17-09-2022, 05:38 PM
This announcement certainly raises questions.
The current weekend European mornings are divided with Michael Holmes anchoring from 12-3a ET Sat/Sun and 12-2a Mon, and Kim Brunhuber anchoring from 2-4a Fri and 3-6a Sat/Sun. It's unclear how Laila Harrak will fit into this since there isn't an obvious opening. My preferred outcome is Michael Holmes being offered a more prominent position and Laila taking over the early edition.
It's possible that only assigning Laila to Saturday and Sunday mornings is an indication that a new weekday European morning schedule is in the works with anchors taking a more traditional 5 day work schedule. With a new morning show under development on CNN Domestic a retooling of the simulcast hours which act as a lead-in to the morning show isn't a far out option. Don Lemon Tonight coming to an end further allows CNN to rethink the simulcast as they negotiate a contract with Don's successor(s).
The current weekend European mornings are divided with Michael Holmes anchoring from 12-3a ET Sat/Sun and 12-2a Mon, and Kim Brunhuber anchoring from 2-4a Fri and 3-6a Sat/Sun. It's unclear how Laila Harrak will fit into this since there isn't an obvious opening. My preferred outcome is Michael Holmes being offered a more prominent position and Laila taking over the early edition.
It's possible that only assigning Laila to Saturday and Sunday mornings is an indication that a new weekday European morning schedule is in the works with anchors taking a more traditional 5 day work schedule. With a new morning show under development on CNN Domestic a retooling of the simulcast hours which act as a lead-in to the morning show isn't a far out option. Don Lemon Tonight coming to an end further allows CNN to rethink the simulcast as they negotiate a contract with Don's successor(s).