Early Start
| Early Start | |
|---|---|
| Genre | morning television show |
| Presented by |
John Berman Christine Romans |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Shannon High |
| Location(s) |
Time Warner Center New York City |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CNN |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | January 2, 2012 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Early Start is a hard news morning television show on CNN anchored by John Berman and Christine Romans. It premiered on January 2, 2012 and airs weekdays from 4:00-6:00 a.m. ET.[1] The program originally aired only on weekday mornings for its first two months; a one-hour weekend edition of the program debuted on March 10, 2012, hosted by Randi Kaye, but the weekend edition is now replaced by New Day Weekend.
Leading up to the 2016 US General election, the show began at 3am ET and ran until 5am ET with New Day adding an additional hour during the 4am ET hour.
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.
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.[2]
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.[2] Banfield joined from ABC News while Sambolin was hired from WMAQ-TV.[3] The name of the 5-7 a.m. program was announced as Early Start on Twitter on December 29.[1] The program was subtitled The 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.
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.[6] The episode was skewered by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, who also mocked the format of the segment.[7]
Former on-air staff
- Ashleigh Banfield (January 2, 2012 – July 13, 2012)
- Rob Marciano (January 2, 2012 – December 21, 2012)[8]
- Zoraida Sambolin (January 2, 2012 – December 13, 2013)
Recurring segments
- Morning Rhyme: One or two short rhymes submitted via Twitter are read on-air.
References
- 1 2 Ariens, Chris (2011-12-29). "New CNN Morning Show to Launch Monday". TV Newser. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- 1 2 "CNN Makes Morning Lineup Revamp Official". Comcast. Archived from the original on 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "John Berman Joins CNN as an Anchor of Morning Show "Early Start"". CNN. May 30, 2012.
- ↑ "John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin to co-anchor Early Start". CNN. June 26, 2012.
- ↑ Fung, Katherine (2012-01-09). "CNN 'Early Start' Hosts Dial Wrong Number, Wake Up Stranger". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ↑ Martel, Frances (2012-01-10). "Jon Stewart Skewers CNN's Early Start For Their 'Wake 'Em Up' Segment". Mediaite. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ↑ "Former KPLC weather man begins co-hosting dutings at ET". Lake Charles: KPLC-TV. January 7, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
External links
| Preceded by CNN Newsroom (CNNI) |
Early Start 2012–present |
Succeeded by New Day |
