Posted on 07/01/2022 1:05:20 PM PDT by knighthawk
CNN's ratings continue to slip in primetime to their lowest numbers in seven years, despite a public about face on sensationalism and opinion shows under new boss Chris Licht.
The network, promised by Licht to 'go a different way' during a time 'where extremes are dominating cable news', appear to still be in the tank even during a month that saw the blockbuster January 6 hearings.
Despite the hearings, which drew tens of millions of viewers across multiple networks, CNN had fewer viewers in June than it did in May, which continued a months-long downward slope for the network since the invasion of Ukraine lifted them in March.
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How’s that Jan 6th commission doing for ya?
Pretty soon they will have to pay people to watch...................
Over the past two decades their customer base has been reduced to those wanting to get an extreme Leftwing slant. If they stop catering to their existing audience its not surprising they will lose ratings in the short term at least. It remains to be seen if they can gain a new less extreme audience going forward. I’m dubious, their reputation is pretty damaged.
they did that for years in airports. Didn't work there either
Apparently the show trial is going over very poorly.
The Left walked away, and the right isn’t interested.
People already pay not to
Yeah. Right.
“That’s a Smith and Wesson, and you’ve had your six...”
"Any organization not explicitly right-wing sooner or later becomes left-wing."
CNN-
CNN might be the first network to achieve that.
I suppose if they are on at airports and people turn their backs, those become negative viewers.
Once you lose the trust of the viewers…..
The only way to save CNN is if either Trump or Musk bought it.
CNN free advise.
Go back to the original format. News, weather, sports and turn a few minutes over to the local news.
Stop getting talking points from any outside source, they are going to be biased.
Get rid of all your commentary programming.
You may save the brand (but most likely not since the brand has been toxic for years).
Yes.
The problem is that they may initially loose bunch of lefties until they may get enough reputation back that normal people may start to watch.
I have last watched CNN about 20 years ago.
I will not watch anything there until big chunk of Freepers start approving.
I don’t know what they’re broadcasting, but on their website, they have a load of Jan 6 stories, Supreme Court & LGBTQ, Russia and Ukraine, and Taiwan war fears. Not a word about oil prices, inflation, or the border-which is where millions of dollars of deadly drugs are coming in. They still don’t get it.
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