In a move that surprised absolutely no one, CNN has decided to part ways with the dynamic duo of Charles Barkley and Gayle King, effectively axing their show from the network’s lineup.
While some on the liberal spectrum may mourn the loss of this unlikely pairing, others can’t help but wonder what took CNN so long to pull the plug on this train wreck of a program.
Let’s face it, folks—Barkley and King were about as compatible as oil and water. With Barkley’s unfiltered opinions and King’s trademark seriousness, the show often felt like a bizarre cross between a sports commentary and a presidential debate.
It was a recipe for disaster from the start, and CNN finally decided to put an end to the madness.
But don’t shed too many tears for Barkley and King—they’ll be just fine without their ill-fated partnership on CNN. Barkley can go back to doing what he does best: providing colorful commentary on the NBA and making headlines with his off-the-cuff remarks.
And as for King, well, she’ll probably land on her feet somewhere else in the media world, although she would probably be better serving the public sitting and doing nothing.
In the meantime, CNN is left to pick up the pieces and figure out what to do with the gaping hole left by Barkley and King’s departure.
Will they try to fill the void with another odd couple pairing, or will they opt for a more traditional format that makes sense?
Only time will tell, but one thing’s for sure—whatever they decide, it can’t be any worse than what they had with Barkley and King.
In the grand scheme of things, the demise of the Barkley and King show is just another blip on the radar of the ever-chaotic world of cable news.
While CNN may have hoped that this unlikely pairing would bring in viewers and boost ratings, it ultimately proved to be more trouble than it was worth.
This show was just another chapter in the continuing saga of CNN coming up with terrible ideas and praying in a corner that they stick. Anyone who remembers the debacle that was their streaming service can tell you that CNN hasn’t had an idea that would stick in a long time.
Perhaps, if CNN went back to being the organization that it was in the beginning; providing information without being the Democratic Party house organ, maybe they’d have more hits than misses.
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