Larry King Now

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Larry King Now
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GenreTalk show
Starring Larry King
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes1000 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerJason Rovou
Production locationsLos Angeles, California
Production company Ora TV
Original release
Network
  • Ora TV
  • Hulu
  • RT America
Related
Larry King Live

Larry King Now was a talk show hosted by Larry King, available on Ora TV, Hulu and RT America. Launched on July 17, 2012, the series featured interviews with newsmakers, celebrities, world leaders, and Internet stars. The show was similar to his previous CNN program, Larry King Live .

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Broadcasting

The show was the first venture by Ora TV, an on-demand TV network founded in March 2012 by King, his wife Shawn Southwick King, and Carlos Slim. [1] In May 2013, RT America announced that Larry King Now would be broadcast on their network as well, along with the Ora TV show Politicking with Larry King . [2] [3] [4]

Larry King Now aired its final episode on February 7, 2020[ citation needed ], less than a year after King suffered a stroke [5] , and less than a year before his death in January 2021 [6] .

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