CNN Moves Chris Cuomo to Prime Time
The move would catapult Mr. Cuomo, 47 — a son of Mario Cuomo, the former New York governor,
and the brother of Andrew Cuomo, the current governor — into the highest echelon of cable news, pitting him directly against Rachel Maddow of MSNBC and Sean Hannity of Fox News.
Chris Cuomo, the outspoken co-host of “New Day,” who has gained prominence —
and received some right-wing blowback — for his coverage of the Trump administration, is set to take over the network’s 9 p.m. slot on weeknights starting in the spring, CNN said on Wednesday.
Its prime-time coverage is focused on analysis by experts
and political veterans — a contrast to the deeply partisan monologues by the likes of Ms. Maddow and Mr. Hannity, both of whom regularly draw more than three million viewers a night.
