Megyn Kelly is dealing with a case of the terrible twos this week as the second episode of her NBC news magazine tanked in the ratings, losing almost half its audience.

Final Nielsen numbers show that the latest episode of 'Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly' pulled in 3.61 million total viewers and scored an 0.6 rating in the all-important adults 18-49 demo, which was a slight improvement in the 7pm time slot from the previous year.

It was far, far lower however than the 6.1 million viewers and 0.8 rating notched by the premiere, which featured an interview with Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Kelly spoke with Erin Andrews on the most recent episode.

The show was trounced in total viewers by CBS' long-running news magazine 60 Minutes, and finessed third among the major networks in the time slot after a repeat of 'America's Funniest Home Videos.'

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Swept out to sea: 'Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly' pulled in 3.61 million total viewers in its second week on the air, losing more than 40 percent of its audience from its debut (Kelly anbd Erin Andrews above in a still from the episode)

Congrats Carlton: It was beaten by a repeat of 'America's Funniest Home Video's (host Alfonso Ribiero above) in both total viewers and the all-coveted 18 - 49 demo

'Home Videos' managed to edge out Kelly by over 30,000 viewers, with 3.9 million tuning into the clip show on ABC.

The long-running and very family-friendly program also got a 0.8 rating, which tied it with '60 Minutes.'

The show was no match for the CBS juggernaut however when it came to total viewers as 7.88 million tuned in to catch

Kelly's numbers did not hurt NBC for the night however, with Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs pulling in just under 7 million viewers and garnering a very impressive 2.3 rating in the target demo.

An NBC source did point out that the show managed to gain viewers over the hour, with the audience increasing 4 percent from the beginning to the of the episode, and improved the time slot by 13 percent in the 25 - 54 news demo compared to the network's average this season.

There was also a delay in when the program aired because of the Stanley Cup game, which was aired live across the country and pushed back the start of Kelly's program on the West Coast.

The sinking numbers could get much better or worse this Sunday, with controversy already generating a lot of press and headlines about Kelly's guest on the program.

Kelly has been feeling the heat over her decision to interview InfoWars' host Alex Jones for her Sunday news magazine this week.

Sandy Hook Promise, an organization that was created in memory of the 20 students and six staff members who were massacred in the 2012 school shooting in Newton, Connecticut, announced on Monday that Kelly would no longer host one of their annual Promise Champions Gala,

That announcement came just two days before Kelly was set to take the stage at the event on Wednesday night in Washington DC.

The decision made by the non-profit organization also leaves Kelly with a big gap in her episode that will be airing this Sunday, as she planned to film the gala to run alongside her interview with Jones.

That plan went up in smoke however when she managed to draw the ire of Sandy Hook parents, who lashed out loud and quick as they attacked Kelly for allowing Jones' ideas to be heard by her audience of 6million.

Kelly responded to the controversy on Friday in a statement, saying she wa 'disappointed' but also 'respected the decision' of the charity.

'I understand and respect the decision of the event organizers but I'm of course disappointed that I won't be there to support them on Wednesday night,' began Kelly in her statement.

'I find Alex Jones's suggestion that Sandy Hook was "a hoax" as personally revolting as every other rational person does.'

She then explained: 'It left me, and many other Americans, asking the very question that prompted this interview: how does Jones, who traffics in these outrageous conspiracy theories, have the respect of the president of the United States and a growing audience of millions?'

Kelly then offered theories, stating: 'President Trump, by praising and citing him, appearing on his show, and giving him White House press credentials, has helped elevate Jones, to the alarm of many.'

'Our goal in sitting down with him was to shine a light - as journalists are supposed to do - on this influential figure, and yes - to discuss the considerable falsehoods he has promoted with near impunity,' said Kelly.

Upswing: Kelly's episode this Sunday could be greatly helped however as controversy has been building over her interview with Infowars' Alex Jones (pair above)

That statement came roughly 12 hours after news broke that Sandy Hook promise would no longer work with Kelly.

'Sandy Hook Promise cannot support the decision by Megyn or NBC to give any form of voice or platform to Alex Jones and have asked Megyn Kelly to step down as our Promise Champion Gala host,' said Nicole Hockley, co-Founder and Managing Director of Sandy Hook Promise, in a statement annoucning the NBC hostw as out.

'It is our hope that Megyn and NBC reconsider and not broadcast this interview.'

That statement came after family members and friends of the victims in Newtown, Connecticut took to social media on Monday and implored Kelly to not air the interview.

Their outcry was over comments made by Jones in the wake of the deadly shooting, which he continues to share almost five years later despite a lack of substantive proof backing up his outlandish theory.

Jones initially argued that the government was behind the murders, but later amended that conspiracy to say that there were no deaths at Sandy Hook and the victims were played by child actors.

On Monday, he changed that stance again, telling InfoWars' listeners that he now believes Sandy Hook did happen, and that children died there.

He claimed that his remarks to that effect had been edited from the promotional clip, and added: 'I'm tired of being misrepresented.'

JP Morgan Chase also pulled its advertising from Kelly's upcoming episode featuring the right-wing conspiracy theorist, that is still scheduled to air at 7/6pm central on NBC this Sunday..

Soon after a report emerged claiming that the company was pulling their TV spots, Chief Marketing Officer Kristin Lemkau confirmed that claim and voiced her disdain with the network and Kelly on Twitter.

'As an advertiser, I'm repulsed that @megynkelly would give a second of airtime to someone who says Sandy Hook and Aurora are hoaxes. Why?' she fumed.

Regal red carpet: Amidst the controversy, Kelly made an appearance at the Mirror Awards on Tuesday afternoon (above)

Boys club: Also on hand were NBC News chairman Andy Lack and Jenna Bush Hager, who hosted the event( l to r: Bob Dotson, Lack, Donald Newhouse, Kelly, Brokaw and David Zasla)

The former Fox News host shared a preview of her sit-down with Jones, the popular and very polarizing host of InfoWars, following her most recent show on Sunday night.

She later posted the clip on her Twitter account, writing: 'It was a riveting exchange. Promise you that.'

That comment did not go over well with some however, including Chelsea Clinton.

'There is no justification for amplifying lies (or a liar), particularly about unimaginable tragedy. I hope no parent, no person watches this,' wrote the former first daughter, who is the mother of two young children.

Chelsea is also a former NBC employee, working there for three years from 2011 to 2014 as a 'special correspondent' for the news division.

In the preview of her interview with Jones, the NBC News host demands to know how he can declare something like Sandy Hook a hoax given the loss of young lives and parents who are still grieving for their children.

'Oh I know, but they don't get angry about the half-million dead Iraqis from the sanctions...' starts Jones before he is cut off by Kelly and accused of dodging her question.

'The media doesn't cover all the evil wars...' begins Jones, who again is cut-off by Kelly.

'That doesn't excuse the things you said about Newtown, you know that,' states the host, who actually traveled to Texas to meet with Jones in his own studio.

'Here's the difference, I looked at all the angles of Newtown and I made my statements before the media even picked it up.'

And in 2012, in the wake of the Aurora cinema massacre that saw 12 killed and 70 injured when a gunman opened fire during a screening of The Dark Knight, Jones claimed it was a 'false flag'.

'If you look at the full spectrum of information unfolding right now, 100 per cent chance that the mass murder committed in the suburb of Denver, Colorado, right next to Littleton and Columbine was a false flag mind control event.'

He even blamed President Obama for being behind a series of deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma back in 2013 that claimed the lives of over 30 people.