Since the well-known liberal commentator left "The Five," the show's ratings have skyrocketed, placing them now at the top spot in cable news with 2,728,000 total viewers.
From Western Journal:
In July, the network fired Geraldo Rivera, one of its most liberal commentators, from their highly rated show “The Five” after tensions grew between Riveria and co-host Greg Gutfeld. Rivera then quit the network in response.
Riveria has since spoken out about the “very toxic” relationship that he had with an unnamed “co-host” on the show, seemingly trying to paint his former employers and colleagues in a bad light.
But despite all the backstage controversy surrounding Riveria’s exit, “The Five” seems to be doing just fine without him. The latest numbers indicate that the show is still at the top of the pecking order.
On Wednesday, TV Newser released the latest viewership numbers for the top cable news channels: Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC.
“The Five” easily came out on top as the number-one show on cable news, with 2,728,000 total viewers, followed by “Watters” with 2,490,000 viewers and “Hannity” with 2,238,000 viewers.
No show on CNN or MSNBC came even close to those numbers.
Well, on the flip side, it seems that Geraldo has been struggling with life since getting fired, and he's been frequently brainstorming on social media about new opportunities for him to get back out there in front of the cameras.
How’s this for a show idea? #TheFour
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) July 25, 2023
(Seriously)
I know it’s derivative, but it’s still a good idea that could competitively run on any cable news channel. An eclectic, diverse quartet of outspoken commentators-including me-covering the great events of the day, running in the…
Talk about pathetic, right?
