Early Start with Rahel Solomon

This article is about the 2025 program titled Early Start. For CNN's 2012–2024 news program of the same name, see CNN This Morning with Audie Cornish.

Early Start with Rahel Solomon is an American early-morning news program broadcast by CNN. It premiered on March 10, 2025.^[1] and is currently anchored by Rahel Solomon and airs from 5:00 to 6:00 a.m. ET. The program is also seen globally on CNN International. It was initially announced as part of a revision to CNN's lineup, which also saw CNN This Morning cut to an hour, and anchor Kasie Hunt (who was moved to an afternoon show) succeeded by Audie Cornish.^[2][3]

Early Start with Rahel Solomon
Genre	Morning television show
Presented by	Rahel Solomon
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Production locations	30 Hudson Yards New York City
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	CNN CNN International
Release	March 10, 2025 (2025-03-10) – present

The program was initially announced under the title 5 Things with Rahel Solomon,^[2][3] acting as a spin-off of CNN's podcast and online newsletter of the same name (which had also been the basis for a Kate Bolduan-hosted program on the short-lived CNN+).^[4] It was retitled Early Start shortly before its premiere, taking on the branding that was formerly used by CNN This Morning from 2012 to 2024.^[5]