Don Lemon Tonight
Don Lemon Tonight (formerly CNN Tonight with Don Lemon) is a late evening news and commentary program featuring interviews and commentary airing on CNN and CNN International, hosted by Don Lemon. The show currently airs weeknights live from 10:00pm to midnight ET, with a replay at 2:00am to 4:00am ET. During breaking news situations, the show is extended until 1:00 am ET, and occasionally 3:00 am ET. History. "CNN Tonight" first premiered in April 2014, being introduced amid a revision to CNN's primetime schedule (including the replacement of the canceled "Piers Morgan Live" with CNN original  series and specials in the 9 p.m. hour). The series was first promoted as featuring rotating anchors presenting "a live hour of the day’s biggest stories". The program would be initially hosted by Bill Weir using the former "Piers Morgan Live" studio. The "CNN Tonight" title had previously been used for a short-lived program in 2001 anchored by Bill Hemmer, and a transitional program that temporarily filled the time slot of "Lou Dobbs Tonight" after Lou Dobbs' resignation from the network in November 2009 (the timeslot was later filled by "The Situation Room" after a realignment to CNN 's daytime lineup, until its permanent replacement, "John King, USA", premiered in March). Don Lemon had been involved in pilot runs for several potential primetime shows, including "The 11th Hour", and in March 2014, "The Don Lemon Show", and a special nightly 10 p.m. program to provide additional analysis of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappearance. Lemon would later become permanent host of "CNN Tonight", with it developing into more of a personality-based program. On May 17, 2021, the program was renamed "Don Lemon Tonight".