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Former NBA All-Star Charles Barkley<\/u><\/a> offered a blunt assessment about CNN during talks about him potentially joining the network.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In an interview with the New York Post, Barkley confirmed reports about the serious discussions he and “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King are having with CNN about hosting a show in primetime.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The longtime sports commentator revealed, though, that he and King would be a package deal.<\/p>\n

“They are trying to pair Gayle King and me,” Barkley told The Post<\/a> on Thursday. “We don\u2019t have anything set in stone. I\u2019m only considering it because of my respect for Gayle.”<\/p>\n

CNN INSIDERS SAY DON LEMON HAS \u2018NO DEFENDERS\u2019 AT THE NETWORK, NOT WORTH THE HEADACHE TO KEEP ON-AIR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

However, Barkley insisted the idea of him hosting a show every weeknight is a non-starter, telling The Post, “That is never going to happen,” which further complicates CNN’s ongoing dilemma of how to fill the vacant slots in primetime.\u00a0<\/p>\n

HOWARD STERN MARVELS AT DON LEMON’S 1-DAY TURNAROUND FROM \u2018SENSITIVITY TRAINING\u2019: \u2018ALL CURED!\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Previous reporting<\/a> from Puck signaled that CNN was hoping to rely on in-house talent like Barkley, an analyst for TNT, which shares the same parent company Warner Bros. Discovery as CNN.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Licht previously worked King as the executive producer of “CBS This Morning.”<\/p>\n

“I just want to help the company because obviously it is a s\u2013- show right now,” Barkley told The Post. “Anything I can do to help.”<\/p>\n

CNN declined to comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CNN boss Chris Licht is hoping to land big-name talent for his network’s struggling primetime lineup.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 9 p.m. ET time slot has been vacant ever since the December 2021 firing of Chris Cuomo, who at the time was CNN’s most-watched anchor. The primetime vacancy further expanded when Licht pulled Don Lemon, who had anchored from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET, for a new morning show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cuomo’s old time slot has been a revolving door of failed experiments from Jim Acosta to Jake Tapper while oftentimes the network has turned to 8 p.m. anchor Anderson Cooper to do two back-to-back hours. Lemon’s old time slot has frequently been filled by CNN anchors Alisyn Camerota and Laura Coates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DON LEMON’S \u2018PATHETIC\u2019 APOLOGY FOR SEXIST REMARKS SPARKS EVEN MORE FURY INSIDE CNN: \u2018F—–G A–HOLE\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

A CNN spokesman previously told Fox News Digital, “Chris is having conversations with dozens of culturally relevant individuals from the worlds of news, sports, entertainment and comedy.”<\/p>\n

It had also been reported that CNN was looking at comedians to potentially be placed in primetime, particularly following the success of Fox News’ “Gutfeld!”<\/a>, which has quickly become the most-watched late-night show on television, frequently outpacing CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and regularly trouncing NBC’s “Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Names that were allegedly floated at CNN included Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Arsenio Hall and Bill Maher.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Earlier this month, CNN announced that it would be airing Maher’s “Overtime” segment<\/a> on Friday nights, which were previously released on YouTube immediately following HBO’s broadcast of “Real Time,” another property of Warner Bros. Discovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite the viral buzz that was generated, CNN did not reap the benefit from its in-house exclusive as viewership on Friday nights has not seen a boost.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/charles-barkley-calls-cnn-s-show-talks-host-primetime-show-gayle-king <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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