A solution to CNN’s viewership woes may have just hit us right in the face. Unfortunately, we’re going to need a lot more Savannah Bananas players to make it work.
Appearing alongside anchors John Berman and Kate Bolduan on Thursday morning’s edition of CNN News Central a Savannah Bananas player had a TV blunder he’ll likely never live down. As Berman teased a segment on the Bananas’ meteoric rise, one of the team’s players quite literally landed on his face attempting a backflip. Watch below:
A Savannah Banana obliterated himself on the news pic.twitter.com/aouv0hl0fx
— B.W. Carlin (@BaileyCarlin) July 24, 2025
The moment was only made better by Berman’s complete inability to stray from his pre-written script.
“That, that, what you just saw there, is a brand new twist on America’s favorite pastime,” the anchor exclaimed moments after the epic fail.
The Savannah Bananas have, in fact, taken the baseball world by storm. The team has inked numerous broadcast agreements with the likes of ESPN, The CW, and truTV. They’ve also continued to sell out entire baseball stadiums during their summer tour.
But after today, it seems like at least one of their players will require the 15-day IL, and perhaps even some rehabilitation down in Triple-A.
About Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner is a staff writer for Awful Announcing and an aspiring cable subscriber. He previously covered sports media for Sports Media Watch. Future beat writer for the Oasis reunion tour.