Early Start

Early Start is a hard news morning television show on CNN anchored by Christine Romans and Laura Jarrett. It premiered on January 2, 2012 and airs weekdays from 4:00-6:00 a.m. ET. The first hour of the programme is also broadcast on CNN International.

Early Start
GenreMorning television show
Presented byChristine Romans
Laura Jarrett
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Production location(s)30 Hudson Yards
New York City
Running time120 minutes
Release
Original networkCNN
Original releaseJanuary 2, 2012 – present (weekdays)
March 17, 2012 – June 16, 2013 (weekends)
External links
Website

History

By the end of its run in 2011, CNN's American Morning had fallen behind in the morning ratings. Executive vice president Ken Jautz, who joined in September 2010, decided to revamp the network's morning lineup by canceling the show altogether and replacing it with two new programs less focused on national politics than cable rivals Fox & Friends and Morning Joe.[1]

Along with Starting Point, Early Start replaced American Morning, which aired from 2001 to 2011. Ashleigh Banfield, who co-anchored with Sambolin until July 13, 2012, has since moved to the 12pm timeslot.

The new morning lineup was announced in November 2011 with Ashleigh Banfield and Zoraida Sambolin confirmed as anchors of the 5-7 a.m. program, while Soledad O'Brien joined as anchor of the 7-9 a.m. program.[1] Banfield joined from ABC News while Sambolin was hired from WMAQ-TV.[2] The name of the 5-7 a.m. program was announced as Early Start on Twitter on December 29.[3] The program was subtitled News From A to Z, a reference to the first initials of the show's original co-anchors. On May 30, 2012, CNN announced ABC's John Berman would join Banfield and Sambolin as co-anchor.[4] On June 26, 2012, CNN announced Banfield was leaving Early Start in July to anchor the 11am hour of CNN Newsroom.[5] On December 13, 2013, Zoraida Sambolin left the show and was replaced by Christine Romans in January 2014.

There was also a weekend broadcast from 6-7 a.m. ET, and was alternated between Poppy Harlow, Miguel Marquez, Alison Kosik, Randi Kaye and Victor Blackwell. It merely served as a lead-in to the subsequent five-hour CNN Newsroom, both anchored by the same host or duo. On June 22, 2013, due to the launch of New Day, it was decided that Weekend Early Start would be cancelled in favor of New Day Saturday and New Day Sunday, which would respectively run for 3½ and 3 hours on their respective days. First weekend edition of New Day aired on that same day. Early Start continues on weekdays.

One week leading up to the 2016 United States presidential election, Early Start ran from 3am to 5am ET, followed by an extended version of New Day from 5am to 9am ET. This schedule then becomes a standard for CNN during breaking news events.

In January 2017, John Berman left the program to anchor CNN Newsroom at 9am ET. CNN announced Dave Briggs, formerly of NBC Sports and Fox News, would succeed him. In December 2019, Briggs signed off from co-hosting the program.[6] The next month, in January 2020, Laura Jarrett became the new co-host.[7]

Notable moments

On the January 9, 2012 edition of the show, Banfield and Sambolin attempted to call comedian Chuck Nice as part of the "Wake 'Em Up" segment. Instead, the show dialed the wrong number and woke up an unknown man.[8] The episode was skewered by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, who also mocked the format of the segment.[9]

Former on-air staff

Recurring segments
  • CNN Money Stream: The latest business headlines from CNN Money

References
  1. "CNN Makes Morning Lineup Revamp Official". Comcast. Archived from the original on 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  2. Ariens, Chris (2011-11-03). "Soledad O'Brien Returns to the AM at CNN; Ashleigh Banfield, Zoraida Sambolin Join Revamped Mornings". TV Newser. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  3. Ariens, Chris (2011-12-29). "New CNN Morning Show to Launch Monday". TV Newser. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  4. "John Berman Joins CNN as an Anchor of Morning Show "Early Start"". CNN. May 30, 2012.
  5. "John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin to co-anchor Early Start". CNN. June 26, 2012.
  6. @davebriggstv (December 20, 2019). "Today I say goodbye to CNN, to Excedrin, Visine, & 1:30 alarms 😫 Thank you to my incredible family, awesome audience and my talented staff. My 📺 path is unclear but I will search for common ground in 2020. 'That which unites us ... is far greater than that which divides us."" (Tweet). Retrieved January 6, 2020 – via Twitter.
  7. Steinberg, Brian (January 2, 2020). "CNN Adds Laura Jarrett to 'Early Start' Pre-Dawn Blitz". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  8. Fung, Katherine (2012-01-09). "CNN 'Early Start' Hosts Dial Wrong Number, Wake Up Stranger". The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  9. Martel, Frances (2012-01-10). "Jon Stewart Skewers CNN's Early Start For Their 'Wake 'Em Up' Segment". Mediaite. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  10. "Former KPLC weather man begins co-hosting dutings at ET". Lake Charles: KPLC-TV. January 7, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
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