Amanpour & Company

Amanpour & Company TV Show Synopsis:

Anchor Christiane Amanpour leads the new series at 10:00 p.m. with one-on-one interviews with Christine Lagarde, president of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Kellyanne Conway, Counselor to the President of the United States. A roundtable with Amanpour and the program's four contributors – journalists Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, Alicia Menendez and Hari Sreenivasan – will follow.
At 11:00 p.m., Amanpour interviews Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, and actor Ethan Hawke, with contributor Hari Sreenivasan rounding out the episode with an interview featuring Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater artistic director Robert Battle.
"The Amanpour and Company team has an incredibly diverse and strong roster of guests planned for the first episodes of the program, demonstrating the breadth of issues this program will tackle," said Neal Shapiro, President and CEO of WNET. "Amanpour and Company is a breath of fresh air in late night television, presenting serious discussions on topics of importance."
"I am eager to welcome PBS viewers to Amanpour and Company, and we have planned our first programs to give a broad look at the types of guests, topics and interview formats they can expect to see in the weeks and months ahead," said Christiane Amanpour. "The news has never moved faster, and our team of trusted reporters and producers are committed to seeking out and highlighting the real difference-makers to provide important context on a nightly basis."
Amanpour and Company will feature wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world each day, from politics, business and technology to arts, entertainment, science and sports. Christiane Amanpour leads the conversation on global and domestic news from London with contributions by prominent journalists Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, Alicia Menendez and Hari Sreenivasan from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center in New York City. The new series, an expansion of CNN's flagship program Amanpour, will continue to air on CNN International weekdays.