Rating comes as liberal news outlet struggles with on-air drama
CNN’s primetime viewership among the 25 to 54 age demographic hit a three-decade low, a rating that marks just the latest stumble for the struggling liberal news outlet.FreeBeacon CarouselFederal Judges Say They Won’t Hire Clerks From Stanford Law SchoolREAD MORE
Among the desired demographic, CNN pulled just 84,000 average viewers in the primetime slot last week—the lowest total in more than 30 years. Fox News and MSNBC averaged 219,000 and 100,000, respectively.
Including all age demographics, Fox News beats CNN by more than 1.6 million viewers in primetime.
The poor ratings come as CEO Chris Licht tries to switch up CNN’s primetime lineup. The channel is looking to prioritize exclusive interviews and special content to boost views, such as interviews with world leaders and documentaries on the fentanyl crisis, according to the New York Times, marking a significant departure from the network’s lineup of liberal commentary shows.
The ratings don’t improve for daytime programming, where Fox News pulled 150,000 viewers in the key demographic to just 80,000 for CNN, which has faced drama among morning show hosts in recent months. The network pulled Don Lemon from CNN This Morning last month to give the anchor training after he made sexist remarks about presidential candidate Nikki Haley.
The comments upset his cohosts Poppy Harlow and Kaitlin Collins, whom Lemon got into a screaming altercation with in December. Collins has since ditched the agent she shared with Lemon.
SOURCE: The Washington Free Beacon