NEW YORK — When CNN gave Chris Cuomo its 9 p.m. ET time slot last June, there was reason to fear it could be a television suicide mission.
After all, that hour is where Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow rule as the most-watched personalities in cable news.
Yet Cuomo’s “Prime Time” quickly established itself as CNN’s most popular program. With 1.64 million viewers in January, the Nielsen company said Cuomo’s show had its best month.
Maddow’s average of 3.25 million viewers gave the MSNBC show bragging rights for January. Nielsen said Hannity had 3.04 million.
The Associated Press
