Don Lemon Tonight Explained

Alt Name:CNN Tonight with Don Lemon (2014–2021)
Genre:News, interviews, commentary
Runtime:120 minutes
Location:30 Hudson Yards
New York City
Presenter:Don Lemon
Country:United States
Language:English
Network:CNN

Don Lemon Tonight (formerly CNN Tonight with Don Lemon) is a late evening news commentary program which aired from 2014 until its cancellation in 2022 on CNN, hosted by Don Lemon.[1] [2] [3]

The show aired on weeknights live from 10:00pm to midnight ET.

History

CNN Tonight first premiered in April 2014, being introduced amid a revision to CNN's primetime schedule (including the replacement of the canceled Piers Morgan Live with CNN original series and specials in the 9 p.m. hour). The series was first promoted as featuring rotating anchors presenting "a live hour of the day’s biggest stories".[4] [5] The program would be initially hosted by Bill Weir using the former Piers Morgan Live studio.[6] [7]

The CNN Tonight title had previously been used for a short-lived program in 2001 anchored by Bill Hemmer,[8] and a transitional program that temporarily filled the time slot of Lou Dobbs Tonight after Lou Dobbs' resignation from the network in November 2009 (the timeslot was later filled by The Situation Room after a realignment to CNN's daytime lineup, until its permanent replacement, John King, USA, premiered in March).[9]

Don Lemon had been involved in pilot runs for several potential primetime shows, including The 11th Hour, and in March 2014, The Don Lemon Show, and a special nightly 10 p.m. program to provide additional analysis of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappearance. Lemon would later become permanent host of CNN Tonight,[10] with it developing into more of a personality-based program.[11] [12]

On May 17, 2021, the program was renamed Don Lemon Tonight.[13] [14]

On September 15, 2022, it was announced that the show would conclude in the near future, as Lemon prepares to co-anchor CNN's upcoming morning show.[15] Alisyn Camerota and Laura Coates were named as interim hosts.[16]

Don Lemon Tonight aired for the final time on October 7, 2022; in his closing remarks, Lemon stated that it was a "bittersweet" moment, but didn't want to be "sad" about it, that "a lot happened between 10 and midnight, or later", and concluded the show by explaining that "sometimes it was exhausting because some of the things that we discuss here are so personal and so consuming. So, I hope I made you proud, and I thank you for tuning in all these years, and I hope that you're going to join me in the morning."[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Don Lemon Is the Anchor America Deserves. Brodesser-Akner. Taffy. April 21, 2015. GQ. en. December 1, 2019.
  2. Web site: CNN's Don Lemon Delivers Emotional Criticism of Kevin Hart's 'Ellen' Interview. Donnelly. Matt. January 5, 2019. Variety. en. December 1, 2019.
  3. Web site: Where is Don Lemon? Fans have been missing the CNN anchor. Moloney. Aisling. November 22, 2017. Metro. en. 2019-12-01.
  4. News: Carter. Bill. April 10, 2014. CNN to Show Documentaries in 9 P.M. Time Slot. en-US. The New York Times. May 10, 2018. 0362-4331.
  5. News: CNN Keeps Burnett, Cooper in Primetime While Adding 'CNN Tonight' at 10 P.M.. Variety. live. April 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413093546/http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cnn-keeps-burnett-cooper-in-primetime-while-adding-cnn-tonight-at-10-pm-1201155404/. April 13, 2014.
  6. Web site: Really CNN? This is a desk?. 2021-05-16. NewscastStudio. April 15, 2014 . en-US.
  7. Web site: Where's CNN's Bill Weir Been? Turns Out, Just About Everywhere. live. 2021-05-16. TVNewser. November 24, 2014 . en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20150928163828/http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/wheres-cnns-bill-weir-been-turns-out-just-about-everywhere/248064 . 2015-09-28 .
  8. News: Brian. July 19, 2005. After Ten Years At CNN, Bill Hemmer Joins Fox News As Anchor & Correspondent. TVNewser. June 11, 2018.
  9. News: Stelter. Brian. June 13, 2012. CNN Is Ending John King's Political Show. The New York Times. June 11, 2018.
  10. Web site: CNN Tonight with Don Lemon Is Now Don Lemon Tonight. 2021-05-16. TVNewser. May 15, 2021 . en-US.
  11. Web site: Crugnale. James. 2014-03-06. CNN to Experiment With Don Lemon Show on Monday Nights. 2021-05-16. TheWrap. en-US.
  12. News: Brodesser-Akner. Taffy. April 20, 2015. Anchorman: The Legend of Don Lemon. GQ. June 11, 2018.
  13. Web site: Haring. Bruce. 2021-05-15. CNN's Don Lemon Panics Viewers With 'Ending' Announcement, But Then Claims He's Not Leaving Network. live. 2021-05-15. Deadline Hollywood. https://web.archive.org/web/20210515162920/https://deadline.com/2021/05/cnn-don-lemon-leaving-announcement-not-leaving-twitter-1234757385/ . 2021-05-15 .
  14. Web site: Steinberg. Brian. 2021-05-15. CNN Gets Ready for 'Don Lemon Tonight'. live. 2021-05-15. Variety. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210515145959/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/don-lemon-tonight-cnn-tv-news-1234973904/ . 2021-05-15 .
  15. Web site: Johnson . Ted . 2022-09-15 . Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow And Kaitlan Collins To Anchor New CNN Morning Show . 2022-09-15 . Deadline . en-US.
  16. Web site: Steinberg . Brian . 2022-09-22 . CNN Has Temporary Primetime Assignments for Jake Tapper, Laura Coates, Alisyn Camerota . 2022-09-22 . Variety . en-US.
  17. Web site: Tinoco . Armando . 2022-10-09 . Don Lemon Says Goodbye To CNN Primetime Show With Emotional Farewell Ahead Of Morning Show Debut . 2022-10-09 . Deadline . en-US.

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