Despite a tepid launch in January and a near-immediate hiatus for creative retooling, CNBC has renewed “Dennis Miller.”
Keeping the monkey, adding a studio audience, expanding the number of correspondents and improving the caliber of guests appears to have worked for Miller, as the comic and commentator will remain with CNBC through 2005.
“I’m just a young kid with a dream,” Miller says in a statement. “Seriously, Jeff Zucker and CNBC have given me a great break here, and I hope to do them proud.”
Miller’s roster of high-profile visitors has included former President George H.W. Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Sharpton, Ben Stein, Wolfgang Puck and Jay Leno. During the recent GOP Convention, born-again Republican Miller had Tim Meadows, John Ridley and ANT working as correspondents.
Since moving from stand-up to a featured role on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” Miller has hosted the Emmy-winning “Dennis Miller Live” on HBO and had a much discussed co-hosting role on ABC’s “Monday Night Football.”
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale ([email protected]) and Kris Karnopp ([email protected])