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Mediaite:

And here’s what CNN has said:

A spokesperson for Larry King Live tells Mediaite, “We aren’t commenting on the Piers Morgan speculation but we are talking to many people about the 8pm hour.”

As for Larry King specifically, a different CNN spokesperson tells Mediaite, “King has been part of CNN’s past and will be part of CNN’s future.”

Part of the past, sure. Part of the future – fine. But that doesn’t address the possibility that CNN is nearing the point where they replace King with someone, and it looks like it’s Piers Morgan…as surprising as that sounds. But taken together, the quotes could tell us a few things: maybe CNN switches up their line-up at both 8 and 9pmET, with Morgan at 8pmET instead. Or if King remains with the network in another role, it could open up the prime time schedule for Spitzer and someone else at 8pmET in a Crossfire-type show and Morgan at 9pmET.

We’ll know soon, and update as we hear more. Side note: Piers Morgan was CNN’s “Connector Of The Day” last Thursday! Watch what that means:

Telegraph:

The Britain’s Got Talent judge and former newspaper editor is on the verge of signing a four-year contract to take over King’s primetime show in the autumn.

He has built a profile in the US as a judge on America’s Got Talent, which is made by rival network NBC. CNN executives were also impressed by his British chat show, Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, in which he interviewed Gordon Brown.

King, 76, has reigned over American television for decades, with the Larry King Show first airing in 1985. However, his ratings for the first three months of this year fell to an all-time low of just 771,000 viewers, down 43 per cent in the last year.

Morgan is expected to quit his role on Britain’s Got Talent and base himself permanently in the US. Simon Cowell has also indicated that he will not take part in the early audition stages of the talent show, leaving its future in some doubt.