‘THE END FOR CNN’: Management Brace for ‘Profound’ Consequences as Ratings Plunge

“The drop CNN is experiencing is profound. On Friday, not one program broke 900K total viewers. Prime averaged less than 800K overall. For comparison, the network averaged 2.74 million viewers in January, so we’re talking about more than two-thirds of the audience – gone,” Fox News contributor Joe Concha posted on Friday.

The drop CNN is experiencing is profound. On Friday, not one program broke 900K total viewers. Prime averaged less than 800K overall.

For comparison, the network averaged 2.74 million viewers in January, so we're talking about more than two-thirds of the audience – gone. https://t.co/a4f14QXStm

— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) May 10, 2021

One of the hardest hit shows was Brian Stelter’s ‘Reliable Sources’, who actually had higher audience numbers when Stelter was on vacation. Eek!