The Lead with Jake Tapper

The Lead with Jake Tapper is an American news broadcast hosted by news anchor Jake Tapper. The show has aired on CNN since March 18, 2013 in the network's pre-primetime timeslot.

The show currently airs weekdays live from 5:00pm to 7:00pm ET, and the 5:00pm to 5:30pm segment is also aired on CNN International.

The show contains a "lead" for different subjects. They are the National, Political, Money, Buried, Sports, World, Pop, Faith, Earth Matters, Tech, and Health leads.