There's nothing more painful than watching post-debate coverage on cable networks.

Following Wednesday night's presidential debate, CNN correspondents Anderson Cooper and Van Jones gave viewers multiple reasons to (almost) believe in cable television again.

"You know this is a really sad night for the country," Van Jones said. "You can't polish this turd."

"Technically, you can't polish any turd," Anderson Cooper corrected.

It's unclear how Jones would polish a turd, but Twitter had their own imagination.

van jones: "you can't polish this turd"
anderson cooper: "technically you can't polish any turd"

I'M NOT SORRY I LOVE CNN

— Aminatou Sow (@aminatou) October 20, 2016

CNN just now: “You can’t polish this turd”

This guy for president.

— Chris Albon (@chrisalbon) October 20, 2016

Earlier in the evening, calm-cool-and-collected Anderson Cooper finally struck out at a Trump surrogate after she alleged that dead people were committing voter fraud

Things so off the rails with Trump supporters on @CNN, Anderson Cooper says, "You're making that up" pic.twitter.com/JamxJetGHF

— Mashable News (@MashableNews) October 20, 2016

"You're making that up," Anderson told her.

The debate may have been unwatchable, but this -- this was good.

BONUS: Not even the audience can take Trump seriously when he says he respects women