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Jake Tapper’s CNN show hits lowest ratings since 2015 despite Biden book buzz
Fox News via NY Post ^ | 5/29/25 | Brian Flood

Posted on 05/30/2025 4:14:04 AM PDT by Libloather

CNN host Jake Tapper had his lowest-rated month in nearly a decade in May despite a whirlwind publicity tour giving him an onslaught of attention.

Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson’s new book, “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,” was released in May to much fanfare. The book helped set the recent news cycle with new accusations of the Biden White House hiding the truth about the former president’s fitness for office.

To promote the project, Tapper has embarked on a wide-ranging book tour that landed him on a variety of podcasts, talk shows and cable news. The book has also been promoted relentlessly across CNN, but the spotlight on Tapper has seemingly failed to give him a boost in viewership.

“The Lead with Jake Tapper” averaged 525,000 total viewers from April 28 through May 25, shedding 25% of CNN’s audience in its timeslot from the same period last year in the process.

By comparison, Fox News offerings “The Five” and “Special Report with Bret Baier” averaged 3.3 million viewers from April 28 through May 25, trouncing Tapper.

MSNBC also beat Tapper among total viewers, as programming on the progressive network averaged a little over one million viewers in the timeslot. As a result, Tapper settled for only 11% of the cable news audience share, while MSNBC managed 21% and Fox News commanded 68% during the timeframe.

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; History; Local News; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: alexthompson; autopen; book; certainlynotnews; clintonnonnews; cnn; demagogicparty; dementia; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; hunterbiden; jaketapper; jillbiden; mediawingofthednc; originalsin; pages; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; show; tapper
Braking news on CNN. Simply horrible.
1 posted on 05/30/2025 4:14:04 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather
Despite? People are disgusted with this guy. He was part of the propaganda team. They don't want to add to his fortune.
2 posted on 05/30/2025 4:20:20 AM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: Nateman

no ‘plausible deniability’ to Tappers claims. Trying to rewrite history.


3 posted on 05/30/2025 4:21:48 AM PDT by griswold3 (Truth Beauty and Goodness)
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To: Libloather

“Book Buzz”?! “Biden’s Accomplishments” 300 blank page. There isn’t a credible utterance available from anyone in that crime family. And Americans know it.


4 posted on 05/30/2025 4:28:34 AM PDT by albie
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To: Libloather

Tapper made a disastrous mistake writing this book. Democrats hate him for exposing Biden’s fake presidency cabal and Republicans hate him for covering it up. It won’t be long before Tapper is some obscure pod caster.


5 posted on 05/30/2025 4:30:21 AM PDT by DeplorablePaul
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To: Libloather

Note that these articles never mention demographics.

Bet his demos are even worse than hus ratings.


6 posted on 05/30/2025 4:31:28 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: Libloather

I guess the apology tour isn’t working as he hoped. Maybe because he hasn’t really taken responsibility for ALL the damage that he and his media friends have really done to this country.


7 posted on 05/30/2025 4:40:18 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: Libloather

So even his family has given up watching.


8 posted on 05/30/2025 5:03:03 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: Libloather

352 pages and he NEVER discloses who operated the Autopen.


9 posted on 05/30/2025 5:10:34 AM PDT by BobL
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To: Libloather

His next book will be titled: “Marketing Tips I Learned From The Dixie Chicks”


10 posted on 05/30/2025 5:17:52 AM PDT by Bernard (Issue an annual budget. And Issue a federal government balance sheet. Let's see what we got.)
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To: Libloather

people have to do more than dont watch

cnn/msnbc survive on cable subscriber fees

as long as they are in the basic bundle

they arent going anywhere

cut the cable tv and force the cable tv company to offer a la carte

they have the technology


11 posted on 05/30/2025 5:37:55 AM PDT by joshua c
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To: Bernard

His next book will be titled: “Marketing Tips I Learned From The Dixie Chicks”


That’s good.....I’m stealing that.....


12 posted on 05/30/2025 5:59:04 AM PDT by garryowenartillery ( 1/21FA, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile) RVN... FT. Greely, Alaska (ATC) Gerstle River Project)
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To: joshua c
as long as they are in the basic bundle they arent going anywhere

Same for espn, they make a killing on high fees and few watch.

13 posted on 05/30/2025 6:06:11 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Bernard; garryowenartillery

Yes, that’s a stroke of genius. Love sophisticated humor.


14 posted on 05/30/2025 6:12:27 AM PDT by Savage Beast (There's a Light over the Whole World. I just want everybody to be happy, healthy and well. --DJT)
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To: Savage Beast

Johnny Carson Quality....


15 posted on 05/30/2025 6:20:23 AM PDT by garryowenartillery ( 1/21FA, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile) RVN... FT. Greely, Alaska (ATC) Gerstle River Project)
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To: griswold3

It’s a needle that couldn’t be threaded, yet such is his arrogance he thought he could. As he has conceded, the conservative press was correct on this issue the whole time. The being the case, even our dimmest co-citizen can understand that the argument that legacy media was fooled by the administration is laughable on its face


16 posted on 05/30/2025 6:44:32 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: Libloather

His books paper is hard on my sphincter.


17 posted on 05/30/2025 6:48:05 AM PDT by spincaster (ifi)
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To: griswold3

He won’t make a dime if no one buys the book.


18 posted on 05/30/2025 10:38:20 AM PDT by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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