After more than eight years hosting, Don Lemon said goodbye to CNN’s primetime show. Don’t Forget Lemon Tonight. During his farewell, the television presenter became emotional recalling all the ups-and-downs he experienced during his tenure.
“It is not goodbye but it is certainly the end of an era as we sign off this last broadcast of Don Lemon Tonight,”He said it in the video above. “More than eight years, thousands of hours of live TV, historic moments and tough conversations. A lot happened between 10 and midnight, or later.”
Lemon will be leaving his primetime slot to host a morning show on the cable network. In a new morning show, Lemon will be joined by Poppy Hartlow and Kaitlan Collins. Day of the New.
“This is it, the final Don Lemon Tonight. It’s a bittersweet moment for me, but it’s not going to be a sad moment, I’m not going to be sad about it,” he said after a montage of moments from the show’s history. “I’m just going to miss working with all of the great people who really work their butts off every single day to put this show on the air. So tonight, this isn’t about me, this is about you guys who are in the control room and in this studio. This is about you.”
Lemon stated that he was “grateful”His crew works late and sometimes misses important moments and milestones with their families. He recalled the moment when his crew helped him through the loss of his sister.
CNN’s star admitted that he also had a secret love for the actress. “was not always perfect, because no one is perfect,” adding, “There are immense pressures that come with this job, and in particular, this time slot at 10 p.m., when people are going to bed. So sometimes, all I could do, I’m gonna be honest with you, is just smile and just get to the commercial break sometimes.”
“Sometimes it was exhausting because some of the things that we discuss here are so personal and so consuming. So, I hope I made you proud, and I thank you for tuning in all these years, and I hope that you’re going to join me in the morning. So, I will simply say, goodnight and I will see you soon,”He ended.