{"id":2729,"date":"2014-02-24T01:13:37","date_gmt":"2014-02-23T17:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=2729"},"modified":"2014-04-05T19:48:49","modified_gmt":"2014-04-05T11:48:49","slug":"cnns-piers-morgan-live-to-end-after-3-years-of-lacklustre-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/02\/24\/cnns-piers-morgan-live-to-end-after-3-years-of-lacklustre-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN’s ‘Piers Morgan Live’ to end after 3 years of lacklustre ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo: Facebook Page of Piers Morgan Live<\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES—CNN says the prime-time talk show “Piers Morgan Live” is coming to an end.<\/p>\n

Morgan succeeded Larry King in the 9 p.m. ET time slot three years ago, but his show has had lacklustre ratings.<\/p>\n

CNN said Sunday that the show’s final airdate has yet to be determined.<\/p>\n

Morgan is a former British tabloid editor who turned to television, including stints as a judge on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and a contestant on “Celebrity Apprentice.”<\/p>\n

He hosted BBC’s “You Can’t Fire Me, I’m Famous” and did interview shows and documentaries for ITV.<\/p>\n

Morgan told the New York Times that he and CNN president Jeff Zucker were discussing a new role for him at the channel. CNN’s audience has tired of hearing a Brit weigh in American cultural issues, Morgan said in a story posted online Sunday.<\/p>\n

CNN did not comment on Morgan’s future with the channel.<\/p>\n

Morgan served as editor of the Daily Mirror from 1995 to 2004. He has been questioned in connection with Britain’s long-running phone-hacking scandal, which has led to numerous arrests, resignations and the closure of Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World tabloid.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Morgan confirmed that he was interviewed in December by British police investigating the illegal interception of telephone voicemails. Morgan, who said he had given a previous witness statement, has consistently denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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