Anderson Cooper 360°

Anderson Cooper 360° (commonly shortened to either AC-360 or 360) is a two-hour television news show on CNN, the first hour usually broadcast live, hosted by the American journalist Anderson Cooper. The first hour of the show is also broadcast around the world on CNN International.

360° is broadcast from CNN's Time Warner Center studio in New York City. The program covers a number of the stories of the day, usually through live or taped news reports from the network's correspondents. The coverage can also include analysis from experts on the issues, commonly featured in or after the taped reports.

Beginnings

360° launched on September 8, 2003, as a laid-back news/talk program running for one hour at 7 p.m. ET. During Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, CNN executives noticed an impressive ratings boost of NewsNight due to Cooper's on-site reporting and growing popularity. The executives decided to cancel NewsNight and expand 360° to two hours in length on November 7, 2005.

Format

The first hour of the program is simulcast live on both CNN and CNN International at 10 p.m. ET which makes the show available to people around the world. The second hour is a repeat of the first hour except for breaking news situations or select special interest stories.

Cooper often anchors the program from the site of a major news story, such as his extensive coverage from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as well as Port-au-Prince after the 2010 Haiti......
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