A very pensive Anderson Cooper wonders where his viewers went
Hey, get your mind out of the gutter, pal. We’re talking about the latest cable news ratings here.
Here’s how Business Insider tells the tale of Cooper’s precipitous decline:
The respected CNN anchor has seen his numbers slip significantly through the past year. His 10 p.m. show, “Anderson Cooper 360,” has declined 62% in total viewers and 70% in adults 25-54 from November 2008, according to Nielsen figures.
Last month, in Cooper’s time slot, Fox News’ “On the Record” attracted an average viewership of 1.9 million while “360″ averaged 672,000; repeats of MSNBC’s “Countdown” and HLN’s Nancy Grace show averaged 655,000 and 458,000, respectively.
What’s the cause of Cooper’s decline? The Business Insider speculates:
So what happened? Let’s see: There’s no presidential election to ramp up ratings; there’s heavy competition from centrist CNN’s noisier rivals (see: Fox News, the No. 1 cable news channel); there’s people catching up on DVR-ed TV shows in the late evening; then there’s the loss of Lou Dobbs in the 7 p.m. anchor chair, among other possible factors.
Oddly enough, the Business Insider concludes with a decidedly unbusinesslike recommendation:
Work those blue eyes, Coop!
Our recommendation would be slightly different:
Wear a short skirt, Coop. It seems to work over at Fox.
Source: Business Insider
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actually-he should just come out of the closet and he will gain the gblt community in a heartbeat. he is just a chickenshit that’s all! I love it. I love the fact that CNN is destroyed-and the only 2 real brains at CNN have jumped ship…and now that comcast has bought NBC-lets watch for them to shake things up over at MSLSD-and dump olbersissy, rachel “my penis is bigger than yours” and Ed-I never miss a meal-shultz!
CNN is centrist?
cnn put a gag on lou dobbs, but it allows rick sanchez to do his photo of the day in spainish, plus he will speak spainish on his show. people are more worried about 2 people getting into w-house illegally,but no is concerned about the thousands of illegals crossing our border each day.just makes me wonder?