Despite turmoil at CNN, Chris Wallace is still 'Talking'

When Warner Bros. Discovery decided to pull the plug on CNN's streaming service CNN+ just a few weeks after its launch, there was a lot of carnage around the network. Shows were scuttled and layoffs mounted.

But the service's highest-profile program survived. "Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?" — where the veteran journalist and ex-Fox News anchor sits down for lengthy conversations with a wide range of subjects — immediately found a home on the parent company's streaming service HBO Max.

The Washington, D.C.-based Wallace occasionally made news with his sit-downs, such as when former NBC Sports chief Dick Ebersol ripped NFL TV analyst Tony Romo for his recent performance in the broadcast booth (Ebersol later publicly apologized).

A new season of "Who's Talking..." starts streaming Friday on HBO Max, with highlights airing Sundays at 7 p.m. Eastern on CNN, with a roster of guests that includes "Avatar: The Way of Water" director James Cameron, "Succession" co-star Brian Cox, author