Brian Stelter’s CNN Reliable Sources Debut Ratings Are Here…

Former New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter made his official debut as host of CNN’s Reliable Sources Sunday, drawing 118K viewers in the 25-54 demo and 400K total viewers. The demo rating marked a 10% drop from the rest of 4th quarter 2013, while the show was down 9% in total viewers.

The show was down even further compared to the three times Stelter guest-hosted the show since Howard Kurtz’s departure, with a 13% drop in the demo and a 17% decrease in total viewers.

During the same 11am ET hour Sunday, Kurtz’s MediaBuzz on Fox more than doubled Stelter’s ratings with 239K in the demo and 960K total.

[photo via screengrab]

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