On August 8, 2005, The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer debuted on CNN. 20 years later, Blitzer is celebrating that milestone.
The program has seen many changes during its 20-year run on the network. For the majority of its run, the program was seen in evenings or afternoons. In January 2021, CNN announced that the program would be shortened from two hours to one. That allowed The Lead with Jake Tapper to expand its timeslot.
Earlier this year, CNN moved the program to the 10 AM to Noon window. It also added Pamela Brown as a co-anchor alongside Blitzer. That new iteration of the program began on March 3rd as part of a wider lineup shuffle at the network.
On social media, Wolf Blitzer shared a photo from the debut episode, noting that the program would celebrate the 20 year anniversary of its debut throughout the Friday edition of the show.
“This was me 20 years ago today – August 8, 2005 – the day we launched The Situation Room,” Blitzer said of the 20-year-old photo.
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