PBS Launches New Evening Talk Show Featuring Amanpour

The new one-hour late-night public affairs series Amanpour and Company premieres nationwide tonight on PBS with a special episode at 10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings), followed by a second episode airing in the series’ regularly-scheduled 11:00 p.m. ET hour (check local listings).

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.”