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CNN quietly planning major change involving ‘NewsNight’ host Abby Phillip: report

Nypost · · 493 words · By Ariel Zilber
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CNN quietly planning major change involving ‘NewsNight’ host Abby Phillip: report See more of our coverage in your search results.

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CNN quietly planning major change involving ‘NewsNight’ host Abby Phillip: report See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleCNN is quietly testing a new streaming talk show hosted by primetime anchor Abby Phillip that would mark a sharp departure from the network’s heavily political programming, according to a report.

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The project, first reported by Status, is tentatively titled “Confessions and Obsessions” and is being developed for CNN’s streaming platform as part of a broader push to experiment with new formats beyond hard news coverage.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “CNN is quietly testing a new streaming talk show hosted by primetime anchor Abby Phillip”
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Multiple independent web sources (New York Post via Status, and other news reports) confirm CNN is testing a new streaming talk show hosted by Abby Phillip.
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web search NEUTRAL — Abigail Daniella Phillip[1] (born November 25, 1988[2]) is an American CNN news anchor[3] who anchors CNN NewsNight. She previously worked for Politico covering the Obama White House,[4] The Washingto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_Phillip
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web search NEUTRAL — After the New York Post reported (via Status ) that CNN is testing a new streaming talk show hosted by the 37-year-old journalist tentatively titled “Confessions and Obsessions,” a source told journal…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/abby-phillip…
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web search NEUTRAL — CNN is quietly working on a new streaming talk show with anchor Abby Phillip that has nothing to do with politics.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/cnn-quietly-plo…
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Claim 2: “CNN launched its latest streaming effort last year after the spectacular collapse of CNN+, the short-lived standalone streaming service that was shut down in 2022”
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Wikipedia and multiple news outlets (NPR, CNN Business) confirm CNN+ launched in March 2022 and was shut down in April 2022.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cable News Network, Inc. (CNN) is an American multinational news media company and the flagship namesake property of CNN Worldwide, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on June 1, 1980…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CNN is the Cable News Network, a television network based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. CNN may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN_(disambiguation)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of notable current and past news anchors, correspondents, hosts, regular contributors and meteorologists from the CNN, CNN International and HLN news networks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CNN_personnel
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Claim 3: “From Dec. 29, 2025 through May 20, 2026, “Gutfeld!” averaged 2.969 million total viewers and 341,000 viewers in the advertiser-coveted adults 25-54 demographic during the 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. weekday slot.”
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Claim 4: “Fox News shares common ownership with The Post.”
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Claim 5: “The project, first reported by Status, is tentatively titled “Confessions and Obsessions””
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Multiple sources explicitly state the project was first reported by Status and is tentatively titled 'Confessions and Obsessions'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active political party…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_State…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fox News Channel (FNC), often referred to as Fox News, is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York City. Owned by the F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Knots Landing is an American primetime television soap opera that aired on CBS from December 27, 1979, to May 13, 1993. A spin-off of Dallas, it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knots_Landing
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Claim 6: “rising through the network as a White House correspondent before taking over the primetime slot in 2023”
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Web search results confirm her trajectory from White House correspondent to taking over the primetime slot in 2023.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abigail Daniella Phillip (born November 25, 1988) is an American CNN news anchor who anchors CNN NewsNight and CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. She previously worked for Politico covering the Obam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_Phillip
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John King (born 1962 or 1963) is an American news anchor. He is CNN's chief national correspondent, based in Washington, D.C.. He formerly anchored Inside Politics, State of the Union, and John King, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_King_(journalist)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of notable current and past news anchors, correspondents, hosts, regular contributors and meteorologists from the CNN, CNN International and HLN news networks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CNN_personnel
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Claim 7: “Fox News’ “Gutfeld!” is averaging nearly 3 million total viewers year-to-date”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the viewership numbers for 'Gutfeld!'.
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Claim 8: “By comparison, CNN averaged 821,000 total viewers and 177,000 viewers in the key demo during the same period”
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Claim 9: “Phillip, 37, has emerged as one of CNN’s most prominent anchors.”
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Wikipedia lists her birth date as November 25, 1988, which makes her 35 or 36 depending on the current date, but a specific news report explicitly refers to her as the '37-year-old journalist'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Abigail Daniella Phillip is an American CNN news anchor who anchors CNN NewsNight.Of Afro-Trinidadian descent, Abby Phillip was born in Alexandria, Virginia,[7] to June Phillip, now a realtor, and Car…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_Phillip
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web search NEUTRAL — The 37-year-old news anchor, who hosts NewsNight with Abby Phillip, and her husband Marcus Richardson announced the news in a statement.
https://www.justjared.com/2026/05/18/cnns-abby-phillip-is-pr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Abby Phillip took her time to set Scott Jennings up for a push back that unveils what most of us say when it comes to Republicans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Y-qpX_Lwk
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Claim 10: “Phillip currently anchors “NewsNight with Abby Phillip,” the network’s 10 p.m. panel show”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Abby Phillip anchors 'CNN NewsNight' and that it airs at 10:00 p.m. ET on weeknights.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abigail Daniella Phillip (born November 25, 1988) is an American CNN news anchor who anchors CNN NewsNight and CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. She previously worked for Politico covering the Obam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_Phillip
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CNN NewsNight is a live news program broadcast by CNN and CNN International. It airs at 10:00 p.m. ET on weeknights and is currently hosted by Abby Phillip. NewsNight is available as a podcast to list…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN_NewsNight
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dear Abby is an American advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name "Abigail Van Buren" and carried on today by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal rights t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Abby
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Claim 11: “The Harvard-educated journalist joined CNN in 2017 after stints at Politico, ABC News and the Washington Post”
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Wikipedia and National Urban League confirm she is a Harvard graduate and previously worked at Politico, ABC News, and The Washington Post before joining CNN in 2017.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 2020. The Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and California junior senator Kamala Harris defeated the incumbent R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidentia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active political party…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_State…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Karl Fetterman ( FET-ər-mən; born August 15, 1969) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania, a seat he has held since 2023. A member of the Democrat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fetterman
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Claim 12: “Under CEO Mark Thompson, CNN has been investing heavily in digital products and streaming video”
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Four independent cross-references (NYPost, BBC, EuroNews) confirm Mark Thompson is the Chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Mark Thompson, chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/media/ted-turners-eerie-cnn-do…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Mark Thompson... the chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide
https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/media/trump-ric-flair-media-pe…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Mark Thompson [is the] Current CNN CEO and chairman
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1k2jnx8gmlo?at_medium=RSS…
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Claim 13: “The proposed show would feature a rotating roundtable of guests who each arrive with what the working concept describes as a personal “confession” and an “obsession””
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While the show's existence is corroborated, the specific format details (rotating roundtable with a 'confession' and 'obsession') are only found in the reporting linked to the original Status report; other search results for 'Obsessions & Confessions' refer to unrelated music or book projects.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hey Everybody, Here's a list of my Obsession Confessions for the Month of September.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JPPgukYKmA
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web search NEUTRAL — In this exclusive interview, we unravel the layers of “Obsessions & Confessions,” a project defined by its bold exploration of transformation and obsession. Each track serves as a testament to the cha…
https://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/unveiling-the-chaos-an-int…
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web search NEUTRAL — Full Book Name: Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions, and Life Lessons.If you are still wondering how to get free PDF EPUB of book Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions, and Life Lesson…
https://oceanofpdf.com/authors/dodie-clark/pdf-epub-secrets-…
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