CNN’s Jake Tapper will return to his daytime show after the midterms after filling the 9 PM ET primetime slot on the network.
A CNN spokesperson said, “As part of a special lineup, Jake agreed to anchor the 9P hour through the midterm elections. At the completion of that schedule, he’ll be returning to his award-winning program The Lead.
We will announce post-election plans for that time slot in the coming days.” CNN remained in third place in the timeslot, even as Tapper snagged some high profile interviews, starting with a sitdown with President Joe Biden.
CNN had announced that Tapper would fill the slot through the midterms, but it was viewed as a bit of a test run for a permanent position.
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