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Dulcinea

(9,597 posts)
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 06:43 AM Wednesday

Bari Weiss's CBS Erika Kirk Town Hall Falters In the Ratings, Way Behind Kirk's Fox News Appearances

(Mediaite) A town hall between CBS Editor in Chief Bari Weiss and Erika Kirk stumbled in the ratings, falling far behind Kirk’s appearances on Fox News.

The heavily-promoted Saturday town hall drew 1.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen data. That represents an 11% decline for the year-to-date average for that hour of 8 pm EST. It also marked a 41% decline in the key demo of 25-54, bringing in 265,000.

It wasn’t all bad news for CBS. The drawing marked a 32% increase in season-to-date ratings in the time period, as well as a 19% upward shot in the 25-54 demo.

https://www.mediaite.com/media/bari-weisss-cbs-erika-kirk-town-hall-falters-in-the-ratings-way-behind-kirks-fox-news-appearances/

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Bari Weiss's CBS Erika Kirk Town Hall Falters In the Ratings, Way Behind Kirk's Fox News Appearances (Original Post) Dulcinea Wednesday OP
Bari Weiss is quite the visionary, if she doesn't have to see past her own nose. mdbl Wednesday #1
No one likes Bari except for the sycophants she hires and maybe the billionaires she sucks up to. nt ihaveaquestion Wednesday #4
Erika Kirk too LessAspin Friday #8
Her nose is too far up Trump's ass to see daylight durablend Wednesday #7
Bari came off as just another pedo Trump sycophant Farmer-Rick Wednesday #2
Jimmy Kimmel dubbed her the Merry Widow BonnieJW Wednesday #6
I managed about 10 minutes LittleGirl Wednesday #3
Amanda Seyfried LessAspin Wednesday #5
Cynthia Erivo LessAspin Friday #9

ihaveaquestion

(4,366 posts)
4. No one likes Bari except for the sycophants she hires and maybe the billionaires she sucks up to. nt
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 02:15 PM
Wednesday

LessAspin

(1,773 posts)
8. Erika Kirk too
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 12:34 PM
Friday

Apparently people aren't flocking to hear Erika Kirk either.




Who knew a couple of pandering opportunists would make for bad TV 📺📉

Farmer-Rick

(12,407 posts)
2. Bari came off as just another pedo Trump sycophant
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:56 PM
Wednesday

And Erika sounded crazy. Erica really needs to get some counseling for her grief instead of parading across every right wing propaganda channel.

Beri was so fawning, kissing up delicately to Erika. Bari sounding more like pedo Trump's press secretary than an interviewer; giving the crazy woman every chance to spout every right wing talking point.

What a shitty little circus act.

BonnieJW

(3,077 posts)
6. Jimmy Kimmel dubbed her the Merry Widow
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 02:48 PM
Wednesday

She flits from show to show, in heavy makeup, using her widowhood for her big break into tv

LittleGirl

(8,939 posts)
3. I managed about 10 minutes
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 01:31 PM
Wednesday

And switched stations and have no regrets. I got to see that question that caused her to flounder and that was good enough for me. Bye!

LessAspin

(1,773 posts)
5. Amanda Seyfried
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 02:27 PM
Wednesday

In a media landscape increasingly filled with the Bari Weisses and Erika Kirks of the world 🌎

Be an Amanda Seyfried



https://www.democraticunderground.com/103726066

Thanks for posting this

LessAspin

(1,773 posts)
9. Cynthia Erivo
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 04:29 PM
Friday


Total aside and way off the topic..

The Hollywood Reporter had this piece with an actress roundtable..

It was interesting because it included Amanda Seyfried and Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo last year threw some shade at Amanda Seyfried about her audition for Wicked .. albeit not by name.

Here's the piece
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/cynthia-erivo-jennifer-lawrence-drama-actress-roundtable-1236451607/

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