CNN wooing "Got Talent" Piers MORGAN. Will "blow it up" in 6 mos if things don't improve.

[UTUSN]

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http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/desperate_cnn_wooing_piers_RDrvGZj6s1d5kNxrK8brVL

Desperate CNN wooing Piers Morgan

CNN is talking to snarky British journalist Piers Morgan about a potential slot in its troubled prime-time lineup, sources said.

Morgan, a judge on NBC's "America's Got Talent" and across the pond on "Britain's Got Talent," is a friend of Simon Cowell's and the former editor of Britain's Daily Mirror. ....

CNN currently has Campbell Brown's 8 p.m. slot open -- although a source said the network is also sounding out possible replacements for "Larry King Live." King's audience fell 43 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period in 2009.

In recent days, disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer -- who's been appearing on MSNBC discussing politics -- has also been reported in talks about a possible role at CNN.

One veteran news executive speculated that Time Warner would likely give CNN's US president, Jonathan Klein, six more months and one last opportunity to boost prime time before seeking fresh blood.

"They know if nothing's working, they've got to blow it up," said one source. ....

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[Oceansaway]

1. Haywards twin or not ?.....nt

[MadBadger]

2. Page Six, no thanks

[meegbear]

3. Jeez, give ME the slot ...

I'll work for a lot less than those cronies.

[Kalyke]

4. How about reporting facts instead of spin?

Get a journalist, not a pretty face. Find someone who won't do the simple, "Democrats said, Republicans said" without diving into the sheer absurdity of some political (mostly Republican) claims.

How about it CNN? That would draw in viewers.