Gayle King and Charles Barkley made the official announcement Saturday of a new weekly primetime series for CNN: King Charles. The show is set to debut this fall and run through 2024, and is a cent…
The show is set to debut this fall and run through 2024, and is a central feature of CNN boss
’s efforts to revive the network’s primetime schedule. Its 9 PM ET hour has lacked a permanent host since Chris Cuomo was fired in December, 2021.Licht has been taking a different approach to programming the 9 PM ET slot, with a mix of shows and formats rather than giving one personality a five-night-a-week gig. The network has been trying a mixture of live events, like town halls, and one-on-one interviews, like Jake Tapper’s sitdown with Bill Maher, in the slot.
She said that she “wasn’t looking for another job,” as she remains under contract for CBS Mornings, and Barkley will continue on WBD Sports. Barkley said that he also didn’t “want to be on TV more,” but agreed to it when offered the opportunity to team with King. In a memo to staffers, Licht wrote that the show will be “an exciting news way we are delivering culturally relevant programming and unique perspectives to our audience, from two incredibly dynamic personalities.”
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