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CNN to Host Trump-Biden Debate on June 27
CNN will host the first debate between President Biden and former President Trump on June 27. The debate will air live at 9pm ET from CNN’s Atlanta studios, with anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash set to moderate. No audience will be present to “ensure candidates may maximize the time allotted in the debate,” according […]
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CNN Developing U.S. Version of BBC Comedy Quiz Show ‘Have I Got News For You’
CNN is taking a swing at comedy, with plans to launch a U.S. version of the long-running BBC comedy quiz show Have I Got News For You. The program was announced during Warner Bros. Discovery’s upfront presentation Wednesday morning. CNN is calling it a limited series, with a debut set for the fall. Have I […]
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CNN to Reboot ‘Searching For’ Travel Franchise, With Eva Longoria Set to Explore Spain (Exclusive)
CNN is planning a return to the travel-food genre after pulling back from original series under former CEO Chris Licht. The channel said Wednesday that it would be rebooting its Searching For franchise, with Eva Longoria set to host a new series, Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain. The new series will debut in 2025 on […]
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Critic’s Notebook: Fox News Plays Knight in Shining Armor to a Beleaguered Trump-on-Trial
Donald Trump faced the first of what could be many criminal cases this week, as CNN and MSNBC covered the trial exhaustively and the usual right-wing apologists fretted about the former president's well-being.
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Poppy Harlow to Exit CNN
Poppy Harlow is leaving CNN. CNN CEO Mark Thompson announced her departure during the channel’s 9 a.m. editorial call Friday, with the veteran anchor sending an email to colleagues shortly after. “Mark, Amy and the CNN management team have been wonderful and have given me the space to make this decision. I am very grateful to them,” […]
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CNN Ends Gayle King-Charles Barkley Show After Limited Run
The reign of King Charles on CNN has officially ended. The CNN limited series televised its final episode last week, with co-hosts Charles Barkley and Gayle King signing off with thanks for staff and compliments for each other. “I will say this: I have loved working with you and something tells me, Charles, this will […]
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Chris Wallace Condemns World Central Kitchen Deaths Amid Israel-Hamas War
Chris Wallace took a moment on CNN’s The Chris Wallace Show on Saturday morning to condemn the deaths of World Central Kitchen aid workers amid the Israel-Hamas war. Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha, John Chapman, Jacob Flickinger, Zomi Frankcom, James Henderson, James Kirby and Damian Soból were killed by Israeli airstrikes on April 1. Officials in Israel later […]
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‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ Replays to Run in Primetime Saturdays on CNN
CNN is about to get a bigger dose of Real Time. The cable news channel will add a replay of the HBO series Real Time with Bill Maher to its Saturday lineup at 8 p.m. starting March 23, part of a larger strategic shift in how the channel will approach its weekend programming. “The addition […]
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Why John Avlon Ditched CNN for a Congressional Run
John Avlon has been a fixture on CNN over the last several years, following a five-year stint as editor in chief of The Daily Beast. Now the 51-year-old, who has written four books on politics, is running for Congress and aiming to unseat Republican incumbent Nick LaLota in a battle for New York’s 1st Congressional […]
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CNN Gives Phil Mattingly New Role After Morning Show Cancellation
CNN has found a new role for Phil Mattingly. The veteran journalist will become the channel’s chief domestic correspondent and an anchor, delivering enterprise reporting and filling in as a host on programs across the daypart. Mattingly, whose first assignment will be covering Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, will also appear in 2024 convention programming […]
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‘CNN This Morning’ Moving to Atlanta, Staffers Asked to Reapply for Jobs
CNN has told staff it is moving its much-hyped Chris Licht-era morning show, This Morning, from New York to its Atlanta headquarters, two people familiar with the matter have told The Hollywood Reporter. The show’s 50-person team have been told they can reapply for jobs within the network, according to the people familiar. Phil Mattingly […]
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As CNN Rebuilds Original Series Unit, It Sets Sights On ‘Vegas’ (Exclusive)
CNN, meet Sin City. As CNN appears poised to expand its original series offerings, the cable channel has set its next series: Vegas: The Story of Sin City. The series will premiere Sunday, Feb. 25 at 10 p.m., and will explore “the past seventy years of America’s cultural maturation through the lens of this unique […]
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