''CNN This Morning'' is an American

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that airs on

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and HLN that premiered on November 1, 2022. Hosted by

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, and

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on weekdays, the program succeeded '' New Day'' as CNN's morning show, and shortly thereafter also replaced HLN's ''

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''.

History

Chris Licht became the head of CNN in April 2022, succeeding

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following

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's merger with

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to form

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. During the company's first

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in May 2022, Licht announced plans for a new CNN morning show, stating that "we are seeking to be a disruptor of broadcast morning shows in the space, we believe we have the people and resources to do this." Licht has had prior experience with establishing morning shows at his past employers, with a particular emphasis on formats focusing upon panel discussions. He launched ''

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'' at

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in 2007, and ''

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'' in 2012 (which was initially

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's most successful format in the timeslot in years, but began to see instability in 2017 after the dismissal of

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due to sexual harassment allegations, and was ultimately rebooted by ''

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'' in 2021). On September 15, CNN announced that

would leave his primetime show ''

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'' and move to the new morning show, joined by fellow CNN anchors

and

. On October 12, it was announced that the show will premiere on November 1 ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, and be titled ''CNN This Morning''. On December 1, 2022, it was announced that the show would also be simulcast on HLN beginning on December 6, replacing ''

''. ''CNN This Morning'' will be the only news program remaining on HLN, and reports indicate it is being retained solely to fulfill contractual obligations to provide news content, as that channel otherwise shifts to a full-time

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format.

Personnel

Notable on-air staff

Weekdays *

, anchor (2022–present) *

, co-anchor (2022–present) Weekends * Boris Sanchez (2022–present) *

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(2022–present)

References

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