Megyn Kelly Sheds Viewers—and Advertisers—Over Controversial Alex Jones Interview

Sunday night show hits its lowest ratings yet

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Megyn Kelly’s controversial, endlessly-dissected interview with Infowars founder Alex Jones might have dominated media chatter last week, but both viewers and advertisers stayed away from the final product.

Last night’s Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly, which featured her 19-minute interview with Jones, who claimed the 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax, drew just 3.5 million total viewers, a 0.5 rating in the adults 18-49 demo and a 0.7 rating in the 25-54 news demo.

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