{"id":2114314,"date":"2023-12-02T19:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T00:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-cnns-latest-stunt-with-nba-legend-charles-barkley-is-major-flop\/"},"modified":"2023-12-02T19:47:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T00:47:19","slug":"desperate-cnns-latest-stunt-with-nba-legend-charles-barkley-is-major-flop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-cnns-latest-stunt-with-nba-legend-charles-barkley-is-major-flop\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN&#8217;s recent attempt to feature NBA legend Charles Barkley falls flat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fdesperate-cnns-latest-stunt-with-nba-legend-charles-barkley-is-major-flop%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=2114314&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--><h2>Desperate CNN&#8217;s Latest Stunt with NBA Legend Charles Barkley is Major Flop<\/h2>\n<p>So just \u200bhow toxic is CNN as a media \u2064(it would be a stretch \u2062to call them \u201cnews\u201d)\u200c company in 2023?<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, they are so toxic that\u2064 not even one of the most beloved living \u2062NBA \u200clegends this side\u200b of Michael Jeffrey Jordan \u2062can help with the \u2062network\u2019s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rock-bottom-cnn-tallies-lowest-key-demo-ratings-ever-recorded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flagging ratings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Barkley, the former star Philadelphia\u2064 76er, Phoenix Sun and\u200c Houston Rocket, has built\u2064 quite a brand for himself\u200c in his post-playing days for being an outspoken voice unafraid \u200bof angering both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/charles-barkley-eviscerates-espn-host-anti-white-nba-claims-asinine-silly-stupid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left<\/a> \u200cand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/charles-barkley-goes-profane-bud-light-rant-nasty-message-anyone-boycotting-brand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">right<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CNN was clearly banking on that brand paying dividends in\u2064 terms of viewership \u200dfor some time, given \u2064Barkley opened up that he was being courted by the\u200b network way back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/charles-barkley-considering-gig-cnn-wants-help-failing-s-show-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in February<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That courtship clearly went according to plan for CNN, as Barkley and co-host Gayle King debuted the first episode of \u201cKing Charles\u201d on Wednesday (the show was announced in April).<\/p>\n<p>However, \u200bthe fact that \u2062it debuted appeared to be the only thing that went to plan for the embattled news network.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/cnn-gayle-king-charles-barkley-premiere-ratings-1235702714\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood\u200d Reporter<\/a>, \u201cKing Charles\u201d drew a \u2064paltry 501,000 viewers\u2063 for the show\u2019s debut \u2014 a figure that \u200dwas good for a \u201cdistant\u201d\u2062 third-place finish.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a third-place finish isn\u2019t necessarily a bad thing per se, especially with cable \u2064news heavyweight Fox News still\u2062 on the airwaves (yes, even\u200d a \u200bdiminished, post-Tucker Carlson Fox News consistently\u200d beats its cable peers).<\/p>\n<p>But\u2063 the added\u2062 context\u2063 from THR isn\u2019t going to make anyone involved with \u201cKing Charles\u201d feel \u200cany better.<\/p>\n<p>First, THR\u2063 noted\u200d that the debut episode co-starring Barkley and King wasn\u2019t \u201creally moving the needle from CNN\u2019s recent\u2062 averages in the hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So,\u2063 the \u200dbig\u2062 (and surely expensive) name wasn\u2019t \u201cmoving the \u200dneedle\u201d for CNN. Not a great sign, \u200bto say the least.<\/p>\n<p>Second,\u200d THR added even more \u2064context to the context, and in one sense, \u201cKing Charles\u201d did technically have\u2063 a historic debut.<\/p>\n<p>It just made \u200bthe wrong kind of history as the\u2063 show brought\u200b in \u201cthe \u200csmallest audience of any\u200d of CNN\u2019s primetime debuts this \u2064year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed,\u2063 the debut of Abby Phillips\u2019 \u201cNewsNight\u201d drew 645,000 viewers \u2063in October, the debut \u2062of \u201cThe Source With Kaitlan Collins\u201d drew 540,000 people in July, and\u2064 \u201cLaura Coates Live\u201d debuted to 535,000 viewers in October.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and to circle back to that \u201cdistant\u201d third-place finish \u200c\u2026 even\u2063 that adjective might\u200b be underselling it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKing Charles\u201d was competing with MSNBC\u2019s \u201cLast Word With Lawrence O\u2019Donnell\u201d and Fox News\u2019 \u201cGutfeld!\u201d and it \u200cwasn\u2019t even close.<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC\u2019s\u2062 show drew in 1.57 million viewers, according to THR. \u200b\u201cGutfeld!\u201d didn\u2019t have ratings \u2063readily available, but typically draws in two million \u200cviewers.<\/p>\n<p>And that first-second-third finish actually reflects the grander November primetime trend \u2014 which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-insiders-reportedly-in-despair-realizing-he-does-not-have-the-capacity-to-campaign-and-govern-simultaneously\/\" title=\"Biden Insiders Reportedly in 'Despair,' Realizing He 'Does Not Have the Capacity' to Campaign and Govern Simultaneously\">undoubtedly bad news<\/a>\u200d for CNN.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/12\/cable-news-ratings-november-2023-fox-news-1235648585\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline<\/a>, Fox News averaged 1.73 million viewers\u200c in primetime, \u2062MSNBC averaged 1.136 million viewers, and \u200dCNN \u2014 just like\u200b \u201cKing Charles\u201d \u2063\u2014 finished in a distant third by averaging just 540,000 viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, it\u2019s not all good news for\u200d the news networks.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News\u2019 viewership was \u2064down 29 percent year-over-year, MSNBC was down 5 percent, and CNN was down 28 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically enough, that\u2063 last tidbit might actually \u200bbe the smallest of silver linings for the beleaguered CNN because the numbers speak for themselves \u2014 cable news,\u2063 as a whole, is at an all-time low in terms of public \u2062perception, and the\u2064 viewership reinforces that.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TV Ratings: CNN\u2019s \u2018King Charles\u2019 Premiere Flops <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dtukyQffR1\">https:\/\/t.co\/dtukyQffR1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THR\/status\/1730333165238223286?\">November 30,\u200d 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For\u2063 that reason, CNN can find the smallest \u200bmodicum of comfort in \u200cthe fact that \u201cKing Charles\u201d flopped: \u2064Everything\u200b is sort of flopping \u2064these days.<\/p>\n<p>But can you blame the average American consumer for turning that television knob off?<\/p>\n<p>Cable news was always headed for\u2062 this cliff\u200b the instant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-received-call-elon-musk-day-fox-news-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker Carlson<\/a> \u2014 perhaps \u2064one of the few\u2063 voices brave enough to\u200b challenge the establishment media on a consistent basis \u2014 was unceremoniously \u200cousted from Fox News back in April.<\/p>\n<p>If Fox News is the emperor of cable news (which it is), Carlson\u2019s firing was the proverbial revelation\u200b about\u2062 the emperor\u2019s clothes.<\/p>\n<p>And \u200bthat ripple effect is clearly being felt all \u200cacross cable news \u2026 and not even \u201cKing Charles\u201d appears to be able to stem that tide.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The post \u2063 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desperate-cnns-latest-stunt-nba-legend-charles-barkley-major-flop\/\">Desperate CNN&#8217;s Latest Stunt with \u2063NBA Legend Charles Barkley is Major Flop<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What were the factors that contributed to the low viewership \u200bof CNN&#8217;s &#8220;King \u200cCharles&#8221; \u2063debut episode with NBA legend \u200dCharles \u200bBarkley?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Surprise that\u2062 CNN&#8217;s latest stunt \u200cwith NBA legend Charles Barkley was a\u2063 major flop.\u2062 The network, known for its biased and sensationalist \u2063reporting, has been struggling with declining ratings for quite some time. They hoped\u200c that Barkley, with his outspoken and controversial personality, could help revive their viewership. However, the debut episode \u200dof &#8220;King Charles,&#8221; co-hosted by Barkley\u2064 and Gayle King, drew a paltry \u200d501,000 \u200cviewers, placing it a\u2063 distant \u200dthird in the \u200btime slot.<\/p>\n<p>While a third-place finish may not be disastrous, especially considering the competition from Fox\u2062 News, it certainly isn&#8217;t\u200b a good sign for CNN. \u200dThe Hollywood\u200b Reporter revealed\u2062 that the show did not\u200c perform any better than CNN&#8217;s recent averages in \u2062the same time slot. This means that even a well-known and expensive personality like Barkley\u2063 failed to\u2063 make a \u200dsignificant impact on CNN&#8217;s viewership.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, &#8220;King\u200b Charles&#8221; made the wrong kind\u200b of history by becoming CNN&#8217;s \u2063primetime debut\u2064 with the\u200d smallest audience this year. Previous debuts such \u2062as Abby\u200c Phillips&#8217; &#8220;NewsNight,&#8221; &#8220;The Source With Kaitlan Collins,&#8221; and &#8220;Laura Coates Live&#8221; all garnered more viewers. Essentially,\u200d Barkley&#8217;s show\u200c had the lowest ratings \u2064of any CNN primetime debut in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-financial-bubbles-that-made-gamestop-look-like-nothing\/\" title=\"5 Financial \u2018Bubbles\u2019 That Made Gamestop Look Like Nothing\">make matters worse<\/a>, &#8220;King Charles&#8221; was\u200b not even close to its competitors in \u2062the time slot. MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Last Word With \u2063Lawrence O&#8217;Donnell&#8221; drew 1.57 million viewers, while Fox News&#8217; &#8220;Gutfeld!&#8221; typically\u2064 attracts around\u200d two million viewers. CNN finished a distant third, reflecting the overall\u2064 trend\u2062 of November&#8217;s primetime ratings. Fox News averaged \u200b1.73 million viewers, MSNBC averaged 1.136 million viewers, and CNN trailed behind \u2064with just 540,000 viewers.<\/p>\n<p>This latest failure only\u2063 adds to CNN&#8217;s perception\u200c as a \u2062toxic and untrustworthy\u200b news network. With their biased reporting and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-cream-machine-broke-lawsuit-details-mcflurry-machine-manufacturers-desperate-attempts-to-keep-its-repair-racket\/\" title=\"\u2018Ice Cream Machine Broke\u2019: Lawsuit Details McFlurry Machine Manufacturer\u2019s Desperate Attempts To Keep Its \u2018Repair Racket\u2019\">desperate attempts<\/a> to attract viewers, it is no wonder\u2064 that they are losing ground to their competitors. Barkley&#8217;s \u2062involvement was supposed to bring some excitement and controversy to the network, but it appears that even he couldn&#8217;t save CNN from its downward spiral.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, CNN&#8217;s latest stunt with NBA legend Charles Barkley turned out\u200c to be a major flop. With low ratings, poor performance compared to\u2064 previous debuts, and \u2064a \u200bdistant\u200d third-place finish, &#8220;King Charles&#8221; only\u200b highlights the network&#8217;s ongoing struggle to regain\u2062 its viewership. As CNN continues to prioritize sensationalism over reliable \u200djournalism, it is no surprise that their desperate attempts fall \u2062flat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>76ers player turned sports analyst, recently criticized CNN for its biased reporting and lack of journalistic integrity. Despite his popularity and influence, Barkley&#8217;s endorsement failed to boost CNN&#8217;s declining viewership. 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