Conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University on September 10th. In the aftermath of his death, The Charlie Kirk Show saw an increase in listenership according to the September podcast rankings from Triton Digital.
During the month, The Charlie Kirk Show finished September in third place on the Top Podcasts By Weekly Average Downloads list from Triton Digital.
That result represented a three-position increase for the show compared to the previous month. The program from Charlie Kirk was the highest mover inside the top 10.
Only NPR News Now and Up First From NPR bested Kirk’s program during September, according to Triton Digital.
The Shawn Ryan Show was the only other news/talk-adjacent show in the top 10 of the rankings, as it fell one position to finish the month in eighth overall.
It would appear as if the increase in listenership to The Charlie Kirk Show affected other conservative podcasts.
In addition to Ryan’s program seeing a decline, shows from Vince Coglianese (-2 positions), Clay Travis and Buck Sexton (-2 positions), Ted Cruz (-1 position), Sean Hannity (-1 position), Mark Simone (-5 positions), and Chris Plante (-5 positions) saw decreases during the month in their rankings compared to August.
In the Top Podcast Networks by Weekly Average Downloads, there were no changes as iHeart Audience Network, NPR, Audacy Podcast Network, Audioboom, and Cumulus Podcast Network earned the top five positions in the rankings, in order.
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