{"id":32635,"date":"2022-02-01T16:53:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T21:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=32635"},"modified":"2022-02-01T16:53:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T21:53:55","slug":"don-lemon-to-host-new-talk-show-on-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/01\/don-lemon-to-host-new-talk-show-on-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Lemon to Host New Talk Show on CNN+"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32636\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/don-lemon-cnn-tonight-show-announcement.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/don-lemon-cnn-tonight-show-announcement.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/don-lemon-cnn-tonight-show-announcement-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>CNN anchor Don Lemon will host a new weekly talk show, <strong><em>The Don Lemon Show<\/em><\/strong>, on CNN+, the much-anticipated streaming subscription service that is set to debut this spring. The weekly talk show with a studio audience will contribute to CNN+&#8217;s robust slate of original, live programming.<\/p>\n<p>Make your voice heard with <em>The Don Lemon Show<\/em>, a brand new format for the news veteran. There are no limits to the conversation as Don Lemon and his studio audience take on the most talkable news stories each week.<\/p><div id=\"morty-127584946\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been enamored by talk shows since I was a child. I&#8217;d hide the remote and made my siblings watch Johnny Carson. I wanted to be him,&#8221; said Lemon. &#8220;And then I discovered Phil Donahue and it all clicked. &#8216;Caller, you&#8217;re on the air.&#8217; A talk show centered around news, current events, and everyday provocative topics &#8211; I watched every single day! Same with Oprah. Time now for this generation&#8217;s version of that great tradition. This is my opportunity to dig deeply into the topics I&#8217;m passionate about and not limited to the news of the day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Don Lemon also anchors <em>Don Lemon Tonight on CNN<\/em> airing weeknights @ 10PM and serves as a correspondent across CNN&#8217;s U.S. programming. Based out of the network&#8217;s New York bureau, Lemon joined CNN in September 2006. 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