Viewers have turned to HLN over the years for a quick-hit version of its sister, CNN; coverage of court cases; Robin Meade’s long-running morning news show; and truecrime programs, including Nancy Grace’s primetime talk show and repeats of “Forensic Files.” What it will be recognized for in the future is anybody’s guess.
CNN — and, by proxy, its corporate parent, Warner Bros. Discovery — nearly gutted the cable outlet Dec. 1, canceling Meade’s “Morning Express,” which has been on the air in some form or another since 2001. The company also declared that it would no longer produce new live programming for HLN and that Warner Bros. Discovery Networks boss Kathleen Finch, not CNN chief Chris Licht, would take over the true-crime shows, which would shift to another cable outlet,…
