The political debate show “Crossfire,” which aired on CNN from the Jack Morton Auditorium, will return to television this fall, but not at GW, the network announced Tuesday.
Broadcast from the Media and Public Affairs building from 2002 until it went off air in 2005, “Crossfire” was a key selling point for the University, which touted opportunities for students to work on set. .
But CNN spokesman Edie Emery said the show would be televised from its own studio in the Washington bureau.
The show was cancelled shortly after Jon Stewart, host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, criticized the then-hosts for fueling partisanship in politics in an on-air interview.
The revived show will feature a new cast of conservative and liberal commentators, including former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, joined by fellow conservative S.E. Cupp, a columnist who co-anchors “The Cycle” on MSNBC. The two will face off against Stephanie Cutter, the former deputy campaign manager to President Barack Obama, and Van Jones, a former adviser to Obama.