King Charles (news program)
| King Charles | |
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| Genre | News |
| Presented by | Gayle King and Charles Barkley |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CNN |
| Release | November 29, 2023 – April 10, 2024 |
King Charles was an American news discussion show broadcast on Wednesday evenings by CNN, and globally on CNN International. Premiering on November 29, 2023, the program was hosted by Gayle King and Charles Barkley. King is a co-host of CBS Mornings and Barkley is a panelist on Inside the NBA, which is also produced by CNN's parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.
History
The first episode drew 501,000 viewers which was the lowest-rated program of the three major cable news networks and 140,000 less than the debut of NewsNight the previous month; it is also CNN's lowest-rated debut in a decade.[1] The second episode garnered 466,000 viewers, including 115,000 in the 25–54 age demographic.[2] On the April 10 broadcast, the hosts announced that the show would be the final episode.[3] According to CNN, the show was planned as a limited series to begin with and they decided not to extend the length of it afterwards. [4]
References
- ↑ Johnson, Ted (November 30, 2023). "CNN's 'King Charles' Debuts To 501,000 Viewers". Deadline. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedWashingtonPost - ↑ "Charles Barkley teases staff as 'King Charles' hosts wrap up season". CNN. April 11, 2024. Archived from the original on April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ↑ Johnson, Ted (April 15, 2024). "CNN's 'King Charles' Ends Its Run With No Plans To Extend Limited Series". Deadline. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
