Closing Bell

*Closing Bell*
Closing Bell
	Former logo from October 13, 2014
Genre	Business news program
Presented by	Wilfred Frost; Sara Eisen
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	120 minutes
Release
Original network	CNBC
Picture format	4:3 (February 4, 2002 – October 10, 2014); 16:9 (October 13, 2014 – present)
Original release	February 4, 2002 –; present
Chronology
Preceded by	Market Wrap
Followed by	incumbent
External links
	Website

Closing Bell broadcast set

Closing Bell screen wall

Closing Bell can refer to two CNBC programs: the original Closing Bell on CNBC (which debuted on February 4, 2002) and European Closing Bell on CNBC Europe (which was cancelled on December 18, 2015).

The show is named after the bell that is rung to signify the end of a trading session on the New York Stock Exchange which occurs at 4:00 pm EST. Many exchanges used to signify end of trading with a gong or bell when they were operated on an open outcry basis. The New York Stock Exchange still uses this system and often invites special guests to ring the bell.

The CNBC shows use this name as they cover the period up to the end of trading and review the trading of the day after the market has closed.

About the show[]

The CNBC US program Closing Bell airs on CNBC between 3pm and 5pm, Eastern Time. The program is dual-anchored by Wilfred Frost and Sara Eisen at the NYSE. Maria Bartiromo was the original anchor of the show ran from 3-5pm ET until she departed from the network on November 22, 2013 to join the Fox Business Network.^[1] During the 4-5pm block, Maria said with the phrase, "it is 4 O'Clock on Wall Street - do you know where your money is?". Bartiromo's role was replaced with Kelly Evans following the former's aforementioned departure. Like her predecessor, Evans anchored the 4-5pm ET block. Tyler Mathisen was the former co-anchor from 3-4pm ET (originally from 4-5pm ET), until he was promoted in 2005. That same year, Dylan Ratigan took over the 3-4pm ET co-anchoring duties until his departure from the network in March 2009. Starting January 2011, Bill Griffeth became co-anchor after co-anchoring Power Lunch since 1996-2009 and taking a 1-year leave of absence. On March 12, 2018, Griffeth moved to PBS' Nightly Business Report to reunite with his former Power Lunch co-anchor, Sue Herera, while Frost (formerly co-anchor of Worldwide Exchange) replaced Griffeth as Kelly Evans' co-anchor of Closing Bell. On November 30, 2018, Sara Eisen (also at the time, co-anchor of Squawk on the Street), who filled in for Kelly Evans while the latter was on away maternity leave, took over Evans' role permanently, with Wilfred Frost now also co-anchoring both hours of the show with Eisen. By coincidence, both Frost and Eisen had previously co-anchored Worldwide Exchange for 2 years.

In 2012, Closing Bell moved to a new trading-floor studio set inside Post 9 at the NYSE, which is shared with two other CNBC US shows, Squawk on the Street and TechCheck (formerly Squawk Alley).

The program covers the last hour of trading in the US stock markets, covering the closing bells of the NYSE and NASDAQ Stock Market at 4pm ET. Bob Pisani provides live reports from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. provided live reports from the NASDAQ until becoming the host of CNBC Halftime Report (his role has since been filled by Bertha Coombs). Like the "Opening Bell Countdown" segment on Squawk on the Street (which takes viewers to the opening bell), the "Closing Countdown" segment on this program (which takes viewers to the closing bell) also uses a countdown clock on the lower right of the screen (where the network bug usually appears).

After 4pm ET, there is analysis of the day's winners and losers, company results that are issued after the close of trade, and other business news.

On October 13, 2014, Closing Bell, along with CNBC's other trading-day programs, were launched in full 1080i high-definition as part of a network-wide switch to a full 16:9 letterbox presentation.

Hosts[]

Current anchors[]

Wilfred Frost (2018–present)
Sara Eisen (2018–present)

Former anchors[]

Maria Bartiromo (2002–2013), now anchor of Mornings with Maria on Fox Business Network
Kelly Evans (2013–2018), now anchor of The Exchange and co-anchor of Power Lunch
Bill Griffeth (2011–2018), now CNBC anchor at-large; was previously co-anchor of Nightly Business Report until its end in late December 2019
Tyler Mathisen (2002–2005), now co-anchor of Power Lunch
Dylan Ratigan (2006–2009), along with Closing Bell, formerly hosted Fast Money; he then hosted The Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC from 2009–2012; since then, he is no longer active in the television industry

Worldwide Closing Bell[]

Around CNBC's global branches, there are many counterparts of Closing Bell in the world:

Channel	Program	Still Run?	Replacement
CNBC Europe	European Closing Bell	(2003-06-02—2015-12-18)	Squawk Alley
CNBC Europe		(2003-06-02—2004-09-10)	Europe Tonight
CNBC-e		(2000—present)	N/A
CNBC-TV18		(2005—present)	N/A
Nikkei CNBC		(2004—present)	N/A
Class-CNBC		(?—present)	N/A
Class-CNBC		(?—present)	N/A
CNBC Arabiya		(2003—present)	N/A
SBS-CNBC		(2009—present)	N/A
CNBC Indonesia		(2018—present)	N/A

As the major Asian markets all close at different times, there is no "Asian Closing Bell". The equivalent programme is Worldwide Exchange, which replaced Asia Market Wrap on 2005-12-19.

Logos[]

The previous Closing Bell logo had a similar resemblance to the Morning Call logo (used from 2005-12-19 to 2007-08-07), as both of those respective programs used identical opening titles. The aforementioned Morning Call logo was dropped entirely on 2007-08-08 as that program was renamed, The Call.

Started from January 14, 2014, the logo changed. It changed again on October 13, 2014. The program's logo was updated again in May 2020.

References[]

^ "As Bartiromo Departs, Kelly Evans, Becky Quick Get More CNBC Screen Time". Variety. November 19, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.

External links[]

[1] "As Bartiromo Departs, Kelly Evans, Becky Quick Get More CNBC Screen Time". Variety. November 19, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.

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