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Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s new prime-time news show on CNN has been hammered on two fronts, drawing scathing reviews and dismal ratings.
“Parker Spitzer,” which he co-hosts with conservative columnist Kathleen Parker, premiered at 8 p.m. Monday and attracted 454,000 viewers, about the same number that were watching recently fired Rick Sanchez while he was subbing and “turning in CNN’s worst 8 p.m. ratings in three years during that time slot,” Business Insider reported.
In the same time slot, Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” had about 3.1 million viewers on Monday evening, and MSNBC’s “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” had about 1.1 million.
Even Nancy Grace’s show on CNN sister network HLN beat Spitzer’s debut effort with 468,000 viewers, according to Nielsen.
The new show also failed to impress TV critics. The Baltimore Sun’s David Zurawik called the program “a load of obnoxious, self-important noise.”
Inside Cable News said the show “debuts with a colossal thud.”
And David Hinckley of the New York Daily News said the show is “unlikely to quicken viewer pulses, Spitzer’s likability numbers or CNN’s stagnant ratings.”
Democrat Spitzer resigned as governor in March 2008 in the wake of disclosures about his involvement with a prostitution ring.
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