{"id":1831987,"date":"2023-02-01T17:05:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T22:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1831987"},"modified":"2023-02-01T17:05:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T22:05:59","slug":"bill-mahers-new-overtime-segment-on-cnn-may-come-back-to-haunt-the-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-mahers-new-overtime-segment-on-cnn-may-come-back-to-haunt-the-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Maher\u2019s New \u2018Overtime\u2019 Segment On CNN May Come Back To Haunt The Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-mahers-new-overtime-segment-on-cnn-may-come-back-to-haunt-the-network%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1831987&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Chris Licht, a showbiz veteran, assumed control of CNN last January. He pledged to bring more ideological balance and reverse the network&#8217;s decline. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/i-cant-offend-our-core-audience-cnn-ceo-chris-licht-on-why-not-a-lot-of-changes-have-been-made\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ratings slide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u201d Comically biased canned alum \u201cmedia reporter\u201d Brian Stelter is one of many quick moves by the channel, but it remains a platform for Left-leaning information. Commentator Van Jones\u2019 recent CNN column suggesting the five black officers who beat Tyre Nichols so badly he later died <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/cnns-van-jones-says-tyre-nichols-death-driven-by-racism-despite-black-cops-being-charged\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Were driven by racism<\/a> It is a great example.<\/p>\n<p>The latter part of the plan isn\u2019t going according to schedule, either, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nobodys-watching-cnn-ratings-plunge-even-further-for-good-reason\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that\u2019s being kind<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, CNN wanted to add a liberal comedian to its late-night lineup in hopes of restoring some ratings glory. This was a small step by Team Licht. CNN will broadcast \u201cOvertime,\u201d the online-only part of HBO\u2019s \u201cReal Time with Bill Maher\u201d Weekly series.<\/p>\n<p>This long-running program features Maher as a reporter covering current headlines, with a rotating Left-leaning audience. Maher is himself an atheist, as you can see in his 2008 documentary \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Religulous\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Religulous<\/a>?\u201d) and reliably progressive. Maher is the comedian who loathes President Donald Trump more than any other comedian.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds safe enough to be CNN-worthy. But not so fast.<\/p>\n<p>Maher is one the few liberal late-night hosts that doesn&#8217;t attack his own side. He\u2019s started an ongoing, rhetorical war against the woke orthodoxy, slamming identity politics and extreme speech measures from his HBO bully pulpit.<\/p>\n<p>The New Republic was one of several progressive outlets to clutch its pearls over Maher\u2019s addition to the CNN lineup, no matter how modest it may be. The <a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/170277\/cnn-welcomes-bill-maher-lineup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">site\u2019s headline captures the sentiment<\/a> \u2013 \u201cCNN Welcomes Bill Maher, Who Once Used a Racial Slur on Air, to Its Lineup\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why single out a singular episode from Maher\u2019s past? His ability to ridicule both sides has attracted a lot of attention from the hard Left. They have a point in a sense.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s one thing to watch Greg Gutfeld, an openly libertarian comic, scorch woke platitudes from his Fox News perch. It\u2019s what viewers expect, which doesn\u2019t diminish Gutfeld\u2019s approach to the material.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is quite powerful to see an avowed progressive do this. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s like turning on today\u2019s biased \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d And spotting a sketch skewering Rep. Alexandria Ocasio -Cortez or President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a \u201cman bites dog story,\u201d It is, without doubt, a worthy subject of our attention. (It\u2019s also something we\u2019ll never, ever see, alas).<\/p>\n<p>That approach is what Maher can bring to CNN, and it\u2019s sorely needed. CNN viewers may get a glimpse of news narratives kept away from them by the channel\u2019s gatekeepers. For starters, not everyone is in favor of the woke revolution.<\/p>\n<p>Maher regularly debunks progressive talking point on crime, pandemics, and many other issues.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s just one recent example: Maher called out climate change advocates like John Kerry and Taylor Swift who, in between environmental lectures, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=63KXfwC9BdU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Private planes<\/a>. That\u2019s a huge no-no given their massive carbon footprints.<\/p>\n<p>This kind of banter is unmatched by any liberal late-night comedian.<\/p>\n<p>Licht suggests CNN isn\u2019t interested in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/cnn-bill-maher-chris-licht-primetime-comedians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">partisan hackery<\/a>,\u201d A comedian is a great brand enhancement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is nothing wrong with opinion or perspective, especially in prime time, but it has to be authentic. We are completely uninterested in partisan hackery and ideological talking points,\u201d He said.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s true, depending on the comedian in question. Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert for example are examples of comedians who expound. \u201cideological talking points.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not Maher.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s another aspect to Maher circa 2023 that\u2019s worth noting. While Maher is known for his sharp elbows while perched on HBO, he does the opposite. \u201cClub Random.\u201d Maher enjoys a lighthearted podcast that allows him to smoke and drink weed with some famous guests. Maher is also interested in hearing from voices on the ideological Left.<\/p>\n<p>The goal isn\u2019t another screaming match session but To see where people on both sides of the aisle can agree to disagree.<\/p>\n<p>In short, Maher wants to unite Americans \u2026 even if it means agreeing to disagree with folks like Kid Rock  Dave Rubin, both Right-leaning stars.<\/p>\n<p>Does CNN, which loves dousing gasoline on raging cultural fires, want a performer who reminds us we\u2019re all American citizens despite our differences? That\u2019s another reason the Maher addition may come back to haunt CNN. Tribalism sells, sadly, and sometimes Maher doesn\u2019t want to push that anger.<\/p>\n<p>The move is also suspect based on what Licht must do, and fast \u2014 reverse the ratings free fall. \u201cReal Time\u201d isn\u2019t a ratings disaster, but it\u2019s hardly the kind of content that guarantees a larger audience. The show routinely lags behind other late-night fare, from Fox News\u2019 \u201cGutfeld!\u201d to \u201cThe Tonight Show\u201d and \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live,\u201d These shows are still available on broadcast TV, but they are free to watch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReal Time\u201d Does it frequently trounce? \u201cLast Week Tonight,\u201d The HBO showcase features a more liberal perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Adding Maher to the mix could be jarring to CNN\u2019s dwindling base, the folks who think Don Lemon is the ultimate truth-teller. They<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Show business veteran Chris Licht took over CNN last year, vowing to bring more ideological balance to the network and reverse its ratings slide. \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u201d alum canned comically biased \u201cmedia reporter\u201d Brian Stelter, among other swift moves, but the channel remains a vehicle for Left-leaning news. Commentator Van Jones\u2019 recent &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":279,"featured_media":1831990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[9373,17314,17315,5051,7765,17316],"class_list":["post-1831987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-cnn","tag-haunt","tag-mahers","tag-network","tag-overtime","tag-segment"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/279"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1831987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1831990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1831987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1831987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1831987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}