Cnn Ratings

CNN Shakes Up Morning Team

Posted 05.30.2012

CNN added a new face to its morning line up. The network announced on Tuesday that former ABC News correspondent John Berman will join the network ...

CNN Hits A New Ratings Low

Posted 05.22.2012

CNN's ratings problems just keep getting worse. The network had its lowest-rated month in over a decade in April. That prompted stern warnings from...

Jason Linkins

CNN Is Terrible. Here's Why.

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.04.2012

CNN is terrible. A God-awful, wall-to-wall, epic mess. And now, they have, in their hands, the clearest sign yet of how bad things have actually gotten.

Ted Turner: 'I Wanted CNN To Be Like The New York Times'

politico.com | DYLAN BYERS | | Posted 05.04.2012

"The emphasis should be on - hard news," Turner, who launched the network in 1980, told CNN's Piers Morgan in an interview that will air tonight. "I...

WATCH: Anderson Cooper Responds To Limbaugh

Posted 05.04.2012

Anderson Cooper spent some time on his Thursday CNN show responding to an attack from conservative talk radio host, Rush Limbaugh. On his Wednesday...

LISTEN: Limbaugh Flips About CNN, Anderson Cooper

Posted 05.02.2012

Rush Limbaugh declared what he called "the era of old media" as over on his Wednesday radio show, attributing the era's ending to CNN's low ratings fo...

CNN Has Worst Month In Over A Decade

Posted 05.02.2012

April was the worst month for CNN in over a decade, and Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes made his dissatisfaction clear on Wednesday. The cable news ra...

For CNN, April Is the Cruelest Month Again

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.02.2012

Reese Schonfeld

CNN ought to do whatever it can to cut April out of the calendar. Last year was bad enough, but this year CNN's audience shrunk by 21% over the total day and 16% in primetime.

Friendly Advice to CNN -- Change Everything

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.02.2012

Cenk Uygur

For the love of God, stop doing "he said, she said" crap that doesn't actually deliver the news to anyone. Democrats said this and Republicans said that -- who cares? What is the reality?! Your job is supposed to be to bring us facts.

CNN, Thirty Years Later

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.30.2012

Reese Schonfeld

CNN is a major brand worldwide, but it's in third place on its home turf.

Kurtz Confounds With Criticism of MSNBC, Sharpton, but Not Trayvon Martin Smears

Mark Thompson | Posted 05.27.2012

Mark Thompson

While Howard Kurtz has had an esteemed career as a media critic, his TV and tweet critique of MSNBC and the Rev. Al Sharpton Sunday seems like an attempt to appear balanced purely for the sake of appearing balanced.

WATCH: Soledad O'Brien Bets On Romeny's 'Etch-A-Sketch' Moment

Posted 03.22.2012

CNN's Soledad O'Brien revisited a key moment from her show on Wednesday when GOP candidate Mitt Romney's campaign adviser Eric Fehrnstrom compared the...

Which Cable News Shows Are Leading The Pack?

Posted 04.30.2012

The cable news ratings for February 2012 are in, and things were not business as usual. Like clockwork, Fox News cleared the top of the list. The ...

Larry King, CNN: It's Over

Posted 02.15.2012

Larry King and CNN are officially parting ways. The network announced on Wednesday that it has decided to end the "Larry King Specials." King said he ...

Cable News Ratings: CNN Tops MSNBC In Primetime

Posted 02.01.2012

The cable news ratings for January 2012 are in, and as usual, Fox News cleared the top programs. The network claimed the thirteen highest rating shows...

CNN Anchor Admits Typecasting

Posted 12.23.2011

CNN anchor Don Lemon made a surprising admission about the network that employs him in a cover story for Creative Loafing Atlanta (CLA). The interview...

Fox News Tacking Towards Center: Report

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 12.05.2011

Fox News has put on a different hat this primary season. New York Magazine's Gabriel Sherman reported on the network's noticeably tougher approach...

Cable News Ratings: Fox News Down, MSNBC Up

Posted 11.30.2011

November's cable news ratings are out and here we go again! Like clockwork, Fox News dominated the ratings. Still, every network had an interesting st...

Who Came Out On Top In The Cable News Wars?

Posted 01.03.2012

October's cable news ratings are out, and Fox News reigned again. The perennial first place network claimed the top eight primetime shows last month. ...

Which Cable News Shows Are Leading The Pack?

Posted 11.28.2011

The third quarter cable news ratings are out, and Fox News reigned again. Behind Fox News though, things were not business as usual: CNN is gaining on...

CNN Managing Editor Mark Whitaker: We Are Reaping the Benefits of Global Expansion

Andy Plesser | Posted 11.24.2011

Andy Plesser

CNN's sizable investment in international coverage has paid off with increased television ratings and digital consumption, says Mark Whitaker, EVP and Managing Editor of CNN Worldwide, in this interview with Beet.TV.

CNN Gets Mixed Ratings In First Week Of New Schedule

Posted 10.10.2011

CNN has almost finished the first week of its new prime time lineup, and the ratings results are...mixed. The network debuted the new lineup on Mon...

HLN Surges Like Crazy: See The Top 30 Cable News Programs For July 2011

Posted 10.04.2011

Another month, another boring old list of cable news ratings. In July, Fox News cleared the field as usual, racking up the top--wait. It didn't? No...

Casey Anthony Wins Again: The Triumph of Sleaze

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 09.05.2011

Reese Schonfeld

Not only was Casey Anthony found not guilty, but she also won more total day viewers than FoxNews, MSNBC and CNN.

Fox News Ratings Dip: See The Top 30 Cable News Shows

Posted 08.29.2011

All four top cable news networks had something to celebrate during the second quarter of the 2011 ratings season. Fox News could toast its usual domi...