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=== Revival === A revival of ''Crossfire'' was announced on June 26, 2013, for a premiere in late 2013, with panelists [[Newt Gingrich]], [[S. E. Cupp]], [[Stephanie Cutter]], and [[Van Jones]].<ref name="xfire" /> CNN announced a launch of September 9, at the end of the Congressional recess and probable proposal by the White House to take some action against Syria.<ref name="Ahrens"/> The new version differed from the original version in that the final segment, called "Cease Fire," will offer "an opportunity for hosts to look for common ground at the end of the program."<ref name=ceasefire>{{cite web|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=6 September 2013|title=CNN To Force 'Crossfire' Hosts To Find Common Ground|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/cnn-to-force-crossfire-hosts-to-find-common-ground-1200601762/|access-date=6 September 2013}}</ref> There is also no audience, putting aside the format in the first version's iteration in the last few years to prevent the panelists from "playing for the audience".<ref name=ceasefire/> Due to CNN's coverage of the [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]] disappearance, ''Crossfire'' was placed on "temporary hiatus" on March 11, 2014; an additional half-hour of ''The Situation Room'' was aired in its place. ''Crossfire'' returned to CNN's lineup on May 1, 2014.<ref name=wp-mh370crossover>{{cite news|last=Wemple|first=Erik|title=MH370 coverage: CNN's ''Crossfire'' remains on 'hiatus'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/03/31/mh370-coverage-cnns-crossfire-remains-on-hiatus/|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=tvnewser-crossfirereturnsagain>{{cite web|title=After Extended Hiatus, ''Crossfire'' Returns|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/after-extended-hiatus-crossfire-returns_b223545|work=TVNewser|access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref> Following the [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]] incident in mid-July 2014, ''Crossfire'' was placed on hiatus again. On October 15, 2014—coincidentally, the ten-year anniversary of Stewart's appearance—the show was officially cancelled for the second time.<ref name=recanceled/>
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