NEW YORK (AP) — CNN is making dramatic changes to its lineup, announcing Monday that it was giving Abby Phillip and Laura Coates new weeknight shows and launching new weekend programs with Christiane Amanpour and Chris Wallace.
Virtually no daypart goes unchanged in the revamp, as the network struggles with ratings challenges worsened by the quickening pulse of people cutting the cord on cable television. The changes were a swift move from CNN’s new leadership team of Amy Entelis, David Leavy, Virginia Moseley and Eric Sherling. They replaced former CNN chief executive Chris Licht, who was fired this spring.
Phillip, a political correspondent, and Coates, a CNN legal analyst, will host back-to-back weeknight shows starting at 10 p.m. Eastern, under the plans. With Kaitlan Collins at 9 p.m. and Erin Burnett at 7 p.m., that gives CNN an evening schedule led by women, with the exception of Anderson Cooper’s hour at 8 p.m.
Wallace and Amanpour will both host live hours on Saturday morning. It will be a more topical hour for Wallace, who has had trouble finding an audience for his weekend interview show since shifting from Fox News.
Heading into the 2024 campaign, political correspondent Kasie Hunt will host “Early Start” at 5 a.m. on weekdays. Phil Mattingly will be a new co-host with Poppy Harlow on the three-hour “CNN This Morning” show.
“King Charles,” a limited-run series with Gayle King and Charles Barkley, will air on Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. Eastern starting this fall, CNN announced.
Pamela Brown, Victor Blackwell, Manu Raju and Alisyn Camerota will also have new roles on the network.
NEW CNN U.S. SCHEDULE
New programming will begin rolling out in the weeks ahead. Additional details regarding launch dates to come. *Denotes new programming
Weekday, Live Daily Programming Schedule:
*5-6am ET: Early Start
*6-9am ET: CNN This Morning with Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly
9am-12pm ET: CNN News Central
12-1pm ET: Inside Politics with Dana Bash
1-3pm ET: CNN News Central
*3-4pm ET: The Bulletin with Pamela Brown
4-6pm ET: The Lead with Jake Tapper
6-7pm ET: The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
7-8pm ET: Erin Burnett Out Front
8-9pm ET: Anderson Cooper 360
9-10pm ET: The Source with Kaitlan Collins
*10-11pm ET: CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
*11-12pm ET: Laura Coates Live
In addition to the daily lineup, CNN’s weekend schedule is also getting a refresh, with new shows on Saturday mornings:
6-8am ET: CNN This Morning Weekends
*8-9am ET: First of All with Victor Blackwell
9-10am ET: Smerconish
*10-11am ET: The Chris Wallace Show
*11am-12pm ET: Christiane Amanpour
12-4pm ET: CNN Newsroom with Fredricka Whitfield
4-8pm ET: CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta
Additionally, on Sunday mornings, CNN fans will see a familiar lineup with the addition of a new anchor for Inside Politics Sunday:
6-9am ET: CNN This Morning Weekends
9-10am ET: State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash
10-11am ET: Fareed Zakaria GPS
*11am-12pm ET: Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju
12-1pm ET: State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash (replay)
1-2pm ET: Fareed Zakaria GPS (replay)
2-4pm ET: CNN Newsroom with Fredricka Whitfield
5-8pm ET: CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta
8-9pm ET: The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper