Cuomo Prime Time

Cuomo Prime Time
Genre News program
Presented by Chris Cuomo
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) Melanie Buck[1]
Production location(s) Time Warner Center
New York City
CNN Studios
Washington, D.C.
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network CNN
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original release Aug. 2017 (1 week)
Jan. 2018 (1 month)
June 4, 2018 – present
External links
Website

Cuomo Prime Time is a news analysis show on CNN and CNN International, presented by CNN journalist and news anchor, Chris Cuomo. It airs on weeknights from the CNN studios at Time Warner Center in New York City, and started on CNN at 9 p.m. E.T.[2] on June 4, 2018 in the United States,[3] and on CNN International at 1 a.m. G.M.T. (01:00 U.T.C.) and at 9 a.m. in Hong Kong, on June 5, 2018.[4][5] The show's Day 1, Week 1 ratings were 1.37 million, rising to 2.362 million on Day 1, Week 2.[6]

Interviewees

On the opening night, Cuomo interviewed White House Attorney Rudy Giuliani in the first One on One interview, and asked him to explain apparent discrepancies in the Trump Tower story, in which President Trump contradicted an earlier categorical assurance, repeated many times over, that he had no hand in drafting a statement about his son's presence at a meeting at Trump Tower in which a Russian intelligence operative was allegedly present. Giuliani said: "It was a mistake. I swear to God".[7] Other interviewees in the show's first week included Bernie Sanders and former White House Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci.

Background

Cuomo Prime Time was first broadcast for a week-long trial run in August 2017. A second, month-long, run occurred in January 2018.[8]

The show is the first major change to CNN's evening schedule for several years, which until the show's launch typically consisted of two hours each for the news analysis shows Anderson Cooper 360° (8 p.m. — 10 p.m. E.T.) and CNN Tonight with Don Lemon (10 p.m. — 12 midnight E.T.).[9]

A format established by Cuomo as one of two main co-hosts of the weekday edition of CNN's New Day, a three-hour morning news show, consists of an in-depth interview with a leading newsmaker (usually a senior public figure such as a politician, legal advocate or a celebrity in a public campaign), and it became an important part of Cuomo Prime Time during the show's two trial runs.[9]

CNN's audience share has grown in recent years, but still lags behind that of Fox News and MSNBC during prime time.[10] In May 2018, CNN's audience share was reportedly around a third of that of Fox News.[2] However, during its January trial run, Cuomo Prime Time tied with CNN's highest-rated show, Anderson Cooper 360°, among television viewers in the important 25-54 age ranges.[11] But CNN's Executive Vice President of Programming, Michael Bass, argues that chasing ratings is much less important to CNN than establishing a viable new programming format, and that the change is needed because CNN sometimes airs non-live programs at 9pm E.T., such as documentaries and features, and instead "needs to be live" at a time when potentially important news stories are developing.[10]

Cuomo Prime Time is scheduled to directly compete with Fox News' Hannity and MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, which both consist of partisan political commentary from their respective presenters, in contrast to the analytical approach of CNN, in which a wide range of experts and political veterans with differing opinions are interviewed in large studio-based panel discussions.[2] Cuomo says that he recognizes that both Maddow and Hannity have high ratings: "They have huge numbers. I have huge respect for their success, and I take nothing away from them...But the point is, I don’t know where their partisan fights are getting us". Cuomo says that his interviews will feature newsmakers whom he will challenge if their statements are non-factual, and that his new show will encourage "debating with decency".[10] He describes his approach as one where "You have to hold people to answer the questions. There is too much evasiveness, too much pandering, too much playing with the facts. You have to cut out the bias".[10] He also says that "people are making the choice to be all in on one side. And unfortunately, while it's being done in the name of balance and in the name of truth, it's really just deepening the divide. That's feeding this move towards the tribal. I think that's a mistake".[12]

Cuomo says that his new show "will not be tethered to the TV studio" and that he will travel more frequently for live broadcasts to the scenes of big breaking news.[10] During a recent edition of The Axe Files podcast, the host David Axelrod asked Cuomo about the title of Cuomo Prime Time, and he responded that none of the “trappings” of the program matter to him and that during the January 2018 [second] trial run, he "wore the same suit every night for a month".[13]

Format

The show opens with a run-down of several program segments and the naming of guests. The segments consist of the following:[14]

  • One on One — As the title implies, an in-depth interview with a single guest. There will sometimes be more than one of this segment per show;
  • The Great Debate — Two guests argue over opposing viewpoints of a contentious issue, where unproven or untruthful statements are challenged;
  • @The Whiteboard — A point-by-point overview of a top news story, with Cuomo drawing on a vertical whiteboard to highlight key points and connections between them

References

  1. Concha, Joe (11 May 2018). "CNN names executive producer for new Cuomo show". The Hill. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Grynbaum, Michael M. (14 March 2018). "CNN Moves Chris Cuomo to Prime Time". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. "Chris Cuomo returns to primetime June 4". CNN Commentary. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  4. "TV schedule (Europe)". CNN International. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. "TV Schedule Asia". CNN International. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  6. Bunch, Rebecca. "Cuomo Prime Time - June & July 2018 Ratings". TV Ratings Guide. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  7. Watkins, Eli (5 June 2018). "Giuliani on shifting Trump Tower story: 'It was a mistake. I swear to God.'". CNN. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  8. "Cuomo Prime Time". NewscastStudio. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  9. 1 2 Levine, Jon (14 March 2018). "CNN's Chris Cuomo to Launch New Primetime Show This Spring". TheWrap. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Steinberg, Brian (14 March 2018). "CNN Will Shake Up Primetime With Chris Cuomo". Variety. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  11. Concha, Joe (14 March 2018). "CNN's Cuomo moving to prime time, vows to 'test power' and 'debate with decency'". The Hill. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  12. Hyman, Dan (25 January 2018). "CNN's Chris Cuomo: How a Political Son Became America's Toughest News Anchor". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  13. Wemple, Erik (4 April 2018). "'I wore the same outfit every night': Chris Cuomo reveals a prime-time secret". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  14. Hill, Michael P. (5 June 2018). "'Cuomo Prime Time' becomes permanent fixture on CNN's schedule". Newscaststudio.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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