CNN Original Series Releases First Look and Introduces "Craig Ferguson: American On Purpose" NEW YORK - (February 5, 2026) - CNN announced today that Emmy(R) and Peabody-winning comedian and host Craig Ferguson will host a new CNN Original Series, Craig Ferguson: American On Purpose, a cross-country journey to explore the topics and people who make up modern America and ask what it really means to be American today. American On Purpose continues the legacy of CNN Original Series' host-led storytelling that examines culture and the human experience, joining an award-winning library of premium programming streaming on the CNN app. ### About CNN Originals The CNN Originals group develops, produces and acquires original, long-form unscripted programming for CNN Worldwide. Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent, CNN Originals and creative development, oversees the award-winning CNN Originals portfolio that includes the following premium content brands: CNN Original Series, CNN Films, CNN FlashDocs, and CNN Studios, an internal production studio which creates long-form programming for CNN's global platforms. CNN Originals can be seen on CNN, to stream via a CNN All Access subscription, on the CNN Original Hub on HBO Max and discovery+, on the CNN Originals FAST channel, and with a pay TV subscription via CNN.com, CNN apps and cable operator platforms.

Source: CNN February 06, 2026 04:15 UTC