Thanks for the history, Lee.
Now CNN and the nightly news has become the subject jokes, satires and tabloids. Interestingly enough, this falls under the category of the Seven Degrees of Kevin Bacon. In the movie Anchorman 2 Harrison Ford plays a small part as a retiring network anchorman. Ron Burgundy goes to work at a new concept in news, a 24 hour news station called GNN.
Personally, I don't care what station is showing a program. Depending on the subject matter, if the show is of interest to me and I am aware of it, I'll watch it. They don't know if I tune in or not. Recently, I have caught a few episodes of Strange Inheritance on CNN. I find that oddly interesting. To me there is no connection between news and that program.
Actually, I never watch the network stations or the local news. If I want to know the news, weather, etc. I turn on the radio. The programming is mindless drivel and the commercials are worse. PBS is the exception.
End of speech. I will get down from my soapbox.