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07/02/2022 10:06:41
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CNN suffers biggest ratings dip in SEVEN YEARS: Viewers plummet 13% in June in largest freefall since 2015 despite new CEO Chris Licht vowing to turn the network away from 'extremes'
The network, promised by Licht to 'go a different way' during a time 'where extremes are dominating cable news' appear to still be in the tank
Despite the hearings, which drew tens of millions of viewers across multiple networks, CNN actually had fewer viewers in June than it did in May
CNN drew an average of just 654,000 viewers in primetime in June and 487,000 for the entire newsday, down one and three percent respectively
During the committee hearings week of June 13-19, the network averaged just 480,000 viewers, the network's worst ratings week since November 2015
Overall, June 2022 was the lowest-rated month for 24-hour viewership on CNN since July 2015
By contrast, MSNBC - which had the highest ratings for the hearings on cable - averaged 1.28million viewers in primetime, up 26 percent from May
Fox News also had a better second quarter than they did in 2021
During the committee hearings week of June 13-19, the network averaged just 480,000 viewers, the network's worst ratings week since November 2015 and down 13 percent from those May averages.
Overall, June 2022 was the lowest-rated month for 24-hour viewership on CNN since July 2015, according to The Daily Beast.
By contrast, MSNBC - which had the highest ratings for the hearings on cable - averaged 1.28million viewers in primetime, up 26 percent from May. Fox News also had a better second quarter than they did in 2021.
CNN finished 12th among basic cable networks in both May and June. While ESPN and TNT were dominant due to their coverage of the NBA and NHL Playoffs, that still puts them behind several of their non-sports competitors.
It's a far cry from the last days of the Trump administration, which saw the network finished tops on cable in 2020 and dispatched rival Fox News to third place.
For the final year of Trump's presidency, CNN brought in an average of 1.79 million total viewers in primetime but the network had lost over half of that viewership by the end of 2021.
It continues a dreadful year for the network in the wake of its expensive flop CNN+ streaming service.
Licht has attempted to course correct what he sees as problems for the network's credibility after his predecessor Jeff Zucker was ousted.
He has ordered staff to stop using the phrase 'the big lie' to describe Donald Trump's 2020 election fraud claims, as it's a Democrat slogan.
The wording is a popular one for the network. According to Mediaite, the phrase has been said 168 times in the first half of June alone.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10973931/CNNs-ratings-continue-plummet-network-worst-month-July-2015.html
During the committee hearings week of June 13-19, the network averaged just 480,000 viewers, the network's worst ratings week since November 2015 and down 13 percent from those May averages.
Overall, June 2022 was the lowest-rated month for 24-hour viewership on CNN since July 2015, according to The Daily Beast.
By contrast, MSNBC - which had the highest ratings for the hearings on cable - averaged 1.28million viewers in primetime, up 26 percent from May. Fox News also had a better second quarter than they did in 2021.
CNN finished 12th among basic cable networks in both May and June. While ESPN and TNT were dominant due to their coverage of the NBA and NHL Playoffs, that still puts them behind several of their non-sports competitors.
It's a far cry from the last days of the Trump administration, which saw the network finished tops on cable in 2020 and dispatched rival Fox News to third place.