CNN Tonight

CNN Tonight, branded as CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, is a late evening news program featuring interviews and commentary airing on CNN and CNN International, presented by journalist and news anchor, Don Lemon.[1][2][3]

CNN Tonight
GenreNews, interviews, commentary
Presented byDon Lemon
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locations30 Hudson Yards
New York City
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time120 minutes
Release
Original networkCNN
Original release1985
2001
2009 – 2010
2014 –
present (revived)
Chronology
Preceded byPiers Morgan Live
Related showsCNN Today
Erin Burnett OutFront
Anderson Cooper 360°
Cuomo Prime Time
External links
Website

The show currently airs weeknights live from 10:00 pm to midnight ET, with taped rebroadcast from 2:00 am to 4:00 am ET, since 2019 from Time Warner's new base at 30 Hudson Yards in New York City. It was previously broadcast from Time Warner Center, also in New York City or CNN's studios in Washington, D.C.

Original series

A program of the same name aired on CNN in the spring of 1985, as a replacement for Sandi Freeman until Larry King Live premiered. Another program of the same name debuted in 2001 with Bill Hemmer as anchor, but it was cancelled the same year.[4]

Another program was then debuted on November 16, 2009, and was hosted by a rotating series of anchors as an interim replacement for Lou Dobbs Tonight following Lou Dobbs' resignation from the network on November 11, 2009.[5][6] The program featured reporters who filed reports for Lou Dobbs' program, including Dana Bash, Candy Crowley, and Kitty Pilgrim. It was discontinued after January 15, 2010, due to a scheduling shift which occurred the following Monday, extending Rick Sanchez's hour during the CNN Newsroom block into a two-hour program known as Rick's List, which pushed The Situation Room up an hour into Lou Dobbs' former timeslot. On March 22, 2010, the final hour of The Situation Room was replaced by John King, USA, the official replacement for Lou Dobbs Tonight.[7][8]

Revival

In April 2014, the program was revived as a replacement for Piers Morgan Live amid a new primetime schedule with more taped content.[9] The show first began in March 2014 when CNN president Jeff Zucker called Don Lemon to ask him to present a nightly one-hour program at 10 p.m. ET to discuss theories about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.[10]

References
  1. Brodesser-Akner, Taffy (April 21, 2015). "Don Lemon Is the Anchor America Deserves". GQ. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  2. Donnelly, Matt (January 5, 2019). "CNN's Don Lemon Delivers Emotional Criticism of Kevin Hart's 'Ellen' Interview". Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  3. Moloney, Aisling (November 22, 2017). "Where is Don Lemon? Fans have been missing the CNN anchor". Metro. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  4. Brian (July 19, 2005). "After Ten Years At CNN, Bill Hemmer Joins Fox News As Anchor & Correspondent". TVNewser. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  5. Stelter, Brian (November 12, 2009). "Update: John King to Replace Lou Dobbs; Focus Will Be on Political News". The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  6. Stelter, Brian; Carter, Bill (November 11, 2009). "Lou Dobbs Abruptly Quits CNN". The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  7. Preston, Mark (March 5, 2010). "CNN's newest show: 'John King, USA'". CNN Blogs: Political Ticker. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  8. Stelter, Brian (June 13, 2012). "CNN Is Ending John King's Political Show". The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  9. Carter, Bill (April 10, 2014). "CNN to Show Documentaries in 9 P.M. Time Slot". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  10. Brodesser-Akner, Taffy (April 20, 2015). "Anchorman: The Legend of Don Lemon". GQ. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
Preceded by
Cuomo Prime Time		 CNN Weekday lineup
10:00 PM – 12:00 AM
2:00 AM – 4:00 AM (replay)		 Succeeded by
Anderson Cooper 360º (replay)
(Following First Airing)
CNN Newsroom Live
(Following Second Airing)


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