The rising media start-up, NewsNation, has actually outperformed CNN in a recent ratings smackdown, which is quite embarrassing for the established news giant. Despite CNN's well-known name and abundant resources that surpass many other networks, NewsNation's success shows how much influence they're gaining.
Interestingly, NewsNation shares a left-leaning perspective with CNN and even has Chris Cuomo, who left CNN the previous year.
From The New York Post:
A primetime special about UFOs aired by NewsNation on Sunday dunked on a show produced by NBA great LeBron James for ratings-challenged CNN, according to the latest Nielsen ratings.
The NewsNation special “We Are Not Alone: The Historic Hearing” drew some 106,000 total viewers, eclipsing the 65,000 who tuned into CNN’s docu-series “See It Loud: The History of Black Television” at 9 p.m., the Nielsen data showed.
NewsNation also beat out CNN in the 25-54 demographic coveted by advertisers, attracting 39,000 viewers to CNN’s 32,000, according to Nielsen.
CNN’s ratings defeat to the upstart channel encapsulates the difficulties facing the once-mighty cable news leader, which ousted network boss Chris Licht in June.
The Post has sought comment from CNN.
CNN must be really worried right now.
Honestly, it's gonna feel good to see CNN taken down a notch, but I wonder if NewsNation might be even worse.
Guess we'll just have to wait and see...
