Hardball with Chris Matthews

Hardball with Chris Matthews is a talk show on MSNBC hosted by Chris Matthews.

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Talk show - MSNBC - Chris Matthews

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Hardball features popular politicians and political analysts talking about political issues. During coverage of the 2004 Republican National Convention, Zell Miller angrily stated that he wished he could challenge Matthews to a duel because of the latter's questions (Miller had misunderstood one of Matthews's questions).

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2004 Republican National Convention - Zell Miller

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The show features many regular guests, including Rich Lowry of National Review, Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation, former Democratic pollster Pat Caddell, essayist Christopher Hitchens and former member of the Clinton Administration Paul Begala.

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Rich Lowry - National Review - Katrina vanden Heuvel - The Nation - Pat Caddell - Christopher Hitchens - Paul Begala

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The show is parodied in a recurring skit on NBC Television's Saturday Night Live with Darrell Hammond portraying Matthews.

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Parodied - NBC - Television - Saturday Night Live - Darrell Hammond

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Hardball is typically the most-watched show in MSNBC's evening lineup. (Source: Nielsen Media Research, 2002-2005).

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MSNBC - Nielsen Media Research

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According to the IMDb, it premiered on CNBC in 1997 and moved to MSNBC in 1999 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414740/). It's original title was "Politics".

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• Hardball is also a published political view book written by Chris Matthews (1988).

Hardball: How Politics Is Played Told By One Who Knows The Game (1988, ISBN 0684845598)

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