Throughout their entire nine-month Church of Scientology “investigation,” Anderson Cooper and his producers refused to avail themselves of any information concerning the religion to which they were devoting a week of programming. Indeed, it seems Cooper and company could not spare so much as an hour, which is especially curious given the following facts leading up to their broadcast:

• Number of days between the time Anderson Cooper’s producer first called the Church and the initial broadcast: 247

• Number of days during the preparation of the story that Anderson Cooper was in a city where there is a Scientology Church, Mission or affiliated group: 216

• Number of countries Anderson Cooper visited during the preparation of the story where there are Scientology activities: 5

• Number of countries Anderson Cooper visited during the preparation of the story where there are NO Scientology activities: 0

• Walking distance from Cooper’s studio in New York to the nearest Scientology Church: 1.3 miles

• Walking distance from CNN in Los Angeles to the nearest Scientology Church: 723 yards

• Hours of video footage provided to AC360 that went unwatched or was otherwise utterly ignored: 24 hours and 3 minutes

• Photos detailing Church growth and expansion provided to AC360 that were likewise ignored: 462

• Pages of letters, affidavits and law enforcement reports supplied to CNN prior to broadcast and disproving all allegations that were ignored and never quoted: 1,026

• Pages of documents, police reports or affidavits CNN possessed supporting allegations made by its disgruntled sources: 0

• Amount spent by CNN on travel and hotel costs to interview disgruntled, ousted and excommunicated apostates seeking to “get even”: $20,000

• Number of times during the preparation of the program Anderson Cooper co-hosted Live with Regis and Kelly: 12

• Number of fashion shows and galas attended by Anderson Cooper during the preparation of the program: 6

• Number of Oscar parties attended by Anderson Cooper during the preparation of the program: 1

• Amount of time Anderson Cooper spent inside any Scientology Church during his entire nine-month “investigation”: 0