{"id":2391428,"date":"2025-01-16T20:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T01:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-cnn-set-to-undergo-significant-programming-overhaul-big-names-impacted\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T20:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T01:15:20","slug":"desperate-cnn-set-to-undergo-significant-programming-overhaul-big-names-impacted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-cnn-set-to-undergo-significant-programming-overhaul-big-names-impacted\/","title":{"rendered":"Desperate CNN Set to Undergo Significant Programming Overhaul &#8211; Big Names Impacted"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fdesperate-cnn-set-to-undergo-significant-programming-overhaul-big-names-impacted%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=2391428&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--><p>CNN is planning a notable \u200dshift in its programming to boost declining ratings by moving veteran anchor Wolf Blitzer to a new morning \u200dslot.\u2064 Currently hosting &#8220;The Situation room&#8221; at 6:00 p.m., Blitzer will team up \u2064with Pamela Brown for a two-hour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/timeline-andrew-cuomos-scandalous-covid-19-response\/\" title=\"Timeline: Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Scandalous COVID-19 Response\">morning show<\/a>. This change comes after Blitzer recently signed a \u2062new contract with the\u200b network.<\/p>\n<p>The programming adjustments may result in the cancellation of Jim Acosta&#8217;s 10:00 a.m. show,while \u2063Kasie Hunt&#8217;s morning slot could shift to the afternoon. Jake\u2062 Tapper may also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-the-media-insisted-on-calling-trump-a-liar-that-standard-must-be-applied-to-bidens-corruption-lies\/\" title=\"If media called Trump a liar, they must do the same for Biden&#039;s corruption lies.\">move \u200dcloser<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-chris-cuomo-says-journalists-dont-usually-share-personal-opinions\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Chris Cuomo Says Journalists \u2018Don\u2019t Usually Share Personal Opinions\u2019\">prime-time hours<\/a>. To accommodate Blitzer&#8217;s extended hours, CNN might\u2064 reduce other programming, especially affecting &#8220;CNN\u2062 News Central,&#8221; wich could be cut from\u2062 three hours to two.<\/p>\n<p>These changes are\u2063 part of a broader strategy initiated by Mark Thompson,CNN&#8217;s new \u2063CEO,to address ongoing challenges\u200b in the cable news landscape and improve viewer engagement,as the network&#8217;s\u200c ratings have significantly dropped since \u20632016.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>CNN plans to move longtime anchor Wolf Blitzer to a new morning slot in an effort to reverse declining ratings at the network.<\/p>\n<p>Blitzer, currently the host of &ldquo;The Situation Room&rdquo; at the 6:00 p.m. hour, will host a morning show alongside Pamela Brown for two hours each day, according to a Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.status.news\/p\/wolf-blitzer-mornings-cnn-lineup?_bhlid=27e011f31c00326648079e4673d93094394ad6f5&amp;utm_campaign=a-blitz-to-the-a-m&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=www.status.news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from newsletter Status.<\/p>\n<p>Blitzer, 76, recently signed a new contract with CNN, per&nbsp;the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/16\/media\/cnn-to-shift-wolf-blitzer-to-mornings-in-massive-shakeup-at-network-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He would be on the channel for an extra hour every day under the new changes.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told Status that Jim Acosta, who served as the White House correspondent for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scott-jennings-sets-delusional-cnn-panel-straight-truth-bidens-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> during the first Trump administration, could lose his 10:00 a.m. morning show in the transition.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Status is written by former CNN journalist Oliver Darcy.<\/p>\n<p>Kasie Hunt, the host of &ldquo;CNN This Morning&rdquo; from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, could meanwhile have her slot shifted to the 4:00 p.m. window in the afternoons.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Tapper, who hosts &ldquo;The Lead&rdquo; at 4:00 p.m., may be pivoted closer to the prime-time hours, 5:00 p.m. &ndash; 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>In order to make time for the extra hour taken by Blitzer and Brown, the network must reduce programming elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>That could happen by ending Acosta&rsquo;s show or by cutting daytime program &ldquo;CNN News Central&rdquo; to two hours each day rather than three, according to Status.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Thompson, who took over as chief executive of CNN back in October 2023, is behind the shuffles, according to Status.<\/p>\n<p>The former president and CEO of The New York Times and director-general of the BBC was hired by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav as CNN continued to navigate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-reigns-supreme-obliterated-cnn-msnbc-combined\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenging<\/a> cable television business.<\/p>\n<p>CNN ratings have indeed persistently fallen over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>The channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-triumph-complete-cnn-ratings-drop-94-declaring-war-incoming-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">averaged<\/a> roughly 800,000 viewers during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-ratings-tanked-44-the-week-after-trump-left-the-white-house\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019s Ratings Tanked 44% The Week After Trump Left The White House\">prime time<\/a> in November, marking a considerable decline from the 13.<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">3 million prime-time viewers<\/a> they averaged in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>CNN was also surpassed by left-wing rival MSNBC on election night.<\/p>\n<p>The former drew 5.1 million viewers, while the latter drew 6 million.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News meanwhile had 10.3 million viewers, ranking first among cable channels for the pivotal evening.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Currently hosting &#8220;The Situation Room&#8221; at 6:00 p.m., Blitzer will co-host a two-hour morning show with Pamela Brown, as reported by the newsletter Status on Thursday. At 76 years old, Blitzer recently renewed his contract with CNN, which will add an extra hour of airtime for him each day. Sources indicate that Jim Acosta may lose his 10:00 a.m. show due to this transition. Additionally, Kasie Hunt&#8217;s &#8220;CNN This Morning,&#8221; airing from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., might be moved to the afternoon slot at 4:00 p.m., while Jake Tapper could be shifted closer to prime-time hours from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. To accommodate these changes, CNN may need to cut programming elsewhere, potentially ending Acosta\u2019s show or reducing &#8220;CNN News Central&#8221; from three hours daily down to two. Mark Thompson, who became CNN&#8217;s CEO in October 2023 and previously led The New York Times and BBC, is driving these adjustments amid ongoing challenges in cable television viewership; CNN has seen its ratings drop significantly over recent years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2391429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CNN-TV-Change.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48645,9373,35247,48644,45359],"class_list":["post-2391428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-big-names","tag-cnn","tag-media-industry","tag-programming-overhaul","tag-television-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CNN-TV-Change.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391428","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391428"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391432,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391428\/revisions\/2391432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}