Analyst Brian Stelter reported for New York magazine that his former CNN colleagues see Licht as 'done' after just one year with ratings still sagging. The Atlantic's ' Inside the Meltdown at CNN' detailed the fallout for hosting a town hall with Trump.

The event gave the network record ratings, but many of the newsroom's leadership were angry that Trump had been given the platform.Īlso, a revamp of the network's morning show imploded with the firing of co-host Don Lemon. Network employees and liberals attacked Licht after CNN hosted a May 10 town hall with former President Donald Trump. Licht replaced Jeff Zucker as CNN's chief executive last year, with a mandate to move the liberal network more toward the political center. 'We are in no rush,' Zaslav said, the Post reported. He added that he’s conducting a thorough search for a new leader 'both internally and externally.' The Post reported that Zaslav told staff, 'I have great confidence in this group until a new CEO is named.' 'We are in good hands, allowing us to take the time we need to run a thoughtful and thorough search for a new leader,' Zaslav said in a memo to CNN staff. Zaslav, in the morning editorial call, announced that Entelis and three other CNN executives - Virginia Moseley, Eric Sherling and David Leavy - would run the network while a search for a replacement is conducted. Puck's Dylan Byers, one of the first to report Licht's departure, said Licht would be replaced for an interim period by Amy Entelis, a longtime CNN executive.

And I take full responsibility for that,' Zaslav said, the New York Post reported. 'For a number of reasons, things didn't work and that's unfortunate and ultimately that's on me. Discovery, announced the leadership change on CNN's morning editorial call Wednesday.

Chris Licht is out after a year as chief executive at CNN, following a series of missteps and plunging ratings.ĭavid Zaslav, the CEO of CNN parent company Warner Bros.

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