CNN Ends Its Primetime Charles Barkley Experiment After 6 Months
King Charles, the weekly primetime show co-hosted by NBA legend Charles Barkley and CBS morning anchor Gayle King, has finished its limited series run at six months.
The brainchild of deposed CNN chief Chris Licht, the Wednesday night chatfest failed to gain any traction with viewers and was one of the least-watched primetime weeknight shows in cable news. The program’s premiere last November was actually the lowest-rated primetime weeknight series debut for the network in at least a decade, according to Nielsen.
Airing at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday nights, King Charles hoped to build on the rapport between Barkley and King. Besides having them comment on current events and general news, the show also featured viewer call-ins and sit-down interviews with celebrities and politicians.