Gayle King, Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez largely succeeded in making themselves the most hated women in America during the week of April 14, when they and King’s “CBS Mornings” show made a faux-female empowerment spectacle out of their quickie, “P.R.” stunt space ride aboard one of billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rockets.
But as “cringeworthy” and “tone-deaf” as many viewers found this “gluttonous,” celebrity space-tourism trip, the event still delivered a ratings boost for King’s embattled morning show on April 14...