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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CNN Bets More of Kaitlan Collins' White House News Hustle Can Power ‘The Source'
By day, CNN's Kaitlan Collins wears out shoe leather at the White House, trying to get the latest details on any number of eyebrow-raising policies coming out of the Trump administration. By night, she holds forth from a shiny Washington studio, far from the fray. CNN hopes to inject a little of the reporter's daytime routine into her nighttime one. More from Variety CNN to Exclusively Air George Clooney's Record-Breaking Broadway Hit 'Good Night, and Good Luck' Live for Free CNN Hopes to Gain Sustenance From Tony Shalhoub's 'Breaking Bread' CNN's Newest Streaming Product Set to Debut in Fall Collins is expected to leave her studio perch and host her 9 p.m. program, 'The Source,' from the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet's Washington, D.C., newsroom, a move that could take place as soon as Tuesday evening. The hope is that the change in setting will give viewers a more kinetic presentation that reminds them of Collins' unique place at the network — it is rare for someone assigned to a busy news beat, in this case that of chief White House correspondent, to also have responsibility for leading a primetime hour all week. 'I don't know if you've ever been there, but it's not a very chill place. There's always something going on,' says Collins during a recent interview of the show's new setting. And that's a better home for what the program provides. 'The Source' hinges on Collins' ability to get newsmakers on the show for candid talk, and in recent days, those guests have included Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 'We do much more of a reporting focus, so it's a natural setting for a show that is focused pretty much around what we're hearing, what's happening at the White House or a lot of big moments are happening on the Hill late at night,' says Collins. 'It will be less like a chic, glossy, bright set.' CNN continues to burnish its reporting as it faces spirited partisan opinion fare from its two main rivals, Fox News Channel and MSNBC, that lures bigger audiences. Collins has been assigned a pivotal role in that ongoing skirmish. At 33 years old, she is one of the youngest occupants of the network's top White House role as well as the inhabitants of its 9 p.m. hour, a slot that has previously been occupied by Larry King, Piers Morgan and Chris Cuomo. After breaking out with aggressive coverage of Donald Trump's first term in office, she has increasingly been chosen to shoulder some of CNN's bigger assignments, including an ill-fated morning show and a much-scrutinized town hall with then-candidate Donald Trump. The changes to Collins' show aren't the most surprising the network has ever tested — does anyone recall the quiz shows backed by previous CNN chief Jeff Zucker? — but they show an effort to shake off the network's image as a staid purveyor of the headlines and engage more viewers in an era when CNN's ability to do so is under great scrutiny. CNN's overall primetime viewership fell 6% during the first quarter, and was off 1% among the audience advertisers favor most, people between 25 and 54. Some of the audience numbers the network captures these days have been cause for alarm. The network's most-watched show among the demo audience, 'Anderson Cooper 360,' nabbed an average of just 135,000 viewers in that category during the first quarter. 'The Source' typically ranks third in viewership against Fox News Channel's 'Hannity' and, most recently, against MSNBC's new 'The Briefing with Jen Psaki.' And while more of the viewers CNN might like to watch are getting their news via streaming video, mobile devices and social platforms, the network hasn't ceded the battle — even though executives have seemed in recent months to have their eye more closely on launching products aimed to capture digital audiences. Under CEO Mark Thompson, CNN has experimented with other new concepts, including the argumentative panel program 'News Night' and Saturday night's 'Have I Got News For You,' which mixes humor and games with the headlines. It's part of a bigger strategy. Much of CNN's daytime schedule is devoted to 'News Central,' a concept that turns the anchors into conductors who bring live video, statistics and breaking-news scenes into the mix. These ideas are meant to give CNN viewers something extra in an era when many news executives acknowledge traditional presentations are losing their ability to captivate large crowds. Collins' dual role at the CNN 'sets her apart and plays to her many strengths — tenacity, insight, dry humor and amazing grace under pressure,' says Thompson, via an emailed statement. The new format of 'The Source,' he adds 'is built around Kaitlan's unique role not just as an outstanding anchor but the hard-working reporter who's determined to stay close to the action.' Such maneuvers aren't just aimed at keeping traditional audiences interested. These are all nods to the demands of a younger generation that is accustomed to seeing presentations that are decidedly less polished and don't always hinge on an anchor behind a desk. Fox News has put opinion host Will Cain behind a large microphone, for example, in a late-afternoon hour that emulates the look of a video podcast. Collins says she is mindful of meeting that audience on its own ground. 'We share so much of our stuff on social media, with Instagram, TikTok obviously X as well,' she says. 'I was in the Zelensky Oval Office meeting, and it blew up with Trump. We came out, we recorded a video, and we posted it. And it got, like, bonkers. I do think there is a value. So many people are getting their news online these days and from social media.' Her role is a demanding one, but Collins seems too busy to really entertain the question of whether she's too busy. During the day, she might try to flag down lawmakers or White House officials who turn up at the White House and has had to muscle through moments when late-breaking news keeps her on Pennsylvania Avenue even as airtime draws close. One White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went until 7:45 p.m. in the evening, she recounted, 'and then I'm racing to the bureau to get back in time.' Her current job 'is very high intensity and at a high pace, but you make it fun when you love the news.' CNN's viewers will get to vote on whether her efforts give 'The Source' a new jolt. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CNN Bets More of Kaitlan Collins' White House News Hustle Can Power ‘The Source'
By day, CNN's Kaitlan Collins wears out shoe leather at the White House, trying to get the latest details on any number of eyebrow-raising policies coming out of the Trump administration. By night, she holds forth from a shiny Washington studio, far from the fray. CNN hopes to inject a little of the reporter's daytime routine into her nighttime one. More from Variety CNN to Exclusively Air George Clooney's Record-Breaking Broadway Hit 'Good Night, and Good Luck' Live for Free CNN Hopes to Gain Sustenance From Tony Shalhoub's 'Breaking Bread' CNN's Newest Streaming Product Set to Debut in Fall Collins is expected to leave her studio perch and host her 9 p.m. program, 'The Source,' from the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet's Washington, D.C., newsroom, a move that could take place as soon as Tuesday evening. The hope is that the change in setting will give viewers a more kinetic presentation that reminds them of Collins' unique place at the network — it is rare for someone assigned to a busy news beat, in this case that of chief White House correspondent, to also have responsibility for leading a primetime hour all week. 'I don't know if you've ever been there, but it's not a very chill place. There's always something going on,' says Collins during a recent interview of the show's new setting. And that's a better home for what the program provides. 'The Source' hinges on Collins' ability to get newsmakers on the show for candid talk, and in recent days, those guests have included Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 'We do much more of a reporting focus, so it's a natural setting for a show that is focused pretty much around what we're hearing, what's happening at the White House or a lot of big moments are happening on the Hill late at night,' says Collins. 'It will be less like a chic, glossy, bright set.' CNN continues to burnish its reporting as it faces spirited partisan opinion fare from its two main rivals, Fox News Channel and MSNBC, that lures bigger audiences. Collins has been assigned a pivotal role in that ongoing skirmish. At 33 years old, she is one of the youngest occupants of the network's top White House role as well as the inhabitants of its 9 p.m. hour, a slot that has previously been occupied by Larry King, Piers Morgan and Chris Cuomo. After breaking out with aggressive coverage of Donald Trump's first term in office, she has increasingly been chosen to shoulder some of CNN's bigger assignments, including an ill-fated morning show and a much-scrutinized town hall with then-candidate Donald Trump. The changes to Collins' show aren't the most surprising the network has ever tested — does anyone recall the quiz shows backed by previous CNN chief Jeff Zucker? — but they show an effort to shake off the network's image as a staid purveyor of the headlines and engage more viewers in an era when CNN's ability to do so is under great scrutiny. CNN's overall primetime viewership fell 6% during the first quarter, and was off 1% among the audience advertisers favor most, people between 25 and 54. Some of the audience numbers the network captures these days have been cause for alarm. The network's most-watched show among the demo audience, 'Anderson Cooper 360,' nabbed an average of just 135,000 viewers in that category during the first quarter. 'The Source' typically ranks third in viewership against Fox News Channel's 'Hannity' and, most recently, against MSNBC's new 'The Briefing with Jen Psaki.' And while more of the viewers CNN might like to watch are getting their news via streaming video, mobile devices and social platforms, the network hasn't ceded the battle — even though executives have seemed in recent months to have their eye more closely on launching products aimed to capture digital audiences. Under CEO Mark Thompson, CNN has experimented with other new concepts, including the argumentative panel program 'News Night' and Saturday night's 'Have I Got News For You,' which mixes humor and games with the headlines. It's part of a bigger strategy. Much of CNN's daytime schedule is devoted to 'News Central,' a concept that turns the anchors into conductors who bring live video, statistics and breaking-news scenes into the mix. These ideas are meant to give CNN viewers something extra in an era when many news executives acknowledge traditional presentations are losing their ability to captivate large crowds. Collins' dual role at the CNN 'sets her apart and plays to her many strengths — tenacity, insight, dry humor and amazing grace under pressure,' says Thompson, via an emailed statement. The new format of 'The Source,' he adds 'is built around Kaitlan's unique role not just as an outstanding anchor but the hard-working reporter who's determined to stay close to the action.' Such maneuvers aren't just aimed at keeping traditional audiences interested. These are all nods to the demands of a younger generation that is accustomed to seeing presentations that are decidedly less polished and don't always hinge on an anchor behind a desk. Fox News has put opinion host Will Cain behind a large microphone, for example, in a late-afternoon hour that emulates the look of a video podcast. Collins says she is mindful of meeting that audience on its own ground. 'We share so much of our stuff on social media, with Instagram, TikTok obviously X as well,' she says. 'I was in the Zelensky Oval Office meeting, and it blew up with Trump. We came out, we recorded a video, and we posted it. And it got, like, bonkers. I do think there is a value. So many people are getting their news online these days and from social media.' Her role is a demanding one, but Collins seems too busy to really entertain the question of whether she's too busy. During the day, she might try to flag down lawmakers or White House officials who turn up at the White House and has had to muscle through moments when late-breaking news keeps her on Pennsylvania Avenue even as airtime draws close. One White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went until 7:45 p.m. in the evening, she recounted, 'and then I'm racing to the bureau to get back in time.' Her current job 'is very high intensity and at a high pace, but you make it fun when you love the news.' CNN's viewers will get to vote on whether her efforts give 'The Source' a new jolt. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
Eater
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
All of Austin's Award-Winning Restaurants Seem to Have a Special Dinner in the Works
In a bustling city like Austin, it can be tough to keep up with all the changes at local restaurants — noteworthy specials, limited-time deals, pop-ups, and menu changes abound. This weekly guide highlights the coolest things, major changes, and exciting events at some of Austin's best restaurants. Emmer & Rye celebrates 90 years of chef Jacques Pépin The legendary French chef Jacques Pépin celebrates turning 90 this year, and as part of the worldwide campaign to honor his legacy, Emmer & Rye will host a dinner called Breaking Bread. The hospitality group's partners and chefs, Kevin Fink and Tavel Bristol-Joseph, will take to the kitchen to produce dishes that draw from Pépin's 2012 cookbook, Complete Techniques , but interpreted via the restaurant's lens. The one-off dinner's menu will include goujonnettes (crispy strips of red snapper marinated in Texas Keeper Cider, coated in buckwheat and rouge de bordeaux grain, and paired with a classic sauce tartare), gnocchi Parisienne (a Sonoran wheat dumpling gratin finished with Parmesan), and pain de ménage (a rustic country loaf served with chicken skin cracklings, chicken liver pate, and cultured butter flowers). And those are just the options for starters. For entrees, choose from fish en papillote (parchment-baked Gulf grouper with braised celtuce and a fennel nage) and ficeler la volaille (a trussed and deboned stuffed chicken served with traditional sauce chasseur). The dinner is on Thursday, May 22, with various seating times, and dishes will be served a la carte. Reservations are available on OpenTable, and walk-ins will be seated if space allows. Had your crawfish fix yet this season? If not, Sign Bar is holding a crawfish boil on Saturday, May 17, from 2 p.m. until it sells out. In addition to crawfish, the boil will include shrimp and crab, plus all the fixings — potatoes, corn, and more. Get one pound for $11, three pounds for $30, and four for $45. The more you eat, the more you save. The Peached Tortilla and Ming Da's Cambodian Kitchen come together Now this is a cool collaboration: Asian-meets-Southern comfort food spot the Peached Tortilla and the pop-up Ming Da Cambodian Kitchen are throwing a family-style dinner. Highlights include salaw machu krueng (a Cambodian sour soup with tamarind, krueng, Thai eggplants and morning glory); misoyaki sea bass with nori brown butter, and wasabi mashed potatoes; and saich ko chaka (a grilled beef stick on a skewer marinated in krueng, a Cambodian lemongrass paste with garlic, Thai peppers, galangal, and makrut lime leaves). There will be cocktails to accompany each course. The dinner is on Monday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m., and tickets are available for $100 each. Uchiko and Garrison Brothers Distillery host an omakase in Hye, Texas Digging the omakase scene, but wish it was a lot more rustic? This is the dinner for you. Uchiko chef de cuisine Steven Attwood and the folks at Garrison Brothers Distillery are teaming up for a night of sushi and whiskey at an event they're calling Hai (Hospitality) takes Hye (Texas). Some highlights from the 10-course menu include blackened cod with a spiced miso marinade, charred snow pea leaves, and xo beurre monte; smoked pork jowl with chicken fat hot sauce, compressed celery, and koji cream; and hirame crudo with chayote squash, pickled strawberries, and rhubarb zu. There will also be six courses of drinks from the distillery. The omakase takes place Thursday, May 22, at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for $250 per person, with a two-person minimum booking. Sign up for our newsletter.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
CNN to Exclusively Air George Clooney's Record-Breaking Broadway Hit ‘Good Night, and Good Luck' Live for Free
CNN will air the second-to-last performance of 'Good Night, and Good Luck,' the record-breaking play written by and starring George Clooney in which he portrays legendary broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow. 'Good Night, and Good Luck' will air its penultimate performance at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre live on Saturday, June 7, at 7 p.m. ET across CNN, CNN International and streaming on The livestream will be available without requiring a cable log-in on digital platforms. Per CNN, it's the first time a live play on Broadway will be televised. More from Variety CNN Hopes to Gain Sustenance From Tony Shalhoub's 'Breaking Bread' CNN's Newest Streaming Product Set to Debut in Fall Joe Biden Didn't Recognize Old Friend George Clooney at 2024 Fundraiser: Report Clooney said in a statement, 'I can't tell you how exciting it is to do something that's never been done. CNN is the perfect place to bring this story of courage to so many more people than we could have ever hoped. Live TV. No net. Buckle up everyone.' In the play, Clooney made his Broadway debut as Murrow, showcasing his history-altering on-air showdown with Sen. Joseph McCarthy. As McCarthyism casts a shadow over America, Murrow and his news team choose to confront the growing tide of paranoia and propaganda, even if it means turning the federal government and a worried nation against them. 'Good Night, and Good Luck' closes its theatrical run with a matinee performance on Sunday, June 8, in New York City. ''Good Night, and Good Luck' is not just a celebration of a golden age in TV journalism,' CNN CEO Mark Thompson said. 'It's also about the importance of the free press and the need for strong news organizations to report the facts in a fair-minded way. That's something we still care deeply about.' Following the production, CNN will host an exclusive 'Good Night, and Good Luck' special to discuss the play and the state of global journalism. 'Good Night, and Good Luck' was nominated for five Tony Awards, including leading actor in a play for Clooney. The play, directed by Tony winner David Cromer, recently made history by becoming the highest-grossing play in Broadway history, and the first play to surpass a gross of $4 million in a single week. In partnership with TodayTix, the production also recently subsidized 2,000 tickets for New York City high school students, including those studying journalism, to attend the show. 'Good Night, and Good Luck,' co-written by Clooney and Grant Heslov, is directed by Tony winner David Cromer. Producers are Seaview, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Jean Doumanian and Robert Fox. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
CNN
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
CNN Original Series Introduces 'Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread'
May 14th, 2025 NEW YORK – (May 14, 2025) – CNN announced today that Tony®, Golden Globe®, and four-time Emmy® Award-winning actor Tony Shalhoub is coming to the news network with new CNN Original Series Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread . Produced by Lionsgate Alternative Television and originating from its Blackfin label, the series will premiere this fall on CNN platforms. 'I've long believed that the simple act of breaking bread has the power to bring people together,' said Shalhoub. 'It's been wonderful to partner with CNN on my mission to illuminate and celebrate our shared humanity at a time that it is so urgently needed.' Breaking Bread introduces the authentic Tony behind the neurotic characters he plays – a passionate food-lover who comes from a large family of home cooks and is now deeply embedded in the New York restaurant world. In this delectable new docuseries, Shalhoub embarks on a mouthwatering journey around the world, with bread serving as the conduit into a variety of international cuisines and cultures. The ultimate comfort food, bread is the foundation for any shared meal and Shalhoub will make and break bread with a cast of characters he picks up in every corner of the globe from Brazil to Tokyo. From baguettes to buns, flatbreads to focaccias and every grain in between, Shalhoub will show us all how breaking bread has the power to bring people together. 'CNN Original Series has a rich legacy of narratives driven through food and travel, and the brilliant Tony Shalhoub is a distinguished addition to our lineup of dynamic and curious storytellers at the helm of our signature programming,' said Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent, CNN Originals and creative development for CNN Worldwide. Breaking Bread builds upon CNN Original Series' enduring success in host-led food and travel programming, joining a library of premium, award-winning storytelling available today for both Pay TV and Max streaming subscribers. Executive producers for Breaking Bread are Tony Shalhoub and Tamara Weiss, Lionsgate's Geno McDermott, Igal Svet, and Sun de Graaf along with Amy Entelis and Lyle Gamm for CNN Original Series. Dara Horenblas is the showrunner and executive producer. The show will be distributed internationally by Lionsgate. ### About CNN Originals The CNN Originals group develops, produces and acquires original, long-form unscripted programming for CNN Worldwide. Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent, CNN Originals and creative development, oversees the award-winning CNN Originals portfolio that includes the following premium content brands: CNN Original Series, CNN Films, CNN Flashdocs, and CNN Studios. Since 2012, the team has overseen and executive produced more than 45 multi-part documentary series and 60 feature-length documentary films, earning more than 110 awards and 445 nominations for the cable network, including CNN Films' first Academy Award® for Navalny . Acclaimed titles include the Peabody Award winning and 13-time Emmy® Award-winning Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown ; five time Emmy® nominee, Apollo 11 , directed by Todd Douglas Miller; Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid directed by Matt Tyrnauer; Emmy® nominated Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico ; the Emmy® Award-nominated 'Decades Series': The Sixties , The Seventies , The Eighties , The Nineties , The 2000s , and The 2010s, executive produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman; The Last Movie Stars , directed by Ethan Hawke about the lives and careers of actors and humanitarians Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman; the Emmy® Award winning Little Richard: I Am Everything , directed by Lisa Cortés; Luther Vandross: Never Too Much , directed by Dawn Porter; The Many Lives of Martha Stewart ; Primetime Emmy® and duPont-Columbia Award-winning, RBG , directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen; See It Loud: The History of Black Television , executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter; Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight in partnership with the BBC; the Producers Guild Award and three-time Emmy® Award-winning Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy ; T his is Life with Lisa Ling ; BAFTA nominee and Directors Guild Award winner, Three Identical Strangers , directed by Tim Wardle; the five-time Emmy® Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell ; the American version of the long-running UK comedy series, Have I Got News For You , hosted by Roy Wood Jr; and the five-time Emmy® Award-winning The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper . CNN Originals can be seen on CNN, the CNN Original Hub on Max and discovery+, the CNN Originals FAST channel, and for pay TV subscription via CNN apps and cable operator platforms. About Lionsgate Alternative Television A division of global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LION), Lionsgate Alternative Television is a major force in unscripted programming. Encompassing Pilgrim Media Group, Renegade 83, Blackfin, Whizz Kid Entertainment, Daisybeck Studios, eOne, and Lionsgate Canada, the group is responsible for a prolific roster of hit non-scripted franchises including Naked and Afraid , Street Outlaws , Wicked Tuna , The Murder Tapes , The Yorkshire Vet , and Ex on the Beach ; acclaimed limited series such as Martin Scorsese's The Saints , Scamanda , Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez , and the Peabody Award winner High on the Hog ; and top game shows like Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit . Lionsgate Alternative Television produces unscripted content across sports, documentary, historical, lifestyle, competition reality, family and kids, game shows, dating, and true crime. CNN Original Series Press Contacts:
