CNN Falls To Food Network, Hallmark Channels In Ratings Battle Following Trump Victory

CNN's ratings continue to struggle, falling behind cable channels like the
Food Network and Hallmark Channel following President-elect Donald Trump's
victory in the 2024 election.

Despite a busy news cycle with Trump cabinet announcements, the murder of
health insurance CEO Brian Thompson, and chaos in Syria, the ratings were
dismal for the network's primetime shows like "Anderson Cooper 360" and "The
Source with Kaitlan Collins" during the week of Dec. 2, Fox News reported.

The evening lineup averaged a total of 367,000 total viewers between 8-11
p.m. In comparison, Fox News averaged 2.5 million total primetime viewers
last week.

The audience for CNN wasn't just less than Food Network, Fox News, and
Hallmark Channel, but also MSNBC, ESPN, Freeform, TNT, Discovery, INSP,
Hallmark Mystery, TLC, TBS, History, HGTV, USA, and Paramount. In fact, it
came in 17th in cable in primetime, the outlet noted.

CNN just lost in the ratings to.Food Network!! The news outlet
finished in 17th place among all cable stations last week in
primetime.

It wasn't like it was a slow news cycle either. There was the murder
of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the manhunt for the killer,
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- Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) December 11, 2024

In the coveted age demographic of 25-54, the news was even worse for the Ted
Turner-founded network, with only 67,000 average viewers, the outlet noted.
This put CNN behind channels like TV Land, MTV, Adult Swim, Nick at Nite, and
Comedy Central in the key demographic.

Fox News Channel, in comparison, averaged 280,000 viewers during primetime
last week in the key age demo.

Reacting to the news, Charlie Kirk said it was one more sign that legacy
media was done.

"This is devastating for the legacy cable news media," Kirk wrote on X.
"People are rejecting them and turning to resources like `The Charlie Kirk
Show,' Bongino, Megyn Kelly, Joe Rogan, and War Room."

"And they're coming to X for real-time breaking news," he added. "We are
living through a dramatic tectonic shift that will change the course of
history."

The news comes after CNN and MSNBC's ratings had already plummeted after
Trump's landslide victory against Vice President Kamala Harris in the
election last month, as previously reported.

According to Nielsen data, coverage of Trump's election victory throughout
the day on CNN on Thursday - just after the election - brought in 419,000
total viewers and in the key age demographic, just 91,000 viewers, Mediaite
noted.

Over on MSNBC, the network had a total for the entire day of 596,000
viewers - and in the coveted age demographic, a total of 71,000 viewers.

Year over year, CNN's audience was down 40 percent, while MSNBC's numbers
were also down 23 percent.

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