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===Revival=== [[Margaret Hoover]] hosts the Firing Line reboot on [[PBS]].<ref name="Online Archives of California"/><ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.npr.org/2018/06/09/618496720/william-f-buckleys-firing-line-returns-with-margaret-hoover | title =William F. Buckley's 'Firing Line' Returns With Margaret Hoover | last =Simon | first =Scott | date =June 8, 2018 | publisher=NPR | access-date =November 15, 2018 | quote =Almost 20 years since Firing Line ceased production, Margaret Hoover is stepping in to become the next host of the conservative talk show on PBS.}}</ref> The show premiered on June 2, 2018, on [[WNET]], which serves the New York metropolitan area, and is the largest PBS market in the country.<ref name="Firing Line with Margaret Hoover">{{cite web | url =https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/firing-line-with-margaret-hoover/episodes-season-1/1195752/ | title =Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | magazine=[[TV Guide]] | access-date =November 25, 2018 | quote =June 2, 2018 - The premiere of the public affairs talk show that delivers a civil and engaging contest of ideas.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wnet.org/support/sponsorship/ | title =WNET Sponsorship | work =The WNET Group | publisher =[[WNET]] | access-date =November 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040224005316/en/WGBH-Boston-ThirteenWNET-New-York-Americas-Largest | title =WGBH Boston and Thirteen/WNET New York, Two of America's Largest Public Broadcasters, Join Forces to Launch World and Create - Two New Digital Channels Serving Viewers Across the Northeast | date=February 24, 2004 | publisher =[[Business Wire]] | access-date =November 25, 2018 | quote =WGBH Boston and Thirteen/WNET New York have combined forces to launch World and Create, two new digital channels for viewers throughout the Boston and New York metropolitan areas. Available to digital cable subscribers as well as over the air (via antenna) to viewers with digital receivers, the new channels complement the traditional analog channels of both WGBH Boston and Thirteen/WNET New York.}}</ref> The show maintains the original format of deep exchange of ideas with a single guest on a single issue within its 26-minute runtime. It is produced weekly at the WNET Tisch Studios.<ref>{{cite news | url =https://current.org/2018/04/pbs-rekindles-political-debate-show-firing-line/ | title =PBS rekindles political debate show 'Firing Line' | last =Falk | first =Tyler | date =April 27, 2018 | newspaper=[[Current (newspaper)|Current]] | access-date =November 25, 2018 | quote ='The show will maintain the character of the original series by William F. Buckley, providing a platform that is diligent in its commitment to a balanced exchange of opinion,' the release added. 'The series comes at a time when meaningful discourse is needed more than ever.'}}</ref><ref name="Firing Line with Margaret Hoover"/>
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