Yahoo Lifestyle CNN Shakes Up Daily Lineup and Moves Fan-Favorite Anchors
As more and more viewers shift from watching the news on linear TV to streaming media, CNN is shaking up its schedule once again.
On Thursday, Jan. 23, the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed network announced an all-new lineup, per Variety.
Revealed in a memo from Eric Sherling, CNN’s executive vice president of programming, the changes will see multiple anchors take on different roles in new time slots.
CNN anchors' new time slots
Rahel Solomon will kick things off at 5 a.m. with a new concept called 5 Things,
Audie Cornish will take over the 6 a.m. CNN This Morning.
Jake Tapper's program will move to a two-hour slot from 5 to 7 p.m.
Kasie Hunt will switch from mornings to a 4 p.m. show called The Arena.
Wolf Blitzer, meanwhile, will team up with Pamela Brown at 10 a.m.—marking a dramatic shift from his usual slot in the early evening.
An updated role for anchor and White House correspondent Jim Acosta was not specified.
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CNN's primetime viewership is down, with ratings suffering for months and several popular on-air personnel leaving the network.
According to Sherling, off-camera jobs will also be affected by the changes.
“In the mornings and afternoons, staffing in Atlanta and Washington will change to support our new lineup. In the evenings, the way we produce our primetime shows will change,” he explained in a memo. “While most NY-based teams will remain at Hudson Yards, many control room positions, both editorial and operational, will move to Atlanta and Washington to make our operations more cost-efficient.”
The change will include laying off around 6% of its workforce, the company announced.
CNN is also planning to launch a new subscription-based streaming option allowing users access to its content without using Max, which is Warner’s main broadband product.
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