NewsNation is launching an hourlong panel show The Hill, a brand expansion of the Nexstar political website that will be moderated by Leland Vittert.
The Hill will be based in Washington, D.C. and will feature a high-profile guest along with four rotating panelists. They include NewsNation’s political editor Chris Stirewalt, senior political contributor George Will, communications consultant Johanna Maska, and Niall Stanage, associate editor of TheHill.com.
Rob Yarin will serve as executive producer of the show. It will air at 5 PM ET, going up against Fox News’ panel show The Five, now the most watched cable news show.
According to Nielsen, The Five averaged 3.33 million viewers in the first two months of the year, while the current occupant of the slot on NewsNation, Rush Hour, has averaged 132,000.
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