Accuracy in Media

Former DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) repeatedly refused to say if she believes that Donald Trump is a “legitimate” president, during an appearance on CNN’s Erin Burnett Out Front on Tuesday. “What I believe is that there’s no question that the outcome of this election was affected by the Russian interference with the campaign […]

CNN unleashed an October surprise on rival Fox News Channel by beating the cable news king in the key demo in both total day and primetime for the first time in 15 years. The network logged 704,000 viewers in the key 25-54 demo, topping Fox which came in second with 663,000 viewers, followed by MSNBC […]

New CNN boss Jeff Zucker’s plan to revamp the network’s morning lineup hit a speed bump last week with the revelation that Erin Burnett doesn’t want to make the switch from primetime unless the network coughs up more money. According to the New York Post’s Page Six, that has sent Zucker looking for another host, with […]

For the second time this week, the New York Post is reporting on a potential move by new CNN boss Jeff Zucker—this time the potential hiring of former NBC Today host Ann Curry. According to the Post, Zucker wants to place Curry in the 8 p.m. time slot, which is currently occupied by Anderson Cooper. […]

Jeff Zucker, who takes over the reins at CNN at the end of the month, is apparently eying at least one major lineup change in an effort to boost the network’s faltering ratings. The New York Post reported that Zucker is seriously considering creating a new morning show and moving Erin Burnett from her 7 […]

On the eve of CNN’s 32nd birthday on June 1, Turner Broadcasting CEO Phil Kent admitted that “we haven’t put the best shows on the air,” as one of the reasons that CNN’s ratings have recently sunk to levels not seen in more than 20 years. Kent spoke to the Nomura U.S. Media & Telecom […]

Following a month in which it experienced its lowest daytime ratings in more than a decade, CNN hit a 20-year primetime ratings low in May. This wasn’t totally unexpected, as CNN had recorded its worst weekly ratings in two decades earlier in the month. Still, the numbers were disastrous, with CNN attracting the lowest monthly […]

After just seven months, Erin Burnett, who was hired away from CNBC by CNN with much hoopla, has failed to meet expectations, much less the ratings of her predecessors. Burnett’s show, Out Front, was launched in October, replacing the low-rated John King, USA. The show is a departure for Burnett who was known for her […]

In an interview with Rodney Ho of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, CNN’s Erin Burnett spoke about her new show and said that she isn’t going to be studying the ratings. “Once you start doing that,” she said, “it’s like death. We just want to put on a show that we’re passionate about and fulfills its […]