''Don Lemon Tonight'' (formerly ''CNN Tonight with Don Lemon'') is a late evening news commentary program which aired from 2021 until its cancellation in 2022 on

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, hosted by

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. The show aired on weeknights live from 10:00pm to midnight ET.

History

CNN Tonight ''CNN Tonight'' is the title of several news programs that were broadcast by U.S. cable network CNN. The ''CNN Tonight'' branding has primarily been used for transitional programs aired by CNN in the evening and prime time hours as part of chang ...

'' 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 ''Lou Dobbs Tonight'' is an American political and financial talk program that was hosted by Lou Dobbs. The program initially aired on CNN from its launch under the title ''Moneyline'', as its main financial news program. The program later shift ...

'' after

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' 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

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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

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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''. On September 15, 2022, with Lemon having been named to the panel of CNN's forthcoming morning show ''CNN This Morning'', it was announced that ''Don Lemon Tonight'' would conclude its run.

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and Laura Coates were named as interim hosts for the timeslot. ''Don Lemon Tonight'' aired for the final time on October 7, 2022; in his closing remarks, Lemon stated that it was a "bittersweet" moment, but didn't want to be "sad" about it, that "a lot happened between 10 and midnight, or later", and concluded the show by explaining that "sometimes it was exhausting because some of the things that we discuss here are so personal and so consuming. So, I hope I made you proud, and I thank you for tuning in all these years, and I hope that you're going to join me in the morning."

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