Zuffa LLCĪ source said the 9 pm hour will likely be used for weekly shows like the King-Barkley program, while the 10 pm hour will be designated for a full-time host. It is unclear where Barkley’s contract stands, but he recently told The Post that he was considering a show “out of respect for Gayle King” and that he wanted to help the company.ģ Charles Barkley recently told The Post that he was willing to host a show with King in an effort to help juice CNN’s ratings. King did not respond to requests for comment.īarkley, who has a massive deal with TNT to co-host Inside the NBA, will likely have an easier time with his contract, as TNT is the sister network of CNN, which are both owned by Warner Bros. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that CNN is “finalizing” King’s deal but insiders cautioned a deal won’t be inked for several weeks.ĬBS did not comment. It is unclear however, what the hold up is.ĬNN boss Chris Licht is “optimistic” that King and Barkley will both be on board to host a show this fall, the source added. “No one expects a deal to be finalized right away,” the source said, noting that it is taking some time to reach an agreement. King, who co-hosts “CBS Mornings,” is carving out a contract with her current employer so that she can take the CNN gig but a source close to the situation said CBS is “dragging its feet.” Trump’s Fox News town hall crushes Haley-DeSantis Iowa GOP debate in ratings by whopping 68%ĭon Lemon to launch new ‘freer’ show on X ‘without the hall monitors’ after CNN firingĪ Gayle King- Charles Barkley talk show on CNN is looking more like a reality by the day, sources told The Post. CNN’s new CEO taps controversial, hard-charging ‘a–hole’ to lead newsroom: ‘She’ll cut you’Īs Trump nears GOP nomination, elitist media again treat American voters like they’re stupid – it’s 2016 all over again

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