{"id":2385821,"date":"2025-01-02T21:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T02:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-drops-its-lowest-new-years-eve-ratings-in-five-years-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T21:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T02:31:09","slug":"cnn-drops-its-lowest-new-years-eve-ratings-in-five-years-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-drops-its-lowest-new-years-eve-ratings-in-five-years-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN drops its lowest New Year\u2019s Eve ratings in five years &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fcnn-drops-its-lowest-new-years-eve-ratings-in-five-years-washington-examiner%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=2385821&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--><p>the content describes a feature on a webpage that allows users to \u200dexpand \u200cand read more data by clicking\u2064 a &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button.\u2063 It includes a header for an article titled \u200b&#8221;CNN drops its\u2062 lowest New Year\u2019s Eve ratings in five years,&#8221; suggesting the\u2064 focus\u200c is on CNN&#8217;s declining viewership\u2062 for their New Year&#8217;s Eve programming. The text appears to be part of a \u2064structured HTML\u2064 document that includes various elements such as search functions and mobile menu options.There seems to be a mention of search capabilities related to the Washington examiner\u200b website \u2064as well. the emphasis is on presenting news\u200d content and improving user interaction wiht the\u2062 website.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">CNN drops its lowest New Year&rsquo;s Eve ratings in five years<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1927314\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CNN<\/a> began 2025 with its worst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ratings<\/a> for the network&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New Year&rsquo;s Eve<\/a> coverage in five years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>According to Nielsen data shared with the <em>Washington Examiner,<\/em> the network&rsquo;s 11 p.m. broadcast on Dec. 31, 2024, saw its smallest audience since 2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CNN&rsquo;s <em>New Year&rsquo;s Eve Live, <\/em>which aired from 8:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m., drew only 1.88 million viewers combined. The program was hosted by Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper during the Times Square New Year&rsquo;s Eve celebration in New York.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andy Cohen, left, and Anderson Cooper host CNN&rsquo;s &ldquo;New Year&rsquo;s Eve Live&rdquo; during the Times Square New Year&rsquo;s Eve celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The network ended 2024 with a 20% year-over-year decline in viewership along with a 22% decline in the key 25-54 age demographic.<\/p>\n<p>CNN&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3263456\/fox-news-ratings-best-cable-news-viewership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fourth-quarter viewership<\/a><\/a> also saw a 52% drop in its key <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-crashes-viewers-cut-in-half-in-3-weeks-cnn-beats-fox-in-daytime-viewers-msnbc-beats-fox-in-every-prime-time-slot-but-tucker\/\" title=\"FOX NEWS CRASHES! Viewers Cut in Half in 3 Weeks -- CNN Beats FOX in Daytime Viewers -- MSNBC Beats FOX in Every Prime-Time Slot but Tucker!\">prime-time<\/a> demographic, with an average of 75,000 viewers. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/msnbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MSNBC<\/a>&nbsp;saw a 61% decline at 54,000 viewers in the key 25- to 54-year-old demographic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Fox News<\/a> and NewsNation, however, saw viewership gains in 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fox News notched the top viewership spot among&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cable-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cable networks<\/a>&nbsp;in the fourth quarter of 2024, recording double-digit gains in its prime-time and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-dominates-ratings-with-near-decade-best-cable-news-viewership-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Fox News dominates ratings with near decade-best cable news viewership - Washington Examiner\">total day viewers compared<\/a> to the year prior, making it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jesse-ventura-defends-tim-walz-amid-despicable-military-service-record-attacks-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Jesse Ventura defends Tim Walz amid \u2018despicable\u2019 military service record attacks - Washington Examiner\">cable&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s most-watched network for nine years straight. Additionally, Fox&rsquo;s <em>The Five<\/em> drew the highest cable news audience of New Year&rsquo;s Eve day, with 2.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-ratings-tanked-44-the-week-after-trump-left-the-white-house\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019s Ratings Tanked 44% The Week After Trump Left The White House\">3 million viewers<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NewsNation, which began three years ago, also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3266187\/cnn-finishes-year-smallest-audience-network-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">gained traction<\/a> among cable news viewers, growing its overall prime-time viewership by 25% and increasing its key 25-54 age demographic by 45%.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1927314\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1927314\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN records its lowest New Year\u2019s Eve ratings in five years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2689,"featured_media":2385822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CNN-New-Years-Eve.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9373,14890,4188,47615,4882],"class_list":["post-2385821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cnn","tag-entertainment","tag-media","tag-new-years-eve","tag-ratings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CNN-New-Years-Eve.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385821","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\/2689"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385821"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385825,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385821\/revisions\/2385825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}