CNN's Kaitlan Collins Gets A Week In Primetime

CNN Kaitlan Collins will be anchoring the embattled network’s 9 p.m. hour this week, prompting speculation that a job change could be in her future.

Collins, who normally co-hosts the ratings-challenged “CNN This Morning” with Don Lemon and Poppy Harlow, will be anchoring the coveted primetime slot starting Monday, CNN confirmed to The NY Post.

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Although one source close to Collins denied that the move is a “trial run” to permanently helm the 9 p.m. show, another insider said “anything is possible.”

“I think it’s fair to say Chris Licht and leadership have been impressed,” said a source close to network boss Licht.

“She’s his favorite,” added another source, who said Collins has quickly become CNN’s “It girl,” much to the frustration of some network veterans including Lemon.

Collins’ primetime stint was reported earlier by media news site Puck.

Lemon, who was moved to the morning show after Licht canceled his 10 p.m. program, has been embroiled in a slew of bad press over his difficult behavior.

Lemon screamed at Collins in December after a tense broadcast, rattling staff and upsetting higher-ups. In February, the outspoken anchor sparked outrage when he declared that 51-year-old GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley was not “in her prime.”