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CNN Is Ending John King’s Political Show
2:40 p.m. | Updated The ailing cable news channel CNN on Wednesday announced the end of “John King, USA,” its 6 p.m. political news program.
The program will be replaced at the end of the month by “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” which will expand from two hours to three hours. Mr. Blitzer’s program currently precedes Mr. King’s, beginning at 4 p.m.
Ken Jautz, the executive in charge of CNN, said in an internal memo that the schedule change was made to improve political coverage this year. Mr. King will be the network’s top campaign correspondent for the remainder of the presidential election cycle. He had a similar role during the 2008 presidential election cycle.
“This is John’s seventh presidential campaign, fourth with CNN, and making him available across our programming lineup allows us to better tap his skills and experience, especially on the ground reporting in major battleground states and among critical voting blocs,” said Mr. Jautz, referring to Mr. King.
“John King, USA” was started in the spring of 2010 as a showcase for Mr. King and for CNN’s political news-gathering. It struggled to pick up a loyal audience, mirroring CNN’s problems across the board in relatively quiet news periods.
Death_By_Farts
June 13th, 2012
Of course they are ending it, Cardigan.
Generally when you have a show with only about five viewers, it tends to be a loss.
John King=EPIC FAIL
CNN=EPIC FAIL
Unneutral
June 13th, 2012
Wouldn’t it be more cost effective to cancel CNN?
I don’t know about the most cost effective but it would, in all likelihood, be more socially redeeming.
RANDO
June 13th, 2012
CNN. Pfffft!
pizzago
June 13th, 2012
John King had a show on CNN? I had no idea!
John King
June 13th, 2012
Wow, I’m still alive?
Mary Jane Anklestraps
June 13th, 2012
” It struggled to pick up a loyal audience…”
Yeah, kinda like watching paint dry.
Anonymous
June 13th, 2012
At least it isn’t MSNBC!
fullcirclethinker
June 13th, 2012
Who?
Stirrin the B.S.
June 13th, 2012
I don’t even know who John King is, so in the mind of a liberal, it’s my fault that he’s being cancelled.
michellesbigbeaver
June 13th, 2012
King looks like Rachel Maddow’s big sister….
Granny Flash
June 14th, 2012
Three hours of Wolf Blitzer is supposed to increase ratings. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Nutjob
June 14th, 2012
Looks like Chris Matthews will be picking up 8 more viewers…………the liberals must be elated.
These libtard staterun junk news stations should all just fold and come out with the Network they’ve been dreaming of…..the Barack/MTV/BET/daytimesoap/reality/dancingwiththestars/americasgottalent/theview/survivor news network.
Did I miss anything?
IronyCurtain
June 14th, 2012
They could get better ratings with back to back episodes of Hello Larry and My Mother The Car.
Bob M.
June 14th, 2012
WHO?!?!
Corona
June 14th, 2012
“mirroring CNN’s problems across the board in relatively quiet news periods”
Yes, as quiet as O’s last 3.5 years of embarrassing ‘in your face’ tyranny. The only thing relatively quiet was the MSM.