CNN’s The Lead Plays Crickets Sound Effect to Mock GOP Silence on Trump’s Pushing to Overturn Georgia Election Results

by | Sep 27, 2021 | CNN, Mediate

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CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper played on Monday a sound effect of crickets over Republicans’ silence regarding former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, which he lost.

In kicking off the show, host Jake Tapper talked about Trump’s remarks at a rally over the weekend in Georgia, where he was “not only continuing to push that state to start yet another recount of the 2020 election results despite every previous recount in Georgia showing the same thing, that Joe Biden won.”

“Former President Trump also admitted to the crowd that he had privately pushed the Republican governor, Brian Kemp, to hold a special election,” said Tapper. “Presumably a redo since Trump lost the first one.”

During the Saturday rally, where he lashed out at Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA), Trump said, “I said Brian, you know you have a big election integrity problem in Georgia. I hope you can help us out and call a special election and let’s get to the bottom of it for the good of the country, for the good of the state of Georgia.”

Kemp is up for re-election in 2022.

“It’s quite a claim to make in public considering Trump is already under investigation in Georgia for attempting to subvert democracy by having the Georgia secretary of state ‘find votes for him,’” said Tapper. “And once again, the response from Republican leaders in Washington and across the country?”

Tapper leaned forward and placed his left hand on his left ear as he listened to a sound effect of crickets chirping.

“Crickets. Nothing,” said Tapper. “So Trump continues his campaign of subverting American democracy unabated.”

Watch above, via CNN.

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Cable News Ratings Friday, September 24: The Five Was the Most-Watched Show Every Day Last Week

by | Sep 27, 2021 | CNN, Fox News, Mediate

The Five on Fox News

The Friday cable news ratings are in, and The Five continued its uninterrupted dominance. Every single day last week, the 5 p.m. show was first in the ratings, beating the prime time slates of every other network.

The Five drew 3.02 million total viewers and 363,000 in the advertiser coveted 25-54 demographic. While it placed first in total viewers, The Five was second to their colleague Tucker Carlson in the demo (Tucker Carlson Tonight drew 2.95 million overall and 456,000 in the demo).

The Five was the most-watched show on cable news from Monday through Thursday, beating the usual cable news chart-toppers Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and Rachel Maddow.

Here is a full breakdown of Friday’s cable news ratings by show:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
982		 NEW DAY:
302		 MORNING JOE:
802		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
19		 —
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1310		 NEW DAY:
409		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
110		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1687		 NEW DAY:
507		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1755		 CNN NEWSROOM:
596		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
761		 NATIONAL REPORT:
152		 JAG:
90
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1624		 CNN NEWSROOM:
661		 — — JAG:
128
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1579		 AT THIS HOUR:
607		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
527		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
135
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1774		 INSIDE POLITICS:
711		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
638		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
147		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
209
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
1444		 CNN NEWSROOM:
685		 MTP DAILY:
725		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
297
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
1434		 CNN NEWSROOM:
641		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
729		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
179		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
336
3p STORY, THE:
1620		 CNN NEWSROOM:
682		 — — BLUE BLOODS:
266
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1583		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
707		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1209		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
264		 BLUE BLOODS:
268
5p FIVE, THE:
3021		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
755		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
244		 BLUE BLOODS:
254
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2172		 SITUATION ROOM:
695		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1177		 SPICER & CO:
258		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
113
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
1835		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
793		 REIDOUT:
1175		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
314		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
61
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2950		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
1022		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
1375		 STINCHFIELD:
246		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
47
9p HANNITY:
2556		 CUOMO PRIME TIME:
902		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
2406		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
142		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
54
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2137		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
639		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1493		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
142		 BANFIELD:
65
11p GUTFELD!:
1924		 CNN SPECIAL REPORT:
386		 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS:
974		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
95		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
52

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
176		 NEW DAY:
51		 MORNING JOE:
90		 CONVERSATIONS WITH NANCY:
6		 —
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
195		 NEW DAY:
72		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
22		 —
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
245		 NEW DAY:
96		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
291		 CNN NEWSROOM:
108		 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS:
74		 NATIONAL REPORT:
28		 JAG:
7
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
243		 CNN NEWSROOM:
135		 — — JAG:
8
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
213		 AT THIS HOUR:
116		 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS:
45		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
7
12p OUTNUMBERED:
297		 INSIDE POLITICS:
131		 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS:
68		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
24		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
14
1p AMERICA REPORTS:
262		 CNN NEWSROOM:
127		 MTP DAILY:
85		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
39
2p AMERICA REPORTS:
235		 CNN NEWSROOM:
124		 KATY TUR REPORTS:
95		 AMERICAN AGENDA:
23		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
43
3p STORY, THE:
220		 CNN NEWSROOM:
147		 — — BLUE BLOODS:
38
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
228		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
143		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
99		 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE:
21		 BLUE BLOODS:
22
5p FIVE, THE:
363		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
153		 — CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
19		 BLUE BLOODS:
31
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
291		 SITUATION ROOM:
143		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
112		 SPICER & CO:
21		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
13
7p FOX NEWS PRIMETIME:
278		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
172		 REIDOUT:
137		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
23		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
7
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
456		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
218		 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES:
181		 STINCHFIELD:
36		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
2
9p HANNITY:
350		 CUOMO PRIME TIME:
189		 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW:
300		 CORTES & PELLEGRINO:
18		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
6
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
359		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
147		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
175		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
9		 BANFIELD:
13
11p GUTFELD!:
304		 CNN SPECIAL REPORT:
107		 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS:
137		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
13		 DONLON REPORT, THE:
10

As for the three cable news networks overall, here are the total day averages in total viewers and the 25-54 category.

Total viewers:

CNN: 608,000

Fox News: 1.69 million

MSNBC: 948,000

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 126,000

Fox News: 259,000

MSNBC: 108,000

Here are the prime time averages— encompassing shows which air from 8-11 p.m. — in total viewers and the 25-54 demo.

Total viewers:

CNN: 854,000

Fox News: 2.54 million

MSNBC: 1.75 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 185,000

Fox News: 389,000

MSNBC: 219,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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