Opinion: This Is the Worst Show on Cable Television

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While I no longer work full-time in cable TV, I still follow the ups (and mostly) downs of the industry. It was my life for many years. I still have lots of friends in that world. And old habits die hard.

And that’s why the recent news of a “ratings boost” for CNN left me profoundly depressed. Not because CNN is doing well, but because of the reason, per AdWeek, that CNN is doing so well: The success of CNN NewsNight With Abby Phillip.

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