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| The Situation Room | |
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| Genre | News broadcast |
| Presented by | Wolf Blitzer (2005–present) Pamela Brown (2025–present) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Production location | CNN StudiosWashington, D.C. |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
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| Release | August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) – present |
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown, also known as simplyThe Situation Room, is an Americancable news program broadcast byCNN. First premiering on August 8, 2005, the program primarily focuses on in-depth coverage of major news headlines. It has been anchored since its inception byWolf Blitzer, joined since March 2025 byPamela Brown.
Until 2025,The Situation Room primarily aired on weekday evenings, and occasionally on weekends during major news events. From 2008 to 2013, CNN aired a Saturday edition of the program that served as a week-in-review. In March 2025,The Situation Room moved to a new morning timeslot and added a co-anchor for the first time.
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In January 2021, CNN announced thatThe Situation Room would be shortened from two hours to one hour at 6 p.m. ET, withThe Lead with Jake Tapper expanding into what was formerly its first hour.[1]
On January 23, 2025, it was announced thatThe Situation Room would add Pamela Brown as a co-anchor, and be moved to a new two-hour, morning timeslot from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET. The schedule change displaced hours ofCNN Newsroom that had been hosted byJim Acosta and Pamela Brown respectively.[2][3] The changes took effect on March 3, 2025, as part of a larger revamp of CNN's daytime lineup.[4]
| Preceded by | CNN Weekday lineup 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Succeeded by |
