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{{short description|American afternoon, early evening newscast}}
 
'''''The Lead with Jake Tapper''''' is an afternoonAmerican newscast[[News broadcasting|news broadcast]] hosted by news anchor [[Jake Tapper]]. The show has aired on [[CNN]] andsince broadcastMarch around18, the2013 worldin bythe [[CNNnetwork's International]]afternoon timeslot.
 
The show currently airs weekdays live from 4:00{{nbsp}}pm to 56:00{{nbsp}}pm ET, and the 5:00{{nbsp}}pm to 5:30{{nbsp}}pm segment is also aired on [[CNN International]].
 
The show contains a "lead" for different subjects. They are the '','National'', ''Political'', ''Money'', ''Buried'', ''Sports'', ''World'', ''Pop'', ''Faith'', ''Earth Matters'', ''Tech'', and ''Health'' leads.
 
== History ==
In December 2012, CNN hired Jake Tapper, then-senior [[White House]] correspondent for [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]], as the network's chief [[Washington, D.C.]] correspondent and the anchor of an afternoon program, in an arraignment partially orchestrated by businessman [[Jeff Zucker]], who became the president of CNN Worldwide in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/jake-tapper-leaves-abc-news-for-cnn/ |title=CNN, Planning New Programming, Hires Jake Tapper From ABC |date=December 20, 2012 |last=Stelter |first=Brian |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> Tapper previously served as a host of ''Take Five'', a political talk show that began airing in March 2001, ending its production shortly before the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rollcall.com/2015/07/23/alums-of-canceled-cnn-show-taking-center-stage-2/ |title=Alums of Canceled CNN Show Taking Center Stage |date=July 23, 2015 |last=Gonzales |first=Nathan |work=[[Roll Call]] |access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> According to spokeswoman Jennifer Scoggins, Tapper's program would air for sixty minutes in ''[[The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer]]''{{'}}s timeslot.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2012/12/20/abcs-jake-tapper-moves-to-cnn-as-washington-chief/1783477/ |title=ABC's Jake Tapper moves to CNN as Washington chief |date=December 20, 2012 |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> The move occurred as CNN's ratings in 2012 were behind [[Fox News]] and [[MSNBC]];<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/hot-off-election-coverage-tapper-trades-abc-news-for-cnn/2012/12/20/161fcb5c-4afb-11e2-a6a6-aabac85e8036_story.html |title=Hot off election coverage, Tapper trades ABC News for CNN |date=December 20, 2012 |last=De Moraes |first=Lisa |work=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> In January 2013, [[LinkedIn]] job openings began appearing for ''Tapper''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/cnn-slots-jake-tapper-show-cuts-length-wolf-blitzers-situation-room-77191/ |title=CNN Slots Jake Tapper Show, Cuts Length of Wolf Blitzer's 'Situation Room' |date=February 11, 2013 |last=Kaufman |first=Alexander |work=[[TheWrap]] |access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> CNN announced ''The Lead with Jake Tapper'' in February 2013 with ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' producer Federico Quadrani as the show's executive producer, forcing ''The Situation Room'' to start an hour later.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jake-tapper-get-4-pm-420513/ |title=Jake Tapper to Get 4 P.M. Slot on CNN |date=February 11, 2013 |last=Guthrie |first=Marisa |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref>
In 2013, the show was given a week of primetime re-run at 10{{nbsp}}pm [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]]. That week, the [[Boston Marathon bombing|Boston marathon terror attack]] caused this rebroadcast to be axed in favor of a live edition of ''[[Anderson Cooper 360°]]''.
 
''The Lead with Jake Tapper'' debuted on March 18, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/jake-tappers-new-cnn-show-starts-march-18/2013/03/06/78762cbc-8677-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_blog.html |title=Jake Tapper's new CNN show starts March 18 |date=March 6, 2013 |last=De Moraes |first=Lisa |work=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> In 2013, the show was given a week of primetime re-run at 10{{nbsp}}pm [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]]. That week, the [[Boston Marathon bombing|Boston marathon terror attack]] caused this rebroadcast to be axed in favor of a live edition of ''[[Anderson Cooper 360°]]''.
 
Following Piers Morgan's departure from CNN in March 2014, CNN President Jeff Zucker had various anchors fill the 9{{nbsp}}pm ET slot as a test run. Among them was ''The Lead'' airing at 9{{nbsp}}pm ET for the weeks of April 7 and April 14.
 
''The Lead with Jake Tapper'' was also broadcast via tape-delay on [[CNN Philippines]] every Tuesday-Saturday for one hour at 11:00 am, local time from February 15 to July 23, 2016. From March 16 until September 5, 2015, the show aired at 4:00 pm. ''The Lead'' moved its morning telecast to 9:00 am but was truncated to 30 minutes until late January 2016 when it was moved to 8:30 for at least a month. As of October 2020, the show airs for two hours from 3pm to 5pm[[Eastern Time Zone|ET]].
 
Before August 2016, ''The Lead with Jake Tapper'' was axed on CNN Philippines as part of program restructuring.
 
On September 10, 2018, the program started to be simulcast on [[CNN International]].<ref>[https://www.a516digital.com/2018/08/cnn-refreshes-european-schedule.html CNN refreshes European schedule]</ref>
 
In October 2020, the show aired for two hours from 3pm to 5pm [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]]. [[Brooke Baldwin|Brooke Baldwin's]] [[CNN Newsroom]] hour was removed for the month. The show went back to its usual air time in November after Baldwin returned.
 
In January 2021, CNN announced that the show would expand to two hours starting in April, taking over the former first hour of [[The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer|The Situation Room]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jensen|first=Erin|title=CNN expands Tapper show, moves Blitzer; Fox News adds fourth opinion hour in revamp|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/01/11/cnn-fox-news-lineup-changes-opinion-jake-tapper/6622052002/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
In February 2023, following a sexual misconduct investigation, Quadrani was ousted from CNN.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/cnn-ep-federico-quadrani-misconduct-scandal/ |title=Jake Tapper Executive Producer Out at CNN After Sexual Misconduct Accusation |date=February 15, 2023 |last=Seitz |first=Loree |work=[[TheWrap]] |access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref>
 
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