Full disclosure: We’ve known CNN’s ratings have been in the toilet for a while now, but we just had to use this tweet because of the photo, so we’re using it.
LAST WEEK'S RATINGS: People would literally rather watch screaming babies than whiny @CNN anchors.
CNN lost primetime to TLC, which airs a show about quintuplets called "OutDaughtered."
Other TLC shows include "My 600 Pound Life" and "90 Day Fiance".https://t.co/Gw6gtgbDpg pic.twitter.com/Akhvfn6fcz
— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) July 17, 2018
To be fair, viewers probably were watching the screaming babies and honestly thought they had tuned in to CNN.
— Jeff C (@SodaCtySheepdog) July 17, 2018
The Daily Caller’s Amber Athey writes:
CNN performed the worst out of the cable news networks, failing to crack the top five for total day and coming in at number ten for primetime.
In primetime, CNN lost to TLC, which hosts shows like “OutDaughtered,” “My 600 Pound Life,” “90 Day Fiance,” and “Dr. Pimple Popper.”
CNN was able to draw just 851,000 viewers for primetime anchors Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo, and Anderson Cooper. TLC’s lifestyle and reality shows raked in 921,000 viewers during primetime.
Just to double-check, we clicked on over to TVNewser and sure enough, CNN in prime time came in at the number 10 slot, behind HGTV, the History Channel, TLC and the Food Network.
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We’d say people are just burned out on cable news, but in first place in prime time was Fox News with 2,761,000 viewers, compared to CNN’s 851,000. Fox News was also number one for the total day on basic cable.
No wonder CNN’s media guy Brian Stelter seems so cranky whenever he posts about Fox News. His network’s losing to “OutDaughtered.”
? I know I would watch that before CNN!
— Cheryl Cardwell (@cardwell_cheryl) July 17, 2018
Considering the sound of screaming babies makes my hair fall out, that's pretty bad.
— Dairenn (デーレン) (@Dairenn) July 17, 2018
Babies are easy… they understand reality
— CW Fell (@fellcw) July 17, 2018
Don't forget their newest show Dr. Pimple Popper. People would rather watch that than CNN also.
— Bonnie Szydlowski (@BonnieSzydlowsk) July 17, 2018
Dr. Pimple Popper ??
— Jason (@JBaber82) July 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/BonnieW08850789/status/1019327158701953024
CNN is no longer concerned about being a real news network. They are now simply an expense item in the DNC media campaign.
— Phil Harris (@PhilHarrisBIC) July 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/JackersRyan/status/1019315759149993984
https://twitter.com/randOmuos/status/1019315101965275136
https://twitter.com/randOmuos/status/1019315676161327104
Maybe it’ll happen, and Jim Acosta will finally get that prime time hosting gig he’s been aiming for.
This guy’s willing to help out CNN with tips for some new shows to revamp the lineup:
Reliable Diapers, New Daycare, Inside Potty Training, Cuomo: Nappy time, The Nursery Room with Wolf Blitzer. What a line up!
— Yuri Bezmenov's Ghost (@RPMcMurhpy) July 17, 2018
Hypothetical question: Could CNN beat The Gorilla Channel in prime time if it existed?
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REALLY wanna go there? Mean Girl Brian Stelter’s Fox News obsession reaches ‘height of asshattery’ https://t.co/pvikYniX5Q
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 17, 2018
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