Comedian takes jab at CNN’s low ratings during New Year’s Eve special
Comedian Whitney Cummings mocked CNN’s low ratings during the channel’s special live coverage of New Year’s Eve.
During an appearance on CNN’s long-running “New Year’s Eve Live With Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen” Tuesday night, Cummings joked about the news channel having a small audience.
“I do shows now with 3,000 people, which is about the viewership of CNN these days,” the comedian said during the show.
Comedian Whitney Cummings shattered CNN’s low viewership ratings during the channel’s New Year’s Eve broadcast. (Getty Images)
Cummings dig This came just two hours before the ball dropped in New York City’s Times Square on Tuesday evening. She softened the blow and added: “Not this show, though. All eyes are on this show.”
The hosts, Bravo’s Andy Cohen and longtime CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, appeared to be taking Cummings’ jab in stride. “Nice, nice,” Cooper responded with a laugh, while Cohen said: “You’re all fiery today.”
Cooper continued to play together, and he and Cohen reported that he and Cohen toured together that had audiences similar in size to Cummings’ tour. “We loved 3,000 people,” he said.
The comedian’s joke was definitely aimed at the ratings-challenged network, Who lost A large segment of viewers after the victory of President-elect Donald Trump.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 31: Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper host CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage in the rain in Times Square on December 31, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Craig T. Frochtman/WireImage) (Craig T. Frochtman/Contributor)
In the two weeks following Trump’s win, CNN saw double-digit percentage declines across the board in key metrics, losing 33% of total viewers compared to 2024 averages, losing 39% in the demo and 36% of its already small primetime audience.
During the first week of December, CNN’s primetime shows “Anderson Cooper 360,” “The Source with Kaitlan Collins” and “CNN Newsnight with Abby Phillip” averaged just 367,000 viewers an hour 8 to 11 pm. By comparison, Fox News Channel averaged 2.5 viewers. million viewers in prime time during the same period.
These numbers placed CNN at No. 17 among cable stations’ prime-time listings that week. Food Network The prime-time show saw a larger audience during the same period.
Elsewhere during an appearance on CNN, Cummings criticized the entertainment industry for lecturing Americans.
The comedian toasts CNN on Don shooting a lemon when he was shown a shot on New Year’s Eve
Whitney Cummings (Getty Images)
When asked about her new hosting gig for streaming service Max of a “Friends”-themed trivia show, “Fast Friends,” and whether she was a fan of the legendary 90s sitcom, she replied: “You know what, I’m a fan of the ’90s sitcom, too.” Fans of entertainment that just entertains, there’s this new thing where Hollywood has to do everything, like lecturing people on how to vote and making them feel guilty about global warming.
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“It’s just a fun show, there’s no creepiness. It’s just warm and wholesome,” the comedian added.
