The Early Show

The Early Show is a American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City, 7 to 9 a.m. (8 to 9 a.m. in some markets with cut-ins during the 7 a.m. hour) (EST), Mondays through Fridays. The current hosts are Julie Chen, Harry Smith, Hannah Storm, Rene Syler, and meteorologist Dave Price. There is also a weekend edition titled The Saturday Early Show, which is hosted by Russ Mitchell and Tracy Smith. The Early Show features celebrity interviews and light entertainment and news pieces. It usally places third in the ratings behind NBC's The Today Show and ABC's Good Morning America. In recent years it has improved in the ratings, but not enough to win in the time period against the two other morning shows who are both trying to win first place.

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American - Television - Talk show - CBS - New York City - Julie Chen - Harry Smith - Hannah Storm - Rene Syler - Meteorologist - Dave Price - Russ Mitchell - Tracy Smith - The Today Show - Good Morning America

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The show began in 1999 with hosts Bryant Gumbel and Jane Clayson. They were replaced in 2002 by the current team of four. The show also has a number of "correspondents" who do short segments on specific issues; Martha Stewart, Martha Quinn, Bobby Flay, and Bob Vila, among others, have been featured in this role. Stewart's participation garnered headlines in 2002 due to her obsessively chopping vegetables while refusing to answer Clayson's questions regarding her stock fraud -- Clayson left the show after the appearance, which was immortalized in an NBC TV-movie of Stewart's life a few months later.

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1999 - Bryant Gumbel - Jane Clayson - 2002 - Martha Stewart - Martha Quinn - Bobby Flay - Bob Vila - NBC

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