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CNN has Lost nearly two-thirds of its Viewership since 2016 amid growing fears network is circling the drain​


CNN has lost nearly two-thirds of its primetime viewers over the past decade, figures show.

The decrease, from roughly 1.3 million in 2016 to 553,000 now, is fueling rumors of a possible network sale - something CNN's up-for-grabs parent company has vehemently denied.

The network's daytime lineup has seen a similar decline as hosts such as Wolf Blitzer failed to move the needle, dropping from 752,000 to 433,000.

When compared to the same part of the year in 2021, the drops were even more pronounced - 71 percent for primetime and 73 percent during the day.

Several network executives told the Daily Mail that the results were worrisome, even amid broader industry trends.

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Then-moderators Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett at the October 2019 Democratic Presidential Debate in Ohio remain with the network, which is grappling with the current media landscape

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Mood is ‘horrific’ inside CNN as staffers brace for change amid potential Paramount takeover, insiders say​


Netflix backing out of bid for Warner Bros Discovery paves way for CNN to fall under David Ellison's control​

The mood inside CNN was "horrific" on Friday as network leadership sought to calm fears of anxious staffers, with parent company Warner Bros. Discovery appearing set to hand control of the network to Paramount CEO David Ellison.

Netflix dropped its bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday after the company announced Paramount's latest bid to buy all of its assets, including CNN, was "superior." The sale to Paramount would put Ellison — who has a close relationship with President Donald Trump and has angered liberals for installing Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News — in charge of CNN.

"The mood is horrific," a CNN insider told Fox News Digital. "People are very upset."

 

Mood is ‘horrific’ inside CNN as staffers brace for change amid potential Paramount takeover, insiders say​


Netflix backing out of bid for Warner Bros Discovery paves way for CNN to fall under David Ellison's control​

The mood inside CNN was "horrific" on Friday as network leadership sought to calm fears of anxious staffers, with parent company Warner Bros. Discovery appearing set to hand control of the network to Paramount CEO David Ellison.

Netflix dropped its bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday after the company announced Paramount's latest bid to buy all of its assets, including CNN, was "superior." The sale to Paramount would put Ellison — who has a close relationship with President Donald Trump and has angered liberals for installing Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News — in charge of CNN.

"The mood is horrific," a CNN insider told Fox News Digital. "People are very upset."

 
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MAGA Lying Network is moving right along, thank you.
 
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Good ole CNN .... lets not offend the Muslims w/someone who believes in Christ.


CNN shows why viewship is hemorrhaging. Pathetic.


“The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the Black Revolution is controlled only by God.” - Malcolm X

The moral of the story is you are only as relevant as your devotion to the neo-liberal cause.
 


Before you fire staff, you try to rework their contracts because you know they were setup as sweetheart deals.

Then you fire executives who are leading this debacle.

Then you start firing staff who can't improve the bottom line using severely slanted agendas that aren't at least fact based even if they are slanted.

You make sure to keep Scott Jennings so he can continue dismantle the rest that are kept.
 
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Before you fire staff, you try to rework their contracts because you know they were setup as sweetheart deals.

Then you fire executives who are leading this debacle.

Then you start firing staff who can't improve the bottom line using severely slanted agendas that aren't at least fact based even if they are slanted.

You make sure to keep Scott Jennings so he can continue dismantle the rest that are kept.
If you want to start bringing back some viewers you make Scott Jennings your star give him a 2hr Monday-Friday Primetime show where he can bring in his own guests.
 
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If you want to start bringing back some viewers you make Scott Jennings your star give him a 2hr Monday-Friday Primetime show where he can bring in his own guests.

I'm not sure he doesn't like his role and the money he makes as part time. However, if executives haven't at least looked into it then it's another reason they should be gone.
 
Damage control indeed ...

From the article:

Less than 2% of the top stories on Apple News last month came from right-leaning news outlets — a paltry increase from 0% a month earlier that amounts to “damage control” in the face of a possible federal crackdown on media bias, according to a conservative watchdog.

In a Feb. 11 letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson formally warned that Apple could be violating federal consumer protection laws against “unfair or deceptive acts or practices.” Apple News finally featured an article by a right-leaning outlet on Feb 12 — its first in 100 days — when it promoted a Fox News story about the death of actor James Van Der Beek.


 

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