It is odd and leaves out some of what actually happened. CNN is still the #1 draw on basic cable. What actually happened is that the boost they got in viewers

It is odd and leaves out some of what actually happened. CNN is still the #1 draw on basic cable. What actually happened is that the boost they got in viewership from the pandemic is starting to roll off. And, of course, younger people care a lot less about any cable TV content, so there's a long-term roll off too. It's a few months old, but this AdWeek story is more clear: https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/q2-21-ratings-cnn-is-one-of-cables-most-watched-networks-but-sees-ratings-fall-to-pre-pandemic-levels/481906/ https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/q2-21-ratings-cnn-is-one-of-...