CNN made several changes to its lineup on Thursday, including giving longtime anchor Jake Tapper a new time slot and removing Jim Acosta from his morning show. Network veteran Wolf Blitzer is also being moved from broadcasting in the evening to the mornings as part of CNN’s shake up.
Tapper’s show “The Lead” is being moved an hour later, and will now air from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. each weekday. Acosta, who has had many memorable squabbles with President Donald Trump, will no longer host “CNN Newsroom” from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. during the week.
That time will now occupied by “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown,” which will air from 10:00 a.m. to noon ET. Blitzer had been broadcasting from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET each night. Kasie Hunt is also getting a new show that will air from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET.
The changes do not affect Anderson Cooper, who will continue to broadcast his “Anderson Cooper 360” show at 8:00 p.m. ET. Kaitlan Collins’ show, which airs at 9:00 p.m. ET each night, is also staying in the same spot.
Rahel Solomon and Audie Cornish will each