CNN and Fox News reportedly shuffling primetime lineups ahead of 2024 race by promoting Trump-favored hosts – By David Badash (The New Civil Rights Movement) / May 17, 2023
At a major meeting with advertisers Wednesday executives from CNN unveiled their primetime lineup plans ahead of the 2024 presidential race, revealing a promotion for a Trump-favored host, Kaitlan Collins. And Fox News reportedly is moving Sean Hannity to what was Tucker Carlson’s slot, while loading its primetime lineup with even more extreme hosts, according to one news outlet.
Over at CNN, where the decision to hold a Trump town hall last week, one day after the ex-president was held liable by a jury of sexual assault and defamation exploded in CEO Chris Licht’s face, the now right-leaning network promoted that disastrous event’s host to its 9 PM primetime slot.
“CNN has selected Kaitlan Collins to host a new weeknight show at 9 p.m., elevating her to one of the most coveted time slots in cable news a week after she moderated a contentious town hall with former President Donald J. Trump,” The New York Times reported late Wednesday morning. “The new role for Ms. Collins was announced by CNN’s chairman, Chris Licht, on Wednesday, just ahead of a presentation to advertisers in Midtown Manhattan hosted by Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN’s parent company.”
