You Won’t Believe How Bad CNN’s Ratings Have Gotten

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You Won’t Believe How Bad CNN’s Ratings Have Gotten!
by Joseph CurlAugust 22, 2018


CNN spends each day bashing the living daylights out of President Trump.

Turns out, hardly anyone is watching. Even pro wrestling gets better ratings than Wolf Blitzer.

For the week of Aug. 13 to 19, CNN ranked No. 8 in primetime and No. 6 for total day viewership, according to Nielsen Media Research.

"The network’s 1.01 million total viewer average in prime time is -23 percent vs. the same week last year, and its 686,000 total day viewer average is -24 percent vs. last year," TV Newser reported.


That's right, CNN has lost a quarter of its viewership compared to the same time last year.

In primetime, CNN was crushed (again) by Fox News, and handily beaten by MSNBC, Home and Garden Television, ESPN, History, Discovery Channel and USA Network (which often airs World Wrestling matches during primetime).

In total day viewership, CNN fell again to Fox, MSNBC, Home and Garden Television, and Investigation Discovery, and Nickelodeon (even "Paw Patrol" beat out Wolfy).

Basic Cable Top 10 – Prime time (Total Viewers)

Fox News (2,999,000)
MSNBC (1,828,000)
HGTV (1,366,000)
USA (1,305,000)
ESPN (1,245,000)
History (1,160,000)
Discovery (1,065,000)
CNN (1,011,000)
Investigation Discovery (987,000)
A&E (974,000)

Basic Cable Top 10 – Total Day (Total Viewers)

Fox News (1,337,000)
MSNBC (1,031,000)
Nickelodeon (949,000)
HGTV (737,000)
Investigation Discovery (706,000)
CNN (686,000)
USA (600,000)
History (575,000)
Hallmark Channel (533,000)
ESPN (532,000)

When you're losing to wrestling, "Law and Order" reruns — and even SpongeBob SquarePants — you're doing something very wrong.

 

[Tsing Tao]

Air America, part deux

 

[Slartibartfast]

Have you noticed how small those numbers are even for Fox relative to the population?

Its because only the unemployed and elderly watch basic cable news on TVs in 2018.

All the cool kids are watching CNN at the airport. The rest on their 'device'.

 

[kingjelly]

To be fair you really need to add MSNBC to CNN against Fox as there is only one alt right channel to choose from. I would add that old people tend to be to the right of center and they are the only people who have the time or inclination to watch cable news.

 

[AAAintheBeltway]

To be fair you really need to add MSNBC to CNN against Fox as there is only one alt right channel to choose from. I would add that old people tend to be to the right of center and they are the only people who have the time or inclination to watch cable news.

You kind of have a point, but I think the issue is that MSNBC knows it is a clown show and is ok with that. CNN still pretends to be serious news and responsible commentary. So it is the real comparison. Then you have to ask, why is their share so embarrassingly tiny? Is it because there is just no market for serious news and commentary, or is it that people don't think CNN provides that?

 

[kingjelly]

Right is moving batshit crazy right, left is moving batshit crazy left, not sure there is a market for serious news or centrist views anymore.

 

[kingjelly]

I'm not sure that would be the real comparison, because that would be saying Fox News doesn't know it's a clown show which it clearly is. I think CNN realized they had to pick a side (they picked the right one IMO) they just didn't go far enough to the left to keep viewers in this environment.

 

[Slartibartfast]

I'm not sure that would be the real comparison, because that would be saying Fox News doesn't know it's a clown show which it clearly is. I think CNN realized they had to pick a side (they picked the right one IMO) they just didn't go far enough to the left to keep viewers in this environment.

Studies have shown that the 'left' get their info from multiple/diverse sources. The 'right' from a much smaller cluster. It is only natural that there will be a Fox as it requires the least effort.