Primetime

American television program

***Primetime*** (titled as ***LSN Primetime with Daniel Smith***) is the flagship daily evening television news program for Lucky Star News, the news division of Lucky Star television network in the United States. First aired on April 1, 2013, the program is the most watched program on the network.

Primetime initially aired on Liberty America when the network was owned by the Lucky Star News Corporation. It was originally anchored by long-time conservative politician Raul Elizondo until his departure in 2021. The show was then hosted by various anchors from 2021 to 2023, during a period of turbulence in Liberty America, which ultimately led to the channel being bought by Haim Cohen and the show was brought to the Lucky Star Broadcasting company and its network Lucky Star News. Since the show has been on the new network, the content has changed dramatically, instead preferring a more straight news reading style as opposed to the commentary style that was common when the channel was owned by conservative Liberty America.

The show has been hosted by former HUD secretary Daniel Smith since the premiere of the tenth season on April 1, 2023. He also serves as an Executive Producer and showrunner. It is also hosted on the weekends by Imani Johnson.

## History

### Primetime with Raul Elizondo (2013–2021)

***Primetime with Raul Elizondo*** was an American conservative talk show and current affairs program hosted by former Florida Governor Raul Elizondo. The show aired on April 1, 2013 on Liberty America from April 1, 2023 until 2021, succeeding *LNN Tonight!'’, which was also hosted by Elizondo. It was the flagship news program on the network in the prime time 8 PM slot.* **Primetime** *includdd monologues, political commentary, interviews and segments about hot issues. The show had many notable conservative commentators and politicians on the show including Emmanuel McHale, Helena Elizondo, David Froula Jr., Ash Ivy, and Ebony and Ivory*

*Primetime* replaced LNN Tonight! in April 2013 upon the retirement of Henry Fallon and the purchase of Liberty America by Lucky Star Broadcasting. The show was replaced by *Primetime* Raul Elizondo was selected to host the show. The show was initially broadcast from New York City, but was moved to Washington, D.C. in 2015. *Primetime* was initially a straight-news coverage story without a lot of commentary. Eventually, Executive Producer Tony Rossi changed the format of the show to focus more on the commentary and reaction aspect of daily news coverage. The show began with an opening monologue by Elizondo, and then covered various stories that occurred throughout the day.

## Hosts

Primetime has had 10 hosts in its history. Raul Elizondo hosted the show for the longest, serving as the host of the show from 2013 till 2021. Following his departure, the show featured a rotating lineup of hosts from 2021 to 2023. Finally the show settled on Daniel Smith, who also hosted and appeared on the show throughout the period from 2021 to 2023, to serve as the permanent host for the show beginning with its tenth season.

### List

* Raul Elizondo (2013–2021)
* Jeff Katz (2021, 20222; 23 episodes)
* Ivan Samuels (2021)
* Elizabeth Reid (2021–2022; 2023)
* Joshua Lambert (2022)
* Isaac Bruce (2022)
* Emmanuel McHale III (2022–2023)
* Janet Weis (2022)
* Cynthia Hodge (2022)
* Daniel Smith (2021–2023; (as a co-host/contributor)) 2023–present)

## Spinoffs

### Late Nights with Raul Elizondo

Main article: Late Nights with Raul Elizondo
***Late Nights with Raul Elizondo*** was a short-lived late night political commentary show hosted by Raul Elizondo that ran from July 4, 2019 until March 23, 2021.

## Logos

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## See also

* *The Daily Rundown with Darwin Hodge*
* *The Breakdown*