Real Money aired at 10:30pm eastern time Monday through Friday with repeats overnight and on weekends.

The show was also in the past hosted from Al Jazeera America's studios at the Newseum in Washington D.C. Real Money with Ali Velshi was the first show announced by Al Jazeera America shortly after they had hired Velshi from CNN.

[2] It began as a strictly financial program that focused on the American and global economy and how it affects the average person.

The show was originally 30 minutes from 7 to 7:30 pm eastern time from its launch but was later expanded to a full hour on April 21, 2014.

[4] The show maintained a relationship with the Al Jazeera English counterpart economic program Counting the Cost.