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Another relic from the brief but tumultuous Chris Licht era at CNN has been canceled.
In yet another revamp of its programming lineup, the cable news network is getting rid of its ratings-challenged weekday AM show CNN This Morning. In its place, CNN chief Mark Thompson said in a company-wide memo on Monday, Kasie Hunt’s early-morning show will add an additional hour and be rebranded as CNN This Morning.
Additionally, the three-hour, late-morning block of CNN News Central will move to 7 a.m ET and fill in the additional hours left by the current CNN This Morning’s departure. Anchors Pamela Brown and Jim Acosta will now anchor the 10 and 11 a.m. weekday hours. Wolf Blitzer will fill in for Brown until she returns from maternity leave in the spring.