Christiane Amanpour is leaving CNN: When her daily shows end and what comes next

Christiane Amanpour plans to leave CNN in June 2027 after 43 years at the network, Variety reported on October 19. The change will come sooner for viewers of her daily CNN and PBS programs: Amanpour says those shows will end at the close of 2026.

She plans to continue a weekly CNN show through May 2027 and work on a transition through June. In her statement, Amanpour described CNN as her partner of 43 years and said the decision followed ‘many months of thought and a few sleepless nights.’

When will Amanpour's CNN and PBS shows end?

Variety identified her current programs as an evening show on CNN International, which she has hosted since 2009, and PBS’s ‘Amanpour & Company,’ which began in 2017. The announced schedule means her daily presence on both channels ends before her long association with CNN does.

What Amanpour and CNN's chief executive said

CNN chief executive Mark Thompson said he and Amanpour had discussed her decision for some months. He said he was sorry to see her go but had come to accept that it was the right time for her, ‘both personally and professionally.’ Neither statement gave a more specific reason for her departure.

Amanpour thanked the teams and field crews she worked with during assignments covering the Gulf War, Bosnia, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Iran. She said she would continue her podcast, ‘The Ex-Files,’ with Global and looked forward to other projects, without detailing those plans.

A 43-year CNN career

Amanpour started as a news assistant on CNN’s foreign desk, Variety reported. She later became one of the network’s best-known international correspondents, covering conflicts including those in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. She served as CNN’s chief international correspondent from 1992 to 2010.

The announcement comes as CNN is under new owner Skydance, Variety reported. Thompson’s account that the decision had been under discussion for months gives the timing of those talks; neither he nor Amanpour linked her departure to the ownership change.