Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor, has experienced a major setback in his ambitious transition to a new platform. There was a noticeable drop in audience interest following the premiere of “The Don Lemon Show” on X (previously Twitter), especially following an exclusive interview with tech mogul Elon Musk.

With Musk in the show’s inaugural episode, which attracted 2 million impressions at first, Lemon’s most recent media endeavor got off to a bright start. The audience for further episodes, however, has collapsed to fewer than 70,000 impressions, indicating that the show may face an unsurmountable obstacle in the future.

Some interpreted it as having racist overtones. “I intended for someone with an alternative perspective,” Lemon remarked. But because it was brought up and you made the statement that you did,