Gayle King and Charles Barkley’s show ends with low ratings months after CNN employees were fired before King signed a multi-million dollar deal with the network

The CNN talk show hosted by Gayle King and Charles Barkley ended last week after low ratings and months after several employees were laid off.

Many people doubted the odd couple of the duo in “King Charles”, which has released 18 episodes since its premiere on November 29, 2023, with the last one airing on April 10.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, a CNN representative claimed that their show was at all times intended to be a limited series ending in spring 2024.

“As we announced at its premiere last fall, the limited run of ‘King Charles’ has come to an end and was a great addition to CNN’s lineup,” the article reads. statement. “With the youngest, richest and most diverse P2+ audience in cable news.”

Barkley is a former NBA star who serves as co-host of the Emmy-winning show “Inside the NBA” on TNT. King hosts “CBS Mornings,” and as RadarOnline previously reported, CNN employees were laid off months before King signed a $12 million salary to host the show with Barkley.

“Everyone was told there was no money and yet they managed to scrape together the cash to pay Gayle King” – source he said departure. “He is incredibly tone-deaf and rude to the hard-working people who have been toiling away here for years!”

King and Barkley ended “King Charles” by noting that it would not be the last time the duo worked together.

“We want to thank you for joining us tonight.” he said King. “This is our last performance in our limited series.”

“It flew by,” Barkley added of the six-month series. “You’re the best. You guys are amazing and there are such a lot of amazing people working behind the scenes on the show.”

The 61-year-old thanked everyone who worked on “King Charles,” and King added that she loved working with him.

“I loved working with you and something tells me, Charles, this won’t be the last time we work together,” she continued.

“Call me, Gayle,” Barkley said.

“See you next time we see you,” King added to the audience. “Thank you very much for being with us over the last six months. We had a great time.”

Social media users reacted to the end of the show on X. “It was embarrassingly quick,” one replied. “CNN has been shooting blind lately.” added other.

Others were shocked to learn that the duo had a show on CNN. One he replied“I think I can speak for many of us that I had no idea Chuck had a show on CNN.”

“Obviously I did a bad job promoting it because I had no idea such a thing existed. “I can’t blame the network.” it happened again other.

According to reports, the viewership of “King Charles” was low – on March 13, “King Charles” was watched by only 416,000 viewers.

Gayle King and Charles Barkley’s show ends with low ratings months after CNN employees were fired before King signed a multi-million dollar deal with the network