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Former Fox News host Chris Wallace's new CNN celebrity talk show that featured him belting out tunes
with country darlin' Shania Twain tanked in the ratings during
the show's debut.

The new show, 'Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?' premiered on Sunday night at 7pm,
 but, according to early Nielsen ratings it doesn't look like many people were watching the first episode.



Vie*ership was down a staggering 29% from from the 2022 average for the 7pm time slot EST, according to the latest television ratings from Nielsen Media Research.


Sunday night's program was only watched by 401,000 vie*ers.
And, in the advertiser-coveted demographic-
ages 25 and 54 - only 44,000 of view*rs tuned in,
Nielsen reported. That figure is 64% off of the average for that hour,  reported.   






Former Fox News host Chris Wallace new CNN celebrity talk show, 'Who's Talking
to Chris Wallace?' featured him belting out tunes with country darlin' Shania Twain tanked in the ratings
during the shows debut on Sunday at 7 pm







The legendary broadcaster known for talking politics new talk show revolves around Wallace speaking with high-profile names in the sports, entertainment, arts and culture
industry 







Wallace's new show was slated to air on CNN
plus but the streaming service was halted less than month after its launch, a
decision under the network's new leadership.
Chris Licht (pictured) Chairman and CEO, CNN Worldwide speaks onstage during
the Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront 2022 show at The Theater at
Madison Square Garden May 18, 2022 in NYC


The network attributes the lower rating to dual streaming on HBO Max. The show streams on HBO Max
three days before it airs on CNN and 'it doesn't follow a typical linear
distribution model so its success won't be determined like one,' a source at the network said, the news
outlet reported. 

Both CNN and HBO Max are owned by Warner Bros.
Discovery. 






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'Live domestic TV view*rs represent only a fraction of its intended
audience,' the source said. 

According to a spokesperson for CNN, 'Who's
Talking?' premiered on HBO Max on Friday with three episodes and was promoted throughout the weekend to HBO Max's massive subscriber base,
The New York Post reported. 

They network rep also said that 'CNN view*rs also had the opportunity
to view the best moments from the HBO Max episodes on Sunday night.'

'We're thrilled with the launch and Chris's news-making
interviews,' the spokesperson said.

'Who's Talking?' is also simulcast on CNN International,
reaching an additional 350 million households around
the world.'

The legendary broadcaster, whose father was the late Mike Wallace of '60
Minutes,' had been the host of 'Fox News Sunday,' for decades. 

His new weekday talk show revolves around interviews with
celebrities, and those in sports, entertainment, arts and culture field, and goes beyond politics what Wallace has been known for. 

The show's launch was scheduled to air on CNN+, but the streaming service
was halted less a month — a decision made under the network's new leadership.


Upcoming shows features Wallace interviewing Hollywood
actor and producer Tyler Perry and newly retired Supreme Court
Justice Stephen Breyer.






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York City.







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for black people'









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The merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery, CEO David Zaslav cut
costs at CNN, which has consistently trailed Fox News and MSNBC in the ratings race, a report said.      

Wallace had been at the Fox News Network for
18 years covering some of the biggest political
events in the country, and interviewing US leaders and dignitaries.


Hours after he announced he was leaving Fox News, he issued a
statement saying he was 'honored and delighted to join Jeff Zucker and his great team,
' RadarOnline reported. 

But, when Jeff Zucker got fired from CNN after reportedly having a secret romance with his co-worker, Allison Gollust, Wallace was apparently 'irate,' sources told Wallace's deal was to have
him hosting a weekday interview program on CNN+. 

At the time of Zucker's firing, Wallace was 'second-guessing his decision' to move
networks despite earning a reported annual salary that ran*es between $8-$10 million, the news outlet
reported. 




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