CNN Shakeup: The Network Revamps Its Morning & Afternoon Lineup
CNN has unveiled a new morning and afternoon lineup starting April, announced after Brooke Baldwin shared with viewers that she’s leaving the network.
The change will see Brianna Keilar move from her early afternoon slot to anchor New Day from 6 to 9 a.m. with longtime anchor John Berman. She replaces Alisyn Camerota, who will team up with Victor Blackwell in the 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. hour that Baldwin is vacating.
Baldwin revealed yesterday that she’s moving on after 14 years to focus on “amplifying the lives of extraordinary Americans and putting my passion for storytelling to good use.”
1. I want to start with some personal news❤️ 📺 I will be leaving @CNN in April. I came to this network as a freelancer in 2008. I scribbled my name on a post it and stuck it outside a temporary office determined to fulfill my dream of becoming a full-time correspondent at CNN. pic.twitter.com/v4zeG5XMQX
— Brooke Baldwin (@BrookeBaldwin) February 16, 2021
Laura Jarrett and Christine Romans are staying put on Early Start from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto, and Kate Bolduan and John King will continue to fill the hours between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Also making a move is Ana Cabrera, who switches from anchoring weekend newscasts to hosting CNN Newsroom weekdays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Longtime White House reporter Jim Acosta will have a new studio-based job anchoring CNN Newsroom on Saturdays and Sundays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. And Bros Sanchez will join Christi Paul as co-anchor of Weekend Newsday on Saturday and Sunday mornings. There’s no change for Fredericka Whitfield in the midday weekend slots.
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Do not care for the new lineup. Brianna should be taking Brookes spot. Just my opinion
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Brianna Keilar is my favorite. I work my whole schedule around to watch her in the afternoon. I won't be watching Allisyn Camerota. Thanks a lot CNN!!
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I'll miss Brooke.
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I miss all the fake news all the time
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Jim Acosta! Hooray!
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So upset Brooke is leaving.. will be very missed
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Zenypon, so why you are here reading or following what is happening at CNN? Cannot resist...
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I'm with you on that. This lineup is NOT compelling at all. Brianna was the CNN star. She and Nicolle Wallace dominate the afternoon slot. Sooooo, I see no reason to watch CNN now at all really.
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I split my time watching CNN with MSMBC. depending on the anchors. I always watch Brianna Keller in the afternoon. It's only that I got up early this morning and found Brianna. I really don't like the new lineup. Please put Brianna back in the afternoon.
From: a soon to be MSMBC watcher.
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Why are you letting Brooke leave? Huge mistake!!!
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*Boris Sanchez
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On the West coast, Brianna's now on-air at 3 AM!! She was the reason I programmed HER afternoon show on my DVR. She was just coming into her own, having many clips of her commentary online in sources other than CNN, bringing in viewers who hadn't watched her before. This move mystifies me since it seems to be a punishment. It's also really stupid to move any person with a show of their own to being a "co-anchor", AND in a time-slot that is the middle of the night in the left coast.
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Brianna’s commentary/editorials are riveting; I scheduled hearing them each day.
All things being equal, Victor is a heavy in the making if not already!
Really should’ve considered expanding Fredricka’s role; she’s the best listener you got.
I hate to see Wolf lose an hour; HE IS THE STAPLE, The Man, and he needs the rest before burn-out!
There is no better recipient for an extra hour the hour than Jake – Great Respect!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK D. LIME!
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Sorry to see Brook Baldwin leave. I love Allisyn Camerota and Brianna Keilar, looking forward to seeing them in their new slots.
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Kinda dumb moving Brianna with someone, although Allisyn is not good to me at all. Moving to after noons is horrible. Ana should not have her own show. For sure, she should be with John in the morning. Jim do not need to Anchor with Poppy. He should have his own hour like Anderson, Chris and Don. CNN yall continue to miss what yall viewers want to see. Brianna in the morning is UBER SILLY. Why I've stopped watching as much.
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Brianna Keilar is the best of all the journalists and discussants of any news show. She is clear, concise, and honest. Her analyses combine facts, thoughtfulness without hyperbole.
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I hope Pamela Brown is still there.
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But yet you are here... Boy bye
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Will miss Brooke Baldwin. Don't t like most of the changes, particularly starting the day with Brianna Kellar!
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Time for some changes.
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Porn?
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I sure hope Brianna is still on CNN in morning normal hours or afternoon or evenings.
She is one of the best on CNN. She should be on in the evenings I think.
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Brianna Keillor is now MIA. Where is she? She has not been seen on CNN for months. I want her back. CNN is doing fruit basket turnover . Please forgive Cuomo and bring him back too. Some viewers have quit CNN. I’m still here but get your act together. Betty Gaither
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Brianna Keiler is your shinning star. Please don't hide her in that early morning slot. She need to be in a Prime Time Slot where everyone will hear her. To compete you need your best up front.
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About time. They only have 10 viewers. Mainly family. They’ve got to get rid of many more of these comedy acts. Starting at the very top. They are over looking the real losers. Brooke was a sacrificial lamb.
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Please Do Not change Don Lemon and Chris Coumo are my favorite. I love watching both of them and I look forward daily to see both of them.
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Minnesota should look at Detroit before Coleman Young. Since then the city has gotten better as far as black people are treated by the police they served.
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I have enjoyed the current line up but I do not like Jake
Tapper with a co-anchor she is a snooze fest. He is fairly serious so is she but I am not liking it.
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Imo the gulf war in '91 started 24/7 propaganda news reporting and it has gotten worse with time. These arent journalists anymore they are puppets who will say anything and make up narratives to create fear for money
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Were is Abby Phillips going. She just started Sunday morning s.
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I guess that’s better than, they picking on the the cry baby, fox and newsmax man up
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Brianna has just been buried in the morning...bad move CNN What about evening show with Brianna and John Acosta. CNN will have trouble trying to retain Don Lemon new show.
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I will certainly NOT miss Brooke. I find her incredibly annoying and smug.
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More Ana Cabrera, that's all I care about.
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Ana all day and all night long
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Ana should have been kept on weekends. Only reason I watched CNN on the weekends. Bad Move. Won’t be watching CNN weekends
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Viewers who get all their news from CNN or Foxnews get brainwashed.
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I stopped watching any of the 24 hour news shows. They all have become biased and unreliable. Everything seems to be fair game for influencing. News shows have long been a show not fact based unbiased reporting. The only ones being fooled are the fools that think they are fooling the intelligent public. 24 hour News ruined the news. Ratings over Facts.
Disgusting and Disgraceful.
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CNN is an embarrassment to journalism.
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Brooke is proof that a woman can be attractive on the outside and completely empty headed, vile, and one sided on the inside...
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WHY is Jim( the ah) leaving as WH correspondent?
1.no more Trump to harass.
2.CANNOT,will not.at all cost,no matter what...will not harass Biden...ever..
..see!...thats,why I stopped,along with All my friends do not watch CNN or MSNBC....nope.
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Thank God for newscasters like Jim Acosta, that keeps his coverage real with true facts that Trump never told the American people. Trump did not have the intellect to b President. He is a tyrant who only was n office to enrich his self n his family! Good riddance!!!!
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who cares zoopond
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