It appears that Jeff Zucker's latest experiment is not off to a good start.

CNN debuted their new show Chicagoland and early numbers show that it was a ratings bust. 

How bad was it? The show only pulled a 1.8 ratings in Chicago where the show is based. Word is nationally the numbers are not very good either.

CNN is expected to run the episode again over the coming days and has 7 more episodes in the can.

Maybe they can work a blackfish comes to the Windy City into the upcoming episodes. 

Just an idea....