Chris Licht
MSNBC and Fox News lost 5 percent and 9 percent of primetime viewers, respectively, over Licht's CNN tenure. CNN lost 17 percent.
Licht Your Wounds
The former "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" executive producer had a rocky — and now brief — tenure as Jeff Zucker's replacement.
Controversy
CNN will air its live Town Hall with Trump one day after a jury awarded $2 million for sexual abuse and $3 million for defamation to the plaintiff Carroll.
The news comes after accusations of sexist behavior from the longtime anchor at the network.
Chris Licht on the hot seat? As Logan Roy (and the "Succession" Season 4 premiere attendees ordering rye, vermouth, and bitters) would say: "F*ck off!"
The “CNN This Morning” debut declined in Nielsen ratings from “New Day,” the show it replaced.
The decision was announced days after channel head Chris Licht promised "noticeable change" ahead for the organization.
CNN chief says there will be "noticeable change to this organization" over the "next several weeks."
"Don Lemon Tonight" and "New Day" had to go. So what did Chris Licht do? He combined the two.
"Reliable Sources" was the longest-running show in CNN's history. It launched in 1992.
"The Late Show" became a late-night king under Chris Licht, but the circumstances of that turnaround are nothing like what he faces at CNN.
In addition to his work with Stephen Colbert, Licht is credited with overhauling "CBS This Morning" and developing "Morning Joe."
