CNN is adding comedian Bill Maher to its Friday night lineup. Starting this Friday at 11:30pm ET, the network will begin airing segments of Overtime, the after-show segment of Maher’s weekly HBO late-night show, Real Time with Bill Maher, during CNN Tonight. Maher's addition follows reporting that CNN CEO Chris Licht is considering a comedian to host one of its prime time shows. Licht told the LA Times the morning program is “just finding its footing,” noting that Morning Joe—which he created—“took about a year” to get into a rhythm. Licht told Battaglio he “was talked out of it for a variety of reasons”—likely to a huge sigh of relief from CNN's reporters, editors, and producers.

Source: CNN January 30, 2023 23:19 UTC