Jake Tapper, Laura Coates and Alisyn Camerota will take on temporary assignments on CNN’s primetime schedule as the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed network prepares to cover the run-up to the 2022 midterm elections. Tapper, CNN’s chief Washington correspondent, will host the network’s 9 p.m. from Washington, while Camerota and Laura Coates will share anchor responsibilities between 10 p.m. and midnight. Lemon, who will co-anchor a new morning show with Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, will cede his primetime duties after October 7. According to Nielsen, CNN’s primetime schedule saw viewers between 25 and 54, the demographic most coveted by advertisers, dip 31% in the second quarter. Fox News’ primetime anchors saw viewership in that category fall 2%, while MSNBC’s slumped by 40%.

Source: CNN September 22, 2022 19:20 UTC