CNN
A major news network where Tucker Carlson previously hosted a show and was pro-war on Iraq before changing his views.
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12/15/2025, 3:13:40 AM
Last Updated
1/8/2026, 4:23:52 AM
Research Retrieved
12/15/2025, 3:14:43 AM
Summary
CNN, or Cable News Network, is a pioneering American multinational news media company, founded on June 1, 1980, by Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld. It was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage in the United States, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. As a division of Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN reaches a global audience through CNN International and licenses its brand to other channels worldwide. Despite its historical significance, CNN has experienced declining viewership and subscriber numbers, with 68.97 million U.S. television households in December 2023, down from 80 million in March 2021. It has also faced criticism regarding perceived political bias and is considered a "legacy asset" grappling with declining relevance amidst the rise of user-generated content platforms and ongoing media consolidation.
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Extracted Attributes
Type
Multinational news media company
Criticism
Perceived left-wing bias, false balance in favor of conservative positions
Full Name
Cable News Network
Global Reach
Over 212 countries and territories
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Digital Presence
Mobile app (iOS, Android), YouTube channel
Viewership (June 2021)
580,000 daily viewers
First 24-hour News Channel
Yes, in the United States
US Subscribers (March 2021)
80 million television households
American Version Availability
Canada, some Caribbean islands
US Subscribers (December 2023)
68.97 million television households
Viewership Decline (June 2021)
49% from previous year
First All-News Television Channel
Yes, in the United States
Basic Cable Network Ranking (2019)
14th
Basic Cable Network Ranking (2021)
11th
Basic Cable Network Ranking (2022)
21st
Timeline
- CNN was founded by Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld, becoming the first television channel to offer 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
1980-06-01
- CNNj in Japan began broadcasting with simultaneous Japanese translation. (Source: Wikipedia)
2003
- CNN ranked 14th among all basic cable networks. (Source: Wikipedia)
2019
- The American domestic version of CNN absorbed international news coverage to reduce programming costs. (Source: Wikipedia)
2019-05
- CNN had 80 million television households as subscribers in the United States. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2021-03
- CNN ranked third in viewership among cable news networks, averaging 580,000 viewers daily, representing a 49% decline from the previous year. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2021-06
- CNN ranked 11th among all basic cable networks. (Source: Wikipedia)
2021
- CNN's ranking among all basic cable networks further declined to 21st. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2022
- CNN had approximately 68.97 million television households as subscribers in the U.S. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2023-12
Wikipedia
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Cable News Network (CNN) is an American multinational news media company and the flagship namesake property of CNN Worldwide, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on June 1, 1980, by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, CNN is the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States. As of December 2023, CNN had 68,974,000 television households as subscribers in the United States. According to Nielsen, down from 80 million in March 2021. In June 2021, CNN ranked third in viewership among cable news networks, behind Fox News and MSNBC, averaging 580,000 viewers throughout the day, down 49% from a year earlier, amid sharp declines in viewers across all cable news networks. While CNN ranked 14th among all basic cable networks in 2019, then jumped to 7th during a major surge for the three largest cable news networks (completing a rankings streak of Fox News at number 5 and MSNBC at number 6 for that year), it settled back to number 11 in 2021 and had further declined to number 21 in 2022. Globally, CNN programming has aired through CNN International, seen by viewers in over 212 countries and territories. Since May 2019, however, the American domestic version has absorbed international news coverage in order to reduce programming costs. The American version, sometimes referred to as CNN (US), is also available in Canada, and some islands in the Caribbean. CNN also licenses its brand and content to other channels, such as CNN-News18 in India. In Japan it broadcasts CNNj which started in 2003, with simultaneous translation in Japanese. CNN has often been subjected to criticism from conservative media and other organizations for having a perceived left-wing bias; conversely, it has also been criticized for false balance in support of conservative positions.
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