CNN’s new show “King Charles,” starring Charles Barkley and Gayle King, had a disappointing debut with only 501,000 viewers, making it the lowest rated premiere for CNN in at least a decade.
This comes after CNN’s head, Chris Licht, was fired earlier this year due to poor ratings, and “King Charles” was one of the last programs he greenlit.
The show was part of Licht’s vision to shift CNN to a “centrist” and less polarizing news channel. (Trending: Another Major Company Goes Woke And Goes Broke)
King Charles, the weekly primetime CNN series featuring Charles Barkley and Gayle King, was a ratings flop in its debut.
Last night's show was the lowest CNN weeknight primetime debut in at least a decade — drawing only a half-million viewers.https://t.co/LjcIW9DXHj
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) November 30, 2023
Comparatively, MSNBC’s “Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell” drew in 1.57 million viewers, and Fox News’ “Gutfeld!” typically averages two million in the same time slot.
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