CNET TV - Shows

Shows

Current programming of CNET TV comprise of short-form video shot in-studio or in front of a greenscreen and long-form video productions made of packaged clips or new content. All current productions are distributed as podcasts and some programming is available on CNET TV, for Download at CNET, iTunes Store and on Roku.

• Always On premiered after the discontinuation of Buzz Out Loud, featuring CNET personality Molly Wood providing hands-on product demos, product road tests, and interviews with people in the world of tech. The program airs weekly and also in segments. The viewer mail segment originates from the former program CNET Mailbag also hosted by Wood.

• CNET Conversations, hosted by Brian Cooley, showcases interviews with tech luminaries.

• CNET On Cars, hosted by Brian Cooley since September 2012, reviews the latest automobiles with an emphasis on technology offered on each vehicle. Standalone car reviews air on the short-form show Car Tech, which also hosted by Cooley. Past productions involving car reviews include the audio Car Tech Podcast from 2007 and Car Tech Live from 2009 and also hosted by Antuan Goodwin and Wayne Cunningham.

• CNET First Look features initial hands-on demos of gadgets by rotating CNET editors. Gadgets of special interest are featured on Product Spotlight and past video reviews were featured on various podcasts under CNET's Crave brand, the latest incarnation hosted by Eric Franklin and Donald Bell.

• CNET How To, hosted by Sharon Vaknin and other CNET editors, offers short do-it-yourself video instructions to common computer user tasks and gadget operation. How To also airs as segments in Always On and Apple Byte. Originally hosted by Tom Merritt, it also aired under the titles Hacks and Insider Secrets. CNET also uploads independently-produced instructional videos on YouTube also branded as CNET How To.

• CNET Inside Scoop, hosted by Sumi Das and Kara Tsuboi, behind the scenes interview about the latest tech developments.

• CNET News, hosted by CNET editors, bringing important news stories with commentary.

• CNET Top 5 counts down current trends in consumer electronics, tracking popularity, usage, or demand of certain. gadgets. Hosted by Tom Meritt from 2004 to 2010 and by Brian Cooley from 2010 to 2012, the weekly show is currently hosted by CNET editor Donald Bell.

• CNET Update airs weekdays offering current tech news as hosted by Bridget Carey. Carey previously hosted CNET's previous news program, CNET Loaded after the departure of long-time news reporter Natali Morris. Other news reports on CNET TV are hosted by Kara Tsuboi for CBS News on CNET News video segments or Inside Scoops segments.

• Cracking Open, hosted by Bill Detwiler, taking apart gadgets and looking inside them.

• Crave airs Fridays featuring CNET personality Steven Beacham providing a look at what is on Crave, The Gadget Blog

• Device and Conquer airs periodically and is hosted by Brian Cooley, helping consumers understand current tech paradigms and trends.

• Prizefight compares two of the latest gadgets as judged by a panel of CNET editors, hosted by Brain Tong, formerly by Veronica Belmont.

• Rumor Has It debunks tech rumors and is hosted by Emily Dryfuss and Karyne Levy. It originated as an audio talk show and is now a video production.

• Tap That App covers "the hottest apps in the mobile space" as told by various CNET editors. Tap That App airs weekly.

• The Apple Byte airs weekly, hosted by Brian Tong, covering latest news, rumors, and reviews of Apple products.

• The 404, hosted by Jeff Bakalar and Justin Yu and featuring Ariel Nunez, Richard Peterson, and Bridget Carey, is an audio or video podcast talk show covering daily tech news and pop culture under the slogan, High Tech, Low Brow. It broadcasts from CNET's New York City CBS studios with live video feed on weekdays. 404 is the only remnant of the previous CNET Live format and spawned a short-lived video game review show preGAME, also hosted by Bakalar. Frequent guests include CBS MoneyWatch editor Jill Schlesinger and other CNET editors. In production since November 2007, it was previously co-hosted by Randall Bennett until May 2008 and Wilson Tang until February 2012.