CNN Overhauls Lineup: Abby Phillip Takes 10 P.M., Laura Coates to Host 11 P.M., New Morning Present Hosts and Weekend Applications

In a dramatic overhaul of its programming schedule, CNN has introduced new applications and anchors spanning weekday mornings, dayside and primetime, in addition to new weekend applications led by veterans of the channel.

The brand new lineup will see CNN hand the ten p.m. hour over to political correspondent and anchor Abby Phillip, with 11 p.m. being hosted by authorized analyst and anchor Laura Coates.

Within the mornings, Kasie Hunt will anchor Early Begin, whereas chief White Home correspondent Phil Mattingly joins Poppy Harlow because the co-anchor of CNN This Morning. Chief investigative correspondent Pamela Brown will anchor a brand new dayside present out of the nation’s capital.

On the weekends, Victor Blackwell, Christiane Amanpour, Manu Raju and Chris Wallace will all host new applications, with Blackwell based mostly in Atlanta, and Raju taking on the Sunday’s Inside Politics whereas persevering with to cowl Capitol Hill.

Wallace will host a panel present (along with his weekly interview program), whereas Amanpour brings her world protection to CNN’s weekend lineup.

As a part of the modifications, Alisyn Camerota will shift to a brand new function doing long-form reporting, principally for the Sunday collection The Entire Story with Anderson Cooper.

“One in all CNN’s key differentiators is our deep roster of skilled journalists, reporters and storytellers. Many joined CNN early of their careers and have grown with the community all through the years. They’re terribly gifted and share the identical CNN sensibility: versatility, dedication and an inquisitive and empathetic method to reporting the information,” stated CNN worldwide’s management workforce of Amy Entelis, David Leavy, Virginia Moseley and Eric Sherling in a joint assertion. “By increasing the vary and depth of our programming lineup throughout a number of dayparts, we’re strengthening our reporting excellence all through the schedule, elevating our capacity to inform nice tales throughout platforms, and doubling down on CNN’s place as probably the most trusted identify in information.”

The modifications come after a tumultuous yr for CNN, a yr which noticed declining rankings and the sudden departure of its CEO, Chris Licht. The corporate continues to look each externally and internally for attainable successors.

The brand new interim management workforce has clearly been empowered to make modifications, because the programming overhaul underscores. They’ve additionally added vital new hires, together with Kayla Tausche as its senior White Home correspondent.

On the similar time, a few of Licht’s signature strikes stay on monitor. Kaitlan Collins will stay because the 9 p.m. host after transferring from the mornings to primetime in Could, and the Gayle King-Charles Barkley program King Charles will launch as a restricted collection within the 9 p.m. slot later this fall.

The brand new primetime lineup can be considerably youthful and extra numerous than it had been, and than its primetime rivals, whereas CNN has opted to lean into a few of its veteran marquee expertise to anchor weekend applications that lean into their skillsets (Amanpour, regardless of being one in all CNN’s best-known anchors, didn’t have a program on CNN’s lineup).