Season 16 • Episode 87
LatestThe command center for breaking news, politics and extraordinary reports from around the world. Patterned after the concept of the White House Situation Room, CNN's lead political anchor Wolf Blitzer hosts newsmakers and experts to discuss and analyze the stories that are driving today's news.
Production
That dramatic 'Situation Room' set design screams government cosplay.
Editing
Chyron writers working overtime with increasingly unhinge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show's 2005 launch coincided with CNN's pivot toward personality-driven political coverage, cementing Blitzer as the network's face during the Bush era's most turbulent news cycles.
Blitzer's infamous 2016 election night expressions—particularly his visible struggle to process results in real-time—became instant meme material and symbolized media's disconnect from polling expectations.
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