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 central feature of CNN boss Chris Licht’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. King and Barkley, though, will fill one night of the week — Wednesday.
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.
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