CNN not only finished behind rivals Fox and MSNBC, but was the 10th most-watched channel on cable, getting beat by Hallmark, The History Channel and INSP, a South Carolina-based channel founded in the late 1970s by the Christian televangelists. 5 CNN continues to struggle in the ratings, according to the latest figures released by viewer-tracking company Nielsen. MSNBC, the left-leaning cable news channel owned by Comcast, was in third with 1 million prime time viewers for the week. 5 CNN’s audience was smaller than that of INSP, an obscure cable network that plays Western television shows and films. insp.com5 The History Channel also managed to draw larger prime time audiences than CNN, according to Nielsen figures.

Source: CNN January 23, 2024 21:17 UTC