Is it possible?
Can it be that CNN, the once new-idea of a 24-hour cable news network created in 1980 by Atlanta real estate entrepreneur Ted Turner – is slowly disappearing in front of our eyes?
Take a look at some recent headlines:
The Independent:
CNN lays off hundreds of employees and replaces Jim Acosta as it restructures network amid falling ratings
Daily Express:
CNN ‘axing’ top stars amid plummeting ratings that’ll see ‘hundreds’ fired
The New York Post:
CNN ratings sink to all-time low in vital demographic for advertisers — as left-leaning networks plummet after Trump win
The percentages of decline are alarming. “CNN suffered a 52% decline in its primetime demo since the election, pulling in a measly average audience of 77,000, according to Nielsen. Its overall primetime viewership shriveled by 45% this year to 405,000 viewers, the data…
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