Remember that time nobody asked you to prom, and your mom was like, "It's totally normal not to get asked to prom, honey," and you were like, "Thanks ma," but deep inside you were still weeping?
Yeah that's what's happening to Don Lemon right now:
Despite heavy promotion from the network, "CNN This Morning's" first show drew a mere 387,000 viewers and averaged 71,000 viewers in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic, according to Nielsen ratings. ...
No show across CNN, MSNBC and Fox News ranked lower than [Don] Lemon's program on Tuesday. ...
When asked about the poor debut, a spokesman from CNN said: "There's not a morning show on television today that was a ratings success on day one. Reporting on ratings failures or successes of an entirely new program after a single day is absurd and cheap."
The rep added: "That's not the way this works. We're entirely focused on developing a smart, compelling and relevant show that's already having outsized impact. Anyone pushing an alternative narrative knows what a threat this talent lineup is."
"That's not the way this works....threat lineup....ratings success..." OOF. Rough stuff here!
CNN to Don Lemon after his ratings completely fail to rise:
