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In article <uvr0f4$27djn$10@dont-email.me>,
 Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

> CNN axed the Charles Barkley and Gayle King primetime talk show after only 
> six months on the air after it failed to generate ratings.

Well, if that's the standard for cancellation, then the entire CNN 
network should be canceled because none of it generates ratings.

> The KING CHARLES SHOW-- co-hosted by sports commentator Barkley and CBS 
> MORNINGS host King-- aired on Wednesday nights and generated worse ratings 
> than reruns of shows like SOUTH PARK and FRIENDS, the New York Post 
> reported.

CNN in general is routinely beaten in ratings by re-runs of GUNSMOKE on 
Me-TV.

As Joe Biden would say, "Not a joke."