{"id":396146,"date":"2022-01-13T02:37:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T23:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cnn-sees-ratings-dive-by-90-after-2021-coverage\/"},"modified":"2022-01-13T02:37:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T23:37:27","slug":"cnn-sees-ratings-dive-by-90-after-2021-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cnn-sees-ratings-dive-by-90-after-2021-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"#CNN sees ratings dive by 90% after 2021 coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#CNN sees ratings dive by 90% after 2021 coverage<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>CNN\u2019s ratings took a nosedive by a massive 90 percent both overall and in the all-important demographic coveted by advertisers in the first week of the new year. <\/p>\n<p>The Jeff Zucker-led cable <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> network averaged just 548,000 viewers during the week of Jan. 3 \u2014 a major drop from the nearly 2.7 million viewers for the same week in 2021, according to Nielsen ratings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The year-ago ratings were jolted by the left-leaning network\u2019s coverage of the Jan. 6\u00a0attack on the US Capitol, which resulted in CNN having its most-watched day since Ted Turner launched the news outlet in 1980.<\/p>\n<p>But on the one-year anniversary of the attacks, viewers flipped over to CNN\u2019s right-wing rival, Fox News, which topped the ratings for coverage of the event.<\/p>\n<p>CNN has been plagued by a cascade of high-profile scandals, most notably the firing of its primetime star Chris Cuomo after the anchor was found to be secretly aiding the defense of his embattled older brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, over sexual harassment allegations that resulted in his resignation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/cnn-scandals-ratings-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"CNN World headquarters\" class=\"wp-image-20814525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/cnn-scandals-ratings-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/cnn-scandals-ratings-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/cnn-scandals-ratings-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN\u2019s ratings took a nosedive in the first week of the new year.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/cuomo-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo\" class=\"wp-image-20815602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/cuomo-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/cuomo-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/cuomo-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN ousted primetime anchor Chris Cuomo in December after the anchor had secretly helped defend his scandal-ridden brother, Andrew Cuomo, who resigned last year as New York governor. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jeremy Freeman\/CNN<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CNN\u2019s longtime boss Zucker was slammed last month over the network\u2019s low ratings and dealings over scandals concerning network stars Cuomo and Don Lemon. <\/p>\n<p>Lemon, the host of the 10 p.m. show that followed Cuomo before he was fired,\u00a0faced his own ethics scandal. The primetime anchor was criticized for covering Jussie Smollett\u2019s trial after the \u201cEmpire\u201d actor testified in court that the host informed him via text message that Chicago police did not believe he was the victim of a racist homophobic attack.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon is also being sued by a Hamptons bartender who claims the anchor, who is gay, rubbed his own genitals, then shoved his fingers in his face in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon has denied the bartender\u2019s allegations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/don.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"CNN primetime anchor Don Lemon\" class=\"wp-image-20815603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/don.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/don.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/don.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN primetime anchor Don Lemon faced his own scandals last year, including tipping off \u201cEmpire\u201d actor Jussie Smollett over a police investigation into his attack.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dominik Bindl\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CNN\u2019s ratings decline followed the network\u2019s second-most-watched year ever, the Daily Beast reported. Despite having a record year, network viewership trended downward for the second half of 2021. According to Nielsen, CNN has struggled to grab viewers\u00a0during primetime, between 8 and 11 p.m., recording\u00a0an 83% year-over-year drop.\u00a0It had 4.2 million total primetime viewers during the first week of 2021 and only 705,000 last week.<\/p>\n<p>During the first week of the year, CNN recorded a year-over-year decline of 80 percent of its total audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/zucker.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Zucker, President of CNN\" class=\"wp-image-20815604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/zucker.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/zucker.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/zucker.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN\u2019s boss Jeff Zucker has faced criticism over his handling of recent scandals at the troubled network.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It also lost 89 percent of its primetime viewers among its key demographic and 91 percent of viewers ages 18 to 49.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CNN did not respond to requests for comment.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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