CNN announced that Kaitlan Collins will anchor a new show at 9 pm starting in June.

Yes, everyone knew this would happen, and CNN boss Chris Licht believes that Collins is CNN’s next star.

Collins will “showcase why she’s one of the top reporters and interviewers in the game,” Licht said in an internal memo to employees. “She is a smart and gifted journalist who we’ve all seen hold lawmakers and newsmakers accountable. She pushes politicians off their talking points, gets real answers — and as everyone who’s worked with her knows — breaks a lot of news.”

Collins most recently made news when she got steamrolled by Donald Trump in a CNN town hall that looked more like a very long campaign ad for Trump.

You may not know that former Fox News host Tucker Carlson hired Collins out of school to work at the right-wing Daily Caller.

Collins appeared on Carlson’s show on Fox, making anti-CNN comments, and was anything but objective. Here she is on Fox and Friends spreading some George Soros conspiracy theories.

Who, this #kaitlancollins? The George Soros conspiracy theorist? The one tossing around the same claims as Elon Musk and MTG? What next, Jewish Space Lasers? pic.twitter.com/ieY3OVQRaI
— Sue Runs Far (@SueSandersHere) May 17, 2023

Collins now moves from “journalist” to CNN’s 9 PM opinion host and some would argue that “opinion host” is much more accurate as a description.

FTVLive predicts that Collins will not be a ratings hit, and the network will continue to flounder in primetime.

Chris Licht might think she’s the answer, but we believe it will be more of the same.

Stay tuned…