CNN's Show About Journalism and Accountability Crashes and Burns After Focusing So Much on Trump
By Skye Malmberg
Published December 31, 2019 at 11:07am
“Reliable Sources,” CNN’s media show hosted by Brian Stelter, hit a low in viewership for the year and for a key demographic on Dec. 22.
According to Fox News, Stelter had his lowest viewership of the year among people ages 25-54 on that date, averaging only about 85,000 viewers.
Comparing “Reliable Sources” with its timeslot competitor, Fox News’ media show “Media Buzz,” makes it clear that Stelter’s December struggles did not just come from decreased news consumption during the holidays.
“Media Buzz,” hosted by Howard Kurtz, reached its third-best performance of 2019 and a high in its yearly demographic viewership on the same day that “Reliable Sources” hit its low.
On Dec. 22, the Fox News show averaged 298,000 viewers within the 25-54 demographic, more than tripling Stelter’s audience.
For the whole year through Sunday, “Media Buzz” averaged 227,000 views within the demographic, while “Reliable Sources” averaged only 167,000.
“Media Buzz” also outperformed “Reliable Sources” in total viewers for the year, averaging 1.3 million compared to 748,000 for Stelter’s show.
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Communist News Network takes a big hit on this one.