On Monday, February 16, CNN will debut its first original game show generically titled The CNN Quiz Show with host Anderson Cooper. The show’s first episode, which will air at 9:00pm EST, centers around U.S. Presidents in honor of the holiday and features guest contestants CNN anchors Jake Tapper & Alisyn Camerota, John Berman & Erin Burnett, and Chris Cuomo & Don Lemon playing for their respective charities.
UPDATE: Teams will be playing for $40,000 for charity. Tapper & Camerota are competing for Homes for Our Troops, Berman & Burnett are competing for Save The Children, and Cuomo & Lemon are competing for HELP USA.
UPDATE: Teams will be playing for $40,000 for charity. Tapper & Camerota are competing for Homes for Our Troops, Berman & Burnett are competing for Save The Children, and Cuomo & Lemon are competing for HELP USA.
This is the network’s latest attempt in increasing their overall ratings among basic cable news networks by adding non-news programming to their schedule as CNN is second banana to FOX News by a considerable margin. Should the show gain enough viewership on Monday, more episodes will be produced. Check out the clip below to get a sneak peek of the game and the set as well. (On a quick end note: Seriously? They couldn't have thought of a more creative title?!)
Sources: TV By The Numbers, TVNewser
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