CNN is continuing its downward slump in the ratings, as it was overtaken by the Food Network and History Channel last week.
The cable news network struggled to gain momentum despite a busy news cycle that comprised the point-blank assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the ensuing manhunt for his killer, news related to President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks and a rebel group gaining ground in Syria.
Its primetime shows, Anderson Cooper 360, The Source with Kaitlan Collins and CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip only averaged 367,000 viewers for the week, Fox News reports.
By comparison, Fox News Channel averaged 2.5million total primetime viewers.
CNN's audience was also smaller than TNT, Food Network, Discovery, Hallmark Mysteries, TLC, TBS, History, HGTV, USA, MSNBC, the Hallmark Channel and ESPN.
The network fared even worse among the 25 to 54-year-old demographic, which advertisers weigh heavily.
It received a measly 67,000 viewers in the category, finishing behind networks like TV Land, MTV and Comedy Central.
The statistics spell trouble for the legacy network, which has been on a downward spiral since its presidential election coverage.
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Not surprised at all. They haven’t changed any of their messaging. They are still relying on race baiting, gaslighting and propaganda. It’s not working.
@5RL43X3Republican1yr1Y
CNN is in the miserable middle. There is a hard right, a soft right, and hard left, but no soft left remains. CNN lost the hard left to msnbc and there’s nowhere for them to go.
Anderson Cooper is going to get Sooo DRUNK during the New Years Eve special.
@7B6GB83Solidarity1yr1Y
That’s insane… should tick up a bit around inauguration though, it’s a dead time.
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