Today's Special Programming from Ground Zero

PROGRAMMING NOTES:

Anderson Cooper will anchor live from NYC’s Ground Zero beginning at 11am ET today. Cooper will anchor CNN’s Newsroom coverage of President Obama’s visit to the site of the 9/11 terror attacks. Wolf Blitzer will join him live from CNN’s D.C. bureau for the special, which will be simulcast on CNN International.

CNN’s John King, USA will be live at 7 p.m. ET from Ground Zero. CNN anchor John King plans to interview former Secretary of Homeland Security and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge during the program.

Tonight on AC360 – airing at 10pm ET – among Cooper’s guests will be former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice who will give her thoughts on the death of Osama Bin Laden.



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Royal Ratings

CNN's Royal Wedding/Nielsen Fast National Data for Friday, April 29, 2011:

* CNN's coverage of the Royal Wedding (4:00a-10:00a) delivered 1.662 million total viewers and 714k P25-54, up 473% and 500% over the prior 4-Friday performance, respectively.

* CNN was top rated in both total viewers and P25-54, topping second-place FXNC by 7% among total viewers and 52% among P25-54. CNN also out-performed third-place MSNBC by 164% among total viewers and by 146% among P25-54 (4:00a-10:00a).

* This is CNN's best 4:00a-10:00a P2+ delivery since the day after the 2008 Presidential Election (November 5, 2008) and its best P25-54 delivery since news of the Japan earthquake hit last month (March 11, 2011).

* Piers Morgan's special coverage of the Royal Wedding (8:00p-10:00p) delivered 1.286 million total viewers and 397k P25-54, up 121% and 139% over prior 4-Friday performance, respectively. This represents CNN's best 8:00p-10:00p among both P2+ and P25-54 since March 20, 2011 (start of crisis in Libya).

* Anderson Cooper's Royal Wedding Special (10:00p-12:00m) delivered 940k total viewers and 331k P25-54, up 43% and 40%, respectively, over prior 4-Friday performance.
This is CNN's best 10:00p-12:00m P2+ and P25-54 delivery since April 8, 2011 (Congressional Budget Deal reached).



CNN's Cume Delivery (4:00a-10:00a):

*CNN registered a total audience cume delivery of 9.634 million, up 152% over its prior 4 Friday average, and 4.056 million P25-54, up 180% over cume delivery achieved the prior 4 Fridays.


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The Royal Wedding

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We have the full review of CNN's coverage of the wedding at our sister blog All Things Anderson.
Here's an overview of the ceremony from the 7AM hour.




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Time to Get Back to Real News

**Tune in to CNN at 7pm ET tonight – CNN’s John King will sit down with Donald Trump in New Hampshire.**

The investigation of Donald Trump's allegations about President Obama's birth certificate irregularities aired Monday and Tuesday on CNN’s AC 360°. This morning President Obama released the long form of his birth certificate and urged the media to move on to covering more important issues.

Here is Anderson Cooper's interview with Donald Trump as aired on Monday and Tuesday's AC360:

Part 1



Part 2



Part 3

Donald Trumps response to the release of President Obama's long form birth certificate:

And Gary Tuchman's interview with Former Hawaii Health Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino:

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Tonight on AC360

Anderson Cooper 360° EXCLUSIVE - an interview with Eman al-Obeidy, the woman who claims she was raped by forces loyal to Libyan leader Gadhafi on tonight 10 p.m. ET
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Royal Wedding Details

CNN To Provide Global, Multi-Platform Coverage of the
Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton

Piers Morgan, Anderson Cooper, Richard Quest, Kiran Chetry, joined by Cat Deeley, Will Host CNN Coverage

Live from London, CNN will globally televise the biggest royal wedding event since Charles married Diana – from the ceremonial to the personal, from what is happening at Westminster Abbey to the reactions of those around the world.

On the day of the wedding, Friday, April 29, beginning at 4 a.m. ET, CNN’s special live program will be anchored by Piers Morgan, Richard Quest, Anderson Cooper, Kiran Chetry and special contributor Cat Deeley, noted British broadcaster and fashion expert, across CNN/U.S. and CNN International. CNN will live stream various angles of the day’s events on CNN.com, including views from inside the Abbey as well as the parade, via the CNN Apps for iPhone and iPod touch, iPad and Android tablet.

Leading up to the big day, Piers Morgan and Anderson Cooper will anchor their nightly programs from London. CNN will also broadcast a documentary on Catherine Middleton anchored by Soledad O’Brien, as well as weekly special reports from Richard Quest, among others.

Highlights of CNN’s Royal Wedding coverage include:
• Premiering Saturday, April 2 at 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET: Richard Quest will anchor four half hour specials throughout the month of April. A Royal Wedding will air Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET on CNN/U.S. and CNN International.
• Sunday, April 24 at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET: CNN/U.S. will premiere The Women Who Would be Queen, a look at the life of Catherine Middleton, the woman who will someday become Queen of the United Kingdom. Featured in the documentary are Jules Knight, close friend of the couple from the origins of their fairytale romance during their university days at St. Andrews, and Arthur Edwards, longtime royal photographer, who has chronicled the princes' entire lives during his 30-year career at England’s The Sun newspaper. Edwards has captured the princes’ childhoods, how they’ve coped with the tragic loss of their mother, and their transition into manhood. The documentary also explores the ways in which the future King and Queen have honored the life and legacy of Diana, Princess of Wales. CNN Presents: The Women Who Would be Queen is reported by anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien. The documentary will debut on CNN International on Saturday, April 23 at 8 p.m. ET and replay on CNN/U.S. on Saturday, April 30 at 8 p.m., 11 p.m., and 2 a.m. ET.
• Monday, April 25 – Friday, April 29: Piers Morgan will broadcast his nightly show Piers Morgan Tonight at 9 p.m. ET from London with a mix of topical guests and newsmakers on both CNN/U.S. and CNN International.
• Monday, April 25 – Friday, April 29: Kiran Chetry will co-anchor American Morning 6-9 a.m. ET live from London for CNN/U.S.
• Wednesday, April 27 – Friday, April 29: Anderson Cooper will anchor Anderson Cooper 360, also live from London, at 10 p.m. ET on CNN/U.S. and CNN International.


Additionally, CNN International will feature live programming from location with Richard Quest for Quest Means Business and Connect the World with Becky Anderson, while HLN’s Brooke Anderson will co-anchor Showbiz Tonight from London. Glenda Umana and Marta Altoona will provide coverage for CNN en Español. John Sepulvedo will report from London for CNN Radio.
“Calling upon their years of interviews with the Royal Family, Piers and Richard will share their knowledge and insights across CNN. Along with CNN’s user-generated community of iReporters, CNN is uniquely positioned to share a first-hand account of the Royal Wedding across our networks and platforms,” said Tony Maddox, executive vice president and managing director of newsgathering for CNN Worldwide.

For those away from the TV screen, CNN has launched The Wedding Planner, a special section at www.cnn.com/wedding that includes explainers, profiles, photo galleries, on-demand video from CNN’s reporting on the topic, and exclusive content from CNN’s royal reporting team. Additionally, CNN has launched Unveiled, a blog covering all the chatty details that St. James’ palace isn’t commenting on – from the great dress mystery to the official iTunes release of the wedding vows, available at www.cnn.com/unveiled.

CNN iReport, the network’s participatory news community which has received a submission from every country on the planet, will contribute to CNN’s coverage of the pending nuptials in a wide variety of ways, including:
• Royal Wedding iReporter Contest: On April 11, CNN will announce the name of one lucky U.S.-based iReporter that will be sent to London to cover the wedding. iReporters can go to http://ireport.cnn.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=572959, to submit a 90-second video explaining why they should be chosen;
• Royal Wedding assignments – Beginning on April 22, iReport also will invite people to share their experience and take the visual pulse of the audience through a series of lighthearted and fun assignments, such as calls for photos or videos of a proper English breakfast, fashionably over-the-top hats and instant reaction to the bride’s wedding dress; and
• CNN iReport Open Story: Royal Wedding – Also on April 22, CNN will reveal its Royal Wedding-themed iReport Open Story, which feature select photos and videos from iReporters and CNN journalists, placed along an interactive timeline and map to paint a comprehensive picture of the event through the eyes of the many people who experience it.
Facebook users also can stay informed of all aspects of CNN’s coverage leading up to and during the event via the CNN Royal Wedding fan page at www.facebook.com/royalweddingCNN.




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Tonight on CNN

Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper to anchor coverage of the Presidential address
followed by a special edition of Piers Morgan Tonight

CNN will provide complete coverage of President Obama’s address to the nation on Libya beginning at 7 p.m. ET with a special edition of John King, USA. The president’s remarks—from the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington—will begin at 7:30 p.m. After the president’s remarks, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper will anchor special coverage along with John King, Eliot Spitzer, Fareed Zakaria, and members of the Best Political Team on Television to provide reports and analysis on the mission and conflict in Libya. CNN International correspondents Nic Robertson and Arwa Damon also will provide updates live from the region. A special edition of Piers Morgan Tonight will air at 9 p.m. with further analysis and coverage of the president’s address.

AC360 will air live after Piers Morgan Tonight. CNN International to simulcast special coverage.


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'A Royal Wedding' CNN Style

Preliminary details for CNN’s coverage of the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey have been released. Anderson Cooper, Richard Quest and Piers Morgan will provide extensive coverage throughout April of the biggest royal wedding event since Charles married Diana - from the ceremonial to the personal, from the events at Westminster Abbey to the reactions of those around the world.

This will culminate in CNN’s special live seven-hour broadcast ‘A Royal Wedding’ on April 29, the day of the wedding. Richard Quest sets the scene ahead of the big day with a weekly series throughout April of observations and insights, guests and reports. Beginning on Monday April 26th, Piers Morgan’s coverage kicks off as he broadcasts his nightly show from London with a mix of topical guests and newsmakers. Anderson Cooper will anchor AC360 live from London from Wednesday April 27 through Friday April 29.

“As the tension and excitement builds in the days before the Royal Wedding, CNN intends to be a visual real-time diary of the many and varied ways that people around the world choose to mark and experience the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton," said Katherine Green, Senior Vice President and General Manager for CNN International. "The wedding day itself will capture the imagination of millions of viewers and CNN guarantees its global audience a front row seat for every minute of the pomp and ceremony of the big day."

To round off coverage of what some would describe as perhaps the biggest Royal event of the past two decades a special CNN documentary hosted by Soledad O’Brien titled “The Women who would be Queen”, will air soon after the event.


Richard Quest Royal Wedding Specials are scheduled on CNNi April 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th

Piers Morgan Tonight: Live From London April 26th, 27th & 28th

Anderson Cooper 360: Live From London April 27th & 28th

A Royal Wedding: Friday April 29th


Keep checking back for more details to be posted.

Source: Throng.com.nz


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Reaction to Mubarak's Speech

Below is a clip of Fareed Zakaria’s reaction to Mubarak’s speech. Zakaria said, “He didn’t seem to understand that the crowd’s anger was directed at him”



And Anderson Cooper's reaction:



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A Very Scary Day To Be A Journalist in Egypt

Brooke Baldwin narrated a summary of the harrowing experiences some of the CNN journalists who were covering the violence that erupted in Cairo today experienced.




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Egypt in Crisis

Wolf Blitzer, Isha Sesay and Anderson Cooper, from Cairo, will anchor a 2 hour special on CNN Sunday evening from 9-11 PM ET.
A partial list of CNN boots on the ground in Egypt includes Cooper, Ivan Watson, Ben Wedeman, Nic Robertson, Arwa Damon and Frederik Pleitgen plus scores of producers, cameramen and stringers.


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CNN NYE Ratings Hit

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CNN Top’s Fox News Channel on New Year’s Eve by 60% in the Key Demo 25-54 from 11:00 pm – 12:30 am





CNN New Year’s Eve with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin (11:00 pm – 12:30 am)

811k demo 25-54

1.805 million total viewers



FNC’s All American New Years (11:00 pm – 12:30 am)

506k demo 25-54

1.738 million total viewers



MSNBC did not air New Year’s programming.

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Anderson Cooper to Interview Paul Refsdal

CNN’s ‘Taliban’ Exposes Lives and Motives of Fighters

Documentary Debuts Saturday, Dec. 11 at 8:00pm ET & PT on CNN/U.S.

CNN's Taliban takes you behind enemy lines, and face-to-face with the men our troops are fighting. The Taliban are a violent enemy that have killed hundreds of American troops in Afghanistan since 2001. Despite a nearly ten-year war with the Taliban, most Americans know little about how they fight and live – until now.
In Taliban, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper debriefs Norwegian journalist Paul Refsdal about his unprecedented filming behind enemy lines in Afghanistan. No Western journalist has ever spent as much time with the Taliban, with as unrestricted access, as Refsdal.
CNN’s Taliban reveals the enemy at war – preparing weapons, planning attacks, and interacting with their families and fellow fighters. Refsdal risked his life to capture these never-before-seen images, and ended up being kidnapped. His harrowing escape is also documented in the film.
Cooper presses Refsdal about why he put his life in jeopardy to film the Taliban. Refsdal said, “The problem has been with the – the people [journalists] who meet the Taliban, they stay for one hour, and they ask the Taliban to...go around arranging some kind of training...And you have one commander with his face covered...to see the real Taliban, you have to stay for a while...”
The one-hour documentary, Taliban, debuts Saturday, Dec. 11 at 8:00p.m. ET and PT on CNN. It will air on CNN International in late December.
A multimedia report including historical timelines of the Taliban and the country of Afghanistan, video excerpts from the documentary, and an interview with journalist and Guerilla Reporter author Paul Refsdal can be found at www.cnn.com/taliban after Wednesday, Dec. 8.
Taliban was produced and filmed in Afghanistan by Paul Refsdal, produced for CNN by Jennifer Hyde and Ken Shiffman, and edited by Cliff Hackel. Bud Bultman is managing editor for this production. Scott Matthews is the director of CNN’s Special Investigations and Documentaries unit.

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Your Views on the News, October 30, 2010

CNN has switched the lineup for the weekend because of the mid-term elections on Tuesday. Take note you Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper fans the America Votes special is live both Saturday and Sunday evenings.

SATURDAY, October 30, 2010

BALLOT BOWL – Airs LIVE Saturday 1:00PM – 6:00PM

CNN will again provide live, unfiltered coverage of significant recent and live campaign events. Members of the Best Political Team on Television will report from events around the country to include Alaska, Nevada, Ohio, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC.

AMERICA VOTES 2010 – Airs LIVE Saturday 6:00PM – 7:00PM and (replays) 10:00PM

Lead political anchor Wolf Blitzer and anchor Anderson Cooper, along with the Best Political Team on Television, provide the latest news on the upcoming midterm elections.

WHAT THE WEEK –Airs Saturday 7:30PM – 8:00PM

Pete Dominick distills a week’s worth of news into a smart and fun wrap of everything you need to know.

BOILING POINT: inside the tea party – Airs Saturday 8:00PM – 9:00PM, 11:00PM

CNN’s Shannon Travis has followed the political movement proven to be the most energetic and provocative of this campaign season, the various groups that self-identify with the Tea Party movement. Reporting from California, to Delaware, to Alaska, to Florida and beyond, Travis interviewed conservative talk radio personality and former Tea Party Express chairman Mark Williams, former Alaska governor and Fox News contributor Sarah Palin, and Mary Rakovich, considered by some to be “the godmother” of the Tea Party movement – about their goals and the messages they want delivered to the corridors of power in Washington. http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2010/10/26/seg.boiling.point.alaska.cnn

restoring the american dream: a FAREED ZAKARIA GPS special - Airs Saturday 9:00PM – 10:00PM, 12:00AM

As the nation languishes in the Great Recession, CNN and TIME magazine’s Fareed Zakaria talks to four of the most creative and respected business leaders for their insights on what must be done to restore the America’s economic prosperity. Lou Gerstner, former chairman of the board & CEO for IBM Corporation; Muhtar Kent, chairman of the board & CEO for The Coca-Cola Company; Eric Schmidt, chairman of the board & CEO for Google, Inc.; and Klaus Kleinfeld, chairman & CEO for Alcoa, Inc. discuss how technology, globalization, and the recession brought about American’s unacceptable unemployment rate…and how America can leverage the keys to bringing good jobs back to America – education and innovation.

SUNDAY, October 31, 2010

SANJAY GUPTA, MD – Airs Sunday 7:30AM – 8:00AM

CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta returns to Haiti as reports emerge of an outbreak of cholera in the already earthquake-ravaged nation. He interviews aid workers and local residents about how the disease is impacting the status of the recovery.

STATE OF THE UNION WITH CANDY CROWLEY – Airs LIVE Sunday 9:00AM – 10:00AM, NOON – 1:00PM

Topic: Tuesday’s Midterm Elections Preview: Republican Strategy

Guest: Michael Steele, RNC chairman

Topic: Tuesday’s Midterm Elections Preview: Democratic Strategy

Guest: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Majority Whip

Topic: What to Expect in Tuesday’s Midterm Elections
Guest: William Bennett, CNN political contributor; national talk radio host

Guest: Bob Kerrey (D), former U.S. Senator; former Nebraska Governor

Anchor: Candy Crowley, anchor and chief political correspondent

restoring the american dream: a FAREED ZAKARIA GPS special - Airs Sunday 3:00AM – 4:00AM, 5:00AM, 10:00AM, 1:00PM

As the nation languishes in the Great Recession, CNN and TIME magazine’s Fareed Zakaria talks to four of the most creative and respected business leaders for their insights on what must be done to restore the America’s economic prosperity. Lou Gerstner, former chairman of the board & CEO for IBM Corporation; Muhtar Kent, chairman of the board & CEO for The Coca-Cola Company; Eric Schmidt, chairman of the board & CEO for Google, Inc.; and Klaus Kleinfeld, chairman & CEO for Alcoa, Inc. discuss how technology, globalization, and the recession brought about American’s unacceptable unemployment rate…and how America can leverage the keys to bringing good jobs back to America – education and innovation.

RELIABLE SOURCES – Airs LIVE 11:00AM – NOON

Topic: Jon Stewart Rally

Guest: Arianna Huffington, co-founder, HuffingtonPost.com

Topic: Jon Stewart Rally

Guest: Paul Farhi, Washington Post

Guest: Michael Medved, Radio talk show host

Topic: Midterm Elections Become Media Game of Predictions

Guest: John Avlon, TheDailyBeast.com

Guest: Jim Geraghty, National Review

Guest: Julie Mason, Washington Examiner

Topic: Fox News; Tea Party; Media’s Take on President Obama

Guest: President Jimmy Carter

Host: Howard Kurtz

BALLOT BOWL – Airs LIVE Sunday 2:00PM – 5:00PM

CNN will again provide live, unfiltered coverage of significant recent and live campaign events. Members of the Best Political Team on Television will report from events around the country to include Alaska, Nevada, Ohio, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC.

BOILING POINT: inside the tea party – Airs Sunday 2:00AM – 3:00AM, 8:00PM, 11:00PM

CNN’s Shannon Travis has followed the political movement proven to be the most energetic and provocative of this campaign season, the various groups that self-identify with the Tea Party movement. Reporting from California, to Delaware, to Alaska, to Florida and beyond, Travis interviewed conservative talk radio personality and former Tea Party Express chairman Mark Williams, former Alaska governor and Fox News contributor Sarah Palin, and Mary Rakovich, considered by some to be “the godmother” of the Tea Party movement – about their goals and the messages they want delivered to the corridors of power in Washington. http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2010/10/26/seg.boiling.point.alaska.cnn

AMERICA VOTES 2010 – Airs LIVE Sunday 9:00PM – 10:00PM and (replays) 12:00AM

Lead political anchor Wolf Blitzer and anchor Anderson Cooper, along with the Best Political Team on Television, provide the latest news on the upcoming midterm elections.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 – ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA

SPECIAL COVERAGE: ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA – Tuesday beginning at 7:00PM

CNN’s Best Political Team will add new technology to its arsenal in order to better explain the complex story of the midterm elections as it unfolds on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Lead political anchor Wolf Blitzer, joined by Anderson Cooper, Candy Crowley, John King and Soledad O’Brien will headline Election Night in America, beginning at 7 p.m. and continuing into the following day. From Delaware to Nevada to Alaska, CNN will dispatch correspondents across the country to check in throughout the night and report on the crucial races impacting the balance of power in Congress.

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