The Source with Kaitlan Collins
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| location = CNN Studios Washington, D.C.
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 60 minutes
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| presenter = Kaitlan Collins
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| first_aired = {{start date|2023|07|10}}
| last_aired = present
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The Source with Kaitlan Collins is an American news discussion show broadcast by CNN and CNN International. Premiering on July 10, 2023, the program is hosted by CNN's chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins from its Washington, D.C. bureau. The show currently airs weeknights live from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm ET.
History
On November 30, 2021, CNN suspended Chris Cuomo and his 9 p.m. program Cuomo Prime Time indefinitely after it was reported that Cuomo had helped defend the sexual harassment allegations against his brother and former Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo.{{Cite news |last1=Fandos |first1=Nicholas |last2=Gold |first2=Michael |last3=Ashford |first3=Grace |last4=Rubinstein |first4=Dana |date=2021-11-29 |title=Chris Cuomo Played Outsize Role in Ex-Gov. Cuomo's Defense. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/nyregion/chris-cuomo-andrew-cuomo-sexual-harassment.html |access-date=2021-11-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last1=Darcy |first1=Oliver |last2=Stelter |first2=Brian |date=2021-11-20 |title=CNN suspends Chris Cuomo indefinitely |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/30/media/chris-cuomo-suspended/index.html |access-date=2021-11-30 |work=CNN |language=en-US}} After it was reported that Chris had also faced his own allegations of sexual misconduct, he was fired from the network. Cuomo's program was replaced with an hour of CNN Tonight produced by the Cuomo Prime Time staff,{{Cite web |last=Bursztynsky |first=Jessica |date=2021-12-05 |title=Sexual misconduct allegation against Chris Cuomo led to his firing from CNN, attorney says |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/05/attorney-sexual-misconduct-allegation-led-to-cnns-chris-cuomo-firing.html |access-date=2021-12-10 |website=CNBC |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Stelter |first=Brian |date=6 December 2021 |title=With Chris Cuomo gone from CNN, another cable news time slot is up for grabs |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/05/media/chris-cuomo-cnn-time-slot/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206031856/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/05/media/chris-cuomo-cnn-time-slot/index.html |archive-date=2021-12-06 |access-date=2021-12-10 |website=CNN}}{{Cite web |date=7 December 2021 |title='CNN Tonight' goes gold in its return to network as Cuomo replacement |url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2021/12/07/cnn-tonight-2021-version/?og=1 |access-date=2021-12-10 |website=NewscastStudio |language=en-US}} and later a rotation of various specials and documentaries.{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2023-02-27 |title=CNN Bets News, Not Big Names, Will Capture Crowds at 9 PM |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/cnn-9pm-news-anchors-specials-primetime-1235537038/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Dominic Patten, Ted |last2=Patten |first2=Dominic |last3=Johnson |first3=Ted |date=2023-03-01 |title=Bill Maher Predicts Joe Biden Beats Donald Trump In 2024 Match Up; HBO Host Center Stage As CNN Launches New 9 PM Strategy |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/biden-beats-trump-2024-bill-maher-cnn-jake-tapper-interview-1235275281/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
On May 17, 2023, it was announced that Kaitlan Collins would leave CNN This Morning to anchor a new 9 p.m. program beginning in June 2023.{{cite web |date=May 17, 2023 |title=Kaitlan Collins to anchor new 9 pm show on CNN | CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/17/media/cnn-kaitlan-collins-new-show/index.html |website=CNN}} In July 2023, the new show's title was revealed as The Source with Kaitlan Collins, and was set for a premiere on July 10, 2023. CNN billed that the program would "expose uncovered angles and challenge conventional wisdom to make sure viewers are seeing a story from every side".{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=2023-07-05 |title=Kaitlan Collins' New CNN Show 'The Source' Gets July Premiere Date |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/kaitlan-collins-cnn-primetime-the-source-1235430364/ |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
In May 2025, the program underwent several major changes, including being relocated from a traditional studio setting to a set in CNN's Washington newsroom. Collins described the retool as being less "glossy" and more reflective of her current position as CNN's chief White House correspondent, explaining that the newsroom is "not a very chill place", and was a "natural setting" for a program based on reporting from the White House. Likewise, CNN president Mark Thompson explained that the retool would present Collins as a "hard-working reporter who's determined to stay close to the action."{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2025-05-27 |title=CNN Bets More of Kaitlan Collins’ White House News Hustle Can Power ‘The Source’ |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/cnn-kaitlan-collins-the-source-format-white-house-tv-news-1236410315/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=‘The Source’ moves to newsroom set, receives graphics overhaul |url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2025/06/06/cnn-the-source-dc-newsroom-set/?og=1 |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=NewscastStudio |language=en-US}}
References
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| before = Anderson Cooper 360°
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| title = CNN Weekday lineup
| years = 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
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| after = CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
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Category:2023 American television series debuts