11-01-2023, 11:11 PM
I'm glad the plan is to give Briana and John something even though it's pretty much a demotion for them. I'm going to differ with Newsroom on Sara Sidner this time. (Sorry mate!) To me she has seemed very confident and her style of journalism when she has done shows has touched just right me with me. Won't be surprising if she does get a show though, she's been covering everywhere for a while now including CNN This Morning, Outfront, CNN Tonight and some weekend Newsroom shows.
So it is really going to be 3 presenters in a three hour slot? That's bold to say the least although it fits in with Lincht's vision of having presenters actually live in a proper newsroom away from a desk. I feel like it's a bit overkill with three presenters on most shows throughout the day. Can understand it when it's breakfast but not live Newsroom shows.
If it is the case that John King is off the 12pm slot then I have a feeling he's not gonna have a live show or be leaving all together. Really hope that's not the case although he has had ages at CNN, it just won't be the same without him. It also makes me think about the future of Inside Politics, although if Dana Bash is getting an hour, it might be staying even it's just in a revamped form.
Chris Lincht moving Boris Sanchez to weekdays means he has to do another set of changes to This Morning Weekend which is probably one of the weakest shows on the whole schedule. It really does need a bloody good revamp and there's not a reason for presenters to be in seperate locations and stuck behind the broom cupboard. There's no other full time show that is behind a flash studio still so I still don't understand why This Morning Weekend is still the case.
Edit: Just seen they officially confirmed the schedule whilst I was typing my post. Glad John King is staying in his slot. Poor old Victor back in his old breakfast slot. That move out of Atlanta was really worth it! And why are they keeping the presenters on until 11am ET whilst they slap Smerconish in the middle?
So it is really going to be 3 presenters in a three hour slot? That's bold to say the least although it fits in with Lincht's vision of having presenters actually live in a proper newsroom away from a desk. I feel like it's a bit overkill with three presenters on most shows throughout the day. Can understand it when it's breakfast but not live Newsroom shows.
If it is the case that John King is off the 12pm slot then I have a feeling he's not gonna have a live show or be leaving all together. Really hope that's not the case although he has had ages at CNN, it just won't be the same without him. It also makes me think about the future of Inside Politics, although if Dana Bash is getting an hour, it might be staying even it's just in a revamped form.
Chris Lincht moving Boris Sanchez to weekdays means he has to do another set of changes to This Morning Weekend which is probably one of the weakest shows on the whole schedule. It really does need a bloody good revamp and there's not a reason for presenters to be in seperate locations and stuck behind the broom cupboard. There's no other full time show that is behind a flash studio still so I still don't understand why This Morning Weekend is still the case.
Edit: Just seen they officially confirmed the schedule whilst I was typing my post. Glad John King is staying in his slot. Poor old Victor back in his old breakfast slot. That move out of Atlanta was really worth it! And why are they keeping the presenters on until 11am ET whilst they slap Smerconish in the middle?