CNN's decline: losing viewers due to leftist drift

More than half of its viewers tune in less frequently. 2022 was a complicated year due to the failure of CNN+ and the departure of important members.

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Alejandro Baños

8 de enero, 2023

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CNN is going downhill. According to a survey by McLaughlin & Associates, more than half of its viewers (54%) stated that they tune in to the network less and less frequently, while only 13.5% indicated that they use it more than before.

The main reason is because of its increasingly left-wing drift. This was reported by 61% of those who said they consumed the channel's content less frequently. By political ideology, Fifty two percent of those who supported this conclusion consider themselves progressive.

CNN had a difficult 2022: its streaming service CNN+ failed shortly after its launch and well-known members of the network such as Chris Cuomo, Jeffrey Toobin and Brian Stelter left the network.

In an interview with the New York Times, CEO of CNN Chris Licht expressed his concern about the deterioration of the network:

The uninformed vitriol, especially from the left, has been stunning. Which proves my point: so much of what passes for news is name-calling, half-truths and desperation.