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The Source with Kaitlan Collins Struggles for CNN During Debut Week

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The Source with Kaitlan Collins Struggles for CNN During Debut Week

The Source with Kaitlan Collins, CNN’s new weeknight news discussion program, made its debut on Monday, July 10 in the 9 p.m. hour. The former CNN This Morning co-host has been the network’s recent rising star, just as her fellow Morning anchor Don Lemon had gotten the boot this past spring.

On May 10, she was the moderator of the infamous and controversial Donald Trump town hall that garnered well over three million viewers. Shortly thereafter, Collins transitioned to hosting its 9 p.m. program CNN Primetime, in the network’s hopes to capitalize on her notable ascension.

The debut of The Source with Kaitlan Collins on July 10 posted 540,000 viewers including 83,000 within the key 25-54 demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research. This placed well behind its time slot competition, MSNBC’s Maddow (2.406 million viewers/231,000 adults 25-54) and Fox News Channel’s Hannity (1.951 million viewers/188,000 adults 25-54), although CNN placing third in that hour is not uncommon.

While The Source would garner slightly better figures as the month of July rolled on, it still lagged behind what CNN Primetime had delivered in the previous month:

June 5-6: 634,000 viewers; 127,000 adults 25-54

June 14-16: 592,000 viewers; 114,000 adults 25-54

June 20-23: 764,000 viewers; 188,000 adults 25-54

June 26-30: 646,000 viewers; 144,000 adults 25-54

“CNN Primetime” June 2023 (14 nights): 666,000 viewers; 148,000 adults 25-54

July 10-14: 551,000 viewers; 104,000 adults 25-54

July 17-21: 564,000 viewers; 110,000 adults 25-54

July 24-28: 560,000 viewers; 113,000 adults 25-54

“The Source” July 2023 (15 nights): 558,000 viewers; 109,000 adults 25-54

July 2023 vs. June 2023: -16 percent in viewers; -26 percent in adults 25-54

The declines are significant (especially on the demo side), yet understandable since the month of June was much more news-heavy, with CNN’s coverage of another Trump indictment, the Titanic submersible tragedy, and several other Republican candidate town halls.

Within its first fifteen broadcasts, the adults 25-54 delivery of CNN’s The Source topped MSNBC’s Alex Wagner Tonight five times and tied FNC’s Hannity once during the 9 p.m. hour.

For its opening week (July 10-14), the 1 a.m. rebroadcast of The Source with Kaitlan Collins averaged 260,000 viewers and 54,000 adults 25-54.

Cable news averages for July 10-16, 2023:

Total Day (July 10-16 @ 6 a.m.-5:59 a.m.)

  • Fox News Channel: 1.078 million viewers; 120,000 adults 25-54
  • MSNBC: 0.730 million viewers; 72,000 adults 25-54
  • CNN: 0.411 million viewers; 72,000 adults 25-54
  • Newsmax: 0.165 million viewers; 14,000 adults 25-54
  • HLN: 0.148 million viewers; 34,000 adults 25-54
  • CNBC: 0.120 million viewers; 27,000 adults 25-54
  • Fox Business Network: 0.110 million viewers; 16,000 adults 25-54
  • The Weather Channel: 0.096 million viewers; 20,000 adults 25-54
  • NewsNation: 0.053 million viewers; 12,000 adults 25-54

Prime Time (July 10-15 @ 8-11 p.m.; July 16 @ 7-11 p.m.)

  • Fox News Channel: 1.473 million viewers; 130,000 adults 25-54
  • MSNBC: 1.171 million viewers; 105,000 adults 25-54
  • CNN: 0.503 million viewers; 89,000 adults 25-54
  • Newsmax: 0.262 million viewers; 23,000 adults 25-54
  • NewsNation: 0.093 million viewers; 17,000 adults 25-54

Top 10 most-watched cable news programs (and the top programs of other outlets with their respective associated ranks) in total viewers:

1. The Five (FOXNC, Tue. 7/11/2023 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.635 million viewers

2. The Five (FOXNC, Mon. 7/10/2023 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.572 million viewers

3. The Five (FOXNC, Thu. 7/13/2023 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.499 million viewers

4. The Five (FOXNC, Fri. 7/14/2023 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.485 million viewers

5. Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC, Mon. 7/10/2023 9:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.406 million viewers

6. The Five (FOXNC, Wed. 7/12/2023 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.370 million viewers

7. Jesse Watters Primetime (FOXNC, Tue. 7/11/2023 7:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.235 million viewers

8. Jesse Watters Primetime (FOXNC, Mon. 7/10/2023 7:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.194 million viewers

9. Hannity (FOXNC, Wed. 7/12/2023 9:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.090 million viewers

10. Jesse Watters Primetime (FOXNC, Wed. 7/12/2023 7:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.059 million viewers

155. Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, Thu. 7/13/2023 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.799 million viewers

391. Forensic Files (HLN, late Mon. 7/10/2023 1:00 AM, 30 min.) 0.316 million viewers

440. Kudlow (FBN, Wed. 7/12/2023 4:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.264 million viewers

497. Fast Money Halftime Report (CNBC, Tue. 7/11/2023 12:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.228 million viewers

557. Cuomo “Chris Christie/Geraldo Rivera” (NWSN, Thu. 7/13/2023 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.198 million viewers

562. America’s Weekend Headquarters (TWC, Sat. 7/15/2023 9:00 AM, 60 min.) 0.197 million viewers

Top 10 cable news programs (and the top  programs of other outlets with their respective associated ranks) among adults 25-54:

1. The Five (FOXNC, Thu. 7/13/2023 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.267 million adults 25-54

2. Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC, Mon. 7/10/2023 9:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.231 million adults 25-54

3. The Five (FOXNC, Mon. 7/10/2023 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.227 million adults 25-54

4. The Five (FOXNC, Fri. 7/14/2023 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.222 million adults 25-54

5. The Five (FOXNC, Tue. 7/11/2023 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.221 million adults 25-54

6. Gutfeld! (FOXNC, Mon. 7/10/2023 11:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.220 million adults 25-54

7. The Five (FOXNC, Wed. 7/12/2023 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.218 million adults 25-54

8. Gutfeld! (FOXNC, Wed. 7/12/2023 11:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.217 million adults 25-54

9. The Faulkner Focus (FOXNC, Thu. 7/13/2023 11:00 AM, 60 min.) 0.212 million adults 25-54

10. Gutfeld! (FOXNC, Tue. 7/11/2023 11:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.209 million adults 25-54

32. The Source with Kaitlan Collins (CNN, Tue. 7/11/2023 9:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.168 million adults 25-54

161. Forensic Files (HLN, late Mon. 7/10/2023 12:30 AM, 30 min.) 0.102 million adults 25-54

303. America’s Weekend Headquarters (TWC, Sat. 7/15/2023 9:00 AM, 60 min.) 0.071 million adults 25-54

408. Closing Bell “Overtime” (CNBC, Tue. 7/11/2023 4:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.055 million adults 25-54

590. Banfield (NWSN, Wed. 7/12/2023 10:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.034 million adults 25-54

648. Kudlow (FBN, Tue. 7/11/2023 4:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.029 million adults 25-54

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

Nickelodeon Super Bowl Broadcast Likely Start of Trend for Game

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Nickelodeon Super Bowl Broadcast Likely Start of Trend for Game

After a previously successful run of NFL games the last two seasons, Super Bowl LVIII is coming to kids network Nickelodeon. It will be the first time an alternate broadcast of the NFL’s championship game is available.

Parent company Paramount and CBS Sports announced Tuesday that the big game would be carried on Nick in February. Like the three other instances, the Super Bowl on Nickelodeon will feature separate graphics and incorporate many of the network’s well-known personalities, as well as Nick’s famous slime.

Thanks to the current media rights deal negotiated in 2021 between the NFL and its partners, the door will be open for Disney, FOX and NBC to develop their own alternate Super Bowl feeds in the future. Imagine Peyton and Eli Manning doing the ManningCast on ESPN and Pat McAfee and company with their own dedicated feed on ESPN2 as available options, in addition to Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on ABC, for Super Bowl LX in 2026.

“In Year 1 of our new long-term deal with the NFL, we continue to maximize the potential of our expanded distribution rights and further unlock the value of the league,” said Paramount president and CEO Bob Bakish to Front Office Sports.

As FanDuel, DraftKings Consolidate Betting Market, Smaller Books Opportunity in Niches

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As FanDuel, DraftKings Consolidate Betting Market, Smaller Books Opportunity in Niches

The gambling space has proven to be a difficult nut to crack for sportsbooks outside the big four of FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM and Caesars Sportsbook. FOX knows this well as it announced its FOX Bet operation would be shutting down.

But smaller operators able to get their products in front of bettors have found that there is a way to survive. It just doesn’t involve going head-to-head with the likes of FanDuel or DraftKings, which dominate both ad spending and US marketshare.

Reporting by Axios indicates that smaller sportsbooks are leaning into niches. The reporting used Betr as an example. Betr relies on influencer marketing and its platform focuses on pick’em style daily fantasy games in addition to microbetting.

Can another player in the sportsbook space break through? It’s possible. Fanatics is inching closer to a nationwide launch of its betting platform. The company acquired PointsBet’s U.S. operations in July, giving Fanatics a leg up in addition to its merchandising partnerships with virtually every pro sports league in the country.

Pac-12 Schools Don’t Reach Agreement on Media Rights Proposal

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With less than a year now until the end of the current Pac-12 media rights deal, the clock is ticking on the conference’s future.

Commissioner George Kliavkoff met with leaders from member schools on Tuesday and presented details of a potential new deal, but no agreement was reached.

The conference is skating on thin ice. USC and UCLA will be members of the Big Ten, and Colorado decided to return to the Big 12 in 2024. There were rumors that the Pac-12 was trying to lure San Diego State and SMU into the fray to fill the gap left by SC and UCLA, but that seems to hinge on the completion of this media rights deal.

San Diego State has since committed to playing another year in the Mountain West, and SMU remains in the American Athletic Conference.

The Pac-12 has been working on a new media rights deal since last year. As the Big Ten and the SEC, and then the Big 12, all announced new contracts, the Pac-12 has sputtered along.

It’s believed that the parameters of a deal presented by Kliavkoff on Tuesday involved a heavy streaming component from Apple. But Amazon and other linear TV networks have been connected to talks. Additionally, the money paid out to the schools was less than what school presidents had wanted, but it’s estimated that figure would rise over additional years.

ESPN Reportedly ‘Views Colin Cowherd as the Answer’ to ESPN Radio Problems

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ESPN Reportedly ‘Views Colin Cowherd as the Answer’ to ESPN Radio Problems

Can FOX hang on to Colin Cowherd? The answer to that may depend on how much longer Cowherd wants to do his radio show and would he do something he has already done before.

Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports reports that ESPN would like to bring The Herd star back to the network.

“The brass in Bristol views Cowherd as the answer to their struggling ratings on ESPN Radio, said sources,” writes McCarthy.

Cowherd spent ten years at ESPN before being recruited to join FS1 and FOX Sports Radio. A source told McCarthy that Cowherd’s ratings are high and he is low-maintenance for his bosses. Re-signing him should be a no-brainer for FOX.

Both FOX and ESPN declined to comment on McCarthy’s report. 

Cowherd’s current deal with FOX expires in 2025. He would be 61 years old by then. Whether or not he would want to continue doing a radio show at that point may have a lot to do with the growth of his podcast network The Volume.

ESPN has courted Colin Cowherd for a reunion once before. Cowherd says that the last time his contract was set to expire, a network executive kicked the tires on bringing him back.

Cowherd also fits the mold of what ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro values. He is a big star with an established following. He is very much in the same mold as Pat McAfee, Stephen A. Smith, and the network’s other stars.

Nicole Auerbach Joins NBC as College Football Insider

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Nicole Auerbach Joins NBC as College Football Insider

Nicole Auerbach is headed to NBC. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that she will be the network’s new college football insider.

This is an addition for Auerbach. She will continue in her current roles with The Athletic, SiriusXM and Big Ten Network.

With the addition of Big Ten football this season, NBC is airing more college football than ever before. Auerbach will be a part of the network’s new B1G College Countdown with Maria Taylor, Matt Cassel, Joshua Perry, Michael Robinson and Ahmed Fareed. She will also make appearances on other NBC platforms throughout the week.

Insiders are big business for pregame shows. The trend has extended to college football in recent years with ESPN employing Pete Thamel and Bruce Feldman working for FOX.

Auerbach has been writing for The Athletic since 2017. Prior to that, she was with USA Today. She has been with Big Ten Network since 2014. She was names National Sports Writer of the Year by the NSMA in 2020.

Mike Breen ‘Surprised’ To See ESPN Break Up Top NBA Booth

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Mike Breen ‘Surprised’ To See ESPN Break Up Top NBA Booth

Mike Breen is sad. It’s understandable. After calling fifteen NBA Finals alongside Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, the team has been broken up.

“You don’t expect it, because it was such a great team and to have it completely broken up was a surprise,” he told Andrew Marchand following ESPN’s decision to cut Jackson with two years left on his contract. The move came weeks after Van Gundy had been let go as part of ESPN’s talent layoffs.

It has been reported that ESPN will partner Breen with Doris Burke and Doc Rivers as its new top play-by-play crew for the NBA. He declined to comment 0n the rumors.

Instead, he wants to shine the spotlight on Van Gundy and Jackson. He calls them his brothers, noting that they have known each other dating back to the 90s when Van Gundy was coaching Jackson as a member of the New York Knicks and Breen was calling the team’s games on the radio.

“Now, we’re going to be friends until the day we die. Those guys taught me so much about what I know about the NBA,” he said. “I’ve learned more from those two than anybody. But they’ve also taught me about stuff that has nothing to do with basketball. I look up to both of them because not just their talents as broadcasters, but the kind of men they are. I just feel so privileged to have that time.”

He added that the way Van Gundy and Jackson have handled news of their dismissals have been particularly inspiring. He highlighted how genuine the note that Mark Jackson posted on social media was and added that Van Gundy, who is not on social media, has been just as gracious in private.

“They were the dream partners,” Breen said. “All the accomplishments were because of what we did together. I really do feel personally any success I had was because I had those two guys next to me. They just provided everything you would want in analysts. They’re smart. They’re funny. They’re knowledgeable about their sport. They’re opinionated. They love their sport, but are not afraid to criticize. They just had a little bit of everything.”

Emily Finn Promoted to National Correspondent at NewsNation

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NewsNation producer Emily Finn has been elevated to national correspondent for the network.

“It’s been an absolute privilege working with this amazing team as a producer for the past two years, and I am incredibly grateful for this new opportunity to connect directly with all of our viewers through the camera lens,” Finn wrote in a tweet Tuesday.

“If you’re not already watching NewsNation, you’re missing out.”

After joining NewsNation, Finn has sporadically worked as a reporter and anchor before being officially elevated to her current national correspondent role.

Finn — a graduate of Central Michigan University — joined NewsNation in 2021 after serving as a weekend morning news anchor for One American News for just under two years.

Fox News Should Be Liable For Thousands of COVID-19 Deaths

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Fox News Should Be Liable For Thousands of COVID-19 Deaths

It is time for a class action suit charging Fox News with killing its own viewers. It convinced too many of them vaccines are deadly, COVID-19 is not, and masks are for sheep.

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association by Yale researchers found that after vaccines became available the COVID death rate was 43% higher among Republicans in the 2 states they examined, Florida and Ohio.

NBC News went on to report that in 2021, Trump counties nationwide reported 38% of the COVID deaths, while Biden voting counties reported 24% of the total deaths.

The bottom line: disinformation kills. And ironically, the people dying are their own viewers. This wasn’t “owning the libs”, this was killing conservatives. Another study by Political Communication showed a direct link between Fox News and vaccine misinformation.

“Fox coverage was more significant than that of other cable and mainstream sources, and is associated with increased negative public vaccine sentiment”, the study claimed. By 2022, more than 230,000 unvaccinated Americans died unnecessarily.

Further research by ETH Zurich found “there is an association between higher Fox News viewership and lower vaccinations”.

The biggest offender was Fox’s most popular host, Tucker Carlson. Over and over he preached “natural immunity “ without mentioning that to get there millions must first die. Even now that Carlson was sacrificed to the Gods of liability called on by Dominion voting systems, the COVID misinformation continues. Fox anchors immediately jumped to the “danger of vaccination “ upon the sudden and tragic cardiac arrest of Bronny James, son of LeBron.

Both Laura Ingraham and Martha McCallum linked his medical emergency to the vaccine despite no medical link from his doctors. Neither pointed out the very relevant fact that this particular type of cardiac arrest is an extremely rare side effect. It affects 0.01% of the COVID vaccinated.

And perhaps more importantly, the likelihood of suffering cardiac arrest is considerably higher from contracting COVID than it is from the vaccine. In other words, if you are worried about a heart attack, get the vaccine to avoid COVID.

These findings were framed politically by Chuck Todd on Sunday’s Meet the Press. While the program deserves credit for highlighting the latest Yale study, Todd reported that perhaps Republicans had done themselves a disservice by spreading COVID among their voters which could lead to defeat in the close presidential races to come in Georgia and Arizona. True, but not the point here.

This should not be viewed as it is by many in social media, who are reacting with smug glee and boastful memes featuring Charles Darwin.

These are human lives. Humans who trusted a network that falsely pretends to be a news source often admitting when pressed legally that it’s not. Where is the accountability? It can only be in the courts. Out there today is a loved one whose father, mother, brother, sister, or child died following the advice of right-wing media.

If the Dominion taught us anything, it’s that words and lies matter. Tucker Carlson found out the hard way by losing his job and Fox should be reminded 787.5 million more times.

NewsNation Hosting Town Hall with Vivek Ramaswamy

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NewsNation has announced it will hold its first Republican town hall event with 2024 Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

Ramaswamy will appear on the network on Monday, August 14th for the 9:00 PM ET event. An encore presentation will air at 12:00 AM ET on Tuesday, August 15th.

Ramaswamy will answer questions from a live audience from the NewsNation studios in Chicago, with additional questions provided by viewers from New Hampshire and Iowa.

NewsNation anchor Leland Vittert will moderate the town hall. A special edition of Cuomo will follow the 90-minute event.

The event will mark the second town hall produced by the network. In June, NewsNation hosted Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a town hall moderated by Elizabeth Vargas.

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