
It’s no April Fool’s joke — last month CNN delivered its lowest-rated month in total day in over a decade, since August 2001, the month before the September 11 attacks. The once-dominant cable news network posted decade-lows among both total viewers (357,000) and Adults 25-54 (108,000). Versus April last year, CNN was down 21% in total viewers and 29% in 25-54. In comparison, leader Fox News CHannel was up 2% in total viewers (1.1 million) and 1% in 25-54 (273,000) and No.2 MSNBC was flat in total viewers (425,000) and down 5% in 25-54 (139,000).
UPDATE: CNN Ratings DROP — Hit 20-Year Weekday Primetime Low
Things did not look brighter for CNN in the evening where its shows too posted across-the-board declines: John King USA at 6 PM was down 41% in the 25-54 demo, Erin Burnett Outfront at 7 PM was down 34%, Piers Morgan was down 14% at 9PM, and Anderson Cooper 360 was down 8% at 8 PM and 28% at 10PM. In primetime, CNN had its lowest rated month in nearly two years, since August 2010, in both total viewers (508,000, down 16% from last year) and adults 25-54 (149,000, down 22%). Meanwhile FNC (1.9 million, 395,000 in 25-54) was flat in total viewers from last April and down 9% in 25-54. MSNBC (754,000; 236,000) was down 5% and 9%, respectively.
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now that is a reason to gasp
I thought I was watching the BBC, there is no difference. What’s with all the British stuff?
They think the American public equates “british accent” with intelligence,liberals and inner city ghetto dwellers fall for it,a person with reasonable intelligence knows better.I knew quite a few brits when I was stationed over there,and most of them were drunken morons.Socialism has cost them the ability to think independently,and they still have horrible teeth.
EXACTLY what I have observed. The dentition of Kentucky and Nottingham Square are closely related. If the Tea Party is astroturf, how can they make CNN dry up and blow away?
well said.
Spot on oh chap!
Priceless! Bravo…
Way to generalize…ignorance is actually NOT a sign of intelligence. I agree with this much, they do think British accents will appeal to the ignorant American psyche sending a message of honesty and intelligence. A person, no matter what their creed, color, political standing can be intelligent or not intelligent. Reasoning with yourself that a group of people who think differently than you must all be stupid is in itself, ignorance. You should broaden your perspective to a more worldly view. It is violent of you to separate people from mankind. If you are going to generalize it should be in a positive way. We are all part of one big group and we are all individual in the ways we believe. Why do you feel it is necessary to put people in boxes? That is just showing your own lack of forward motion.
Syndicate Alex Jones and Judge Napolitano… ratings will soar!!
A second this!
Atta Boy Mike!!! You are correct! The reason that CNN is losing is because they lie. All any network or newspaper has to do is tell the truth and ratings/sales will soar. The reason people are flocking to Alex Jones is because he doesn’t suck the government’s teet.
Amen brother!
I NEVER watch CNN, but I would watch If they made additions such as Alex Jones and Judge Nap…
Mike, Amen brother. Alex and the Judge would be awesome. Do you really think Soros and the rest of the media manipulators would allow America to actually be informed and hear the truth? Why hasn’t Soros been arrested for treason, because he’s certainly done way more than enough to be considered a anti-American, commie,nazi war criminal, crony capitalist, whatever you name it?Would love to see the Commission on Un-American Activities re-created.
Right on! We’ve got the documents!
SO true. Alex Jones is unequaled.
Sometimes I think I’m watching BET. Plus the actual reporters throw out their personal opinions way to much. What happened to news that is just the news without a filter.
I stopped watching CNN after they replaced Larry King with Piers Morgan. I can not stand that man, he is condescending, and nothing he says is “news worthy.”
Thanks for letting everybody know you’re an idiot because you stopped watching CNN for that reason. Everybody else with a brain stopped watching CNN for other reasons.
Hear, hear!
Hahahahaha thanks for making me laugh – i also stopped watching CNN for other reasons.
Morgan does suck, actually.
THAT’S why you stopped?!?
Piers is annoying and the guests are lame. steven segal??
The writer here is so right on. He comes across as a know it all.
I can not watch Piers Morgan…he’s insulting to people and seems to have a superiority complex and he’s boring.
Why not have a Congressman on tv cluing us in on what exactly is going on in Congress…we have a right to know what’s going on in our government…we pay these people.
A congressman? Wouldn’t they prefer someone to tell the truth for better ratings?
Your description of “that man” applies to both King and Morgan. Excellent comment.
The operatives behind CNN couldn’t care less. They are now preaching to a subservise choir. I’d watch Barney reruns before I would sit to another “Black in America” journalistic piece written for six year olds apparently by six year olds, or subject myself to hearing Dan Savage look-a-like Anderson Cooper remit one of those disturbing giggles of his. It is no longer a news outlet and hasn’t been for a decade or more. I never agreed with Ted Turner’s politics, but at least he knew how to run a real news agency.
AMEN Brother!
I wouldn’t give Ted too much credit. CNN had no competition back in those days so he could pretty much get by with anything.
I miss 24 news around the clock. All these special shows should all be on cnbc and leave hln alone.
Anderson has sold himself down. He used to be authorative and true to his craft, now he is just a topical interviewer.
If CNN would report news rather than slanted edited propaganda, your ratings my improve.
BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY COMMERCIALS!!!!!!!!!!!
In my opinion Andrson Cooper’s show is nearly 99% about Syria, what is his agenda? boring!!!
I guess the SYRIAN DANNY news story finished them off.
CNN has made the same mistake that Time and Newsweek have made. CNN is no longer just a news organization, it is political. Most of the talking heads lean far left, the interviews they have reveal the same slant, even comments on basic news are slanted. When you alienate 50% or more of your possible viewers your numbers go down. Duh!!
As someone who leans to the left, I see CNN having talking heads to the right. What I find with CNN is that they have stopped reporting. They typically interview their own reporters; and when they interview someone leaning either right or left and they make an outlandish statement, they do not follow-up questioning the veracity of the statement. That is just bad news.
“Most of the talking heads lean far left…”
and Fox News talking heads don’t lean far right? sheeya-rite ! they both suk
They should quit the news business and show cartoons. I think the Cartoon Network has higher ratings.
Don’t say that Justin, CNN would go animated if it would help get viewers.
RIP CNN, CurrenTV, MSNBC, NYTimes.
NYT circulation is actually up 73% from last year.
Amen!!
Yeah, God forbid there ever be two sides to anything.
Amen! Come on right wing only thinking, talking and most of all: news!
Amen! The sooner we can quell the rabble from their nanny state begging, the sooner we can all get back to eating cake!
Amen! Jesus loves the rich, the well connected and the right wing!
Amen!
Have a Kardashian anchor the broadcast. The numbers will be up in no time.
Just not the one who talks like she’s on Xanax all the time.
Which one would that be, again?…
Have a Kardashian anchor the broadcast. Give Whitney Cummings a three-hour show every evening. Let Wolf Blitzer host an American Idol/The Voice-style singing-dancing talent contest to see who will become The Next Great News Anchor. Fire Piers Morgan and replace him with Rosie O’Donnell. Then fire Rosie O’Donnell and replace her with Keith Olbermann. Then fire Keith Olbermann and replace him with Larry King. Bring back that thirty-second filler The Hollywood Minute, only make it four hours long. Pay Oprah Winfrey a million dollars and get her to come to CNN headquarters and talk at length to management and employees about how to run a financially successful network that attracts eyeballs. Then disregard everything she says.
I have an idea for help CNN’s ratings: Have joshreader write their material.
Amen to that!
It won’t be just the numbers that are up…
I loved that.
You’d have to be on Xanax all the time in order to watch any of their crap. Who ever watches this sh*@t really needs to get a life.
This is what they call the dumbing down of America.
Get Rid of Piers “in your country” Morgan.. I cannot stand him.
Amen.
Amen 2
Nothing against UK folk; Morgan needs to go back to the UK.
That is just mean, didnt we do enough to the British in the Revolutionary War, why would you want to make them take Piers Morgan back?
I agree with you and feel that Mr. Morgan’s time should be up now with a replacement that will attract viewers!
Amen 3
CNN isn’t much different from MSNBC..
And they’ve got the ratings to prove it.
Fire Piers Morgan and John King. That would reduce the arrogance factor.
Fox has the old people and bigots. MSNBC has progressives. CNN is still flirting with the ashes of the Tea Party.
All that liberal self-love is making you go blind…
MSNBC has the Progressives? Both of them.
“Progressives?” Talk about a self-flattering name these government conformists give themselves. Weak-minded followers all.
And let’s not forget that progressive hero, George Soros, wants to ban FOX News altogether. Liberals are either too blind or too stupid to be frightened by that kind of talk. Lockstep liberals are scary.
Amen to that Sir!
MSNBC will soon go the way of the 8-track. They have the most sorry so-called journalist in the world they flunked real journalism.People like Ed,Chris,Bashir,Maddow and big racist Al Sharpton-really. al sharpton-I’m sure he’s killing the ratings.Instead of seaching the back alleys, go into the sun lit world and find a conservitive who will instntly raise your numbers Get rid of those old farts-Bashir,O’Donnell,Mathews,Al Sharton-”were you on drugs”,and the worse Ed.If you turn the sound down, he still scares you
MSNBC is unwatchable. Total one-sidedness. Watch for a few minutes and you think, “HOW can they be so one-sided?” It comes off as lunatic, irrational one-sidedness.
I find it hard to believe anyone could as detached from reality as your post indicates.
If you are referring to John Galbraith, I feel like he had a pretty firm grasp on reality. MSNBC’s distorted reporting lies at the feet of it’s distorted On-Air personalities. Larry shouting about being a Socialist, Ed’s big unions-unions-unions rants, Rachel’s LGBT slant on EVERYTHING, and Chris…at least Chris comes by his position honestly, he worked for Tip O’Neill …and the Rev Al Sharpton…I don’t know how he got so Black when his past is totally “checkered”….LOL
CNN = Tea Party? Hahahahaah.
All 4 progressives. Wow.
Yeah, the other two followed Olbermann over to current.
What are you talking about?
Either you are joking, or you live on another planet. CNN is as partisan Democratic as MSNBC. Anderson Cooper despairingly called the Tea Party tea “baggers.” If you look at the numbers CNN is practically even with MSNBC. These biased cable channels cater to the left and share them with broadcast news and most newspapers, which are liberal. Conservatives and Republicans only have Fox, and that is why Fox is on top.
You hit the mail on the head!!!!
amen brother!
I was waiting for someone to say that….if you think CNN is for the the independent leaning right you have smoked way too much weed.
CNN=MNSBC=CBS – all being paid by the King of Kingdom – OBAMA….
Absolutely!!!
BINGO
So you’re the one still watching MSNBC. Didn’t even know they were still on the air.
All the media, in general, needs to get back to reporting facts.
Who, what, when, where, and why is the basis of a jounalistic style.
Instead, today’s media, want to be part of the story and use their power to sway the viewer’s opinion one way or the other.
Please just report the facts!!!
You need to re-read the statistics, as the Fox News Channel beats all of the competition in the most important demographic (for advertisers, the 25-54 year old age group.
Do you even know anything about politics or are you being sarcastic?
CNN is incredibly biased. That is why Fox has much better ratings. You should watch some of their coverage before making unsupported statements.
such hostility towards Fox—why all the hatred?
Fox is for old people and bigots huh? Got anything substantive to validate that or should we just believe your idiotic conjecture?
Fox leads in every damn category, including young people. Progressives don’t have a dinero spend, so they are irrelevant.
Yes, Fox has the highest ratings so therefore, that also makes them the best? They are so biased to the right it is a joke. You cant make fun of MSNBC because they are far left but then have no problem with Fox news being so far right. They are both too biased to be taken seriously.
Also, just because Fox has high ratings that doesn’t make them the best. Britney Spears sells more albums/cd’s than Bach, so does that make her more talented and better than him?
I’m fairly neutral politically and although I agree Fox leans right, they seem to be fair about letting you know up front that’s who they are. MSNBC is hard to watch because they just don’t seem very mature – Chris Mathews getting a tingle from Obama and Olbermann’s tantrums, and so on. CNN, I think, is the one that is most deceptive about their ideology. They slant leftward, but pretend to be neutral. At least Fox and MSNBC don’t play that game.
How can you tolerate watching Fox? They interrupt each other more than the ladies on The View, plus almost everyone there acts like they’ve drank 3 pots of coffee. Yuck!!!
So you admit you have watched the view?
Spot on.
@ Dan, your comment is the most sober and accurate of all comments posted here.
J
Depends on who you ask if Britney Spears is more talented than Bach. if you ask young teenages yes. If you ask senior citizens no.
I wouldn’t be so sure about the senior citizens. They are a little out of control these days trying to recapture the Summer of 69.
You’re exactly right,old age brings wisdom and young people will fall for anything.
Bach was a one-hit wonder, the B-minor Mass. The rest of his portfolio is formulaic crap.
I am sick and tired of Lefties whining on about Fox News being right-wing. While they have some commentators, such as Hannity, who are self-proclaimed Republicans, O’Reilly is a registered independent and Chris Wallace is a Registered Democrat. The reason that the ratings are so high for Fox News is because of the lack of bias in their news reporting. They have balance with Beckel and Williams and even Hannity and the like invite left-leaning analysts to comment although many are too feeble to actually accept. All the indpendent research shows that Fox is balanced in its reporting, which is more than can be saof of CBS, NBC or CNN.
Gerry, how can you stand their loud motor-mouths constantly interrupting each other? I’d love to watch a calm, sane Conservative news show. Fox exudes the same tacky sense of urgency of what I would imagine a Jerry Springer turned newscaster show would be like. Just sayin’…
Frank:
You stated a good point there about their loud interrupting motor-mouths; give me the SANE Conservative news shows.
The fact that you’ve even watched jerry springer says you have irreversible brain damage.
It sounds like all the comments about Fox shows having loudmouths that interrupt each other are only referring to the commentary shows, not the NEWS segments. Try the 6:00 news with Bret Baier and listen to the panel they have in the second half hour. That has always seemed like reasonable opinion on current events, and no one talks over anyone else.
Gerry: Let’s also include ABC and NPR to that list.
Yeah, Fox is so biased to the right that it has libs Shep Smith, Greta and Geraldo hosting programs. It has Juan Williams, Mara Liasson, Bob Beckel, Kirsten Powers, Judi Muller, Lamont Hill, Tamara Holder, and many other libs on as “regulars”.
Yeah, that’s it: biased to the right.
Whereas CNN has conservatives such as……………….
(crickets)
They used to say “fox news lies”,but when you ask them to give an example,nothing.People are wising up to the so called progressives,they are progressively taking this country to hell.
Far to the right?????? …. give me an example please
CNN is missing the prime ingredient it had in the beginning, TED TURNER. I don’t always agree with him, in fact seldom, but he was able to keep the network running smoothly and profitably.
That maybe so but Johann never made out with Madonna to get ratings
Anonymous: You sure can pick an appropriate name for yourself… Oh, & stay that way. As the old Jewish joke goes: “You’re a wonderful person, never change!”
Nice TV logic.
Brittany Spears is alive, Bach has been dead for 260+ years. Right now Brittany is producing new and fresh music, Bach isn’t.
LOL, yea but in 260 years nobody will know who Brittany Spears was yet Bach will live on.
The only reason people think that Fox is biased to the right is because every other station tilts so far to the left.
Today yes, tomorrow maybe not.
You say Fox is biased to the right? Is it possible that all of the other networks are so far to the left that relatively speaking a center based, fair and balanced report would look like far right speak?
Proof please that FOX is far right….they are fair and balanced if you ever watched it and I am sure you do not you get your talking points from left wing websites and think you know FOX. Bill O’Rielly has folks from both side of the isle on his show if they have the guts to come on his show. So if you do not watch do not try to tell me what I know when i watch any show on FOX.
I don’t ever recall hearing both sides of an issue on MSMBC. Probably because it never happened. At least on FOX you’ll get an opposing opinion.
Yes
No, just more relevant.
Yep. RedEye is on at 3am and I believe that it still beats every single show on CNN or MSNBC. Heh.
Fox News for the common, easy (non)thinking individual.
Actually, your little slogan is for the non-thinking individual.
A thoughtful individual, myself included, watches as many news sources as he can (Fox, MSNBC, CNN, Fox Business, CNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, Internet, newspapers, and magazines, as well as reading books) and then makes up his own mind.
A true non-thinker limits his sources and spouts inane little slogans as if they’re the wisdom of the ages.
This channel is pure propaganda.
all the channels are pure propaganda.
whoopie.
Little bit of irony – this story would have brought viewers to CNN. Funny, I didn’t see it there.
I watch RT news out of Moscow, CCTV out of China and AlJazzera and find out more news about the US – they actually just report the news. CNN etal continue to relate their own feelings on the news – it’s all about them – not the news itself.
That explains why more American’s are Anti-American. Sad, “they JUST REPORT THE NEWS” RIGHT!!!!!!
RT is definitely much better news channel to watch.
The Alyona Show with Alyona Minkovski (on RT) is light years ahead of the Party-line drivel spewed from FOX/CNN/MSNBC. Alyona is liberal, but never afraid to go after Dems…she isn’t glad-handing Obama at every turn. Oh, and she puts the Fox News Babes to shame…
Cannot believe that the Russians have less biased coverage than the Americans. Amazing
Pardon me sir, have you had your glasses checked lately?
CNN need to freshen itself up and become more center-right, because if they’re smart they’ll read the writing on the wall and instead of resisting it they’ll go in with eyes open and try to shape it. They have a chance to pull some viewers from FOX if they do, but they have to can Amanpour, put Wolf Blitzer on permanent vacation, and get the RED out of their logos and headlines and the cants to their stories. They can shift by 10-15 degrees and get back a lot of the center if they have the brains to do it. I don’t think they have the brains to make the pivot, though. The selective-view market is not moving left, it’s moving right. If they’re smart they’ll figure out how to recover.
Tell some more lies CNN, maybe that’ll help your watcher/credibility problem.
What lie are you speaking of?
Pick a lie on CNN? THERE is a word limit on this site, I believe.
One obvious reason was what I saw last night on the Piers Morgan show he was interviewing Jonah Goldberg actually Morgan was interrogating Goldberg. I couldn’t believe what I was watching Morgan wouldn’t let Goldberg finish answering any of the questions Morgan asked him and it was the most confrontational interview I had seen in a very long time. Morgan was shooting questions at Goldberg in rapid fire in an attempt to create a gotcha moment. Goldberg was on the show to plug his new book and this type of treatment you could only expect from someone who is a paid employee of the Obama reelection campaign. Morgan was clearly in attack mode and wanted to do harm to Goldberg but instead Morgan made himself look vicious and petty. I will never watch Morgan after last night’s display. Besides most of his guests are Hollywood liberals of the very far left variety if that is your idea of scintillating programming.
All the while Piers was looking down his nose at Goldberg, so what else is new. Anderson Cooper plays the dummy when he asks questions. Thank god they got rid of Campbell Brown years ago, she was one nasty Bitch. CNN is over and MSNBC will be next.
If you were smart, you would put more conservatives on your network………..be Fair and Balanced?
Hell, it works for Fox!
When CNN was popular, it was because Pat Buchanan, and later, Robert Novak were on Crossfire.
Now CNN tries to sell David Gergen as a ‘Conservative’.
It’ll never happen. The network is too busy trying to re-elect President Obama. It makes them all look so incredibly stupid. From the top brass on down.
holy cow, and I thought pet fashion network had taken over their spot on my cable. I did’t think they were even still on the air.
What’s CNN?
It used to be a cable news network.
What’s a Progressive, LOL?
lol, remember neocons…? Get ready, they’re going to be back in November. Failed Bush re-treads as far as the eye can see in DC. Pack your bags and get ready for more war and debt.
CNN is going the way of Ted Turner, Jane Fonda, Jimmy Carter and everything else that brings back horrible memories of the ’70′s and ties to CNN.
Adios.
Does anyone realize how few people actually watch these shows. The networks and the hosts think that millions of people want to tune in to see political wonks debate each other. In the end, their only audience is themselves. They all go on each other’s shows to see how many 1099′s they can collect.
I stopped watching CNN because they no longer report news and instead are simply stenogrohpers for whomever they are invterviewing so the viewer is left to guess on what the fact is. If a right winger says x and a left winger says y, the CNN anchor concludes by thanking both guests and going to commercial break without ever infoming the viewer on what the truth is. Then you have Erinn Burnett who is so elite she has utter contempt for working people. She is married to a citibank executive and refuses to report on any topic that is anti business or pro middle class. That may work great on CNBC which is where she came from but it won’t gain viewers on CNN. Not sure why she ever left CNBC.
What’s CNBC? Never heard of it!!!
@TJ: “the CNN anchor concludes by thanking both guests and going to commercial break without ever infoming the viewer on what the truth is”. Are you kidding? All I expect from the News is the news. If I want opinion, I will watch or read an opinion piece. It is the job of every show on any network news program to provide us with facts, then let us decide what the truth is, based on reading and listening to a variety of voices on the subject at hand. I watch CNN because that is what they do for me, provide the facts. They interview people involved in creating those facts, and lead us to draw our own conclusions, with some very pointed questions on our behalf, and to provide perspective. I do not need anyone to TELL me what the truth is, because I read and listen to as many news programs, including the BBC and CBC, as I have time, for perspective. Remember perspective? That is someone’s viewpoint on a subject, following the facts, not spoon-fed, predigested pap so its easy to take without thinking.
Out-Foxed.
Seldom am I speechless but annie you’ve suceeded. Out-Foxed is beautiful.
Perfect Annie! Bumper Sticker idea! CNN MSNBC – OUT-FOXed! LOL! I want one!
The ratings are only a testament to the polarization of this country. Fox news and MSNBC have the highest ratings because they cater to the conservative and liberal biases of the people. CNN on the other hand attempts to hold a middle ground and doesn’t cater specifically to one side of the political spectrum. However,FOX News will always have the highest viewers because conservatives tend to be more homogenous, whereas liberals tend to be spread out over several demographics and watch CNN and MSNBC.
lol MSNBC is nearly out of business as well, they are constantly at the bottom of the ratings list.
LOL
CAUGHT!!! Obvious evidence that you DO NOT watch CNN or you would NEVER suggest that it plays to the middle. CNN provides the view from Europe, which by American standards is quite left of center.
CNN is NOT in the center, LOL.
Actually, it’s because only 20% of the nation self-describes as “liberal/progressive”, and the majority self-describe as “conservative”, with the rest of the smaller minority being “independant”. So, any “conservative” outlet will naturally bring in the most viewers. But most libs/progs are too stuck in their elitist “i’m smarter/better than everyone!” attitude to even know, see or care…
I always liked CNN because of all the progressive ideas. I’m a moderate, but I don’t want the Bible in every bus station thank you so CNN has always been a breath of fresh air. I’ve always been open minded, and I think this article is a little short sighted.
You “try to be open minded” – your comment says otherwise
I stopped watching CNN years ago… are they still on the air? The only place I remember seeing them was in hotels and banks… but now I confirm that Fox is on before I book a room at a hotel.
CNN plays on the TV monitors at all the LA Fitness locations. Maybe that’s padding CNN’s numbers! By the way LA Fitness also shows MSNBC, but never Fox News. I think the corporate heads have forbidden it.
They love to tell us what is wrong with us. We are just telling them what is wrong with them. It seems so delicious.
You are so correct.