC – you are full of surprises
Report Post »ljk76
Posted on August 14, 2012 at 10:33pmOhmygoodness. I am on a site where SE is considered the font of all wisdom. This will be fun to walk through this Star Wars bar…
Report Post »marcus_arealius
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:16pmDON’T DO IT. This is a scam. MSNBC is a scam from HELL.
Report Post »juryga
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:23pms.e. cupp. good for you. yes you’ll get shut down, but maybe someone will hear and do their own homework. I be at work, but I hope the Blaze can at least show parts of this show. Hope S.E. Cupp had a good lawyer and will let her own her comments.
Report Post »Blazin Terry
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:11pmWhat? On MSNBC? What in the hell is she thinking? Other than selling out and alienating a great majority of her audience, that is. Give her 2 years of roaming the MSNBC halls and she’ll be just another watered-down, conflicted conservative.
Report Post »M13
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:53pmYou are an idiot.
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:25pmAt least her new audience won’t have their head up their a$$.
Report Post »gooeylewie
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:07pmlove you S.E!!!!
Report Post »but, not going to watch MSLSD.
AvengerK
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:12pmI have a feeling MSNBC greenlighted this to suck back some independents from FOX rather than draw conservatives. The funny thing is MSNBC‘s programming drove independents away so one hour a day isn’t going to mend an ailing network like MSNBC. Independents are very touchy about being played. This is why they’ve dumped Obama in droves.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:17pmI wont watch either. I dont wanna hear what the other 3 have to say
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:38pmAgree.. No way in hell will I watch ANYTHING on MSNBC!
Report Post »The-Real-Enrico
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:21pmYep, same here. I hope she is very successful but I wont be watching.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:36pmGOOEY
Report Post »I feel the same way. SE is great but her sitting next to TOUREE???
OMG I may have to vomit.
Good Luck SE
Shoot BEAR over at LSDNBC but I cannot turn my tv to a channel that has MeekaCheeka and Mrs AlanGreenieSpammer
OMG 2012
SimpleTruths
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:28pm@RightUnite Yeah, god forbid you might actually learn something.
Report Post »Chromo200
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:02pmStill won‘t watch she maybe a light at MSNBC but I can’t take the c$#p from the others. But then I am glad she is on maybe she will be able change a few minds.
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:12pmAgreed sorry Cupp just wouldn’t be prudent.
Report Post »paulusmaximus
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:13pmNor I there are 4 others to listen to so you can expect to hear 45 minutes minimum of contradiction.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:15pmI‘m wondering if Beck’s fine with this because seeing as we already know MSNBC gets talking points from Media Matters..then having Cupp in amongst them might reveal more shady dealings by the network? Just a thought….
Report Post »Babci
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:58pmThe article doesn’t make it clear whether she is leaving the RealNews or not…I won’t go to MSNBC.
Report Post »betterthantv
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:06pmDitto
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:42pmI’d rather go to hell!
Report Post »Dinah54
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:30pmI love S.E., as well, but wouldn‘t watch MSNBC unless they were to air Andrea Mitchell or Laurence O’Donnell spontaneously combusting.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:34pmAmen to that … If she is leaving GBTV panel I will miss her! But I will not watch MSLSD … I hope she can educate some of their “viewers” .. but I really don’t think they are bright enough .. or they wouldn’t be watching MSLSD.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:45pmI will occasionally flip over to BSNBC…when I want a good belly laugh.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:57pmTROLLEY…you do realise that most of the pundits you see on television have other “gigs” at newspapers, blogs and radio right? Cupp hasn‘t left Beck champ she’s just branching out as a personal business move. Does this really have to be explained to you?
Report Post »garbagecanlogic
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:23pmMSNBC is advancing your career? What kind of funny weed are you smoking?
Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8
The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
Report Post »The U.N. Out Of The U.S.
MaladroitFL
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:56pmSo… the devious, creative-editing demons at MSNBC are gonna try to turn beautiful S.E. Cupp into their own Bob Beckel.
Report Post »Great.
bravjim
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:21pmThere is no need to worry about that. SE isn’t just beautiful, she very intelligent as well. She may be outnumbered, but she will be able to hold her own because she is not only capable of critical thinking, but she already knows what she believes. She’s shown this ability on Fox, with Beck, and with the Real News. I do hope she does continue with the Real News. I will check out the new show because I know what I believe (as does S.E.), and I am capable of critical thinking for myself. Because of this, I don’t have to worry about being turned to the dark side of the force.
Report Post »ARealCharliesAngel
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:56pmWhere does it say that she is leaving her association with Beck & GBTV? I see S.E. Cupp on other programs as well. Sucks to be you, Troll. Jealous of her and her success?!
Remember, keep your friends close and your emenies closer.
Report Post »The-Real-Enrico
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:06pmThats right.
1 She can now get the scoop on on the msnbc activities, while lending voice of reason to a network of lies and indoctrination.
2 She is going into the loins den so to only preach to the quire.
3 She is increasing her pay check and fame/infamy.
All good things if you ask me, besides maybe increasing msnbc ratings/advertisement money.
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 10:26pmquire? Real church goers know how to spell Choir.
Report Post »DonaldH
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 4:14amWell, I hope they sit her smack-dab in the ‘Leg-chair” everyday— sorry SE, still won’t watch
Report Post »Sara72
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:56pmI am sad to know that S.E. SOLD OUT! Well I wont be watching….
Report Post »anotherday
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:55pmCupp has been on several MSNBC shows in past months…..always interesting. To those of you who watch ONLY Fox – it will be news to you that both CNN and MSNBC do have many conservatives/Republicans on many shows. Perhaps you will realize someday that real NEWS is on other networks…..whereas Fox broadcasts ONLY what they want you to believe….and so many blindly follow behind….not having a clue what is really happening. With those four in discussions, should be another interesting MSNBC program.
Report Post »Popp40
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:58pmAnd how many times has MSNBC shows doctored tapes and straight out lied….and when they were caught still tried to deny it. Sorry but MSNBC is nothing but the Left’s mouthpiece. As for a lot of those “Republicans”….they are called RINOs. But you are right you shouldn’t get your news from one location and should look around for the news….but to say MSNBC and CNN actually reports news is far from the truth….
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:59pmANOTHERDAY…is this before or after “Mrs Greenspan” crops footage of Mitt Romney and mocks him on MSNBC?
Report Post »peter469
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:04pmOh, yeah like NBC’s Nightly News opening their show with the “Heat Wave” rather than the Eric Holder/Obama’s executive priviledge story? THAT NEWS??? I agree you need to hear what the other side is saying, however, it would help if they said something worth listening too, instead of spending their time trying to defend this Administration’s program and policies. Why do you think their viewership is so poor and getting worse. WAKE UP
Report Post »Salgofnir
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:11pmHave you not noticed the the number of leftist like yourself that are on Fox on a daily basis? I am forced to watch MSNBC at the gym and there is nothing but left wing propaganda on.
Report Post »Bonnieblue2A
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:13pmGet a grip. The real news is not on any of the main stream media. Watch the news and then go out and you’ll find what is important is what is not being reported. The powers that be don’t want informed sheeple.
As for S.E. good for her. Better make hay while the sun shines and things can still be bought with the US dollar.
Report Post »The Third Archon
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:21pmNo major American News network produces real news–they are ALL ****, and that’s EXACTLY their purpose. If ANY of them reported REAL news, it would conflict with the interests of those who pay for them in the first place–remember, they are ALL privately owned corporations, and they ALL have the same bottom line, profiting their creditors (creditors who probably play golf together and own stock in each others’ news corporations). Under such a hierarchy, they CAN’T produce unbiased objective journalism even if they WANTED to.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:25pmYeah, I believe you watch Fox, LOL! Go carry some more water for Obama, he who used to be a conservative Republican.
Report Post »chazmo
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:08pmReal News is not on TV/Cable… You lose…
Report Post »Godfather.1
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:48pm@Popp40
If that is your criticism of MSNBC, then I guess you must have FOX too. FOX hosts selectively edits clips and take quotes out of context all the time in order to distort what someone has said. They are also the mouthpiece of the Republican party.
To say that FOX reports real news is far from the truth.
Report Post »DesdemonasCrew
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:43pm“another interesting MSNBC program”
Report Post »ANOTHER? Doesn’t there have to be “ONE” for there to be “ANOTHER”
LeadNotFollow
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:52pm…
Report Post »“The Cycle” is a really stupid name for a program.
AvengerK
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:01pmIts “the Five” but they can’t use that name. Clearly MSNBC wants to suck viewers from FOX who dominates the ratings in all time slots with a “Five” of their own. Cupp has credibility with conservatives and independents so she’s the supposed draw.
Report Post »Truly..I dont’ watch the Five because Bob Beckel sickens me so a more liberal version of the same show has no appeal to me whatsoever.
alcarfl
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:28pmMenstral influence, I suspect.
Report Post »Zeb
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:39amYep! should be ‘RECYCLED’ or just ‘CYCLED’ past sense
Report Post »OleTom
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:52pmSince even MSNBC has figured out obama is going down they will try to appease us,
BOYCOTT MSNBC they are our enemy and needs to go bankrupt Then maybe a member of the New Media can buy them out and start a REAL News Channel
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:51pmWith all due respect to Ms Cupp and The Blaze..I wont’ be tuning in. I want MSNBC to vanish into the dung heap of liberal failures and the sooner the better.
Report Post »My suspicion is the failing MSNBC wants to accomplish two things with this. One is having a “conservative” host on a network notorious for the leftist agenda so that it can pretend to be “fair” or credible And the other is the business aspect…they want to draw viewers away from FOX who is dominating all the time slots. These viewers arent‘ necessarily conservatives they’re likely independents.
I have the utmost repsect for Ms Cupp but thanks but no thanks. I don‘t even tune in to The Five because I can’t stand Bob Beckel and this programme Cupp is subscribing to is nothing more than a more liberal skewed “The Five”.
Of course the instinct of the lefties here is to declare me scared or ignorant to hearing “both sides” of the argument. Far from it, but MSNBC doesn’t give you fair playing field to begin with as we saw this week with “Mrs Greenspan” selectively editing a tape of Mitt Romney and using it to mock and attack him.
If this is “the other side of the argument” to lefties..they can keep it.
GWARREN5
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:22pmI agree with 99% of what Avengerk as said. The only thing I will disagree with is that I will DVR the first show to see for my self what it is. If it is 15 minutes of conservate talk and 45 minutes of lefty propoganda then that will be it. However if in fact there is something to learn from the experiance then I will watch more. It point is if MSNBC gets ratings with conservates on the show, then you would think that we can make inroads into left america. The objective is to win the hearts and minds of the american people.
Report Post »DanielBurke
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 7:37amAgree totally with everything you said. I also refuse to wach anything with Beckel.
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:51pmPEOPLE – this is not a bad thing! Obviously MSNBC obviously sees the writing on the wall and knows the country is finally coming back to its senses.
I for one am glad to see that a conservative voice will at least be heard on MSNBC.
Report Post »SocialistSlayer
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:54pmNO!!!! Not S.E. Cupp – Come on Beck give her a job with GBTV !! Please – I can’t stand the thought of her hanging out with Communists!
Report Post »The-Real-Enrico
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:56pmShe already does have a job on GBTV and The Blaze… Where have you been?
Report Post »OldEnoughToKnowBetter
Posted on June 22, 2012 at 2:09pmI like SE, but I cannot believe she is going over there…God help her.
Report Post »ilovetheusa1
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:48pmshe shouldn’t do this. her show will be a great success, thus letting MSADD to survive and spread there trash thru the other hosts.
Report Post »anotherday
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:23pmOne thing for sure…..the other “co-hosts” on this show will be cordial and considerate of Cupp and her ideas……NOT like Beckel is treated on the FIVE. These “four” on MSNBC are all very intelligent people with strong ideas…..but are willing to listen to the opposing side without putting them down or calling names or making fun of people. Most FOX people are arrogant and unwilling to even hear someone else’s idea……hence, they will not even watch another channel or program.
Report Post »garbagecanlogic
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:25pmAnotherday: If you act like an idiot like beckel does – then you deserve to get treated like one!
Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8
The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:46pm…
Report Post »S.E. Cupp is a self proclaimed atheist.
She may fit in perfectly with MSNBC.
I won’t be watching. I can’t stand MSNBC.
Salgofnir
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:08pmShe was raised Catholic and is now an Atheist. But, she has regularly fought for Christian rights and values against the left.
Report Post »Too_Far_Gone
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:46pmOk, now I’m confused…
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:45pmSorry, S.E. As much as I love your commentary, I am sticking to my boycott of NBC/Universal. I’ll have to get my S.E. fix from clips shown on The Blaze!
Report Post »4xeverything
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:53pmI’m right there with ya.
Report Post »Turin
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:56pmAgree. I wish her the best of luck, but I never watch MSNBC and don’t plan on starting anytime soon.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:02pmAmen…
Report Post »Too_Far_Gone
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:19pmI’m there too.
Report Post »Popp40
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:44pmSo MSNBC is copying Fox’s The Five….the only difference is that instead of having 4 Conservatives they will have 4 Liberals against 1 Conservative. But here is the kicker….S.E. Cupp is still smarter than all 4 of them combined.
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:43pmOh, good God, SE.
Don’t go over to the dark side. 30 Rock has a bad effect on people who go in there.
On the bright side, you can now go on air and say, “Keith! Guess who;s enjoying your old digs? Thanks for the office, douche.”
Report Post »Sharon Rose
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:41pmIs she leaving the Blaze?
Report Post »term limits for congress
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:39pmRSVP: Sorry – I will not be able to attend.
Krystal Ball???? Think I saw her in a drag show with Sofonda Peters and Miss April Mae Joon.
Report Post »blaaaaackwoman
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 5:37pmPlease tell me “The cycle” is not short for “The menstrual cycle”
Report Post »nappy
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:23pmOK
“The cycle” is not short for “The menstrual cycle”
feel better?
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