I didn't find CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip to be "embarrassing" or "discrediting" to the network as a whole. I found it compelling and interesting, despite its flaws and problems.
"Your show is not good. It is not smart or sharp. It is preening and often deeply ignorant. And at least you won't have to waste your producer's time by continuing to try to get me on your show, which you've tried to do repeatedly."
Every time I start to lapse into the mindset that I’d better check in on the news, I remind myself that there is plenty of other material to take its place.