As Twitchy reported, Piers Morgan and CNN have decided to end his show due to lousy ratings. Morgan’s not the only one having trouble attracting viewers, though. As Byron York notes, both Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett have seen huge drops in their viewership, while Fox News continues to dominate prime time.
CNN‘s Anderson Cooper at 8 p.m. dropped 47% February to February in overall audience to average 421,000 viewers, and 46% in the news demo to 127,000 viewers for the month, according to Nielsen. In his defense, Cooper’s lead-in, Erin Burnett Outfront, dropped 39% to post an average of 293,000 viewers in February, and slipped 32% in the news demo to 100,000 viewers. Morgan’s getting scrubbed from 9 p.m. at CNN because, for instance, he logged 347,000 viewers for the month — down 46% — and 100,000 demo viewers — down 38%.
Fox News, on the other hand, has enjoyed 146 consecutive months at No. 1 in total viewers, in both total day and prime time.
@ByronYork If only there were some type of business model they could follow that works… #FoxNews
— Black Labrador (@AntiqueSully) February 25, 2014
@ByronYork subtract all the airports and gyms that force you to watch CNN and what is left?
— @1deplorablenurse (@bluestateTEA) February 25, 2014
@ByronYork I had high hopes for Burnett. She went native.Thus the results.
— S D Winkler (@sdwinkler) February 25, 2014
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@ByronYork That's called the "Jeff Zucker Destruction Effect" on CNN Byron! No one more out-of-touch with REAL WORLD than Jeff Zucker!
— Coaches Hot Seat (@CoachesHotSeat) February 25, 2014
@ByronYork You would think that CNN could divine a clue as to what is wrong with this operation. Why do you think it is impossible for them?
— Slick Willy (@SlickWilly2012) February 25, 2014
@ByronYork maybe @cnn doesn't understand if they're not reporting the #news then ppl will find it elsewhere. #HELLO #CommonSense has left
— Freedom Fighter #prayforRUSH (@DefundMSM) February 25, 2014
@ByronYork CNN is grossly inept at "news" and lacks balanced commentary. A definite turnoff.
— Taylor2020 (@rodsandguitars) February 25, 2014
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