CNN’s new deal with Bill Maher’s ‘Overtime’ is a total waste of time Opinion by vinaymenon
He can’t meditate. Upon closing his eyes, all he’d see is CNN’s ratings. He can’t jog. The failure of CNN Plus would compel him to keep running until he started wheezing in tongues: “Don Lemon pie in the sky chyron ad buy prime time baby Jesus hug me.”
CNN’s latest move? Starting Friday, it will begin airing the “Overtime” segment from HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher.” This is a curious and largely inconsequential move. Unless there is a natural disaster or terrorist attack, the only people watching CNN at 11:30 on a Friday night are insomniacs with dead batteries in the remote.
Is this merely a corporate synergy move? Both CNN and HBO are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The media behemoth also includes, among other stations, Food Network, TNT, HLN, TBS, TLC, WB, HGTV and why am I now imagining a new Sunday show: “Reno Your Kitchen With Anderson Cooper.” Licht told the Los Angeles Times this week that “one of our missions is to restore our reputation as the most trusted name in news.” Adding “Overtime” will not help with that mission. But figuring out why the topical discussions on “Real Time” are such a cultural breath of fresh airWhen “Real Time” started its new season last month, the first three guests on the first episode were conservatives: Bill Barr, Nancy Mace and Andrew Sullivan.Licht is tinkering when he should be reimagining.
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