CNN loses in primetime ratings to the Food Network

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These days, the comedy just writes itself:

You know things are getting bad at your news organization when you’re losing to the Food Network!

What’s more, these numbers are from last week when UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was assassinated, which led to a manhunt for his killer. CNN, a news network, finished 17th in primetime ratings during this news cycle, which is just cringe-level failure.

Despite the busy news cycle, CNN’s bleak audience was smaller than TNT, Food Network, Freeform, Discovery, INSP, Hallmark Mystery, TLC, TBS, History, HGTV, USA, MSNBC, Paramount, Hallmark Channel, ESPN and Fox News.

And for some context on the numbers, let’s compare.

CNN’s primetime lineup of ‘Anderson Cooper 360,’ ‘The Source with Kaitlan Collins’ and ‘CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip’ averaged only 367,000 total viewers from 8-11 p.m. during the week of December 2. By comparison, Fox News Channel averaged 2.5 million total primetime viewers during the same period …

It was even worse for CNN’s primetime lineup among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults age 25-54, as the network managed only 67,000 average demo viewers to finish No. 26 in cable …

Fox News Channel averaged 280,000 demo viewers during primetime last week to crush CNN’s dismal average.