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CNN
29-04-2025
- Business
- CNN
CNN AUDIENCE GROWS ACROSS PLATFORMS IN APRIL
April 29th, 2025 RANKS AGAIN AS TOP 5 IN ALL OF CABLE AMONG P2+ WEEKDAY PRIME DRAWS YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH IN KEY DEMO LIVE TOWN HALLS SEE VIEWERSHIP GAINS IN TIME PERIOD ACROSS BOTH DEMOS ENGAGEMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION CONTINUES TO CLIMB NEW YORK, NY – (April 29, 2025) – CNN finished April delivering a strong performance across linear, digital and streaming platforms. For the fourth consecutive month, CNN ranked in the Top 5 of the most watched networks in all of cable in Total Day among P2+ (#4) and in the top 10 among P25-54 (#8). In primetime, CNN posted +8% year-over-year growth in M-F Prime among P25-54 (113k to 122k). Among P2+, CNN ranked in the Top 10 in M-F Prime (#7) for the fourth consecutive month. At the program level, Erin Burnett Outfront (7p), NewsNight with Abby Phillip (10p), and Laura Coates Live (11p) all posted year-over-year growth among P25-54. NewsNight with Abby Phillip continues to be a standout performer for CNN, ranking as the network's most watched program among P25-54 for the third consecutive month. Further, NewsNight grew by impressive, double-digit margins year-over-year among both demos (P25-54: +31%, 103k to 135k; P2+: +12% 510k to 573k). CNN also ranked Top 5 in Daytime among both P2+ (#3) and P25-54 (#4). CNN's robust political coverage was complemented by two town halls in April that boosted their respective time periods among both P25-54 and P2+ (Live + Same Day). CNN's Town Hall with Bernie Sanders (Wed, 4/9; 9p-10:01p) ranked #4 in all of cable in the time period among P2+ and was up +37% vs. the prior 4 (880k vs. 644k). Among P25-54, it ranked #6 in all of cable and was up +18% (168k vs. 142k). CNN Town Hall: America Asks Congress (Thu, 4/10; 9p-10:30p) ranked #6 in all of cable in the time period among P2+ (624k) and #9 among P25-54 (134k ). As part of CNN's topical entertainment programming block, Have I Got News For You (2/15 – 4/19, Sat 9p) ended its second season as the network's second most watched show among P2+ in April and during the season's entire run. The season averaged 103k among P25-54 with +9% growth from season 1 (95k), and it was up +25% vs. its lead-in (83k). Among P2+, it was up +66% vs. the prior 4 Saturdays (722k vs. 435k). The success of this programming block, led by Real Time with Bill Maher at 8p and HIGNFY at 9p, has made CNN a top cable destination on Saturday nights (8p-10p). Over the course of HIGNFY 's second season, CNN ranked #6 in all of cable in the time period among P2+, improving its rank by +8-pts vs. the same period a year-ago (#14). Overall, CNN has grown its P2+ viewership by +42% on Saturday nights year-over-year (770k vs. 542k). CNN's digital audience continued to show powerful growth amidst a larger pivot to a new subscription business. March was the highest month for minutes spent per visitor since the launch of subscription business in October 2024. With a strategic focus on deepening engagement to grow digital subscribers, March saw an increase of 6% month over month versus the prior month. March domestic data is the most recent Comscore data available. TV Source: Nielsen Panel Only. AA(000s). Based on Live+7 blended with most current, incl. OOH. TV Town Hall Source: Nielsen Panel Only. AA(000s). Based on Live+SD, incl. OOH. Digital Source: Comscore Media Metrix® Multi-Platform, Total Digital Population, March 2025, United States, Custom-Defined List including BBC, MSN News, Yahoo News, The New York Times Brand, Fox News Digital, HuffPost Global, CNBC, The Sun, CBC, Sky News, Aljazeera Media Network, Epoch Times.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
CNN implements new schedule without midnight show pitched to Jim Acosta, what ever happened to it?
It has been more than three weeks since CNN implemented its revamped programming lineup, but still no sign of the midnight show that was offered to former anchor Jim Acosta. In mid-January, days before President Donald Trump's inauguration, it was reported that CNN chief Mark Thompson wanted to overhaul daytime programming involving a reshuffling of its current anchors, most notably moving Wolf Blitzer and his long-running show "The Situation Room" to mornings. But little did Acosta know he was getting bumped as a result, with Blitzer and CNN's Pamela Brown set to co-anchor "The Situation Room" at Acosta's 10 a.m. ET timeslot. Thompson pitched Acosta the midnight show, stressing that he would be getting an extra hour of programming versus the single hour he previously had and would simulcast on CNN's other channels, including CNN International, reaching a global audience. Cnn Staffers In Shock About Jim Acosta's Abrupt Exit From The Network And while the proposed timeslot would run 12-2 a.m. ET, it would overlap with primetime programming on the West Coast, airing from 9-11 p.m. PT. If Acosta accepted, the shift would have involved him moving out of CNN's D.C. headquarters and into the network's Los Angeles bureau, according to reports. Read On The Fox News App In the end, Acosta walked, and in his final broadcast on Jan. 27 took parting shots at the new president, who he previously clashed with during Trump's first term in office. Fast-forward to March 3, the day CNN's new programming lineup officially launched, except there isn't the midnight show that was previously promised to Acosta. Re-airings of "Anderson Cooper 360" and "Erin Burnett Outfront" have continued to fill the two-hour slot Acosta passed over. Liberal critics at the time of Acosta's exit accused CNN of wanting to sideline him during the second Trump administration and make the liberal anchor less visible with what many in the media, like The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times, called the "graveyard shift." Thompson publicly insisted, "We wanted Jim to stay," during his appearance at Semafor's media summit last month. Jim Acosta Announces He's Leaving Cnn Jim Acosta Taunts Trump As He Launches Independent Show Following Cnn Exit, Vows He Won't Be Silenced One CNN insider suspected Thompson's midnight offer to Acosta wasn't serious. "I have heard no discussion or scuttle about the slot being filled at all," the insider familiar with CNN's programming decisions told Fox News Digital. The source did believe Thompson earnestly prefers not to have re-airings post-midnight with his broader goal of 24-hour live programming as he prepares CNN to evolve in the streaming era. When asked whether they thought Thompson was actively searching for someone for the midnight slot, the CNN source replied, "I don't think he is." "Mark probably would say that he wants more live overnight, and he hoped Acosta would be first up at that, but since Acosta wouldn't, Mark will have to wait," the network insider said. A second source familiar with the discussions between Thompson and Acosta told Fox News Digital that the midnight show was specifically offered only to Acosta without anyone else at CNN being considered for it, which was why the network left the post-midnight schedule that included re-airings of other programs intact. Fox News Digital reached out to CNN for article source: CNN implements new schedule without midnight show pitched to Jim Acosta, what ever happened to it?
