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| 2005-05-20 | |
The folks over at DU have worked themselves up into a lather about the recents rating that show FNC viewership falling off over the past six months. I was looking over the data and best I can tell (I may be wrong) every cable news network has fallen. So it's not a case of a viewer leaving FNC and tuning to CNN or MSBNBC (are they still on?). But the Kool Aid crowd are toasting to the death of FNC. I goggled and yahooed and found this report that actually had numbers on it. Cearly all cable news networks fell but FNC fell the least and other data on that site colaborates that. Another search revealed another page on TVNewser that contradicts the ealier claim that was used on the DU post. I wanted to show them but they seemed so happy and smug I just couldn't.
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| Posted by:Cyber Sarge |
| #15 crazy fool....Right you are! The only reason I watch those shows is to get a kick out of how small petty and obvious they are. Senior's upset with Bush's social security plan! American Military questions Iraq Strategy! *snicker* they are so childishly obvious it's mildly amusing. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-05-20 21:17 |
| #14 direct relationship between the viewer share and the amount of collagen in the newscasters' lips... |
| Posted by: Slolung Elmeaper8848 2005-05-20 18:48 |
| #13 Don't watch much TV myself. Wouldn't pay for it. 95% noise, 5% (max) signal. |
| Posted by: thibaud (aka lex) 2005-05-20 17:36 |
| #12 2b, I hardly watch Fox news either I prefer to get my news from the Net and Blogs (more accurate and you get instant comments from people who know what the fark they are talking about). But at least they aren't reporting each and every american death with absolute Glee like they do on ABC/NBC/CNN/CBS/MSNBC/BBC/etc.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-05-20 12:17 |
| #11 fox may be the best there is, and I really like brit hume, but fox sux. I don't even turn any of it on anymore...unless I stumble across it... I know they report some good stuff because i see people talk about it now and then on the net, but the only thing I ever see is advertisements, and overhyped blather and bombs going off in Iraq or Israel. Watching fox to get news is like eating a box of cracker jacks to get peanuts - when you hate carmel covered popcorn. I don't think they can survive unless someone gets smart and produces a real news show. It's not like their work isn't already done for them on the net. Maybe if they read rantburg....they could broadcast real news. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-05-20 11:17 |
| #10 not just Brit... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-20 10:53 |
| #9 'number 2' is a brit euphemism for shit. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-05-20 10:29 |
| #8 I like that name, number 2 |
| Posted by: Dr. Evil 2005-05-20 10:08 |
| #7 Nah, Ed. Your posts aren't anything like Number Two. We'll reserve that name for the Troll[op]s. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-05-20 09:35 |
| #6 Number 2 is me. My cookie keeps returning to a nym I used yesterday. Maybe I should keep it. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-05-20 09:07 |
| #5 If I were DU or CNN, I sure wouldn't be trumpeting these ratings numbers. I haven't see a smackdown this bad since Andy Kaufmann vs. Jerry Lawler. Tuesday Ratings: Raw Numbers Total day (Fox:CNN 2.2:1): FNC: 852,000 / CNN: 388,000 / MSNBC: 195,000 7pm (Fox:CNN 3.0:1): Shep Smith: 1,297,000 / Cooper (7 to 9pm): 433,000 / Hardball: 339,000 8pm (Fox:CNN 4.6:1): O'Reilly: 1,997,000 / Cooper (7 to 9pm): 433,000 / Countdown: 389,000 / Grace: 328,000 9pm (Fox:CNN 1.2:1): H&C: 1,440,000 / King: 1,194,000 / Abrams: 277,000 / Mad Money: 72,000 (scratch) 10pm (Fox:CNN 2.7:1): Greta: 1,335,000 / NewsNight: 500,000 / Scarborough: 369,000 |
| Posted by: Number 2 2005-05-20 09:05 |
| #4 Thanks Zhang. Thats one of things I love about RB, someone is going to hammer spin/opinion with the facts. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-05-20 07:21 |
| #3 From March 2005, here's a different look at the numbers: The ratings are in for February, and the numbers are not good for CNN which saw steep losses in its viewership, while the Fox News Channel continued its rise. According to Nielsen Media Research, CNN's ratings fell by 21 percent last month in primetime, and 16 percent overall, reports Variety. Primetime big-name shows such as "Larry King Live," "Wolf Blitzer Reports," "Lou Dobbs Tonight," "Paula Zahn Now" and "Newsnight With Aaron Brown" all experienced double-digit declines. Only "Anderson Cooper 360" had a slight increase of 2 percent. During President Bush's State of the Union Address, CNN was soundly beaten by Fox, and even lost the key 25-54 demographic to third-place MSNBC. In contrast, Fox News was the only news network on cable to see viewership increases in February, as it outpaced all other cable news companies combined for the sixth straight month. "FNC averaged 1.57 million viewers in primetime, up 18 percent from the same period last year, while CNN fell 21 percent to 637,000 viewers from the same time period," Variety stated. The growth appeared across the board at Fox News: # "On the Record With Greta Van Susteren" up 37 percent; # "Hannity & Colmes" up 19 percent; # "Special Report With Brit Hume" up 20 percent; # and "The O'Reilly Factor," up 9 percent. Variety says the dismal performance by CNN's new president Jonathan Klein has led some at Fox to refer to him as "Jon De-cline." CNN wasn't the only network to plunge last month. MSNBC dropped 15 percent overall and 14 percent in primetime. CNBC fell 23 percent overall and 42 percent in primetime. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2005-05-20 01:47 |
| #2 These are CNN-provided numbers. 'Nuff said. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2005-05-20 01:43 |
| #1 That report is dated 10-29-2003 |
| Posted by: Angose Whereling3262 2005-05-20 01:15 |