CNET TV

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Gina St. John and Richard Hart on the set of CNET Central.

CNET TV was a group of technology-themed television shows produced in the United States in the mid to late 1990's. It was CNET Networks' first project.

1 Shows
2 Video On Demand Service
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Shows

[edit] CNET Central

CNET Central was the flagship program of CNET TV. It was hosted by Richard Hart and Gina St. John (later replaced by Daphne Brogdon). It aired from 1995 to 1999 on the Sci Fi Channel and USA Network in the United States. Individual segments were hosted by Desmond Crisis, Ryan Seacrest, and Hari Sreenivasan. Reviews of software and hardware were provided by John C. Dvorak in his "Buy It, Try It, Skip It" segments. [1]

[edit] The Web

Hosted by Sofie Formica and Justin Gunn, The Web explored an emerging facet of computing: the World Wide Web.

[edit] The New Edge

The New Edge was hosted by Ryan Seacrest, one of his first on-air jobs. [2] CNET Central and The Web, The New Edge was not nearly so focused on computing; it explored all aspects of science and technology, from Magnetic Resonance Imaging to gasoline powered blenders.

[edit] TV.COM

TV.COM was focused on the best the Internet had to offer.

[edit] Tech Briefs

Tech Briefs were 90 second tech inserts for local news media. They were hosted by Richard Hart. Later renamed Tech Reports.

[edit] Cool Tech

Cool Tech showcased new gadgets.

[edit] News.com

News.com was originally hosted by Richard Hart and Gina Smith (later replaced by Sydnie Kohara) with Hari Sreenivasan as senior correspondent.

[edit] Video On Demand Service

CNET TV is now the new name for its video on demand service. It currently hosts a wide range of programs including Molly Wood's Buzz Report, Tom Merrit's Road Warrior and other shows exclusively for CNET TV like The Queue and Prizefight.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

CNET TV
CNET 10, 10th anniversary video of CNET TV
CNET TV website from the Internet Archive
Boob Tube by Jack Boulware

CNET
Websites
Consumating \| Download.com \| GameFAQs \| Game Rankings \| GameSpot \| Metacritic \| Movie Tome \| MP3.com \| mySimon \| Search.com \| TechRepublic \| TV.com \| Webshots \| ZDNet
Employees
Molly Wood \| Tom Merritt \| Veronica Belmont \| James Kim \| Brian Cooley \| Kent German
Other
Buzz Out Loud \| CNET TV \| On the Spot