| CNN News Central | |
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| Genre | News |
| Created by | Chris Licht |
| Presented by | AM (NYC) John Berman Kate Bolduan Sara Sidner PM (DC) Brianna Keilar Boris Sanchez |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | 30 Hudson Yards New York City CNN StudiosWashington, D.C. |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CNN CNN International HLN |
| Release | April 3, 2023 (2023-04-03) – present |
| Related | |
| CNN Newsroom (CNN International) | |
CNN News Central is a daytime news program carried by the U.S.cable news channelCNN. It premiered on April 3, 2023, as part of a phase-out of CNN's existing rolling news blockCNN Newsroom, with its afternoon edition premiering two weeks later on April 17, 2023. The morning edition is anchored byJohn Berman,Kate Bolduan, andSara Sidner inNew York City and is simulcast on sister networkHLN, while the afternoon edition is anchored byBrianna Keilar and Boris Sanchez inWashington, D.C.
With the cancellation ofCNN This Morning, the morning edition ofNews Central was moved into its timeslot as a replacement in February 2024, and the first 30 minutes of the morning edition is broadcast onCNN International, and in early 2025 the global simulcast was extended with the first hour and a half of the morning edition now airing on CNN International.
In January 2023, as part of changes to CNN's programming instituted by new presidentChris Licht, it was announced that the network planned to re-launch its daytime rolling news blocks with a new format. On March 1, 2023, it was announced that the programs would be titledCNN News Central, with its morning edition from New York premiering on April 3, 2023, and an afternoon edition anchored from Washington premiering on April 17, 2023.[1]
News Central features teams of anchors that are present throughout their respective block (rather than having blocks hosted by solo anchors throughout the day, as with its predecessorCNN Newsroom, and the competing dayside blocksAmerica's Newsroom andMS NOW Reports onFox News andMS NOW respectively). Its presentation utilizes a "visual-first" approach influenced by CNN special event coverage such as elections, including the extensive use ofinfographics onvideo walls in the studio to highlight key points and imagery related to the story being discussed.[2][3]
On August 14, 2023, CNN announced that the 3 p.m. ET hour ofNews Central would be replaced by a new program,The Bulletin withPamela Brown.[4] In September 2023,Jim Sciutto moved toCNN Newsroom onCNN Max.[5]
On February 26, 2024, the morning edition ofNews Central was moved up from 9 a.m. to 7 a.m. due to the cancellation ofCNN This Morning, and is simulcast on sister networkHLN (due to contractual obligations regarding HLN's news content).[6][7]
| Preceded by | CNN News Central (AM) 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | CNN News Central (PM) 1:00 PM – 4:00PM | Succeeded by |
