Posted on 01/25/2023 7:32:54 PM PST by Signalman
CNN and its heavily anti-conservative narratives laced throughout most of its programming lineup have proven to be an absolute loser of a strategy.
That strategy might have worked when former President Donald Trump was in office, as the Trump Derangement Syndrome was strong during those years, and CNN’s sheep-like viewers couldn’t seem to get enough. But the glory days of above-average ratings for the left-leaning network are long over, and, honestly, it’s incredible that they’re even still in business.
Fox News reported that Don Lemon, one of the few recognizable names left at CNN, is suffering in the wake of being jetted to the network’s scarcely-watched, low-rated morning lineup from his struggling prime-time show in September of 2022.
When Lemon was shuffled to the morning lineup, he insisted that he was “not demoted” and doubled down by explaining that it was his choice to accept what he described as a “promotion.”
“I was presented with an opportunity that I can’t pass up at this network. And we have a new boss who is a morning show impresario. And he wants a morning show that will kick off the editorial direction of the network every single day, and I am honored that he asked me to do it,” Lemon said on-air at the time.
However, the numbers don’t lie; they tell a much sadder story for Lemon.
(Excerpt) Read more at westernjournal.com ...
I like what Tucker Carlson calls him - “Don Le Mon”.
“Lies. Lies. He’s more popular than ever in this building.”
-—his mother in her house.
Overall, “Fox & Friends” crushed the morning ratings last week with an astonishing 1.3 million viewers. Lemon’s “CNN This Morning” barely managed to muster 331,000 viewers. …Wonder why that was excluded from the excerpt.
If I want an editorial I turn to the Editorial Page. If I want news I don’t turn to the Editorial Page!
If head-honcho Licht wants to restore CNN to a place where people turn for news, he knows better than to set the days template with Don Le Moan. Lemon will be allowed to fail a bit more while the other pieces are put into place and he’ll be fired, or demoted to online something-or-other.
At the moment, Licht seems intent on re-inventing his “successes” as in Morning Joe and Colbert which puts him at odds with new owners.
Is this why AT&T is punishing Newsmax?
At&t sold DirecTV and Warner over a year ago.
New CEO John Stankey has his head screwed on right.
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