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CNN Plans to Launch New Daytime Programming Block in the Spring

Much has been talked about CNN’s morning and primetime programming moves, or lack thereof. Now, the network’s daytime programming is going under the Chris Licht microscope.

The CNN chairman and CEO is looking to overhaul the network’s 9 am-4 pm ET programming block with a format emphasizing CNN’s newsgathering capabilities.

In an interview with Variety’s Brian SteinbergLicht said he wanted to position CNN dayside anchors away from the anchor desk and allow them to generate more energy on the camera by engaging them with the network’s newsgathering gathering process in real-time.

“The goal we have is to take an

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How to watch Week 18, the final week of the NFL regular season, live online for free—and without cable

This is it. The end of the 2022-2023 regular season.

Week 18 is a bit of a bonus for football fans. Last year was the first, in fact. But that makes the playoff picture even more exciting. And the NFL, knowing this, didn’t finalize the schedule until earlier this week, to highlight the most important games in terms of playoff contention.

Of course, after Monday’s horrific on-field collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, things got even more complicated, and both the Bills and Bengals will certainly have that in the back of their heads when they take the field—as