The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

*The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer*
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
	Logo used from 2015–present.
Presented by	Wolf Blitzer
Country of origin	United States
Production
Production location	CNN Studios Washington, D.C.
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	CNN
Original release	August 8, 2005 –; present
External links
	Website

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer (also simply The Situation Room) is a daily newscast on CNN hosted by Wolf Blitzer that first aired on August 8, 2005.

The show currently airs weekdays live from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm ET from CNN's studios in Washington D.C.

The weekend edition of the CNN Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer started airing in the afternoon August 2021.

Format[]

Secretary of State John Kerry with Wolf Blitzer.

Former logo used from 2012–2015.

The show begins with the following opening: Happening Now ..... We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. I'm Wolf Blitzer/(insert name (used on guest hosted episodes when Blitzer is off tonight)), (and) You're in the Situation Room" During the program current events, breaking news, political headlines and reports are all discussed.

The show also makes use of CNN journalists from across the network and political analysts. They include Abby Phillip, Laura Coates, Doug Jones, Dana Bash, Bakari Sellers, John Kasich, Ana Navarro, Miles Taylor, Jamie Gangel, John Harwood (journalist), Gloria Borger, and John King.

By 2012, CNN's Washington D.C. studios were completely redesigned giving The Situation Room a newly updated look.^[1]

Former Situation Room main contributors include Lisa Sylvester who showcased reports and headlines, Jack Cafferty who presented The Cafferty File, and Kate Bolduan who briefly co-hosted part of the program with Wolf Blitzer.

2021 Time shift[]

In January 2021, CNN announced that the show would shift from two hours to one hour, airing from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET on weekdays from April 2021. The Lead with Jake Tapper will take over the former first hour of the show.^[2]

References[]

^ Newscast Studio (10 September 2012). "CNN debuts sleek new studio in Washington". NewscastStudio. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
^ Jensen, Erin. "CNN expands Tapper show, moves Blitzer; Fox News adds fourth opinion hour in revamp". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

External links[]

Preceded by The Lead with Jake Tapper	CNN Weekday lineup 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm	Succeeded by Erin Burnett OutFront

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[1] Newscast Studio (10 September 2012). "CNN debuts sleek new studio in Washington". NewscastStudio. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

[2] Jensen, Erin. "CNN expands Tapper show, moves Blitzer; Fox News adds fourth opinion hour in revamp". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

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