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Great news, says Piers. Piers Morgan Tonight on CNN is being renamed Piers Morgan Live from Monday - and will run Monday to Thursday.

Most people think CNN is live. Piers' pre-records have allowed him sometimes to get better guests, and sometimes to build up compilation shows, winning him time off. Pre-recorded shows, however, cost more money in production costs than live; and one presumes pinning Piers down to Mon-Thurs gives him permanent long weekends. His Friday show is usually the weakest in audience figures, and there's evidence that Piers does better on hot topics of the day, rather than with micro-celebs on promotional tours. We'll see.