NewsNation Prime is an American television news program on NewsNation, which premiered nationally on September 1,2020.
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11 Facts About NewsNation Prime
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NewsNation Prime is the first national news effort to use WGN America as a platform since the channel—then operating as WGN-TV's superstation feed under the ownership of former parent Tribune—carried the similarly formatted Independent Network News from its premiere in June 1980 until the Tribune-distributed syndicated newscast ended in June 1990.
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NewsNation Prime studio was built inside Studio 3, which was previously occupied by defunct regional cable news channel Chicagoland Television; the program's newsroom was built above WGN-TV's local newsroom, in space formerly occupied by sister AM radio station WGN.
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NewsNation Prime spent $100 million in advertising for the September 2020 launch, including a 28-minute behind-the-scenes program which was uploaded on WGN America's YouTube and Facebook platforms on August 17,2020, and aired commercial-free on WGN America and on Nexstar stations during the weekend of August 29.
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Since its launch, NewsNation Prime has been criticized for a rightward tilt in its guests and for hiring former Fox News Channel chief and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bill Shine as a consultant.
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Effective March 1,2021, the final hour of NewsNation Prime will be branded Banfield as veteran journalist Ashleigh Banfield will host an interview program under the NewsNation Prime banner.
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The WGN America network will be re-branded as NewsNation Prime and include new programming: NewsNation Prime Early Edition which will be hosted by Nichole Berlie at 6 pm ET, and The Donlon Report, anchored by Joe Donlon at 7 pm ET.
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Effective July 19,2021, the first hour of NewsNation Prime would be branded as On Balance with Leland Vittert.
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Effective immediately, NewsNation Prime would add a live, hour-long late-evening newscast at 11 pm ET, and anchored by Marni Hughes and Leland Vittert.
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On October 3,2022, NewsNation Prime will be replaced by a new show, Cuomo, hosted by Chris Cuomo at 8 pm ET.
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NewsNation Prime will continue to air on Saturdays and Sundays from 7 pm to 10 pm ET.
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