CNN honcho Chris Licht’s decision to move Jake Tapper to primetime in a last-ditch effort to save the struggling network backfired. Despite having an exclusive interview with President Joe Biden on the heels of accusations that the feds are closing in on his son, Hunter, Tapper failed to deliver, with his show coming in LAST place against his competitors, RadarOnline.com can report.
CNN Tonight with Jake Tapper failed to reach one million viewers, a hard pill to swallow for Licht. Fox News blew its 9 PM timeslot competitors out of the water with its primetime hit Hannity.
The show, hosted by Sean Hannity, tripled the number of eyeballs that Tapper collected with his Biden one-on-one, bringing in a whopping 2.6 million viewers for the hour.
Hannity more than tripled Tapper’s weak debut, revealed early overnight ratings data compiled by Nielsen.
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