When CNN added comedian Bill Maher to its Friday night lineup in February, the news channel hoped it would boost its rating gap, but now, the latest ratings show that the audience has dropped by nearly 50% during the 15-minute time slot.
According to Nielsen Research Data, CNN has reportedly lost 47% of its viewers in the 11:30-11:44 p.m. time period since January. They additionally lost 58% in the key advertiser-targeted 25-54 demographic during that same time frame.Ratings for Real Time with Bill Maher: Overtime on CNN averaged just 368,000 total viewers and only 74,000 in the key demographic from February to early March.
CNN has struggled to rework its late-night and prime-time lineup since it fired the 9 p.m. host Chris Cuomo at the end of 2021 and moved Don Lemon from 10 p.m. to mornings. Over at Fox News Channel, their comedic late-night show Gutfeld! hosted by snarky, conservative host Greg Gutfeld has exploded in popularity, averaging 1.9 million viewers during the same time period. Nielsen ratings have frequently shown Gutfeld's show scoring a larger audience than Jimmy Fallon on NBC, Jimmy Kimmel on ABC, and Stephen Colbert on CBS.
Maher's addition to the CNN lineup has been met with criticism. The Daily Beast published a piece in February challenging CNN's pick of Maher for their lineup.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
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