The next place for the ethics-challenged former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo will be on the Nexstar-owned NewsNation (formerly WGN America). This could be a boon for the channel’s ratings if played right.
Tonight on NewsNation’s Dan Abrams Live, host Dan Abrams interviewed Cuomo for the entire hour. During that interview, it was revealed that he will be hired for a new show on NewsNation this fall, meaning that NewsNation Prime’s weeknight edition helmed by Marni Hughes that airs at 8PM ET/7PM CT could be facing the cancellation hammer.
Tulsi Kamath and Dan Abrams at NewsNation Now:
(NewsNation) — Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo took swipes at America’s divided “binary” media and pledged to “try very hard to be fair” on his new prime-time talk show on NewsNation that will premiere in the fall.
The announcement of the new show came during Cuomo’s interview with NewsNation’s Dan Abrams, his first media interview since being ousted from CNN in December. He said he saw a need for more down-the-middle political coverage during his break from national TV.
“We need this right now because this binary system is killing us. And the media is trapped in it very often. You can’t be criticizing the game that you are a part of,” he said.
Cuomo’s brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was accused last year by multiple women of sexual assault. The anchor was fired from his role at CNN after text messages released by the New York attorney general last year showed he had communicated with his brother’s advisers and relayed what he heard from sources regarding their coverage of the former governor.
Ted Johnson at Deadline:
UPDATE: Chris Cuomo will join NewsNation this fall, landing at the fledgling news outlet after his dismissal from CNN late last year.
The announcement came at the end of an hourlong interview with Dan Abrams on NewsNation’s Dan Abrams Live. The wide-ranging interview covered his firing from CNN after the disclosure that he advised his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, as he faced sexual harassment allegations.
“I really believe that this outlet has a chance to reach who I call free agents — not right, not left, reasonable. Regular, open mind, open heart, willing to listen when someone disagrees,” Cuomo said.
Abrams’ sit down, taking place during the timeslot that Cuomo previously occupied at CNN, seemed designed to address his firing and other issues, including a claim of sexual assault, in advance of the NewsNation announcement.
Dominick Mastrangelo at The Hill:
Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has been hired by startup cable network NewsNation to host a show in primetime this fall.
Cuomo on Tuesday evening appeared as a guest on Dan Abrams’s prime-time show on NewsNation, his first television appearance since being fired by CNN, just before the outlet announced his hiring. Cuomo discussed with Abrams his new role at the network and spoke on the scandal that led to his firing last year.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been a victim of anything ever in my life. … I don’t feel sorry for myself,” Cuomo told Abrams. “You make choices. You make a choice to be in this business. You make a choice to be in that dynamic and to want to be relevant. And it’s not always going to be easy. It’s not always going to be fair.”
From the 07.26.2022 edition of NewsNation’s Dan Abrams Live: