{"id":2001035,"date":"2023-08-15T09:31:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-shakes-up-programming-slate-adds-two-new-prime-time-hosts-to-lineup\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T09:33:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:33:05","slug":"cnn-shakes-up-programming-slate-adds-two-new-prime-time-hosts-to-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-shakes-up-programming-slate-adds-two-new-prime-time-hosts-to-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN revamps programming, introduces two new prime-time hosts."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-shakes-up-programming-slate-adds-two-new-prime-time-hosts-to-lineup%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2001035&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>CNN Shakes Up Programming Slate, Adds\u2063 Two New Prime-Time Hosts to Lineup<\/h2>\n<p>CNN is making some\u200c exciting changes to its lineup of hosts, \u200cbringing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-global-elections-set-to-rock-the-world-in-2022\/\" title=\"Five Global Elections Set to Rock the World in 2022\">fresh faces<\/a> to engage viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Abby Phillip will take the helm of \u201cCNN NewsNight\u201d at 10 p.m., while Laura Coates will host \u201cLaura Coates Live\u201d at 11\u2063 p.m., according to a release from the\u2064 network.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Mattingly will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-vice-president-mike-pence-joins-the-heritage-foundation\/\" title=\"Former Vice President Mike Pence Joins The Heritage Foundation\">join forces<\/a> with Poppy Harlow on \u201cCNN This Morning,\u201d and Kasie Hunt will anchor \u201cEarly Start.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The two most boring women in tv journalism\u200b are Kaitlan Collins and Abby Phillip. I won\u2019t be watching evenings on CNN. Bring back\u200d Alisyn.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ann Steinbach (@annsteinbach) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/annsteinbach\/status\/1691233124707868673?\">August 14, \u20632023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-fox-news-host-chris-wallace-suffers-worst-ratings-month-since-cnn-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris \u2064Wallace<\/a> will anchor a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-10-best-jim-acosta-moments\/\" title=\"Top 10 'Best' Jim Acosta Moments\">weekend program<\/a> described as a \u201cfast-paced, provocative\u2062 panel of some of the country\u2019s best reporters and influential commentators to make sense of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-breaking-news-in-georgia-132000-ballots-in-fulton-county-georgia-have-been-identified-which-are-likely-ineligible\/\" title=\"HUGE BREAKING NEWS IN GEORGIA - 132,000 Ballots in Fulton County, Georgia Have Been Identified Which Are Likely Ineligible\">breaking news<\/a>, the latest developments in the 2024 presidential race, and set the agenda for what\u2019s next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The release also mentioned\u200d that Manu Raju will anchor the Sunday edition of\u200d \u201cInside Politics,\u201d and Christiane Amanpour will have a new weekend show, although it\u2064 was not named.<\/p>\n<p>A limited series called \u201cKing Charles,\u201d featuring\u2063 Gayle King and Charles Barkley, will make its debut during the fall. These changes come after the \u200cdeparture of former CEO Chris \u200cLicht.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/14\/cnn-reveals-major-overhaul-to-anchor-lineup-as-ratings-sag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York \u200dPost<\/a> reported on the changes, quoting a\u200d media veteran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-anchors-book-launch-not-off-hot-start-despite-non-stop-promotion-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caustic reaction<\/a> to the new lineup.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN makes sweeping changes to its line-up \u200din an effort\u2063 to boost ratings: Abby Phillip and Laura Coates added to evening line-up as \u2064Chris Wallace and Christiane Amanpour get\u2064 their own new weekend shows<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oNvGuckXiM\">https:\/\/t.co\/oNvGuckXiM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blaze Woods (@BlazeWoods1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlazeWoods1\/status\/1691179605804134403?\">August 14, \u200c2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>According to sources, the reaction to the changes has been mixed. One source described it as a game of musical chairs, while \u200banother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-shakes-up-programming-slate-adds-two-new-prime-time-hosts-to-lineup\/\" title=\"CNN revamps programming, introduces two new prime-time hosts.\">source expressed disappointment<\/a>,\u200d saying that no \u200bone at the network\u200c is truly captivating. A third source dismissed the new lineup as dull and predicted it would have no impact.<\/p>\n<p>However, Axios pointed out that the new \u2063lineup brings more visibility to diverse talent. Two of the evening anchors are women of color, and women will anchor all news between 7 p.m. ET and midnight, with the exception of Anderson Cooper at 8 p.m., as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/08\/14\/cnn-new-schedule-primetime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> highlighted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not at\u200c all \u200dimpressed with CNN\u2019s new lineup of hosts\u2026with the exception of Anderson. Definitely will not be watching.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Linda Roach (@Hoyden2727) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hoyden2727\/status\/1691126421849354241?\">August \u200b14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As reported by \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/14\/business\/media\/cnn-program-lineup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, these changes\u200d come as CNN&#8217;s ratings have taken a hit. In July, CNN averaged 534,000\u2064 total \u2062primetime \u200cviewers, ranking 12th in basic cable,\u2062 according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adweek.com\/tvnewser\/here-are-cable-news-ratings-for-july-2023\/535277\/#:~:text=According%20to%20Nielsen%20live%2Dplus%2Dsame%2Dday%20data%20for,cable%20(flat%20from%20June).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adweek<\/a>. In comparison, Fox News averaged 1,571,000 viewers, while MSNBC averaged 1,124,000 \u2063viewers.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-shakes-programming-slate-adds-two-new-prime-time-hosts-lineup\/\">CNN Shakes\u2063 Up Programming Slate, Adds Two New \u2063Prime-Time Hosts to Lineup<\/a> appeared first\u2063 on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u200dJournal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN is making changes to its host lineup. Abby Phillip will now host &#8220;CNN NewsNight&#8221; at 10 p.m., and Laura Coates will host &#8220;Laura Coates Live&#8221; at 11 p.m. Phil Mattingly will join Poppy Harlow on &#8220;CNN This Morning,&#8221; and Kasie Hunt will anchor &#8220;Early Start.&#8221; These updates were announced by the network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2001036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2001035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2001035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001035\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2001036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2001035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2001035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2001035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}