CNN Tonight (1985)

Original title

CNN: Reliable Sources

Country

United States

Length

1 season

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a news program that CNN has used over the years as a replacement slot when a regular anchor leaves the network or gets reassigned. It fills the evening or prime time hours with standard news coverage until a permanent show is set up.

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What happens

CNN Tonight is the title of several news programs that were broadcast by American cable network CNN. The CNN Tonight branding has primarily been used for transitional programs aired by CNN in the evening and prime time hours as part of changes to its programming lineup—including the departure (either voluntary or via termination) or reassignment of anchors. It was first used for a short-lived program in 2001 anchored by Bill Hemmer. In November 2009, CNN Tonight temporarily replaced Lou Dobbs Tonight after Lou Dobbs' departure from the network. In April 2014, a third iteration premiered as a 10 p.m. ET program, as part of schedule changes following the cancellation of Piers Morgan Live; this iteration would later become a full-time program hosted by Don Lemon, and was renamed Don Lemon Tonight in May 2021. In December 2021, the title was reinstated in the 9 p.m. hour after Chris Cuomo was fired from the network over allegations and evidence of sexual misconduct; the program replaced Cuomo Prime Time, and was produced by its staff. Don Lemon departed his program in October 2022 to move to CNN This Morning; on October 10, ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, Jake Tapper became an interim host of the 9 p.m. hour, and Don Lemon Tonight was replaced with hours of CNN Tonight hosted by Alisyn Camerota and Laura Coates. In late-February 2023, the 9 p.m. hour was replaced with an anthology of special reports and interviews under the branding CNN Primetime. The hour's permanent replacement, The Source with Kaitlan Collins, premiered on July 10. In August 2023, CNN subsequently announced that Abby Phillip and Laura Coates would become permanent hosts of the 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. hours as CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip and Laura Coates Live respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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