Ashleigh Banfield’s NewsNation Debut Draws Just 17,000 Viewers
Former WGN America’s Monday relaunch averaged only 37,000 primetime viewersTony Maglio and Reid Nakamura | March 2, 2021 @ 2:55 PM Last Updated: March 2, 2021 @ 6:29 PM
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NewsNation relaunched on Monday, not that you would know it from these TV ratings.
According to Nielsen, NewsNation’s first primetime back on the cable airwaves drew just 37,000 total viewers, on average, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. In the key news demo, adults 25-54, the average across those three hours was only 8,000.
It gets worse: Ashleigh Banfield’s new program settled for a mere 17,000 total viewers at 10 p.m., according to Nielsen. Just 5,000 viewers aged 25-54 tuned in to that hour.
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