It’s no secret CNN has struggled in the ratings in recent years. Now, they’re being mocked by Joe Rogan for his audience being larger than the former cable giant.
During a discussion with comedian Akaash Singh on The Joe Rogan Experience, the comedian asked Rogan what it was like to see CNN air his conversation about the usefulness of medications against COVID-19 in 2021 after he announced he had contracted the virus.
At the time, Rogan accused the network of altering the color of the video clip to make him appear more weakened by the virus than he actually was. CNN denied that accusation and fact-checkers failed to verify the claims.
“That’s crazy if you think you’re going to make me look yellow. The video’s still on my Instagram, you f—ing idiots,” the podcast host said. “Everybody can see what I really looked like.”
However, Rogan said he wasn’t concerned by the coverage from CNN, because he believed in his own audience.
“They didn’t understand that I have way more people that listen to my podcast than they have. Way more,” he said.
Last month, Spotify quietly unveiled podcast metrics that showed The Joe Rogan Experience had nearly 15 million followers. On YouTube, Rogan has more than 16 million subscribers. During the month of March, CNN finished in third place in the cable news ratings behind Fox News and MSNBC. For the month, the network averaged 601,000 viewers in primetime, and 402,000 total day viewers.
