Charles Barkley calls CNN 'a s--- show' while in talks to host primetime show with Gayle King

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Former NBA All-Star Charles Barkley offered a blunt assessment about CNN during talks about him potentially joining the network. 

In an interview with the New York Post, Barkley confirmed reports about the serious discussions he and "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King are having with CNN about hosting a show in primetime. 

The longtime sports commentator revealed, though, that he and King would be a package deal.

"They are trying to pair Gayle King and me," Barkley told The Post on Thursday. "We don’t have anything set in stone. I’m only considering it because of my respect for Gayle."

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Former NBA All-Star Charles Barkley confirmed to the New York Post that he is talking with CNN about potentially hosting a show in primetime but not all weeknights. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for American Express)

However, Barkley insisted the idea of him hosting a show every weeknight is a non-starter, telling The Post, "That is never going to happen," which further complicates CNN's ongoing dilemma of how to fill the vacant slots in primetime. 

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Previous reporting from Puck signaled that CNN was hoping to rely on in-house talent like Barkley, an analyst for TNT, which shares the same parent company Warner Bros. Discovery as CNN. 

Licht previously worked King as the executive producer of "CBS This Morning."

"I just want to help the company because obviously it is a s–- show right now," Barkley told The Post.