TYT Network
| The Young Turks | |
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| Also known as | TYT |
| Genre |
Political commentary News |
| Created by |
Cenk Uygur Ben Mankiewicz Dave Koller |
| Directed by | Jesus Godoy Mark Register |
| Presented by | Cenk Uygur Ben Mankiewicz (2002–2007; contributor thereafter) Jill Pike (2002–2007) Ana Kasparian (2008–present) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Cenk Uygur Irina Nichita |
| Location(s) | Culver City, California |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 120 minutes (main program) Varied (post-game show) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Sirius Satellite Radio (2002–2009, 2009–2010, 2017–present) Air America (2006–2008) YouTube (2005–present) Roku (2013–2016) Hulu (2014–2016) Current TV (2011–2013) Pluto TV (2014–2016) |
| Picture format |
Television/online: 480i (SDTV; 2005–2011), 1080i (HDTV; 2011–present) |
| Original release | February 14, 2002 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Young Turks (TYT) is a progressive American news and commentary program on YouTube, which also serves as the flagship program of the TYT Network, a multi-channel network of associated web series focusing on news and current events. The program was created by Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and Dave Koller. Currently co-hosted by Uygur and Ana Kasparian, who are often accompanied by various in-studio contributors, the program maintains an anti-establishment stance and provides commentary on topics of varying news genres. The Young Turks began as a radio program that premiered on February 14, 2002 on Sirius Satellite Radio; it was later carried on Air America, before launching a web series component in 2005 on YouTube.
In addition to being carried on the TYT Network and YouTube, it is also currently available on Hulu, Roku, and through a 24-hour feed on Pluto TV. It has spawned two spin-off television series, one that aired on Current TV from 2011 to 2013 and a second that debuted on Fusion in 2016 as a limited-run program developed to cover the 2016 United States presidential election. The Young Turks also served as the subject of a documentary, entitled Mad as Hell, which was released in 2014.
The Young Turks live streams for two hours, with its story selection and associated commentary broken up by format. Issues that the show focuses on include the influence of money in politics, drug policy, social security, the privatization of public services, climate change, the influence of religion, abortion and reproductive rights, civil rights and issues of injustice towards people of color and sexual minorities, sexual morality, and the influence of corporations, neutrality and establishment political thought on traditional news media. The program maintains a liberal/progressive ideology in its political commentary. Co-creator and host Cenk Uygur describes himself as an "independent progressive" and asserts that the show is aimed at the "98 per cent 'not in power'" and what he describes as the 60% of Americans who hold progressive views.
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