Tag: state of the union

Gov. Cuomo refuses to come on State of the Union with Jake Tapper

by Allan, posted in CNN

CNN anchor Jake Tapper said on Sunday’s State of the Union program that he has requested an interview with embattled New York Governor Andrew Cuomo dozens of times over the past year, in addition to this week — all of which the Governor has refused.

Janice Dean, a Fox News meteorologist whose in-laws died as a result of Gov. Cuomo’s executive order, praised Tapper. “While it’s easy to get angry at other networks for not taking [Cuomo] to task early on during the nursing home tragedy, there are some that DID report on his deadly executive order and his incredible arrogance. [Tapper] is one of them.”

Dean added, “While I cannot say the same for many of his other colleagues, [Tapper] has reported fairly and without fear or fluff when it comes to covering [Cuomo].”

The Cuomo administration withheld the information from state lawmakers over the summer because it was worried federal prosecutors would “use it against us,” according to a top aide for Gov. Cuomo, the New York Post reported this week.

As I repeatedly documented at the time, Gov. Cuomo preferred the safe space on CNN — his brother Chris Cuomo’s nightly program, Cuomo Prime Time.

Jake Tapper gains an hour; CNN shifts others around

by Allan, posted in CNN


The Lead with Jake Tapper will gain an extra hour in April; it will begin airing from 4-6pm ET. Wolf Blitzer will move back an hour, anchoring The Situation Room from 6-7pm ET. In addition, Tapper’s role will expand; CNN says he will now serve as the “network’s lead anchor for all major Washington events.” However, Tapper will stay on at State of the Union — albeit only twice a month. Beginning January 24, Tapper will take two Sundays a month, and chief political correspondent Dana Bash will get two Sundays a month. The show will be branded as State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash.

Blitzer’s new role, in addition to anchoring the now-hourlong Situation Room, will be that of “a principal anchor role for all major breaking news,” according to the network.

Political correspondent Abby Phillips will take over Inside Politics on Sunday, January 24; John King will still anchor the weekday edition.

CNN is permanently expanding its live news coverage on the weekends. Pamela Brown, whose new title will be senior Washington correspondent, will begin anchoring CNN Newsroom from 6-9pm on January 23.

CNN also reshuffled its White House beat: Kaitlan Collins will take over from Jim Acosta as Chief White House Correspondent (Acosta will begin anchoring a weekend show soon); Phil Mattingly will leave Capitol Hill and serve as senior White House correspondent; and Arlette Saenz, Jeremony Diamond, MJ Lee, Kate Bennett, and John Harwood will serve as White House correspondents. On Capitol Hill, Manu Raju will serve as Chief Congressional correspondent; Capitol Hill correspondents will be Jessica Dean, Lauren Fox and Ryan Nobles. Daniella Diaz has been named a Capitol Hill reporter.

2nd quarter is most-watched quarter in CNN’s 40 year history; Tapper-led 4pm is #1 in demo for first time in program’s history

by Allan, posted in CNN, Ratings

jaketapperAs CNN touted, the second quarter of 2020 was CNN’s most-watched quarter ever. CNN had record viewership in both total day and prime time, among total viewers, the biggest audience in CNN’s 40-year history. Every CNN prime time program also hit historic audience levels, each program posting its best quarterly ratings ever. During dayside, CNN was #1 in ALL of cable — not just news– for the quarter among adults 25-54. Viewers flocked to CNN for the latest news and information, with the network’s audience growing triple digits this quarter, compared to last year, far greater growth than of its competitors.

The Lead with Jake Tapper, at 4pm, ranked number one in cable news this quarter among adults 25-54 for the first time since the program’s launch in 2013 with 428,000, compared to Fox’s 389,000 and MSNBC’s 277,000. The Lead also had its highest quarterly delivery on record among total viewers with 1,610,000 viewers, marking an increase in 130% in total viewers, compared to last year.

Also, State of the Union with Jake Tapper, Sunday at 9am, outperformed MSNBC in total viewers, 1,203,000 million versus 722,000; and in the demo 301k,000 versus 121,000. The Tapper led program was also up the most in cable during the time period, growing 87% in total viewers and 99% in the demo 25-54.

The CNN Special Reports The Pandemic and the President airing on 5/3, and Trump and the Law after Impeachment airing on 6/28, both anchored by Tapper ranked number one in cable news, averaging 400,000 among adults 25-54 and 1,954,000 among total viewers, and 346,000 adults 25-54 and 1,647,000 total viewers, respectively, this quarter.

State of the Union with Jake Tapper turns 5

by Allan, posted in CNN

tapperOn Sunday, State of the Union with Jake Tapper celebrated 5 years on the air with its present anchor. Prior to Tapper taking over SOTU, it was anchored first by CNN’s John King, and then later Candy Crowley, who eventually retired from the network.

“We not a big broadcast network. We don’t have the staff that the [broadcast Sunday shows] do, but we think that because of our questions and our guests and our format, we are able to make news and evoke answers that make a difference,” Tapper said in an interview with Variety.

Tapper said, “I’m really proud of how we punch above our weight each week.”

Jeff Zucker taps Jake Tapper to host ‘The Pandemic & The President,’ CNN report on Sunday night

by Allan, posted in CNN

CNN political anchor Jake Tapper will be on air Sunday morning for State of the Union, and he will have special report airing Sunday at 10pm, entitled The Pandemic & The President, CNN Special Report with Jake Tapper, set to analyze “how some of the most powerful people in the world have responded to the coronavirus outbreak.”

Speaking with TVNewser, Tapper explained: “Ultimately, [CNN president] Jeff Zucker asked me and Jim Murphy, who runs our documentary and specials group, to put together a detailed look at how we got to this point in the pandemic.”

He went on, “Ken Shiffman and Michelle Rozsa lead the production team and we all went day by day through all the facts discovered by CNN and multiple national news organizations to detail how the Chinese government, WHO, Governors and the Trump administration responded. We are likely just at the beginning of having to deal with the coronavirus crisis in one way or another, so seeing what worked and what didn’t can be used to inform us all going forward.”

CNN taps Jake Tapper, Don Lemon, Dana Bash for Democratic Debate

by Allan, posted in CNN

CNN has selected anchors Jake Tapper and Don Lemon along with chief political correspondent Dana Bash to moderate the upcoming Democratic primary debate on CNN, the network announced. The debates will air on July 30 and 31 from Detroit.

Both nights will air live exclusively on CNN and CNN en Español. The debates will also be simulcast on CNN International.

CNN’s debates will also stream live without requiring log-in to a cable provider, exclusively to CNN.com, CNN’s apps for iOS and Android and via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast, and Android TV.

The draw to determine the lineup for each night will air live on July 18 in the 8 p.m. ET hour on CNN, said the network spokesperson, who noted additional details of the draw will be released in the coming days.

CNN prepares to cover tomorrow’s State of the Union address

by Allan, posted in CNN

Tomorrow, CNN will provide live coverage of President Donald Trump’s 2019 State of the Union address as well as the Democratic response that will follow the president’s speech. As TVNewser reports, the coverage will be led by Anderson Cooper, Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper, Dana Bash, and Chris Cuomo.

CNN’s wide array of political analysts and commentators will provide analysis and CNN correspondents will be live from the White House and Capitol Hill.

Following the speeches, the post-coverage will take place under the banner of Cuomo Prime Time from Washington, D.C with CNN commentators, analysts, and correspondents.

Jake Tapper to host Erin Burnett OutFront through Election Day

by Allan, posted in CNN

Jake Tapper, the man who pulls double-duty for CNN, hosting The Lead at 4:00pm-5:00pm Monday through Friday, and anchors the Sunday political affairs program State of the Union, is adding a new show to his plate through Election Day — Erin Burnett OutFront.

Tapper will sub for Burnett while she is on maternity leave, like he has during a past maternity leave in 2013.

Prior to this, anchors Kate Bolduan and Jim Sciutto had filled in for her.