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I think this certainly applies to Don, but I don’t think it’s fair to apply this to Poppy and Kaitlan. The latter two seem to have had a good working relationship. Don shouldn’t have been put on that show to begin with; he was well “past his prime,” as he might put it. IMO, the issue with CNN’s approach to things is not that “no amount of time could have saved” the show; it’s that they keep trying new things only to blow them up. If you keep doing that, you’ll have no audience to speak of. As you said, building chemistry takes time, and CNN This Morning was not given that time.

Also, it appears CBS will not use the Super Bowl Today name for their pregame show on Sunday, instead opting for the regular NFL Today brand.

It's not about people being carbon copies, it's more about putting together individuals that have some level of respect toward each other or at the very least, a connection (whether it be sports, family, etc...) to build on. There was no debate that Robin and George and Gayle and Charlie had 'something.' Just being colleagues and 'hoping for the best' isn't enough to make things work. For example, if Don is the centerpiece, then you surround him with people he can relate with and respect. It's great Poppy and Kaitlan are friends, but this wasn't a 2-person show. Simply put, the three of them together just didn't make sense from the start and by their own accord, they said.. "the show immediately struggled, with the original trio of anchors — Harlow, Kaitlan Collins and Don Lemon — noticeably lacking on-air chemistry and reports of infighting." Had more thought (from top to bottom) been put into CNN This Morning, maybe things would have turned out differently....

When you unearth something rare, never-before-seen-until-now, and awesome, that REALLY makes my day! KIRO CBS7 stuff from the 1970s never before seen on YouTube until now was a real treat. KIRO's use of Telesound's Classical Gas was more kick-ass!

That’s a Gil Jimenez set. ( then G & G Designs) Gil did their sets for years.

WAND The News 17 1985 Various ID's and News breaks from Indiana 1987. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News 1977 KIRO 7 Promo "We're Alive with the spirit of the great Northwest"

You'll have to zoom in, but judging by this control truck picture, we're gonna have a touched-up scorebug a la SB LIII.

I hated this era of WFLA! The graphics and music were a step back in my opinion from the "coastal" graphics and Power News. The set was the only good thing about it. They redeemed themselves in 1995 with the Bold Horizons graphics and theme.

Also looks like the WFTV and WSB sets from that era too but with different elements for the background and side windows.

For some inexplicable reason, at least 4 of the 5 Boston local news stations play musical chimes whenever the "7-day" weather graphic appears. WBZ, Boston (plays a "DUN! Da-dun-DA-dun" sound. Didn't do this annoying thing until 2022, when they started branding their weather forecasts as "Next" weather): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aLpr5HCjwg&t=180s WCVB, Boston (plays a "dah-duh-DA-duh" sound): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO_bmPxJ8Ao&t=188s WBTS, Boston (not as intrusive, but plays a 3-note, "dun-DUN-dun" sound): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVBqyCZfbSY&t=178s WFXT, Boston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjBi6i9bAC0&t=208s I could not find any recent weather clips from WHDH on YouTube. Last time I watched that station (probably when it was still NBC, it wasn't playing any stupid musical chime). But WHY do the stations play them? It's SO annoying and unnecessary!

Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos are quite different in personality, interests, demeanor, affect, etc and have been number 1 for years. Gayle King and Charlie Rose were pretty dissimilar but helped CBSTM rise steadily. You don't need people who are carbon copies of one another. Your argument that the three on CNN never truly seemed interested in making the show work nor supporting each other is not a factual one. Poppy and Kaitlan were and are close friends; their chemistry has always been evident. Don may have been an issue but could have been replaced with someone else from inside or outside the network.

Could CNN just admit they made a huge mistake & bring back Robin Meade

No amount of time could have saved the first incarnation of CNN This Morning. Don, Poppy and Kaitlan were (are) polar opposites of each other and never truly seemed interested in making the show work nor supporting (uplifting) each other in any way from the beginning. Of course building chemistry takes time, but everyone has to be willing to do the work and I never got that from them. It was a pain to watch.

Bit of a shame. I may be in the minority, but I think the first incarnation of CNN This Morning with Poppy Harlow, Don Lemon, and Kaitlan Collins was a quality product that just needed time. The three of them each brought something -- Poppy as a longtime anchor with a business acumen, Kaitlan as an incisive political questioner, and Don as an older guy attuned to social issues with an ability to humanize. Yes, Lemon stuck his foot in his mouth one too many times, but in the three of them you really had an ensemble of three smart anchors with different yet complementary skills. When there wasn't off-camera acrimony or awkward on-camera blunders, the three actually did have good TV chemistry. To be clear, I'm not saying they should've kept Don. Just lamenting the show's potential, had things worked properly. Firing Don and plucking Kaitlan off was a one-two punch to the show. Then it never got the new set it was promised. Then they decided to return to a stale two-anchor format, and plopped in Phil Mattingly who has a goofy sense of humor and a great political acumen but is still somewhat awkward at the anchor desk and plays too much "inside baseball" when asking questions during his political interviews, which works for a midday show but not for morning. The morning warmth disappeared from the show and it started to feel like any other two-anchor show of CNN's prior days. Something else that's telling. After deciding to move News Central up, they could have moved Poppy and Phil from the morning slot into the 10a-noon slot, either together or each with their own show. Instead, they completely took them off the schedule, brought Acosta over from the weekend, and gave Pamela her own show. Apparently someone decided Poppy and Phil have had enough.

I bet WPXI will try to air it at 3pm. JJ used to always win its timeslot against 2 and 4. Even beating Oprah, of course the Pittsburgh market is older and quirky. GMA consistently beats Today and Guiding Light got consistently strong ratings until the end.

They easily could've put a black and white 2 in the box instead of the call letters... Either go by the call letters or the 2.. but both together in 2 difference places is tacky