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History Channel’s ‘Ancient Aliens’ Outperforms CNN In Primetime
Breitbart ^ | 08/14/18 | Katherine Rodriguez

Posted on 08/16/2018 6:17:38 AM PDT by Enlightened1

CNN tanked in the cable ratings between August 6 and August 12, losing out to Fox News, MSNBC, and even the History Channel show Ancient Aliens, according to the latest data from Nielsen Media Research.

CNN’s competitors, Fox News and MSNBC, defeated CNN handily in the ratings war this week. Fox News took the number one slot for primetime viewership at 2.18 million viewers, and MSNBC came in second with 1.75 million viewers.

CNN finished in a distant seventh place, attracting 992,000 average viewers and falling behind HGTV, USA, the History Channel, and TBS in the weekly ratings.

The primetime lineup for the History Channel includes the show Ancient Aliens, a show which delves into the conspiracy theories behind aliens, while CNN’s lineup features hosts Anderson Cooper and Chris Cuomo. The History Channel had 1.06 million viewers in primetime this week.

The network did not fare much better in the ratings for its daytime programming. CNN finished in sixth place, lagging behind Fox News, HGTV, Nickelodeon, MSNBC, and Investigation Discovery.

 

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To: Enlightened1

I’m not surprised at it happening, just that it took so long for the public to get sick of the doom and gloom reporting, to include over the top stuff, that is a required reading assignment by the people at CNN. CNN is owned by A & E Networks which is a joint venture by Hearst Communications and Disney. These are two very lib strong companies that go over the top in their efforts to hide their socialism.

rwood


21 posted on 08/16/2018 6:33:51 AM PDT by Redwood71
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To: Enlightened1

Yes, I’m pretty sure that the only people who watch or click CNN are conservatives looking for whatever dose of idiocy they’re spouting there, so we can complain about it. Maybe we should knock it off like the rest of humanity.


22 posted on 08/16/2018 6:34:39 AM PDT by Dr. Pritchett
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To: Enlightened1

Why not? If you are going to listen to made-up nonsense, you may as well be entertained while doing it.


23 posted on 08/16/2018 6:37:13 AM PDT by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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To: Enlightened1

CNN

Now bumping heads with Ancient Aliens to pull in the Sci-Fi conspiracy crowd.


24 posted on 08/16/2018 6:38:04 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (Liberalism is the philosophy of sniveling brats. - P.J. ORourke)
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To: Enlightened1

If CNN would claim that aliens rigged the election for Trump and set up a whole narrative with fake characters. Oh, wait a minute. They already tried to produce a fake narrative with the Russian angle. Yeah, that’s bombing big time! Let CNN’s meltdown continue!


25 posted on 08/16/2018 6:42:52 AM PDT by dowcaet
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

Now can we please get it out of the F’n Airports?


26 posted on 08/16/2018 6:43:56 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Enlightened1

AND ANCIENT ALIENS WAS RE-RUNS!.......................


27 posted on 08/16/2018 6:46:56 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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To: Enlightened1

Ancient Aliens is far more believable.


28 posted on 08/16/2018 6:48:25 AM PDT by Titus-Maximus (The trouble with socialism is that you soon run out of other people's zoo animals to eat.)
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29 posted on 08/16/2018 6:48:41 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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To: Enlightened1

All you see on CNN and MSNBC is MTF.

Monkeys Throwing Feces.


30 posted on 08/16/2018 6:49:51 AM PDT by Titus-Maximus (The trouble with socialism is that you soon run out of other people's zoo animals to eat.)
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To: Enlightened1

Who knew Maxine Waters is an ancient alien?


31 posted on 08/16/2018 6:51:46 AM PDT by pabianice
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To: OttawaFreeper

Que Sera, Sera...


32 posted on 08/16/2018 6:54:28 AM PDT by CenTex (November 6, 2012... A day that will live in infamy!!!)
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To: Mr. K; Enlightened1
Because people prefer truth.

Not really.

Fox is the only choice for news on the Right.

The Left has two choices. CNN and MSNBC.

Add CNN and MSNBC viewer together you get 2,742,000 outstripping FOX by 562,000 viewers.

Not a pleasant way to look at it but that is the way it is.

33 posted on 08/16/2018 6:56:25 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: pabianice
Who knew Maxine Waters is an ancient alien?

Who didn’t?

Just look at her.

Maxine Waters, Is This Really the America You Want?

34 posted on 08/16/2018 7:02:53 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Pontiac

Kinda sorta...

If you look at trends, Fox News, while leading the other networks, was down almost 2 to 1 if you added the liberal networks together, just a couple of years back. They are much closer now.

Add FBN to Fox News numbers, and it is even closer.

No matter how you spin it, a major cable news outlet getting beat by Ancient Aliens is pitiful. Serious management change is overdue at CNN.


35 posted on 08/16/2018 7:02:54 AM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: blueunicorn6

When I retire I want to be an Ancient Alien expert. There must be such a thing because those programs are peppered with lines like “Ancient Alien specialists agree ..., and Experts suggest ..., and Ancient Alien experts say Yes...” So, I could just sit around all day suggesting and agreeing to all sorts of ridiculous things and get paid.


36 posted on 08/16/2018 7:04:30 AM PDT by PUGACHEV
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To: Enlightened1

Best news of the day!


37 posted on 08/16/2018 7:04:36 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Enlightened1

That’s funny!


38 posted on 08/16/2018 7:05:06 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Pontiac

But if you combine Rush Hannity, Levin, etc that adds up to 20-30 million listeners.

I don’t know why all we do is comment on what the 10% TV audience hears from them.

Rush, Hannity, et al should be LEADING the news cycle.

The only one doing it is Hannity- with ONE major investigative reporter- Sarah Carter.


39 posted on 08/16/2018 7:07:13 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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To: Enlightened1

Which one is more credible and bases his theories on at least some real facts? The talking head appropriately placed on the left pulls more “facts” out of his ass than the one with the bad hair on the right. Ancient aliens are more believable than what comes from the fascist bullshit artist on the left.


40 posted on 08/16/2018 7:10:41 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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