NewsNation Adds A 24-Hour News Week!

NewsNation is growing its lineup.

Once known as WGN Superstation, the folks at Nexstar Media Group bought the Tribune News Company and converted the cable network best known for syndicated shows and Chicago based programs like Bozo's Circus, WGN became NewsNation.

NewsNation is vying for the spot that CNN, MSNBC and Fox hold... The No. 1 spot.

Fox is pretty much shaken by the departure of controversial host Tucker Carlson. The company revealed that the far right agitator had called his top boss likely Suzanne Scott, a c*nt because she refused to support his populist program.

On top of that a federal lawsuit by former producer Abby Grossman, the Dominion settlement of $787.5 billion, the possible settlement with Smartmatic and the federal probe of its role in the 1/6 attack.

NewsNation has seen its rating increase. 

The Nexstar-owned cable news outlet said today that it will launch a 24-hour weekday programming schedule on April 24. The new sked will include a new live four-hour weekday programming block called NewsNation Now.

Chris Cuomo and Elizabeth Vargas return to television after scandals.

Airing from 1-5 p.m. ET Mondays through Fridays, NewsNation Now will cover the day’s top headlines with live reports from network correspondents around the country. It will be anchored by a rotation of journalists from 1-3 p.m. ET, followed by anchor Nichole Berlie from 3-5 p.m. Until a permanent anchor is named, guest anchors will include weekend anchor Natasha Zouves, chief Washington correspondent Blake Burman and correspondents Markie Martin, Keleigh Beeson and Brooke Shafer.

“From the start, our mission has been to inform and enlighten our viewers with balanced news programming and we will continue to do so with this added block,” said Michael Corn, President of News at NewsNation. “Over time, we’ve built trust with our audience and with this expansion, I think we can capitalize on the swiftly evolving broadcast news landscape. Viewer trust is at the center of everything we do, and viewer demand for this expanded block is strong.”   

Notable hosts include Dan Abrams, Chris Cuomo, Ashleigh Banfield, Elizabeth Vargas and Leland Vittart.

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