Fox News Ratings Plunge To New Lows...MSNBC Gloats In Press Release

[Cali_Democrat]

Fox News Ratings: Hannity, Van Susteren Plunge To New Lows In Demo


Posted: 04/02/2013 5:24 pm EDT

The cable news industry was hit with another month of tough ratings news.

Every network saw its ratings drop from 2012, a politics-heavy election year that was guaranteed to spike audiences. In primetime, Fox News suffered the biggest plunge, falling 33 percent from its 2012 numbers. CNN fell a nearly equally precipitous 28 percent, while MSNBC dropped 4 percent.

Fox News, which has had several well-publicized ratings issues over the past few months, saw its primetime numbers fall to new lows in the all-important A25-54 category for many shows. MSNBC gloated in its press release, saying that hosts Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren had their worst demo ratings ever. Bill O'Reilly's demo ratings were also off by 26 percent.

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MSNBC topped CNN in total viewers and demo viewers, and saw a 30 percent increase in daytime viewers in the A25-54 demo.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/fox-news-ratings-hannity-van-susteren-worst-demo-ratings_n_3001096.html

[House of Roberts]

1. Fox ratings would be worse

if the core audience wasn't counted after they fall asleep.

[Skittles]

2. STOP IT HOR

[Fawke Em]

6. Or after they die.

The average age of a Faux News viewer is 72. Faux's audience is literally dying off.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. I wonder how many snuffed it after Obama got reelected....

"I'm commin to join you Elizabeth!!!"

[BobTheSubgenius]

15. The difference between that and their normal waking mode being...?

[AlbertCat]

33. Or if you didn't count...

People waiting to get their car fixed
People eating at Hardees
People getting free Continental breakfasts at Quality Inns
People in airport bars

[Rex]

3. What is shocking is that it took this long for

the change of faith in those particular mental powerhouses. I mean, I can understand how Baby Jesus could keep people drooling waiting for their car to get the oil changed or stressing out in the dentists office. I mean we all know Bill O' Blowy is the smartest persons on TVEE. Eriod.

[adogslife]

35. the election did it

they were exposed as complete liars.

[kevinmc]

4. "Dick Morris leaving caused this drop" - Dick Morris n/t

[Lochloosa]

7. ...

[DeSwiss]

10. :-P

[tularetom]

26. Hey, I heard him on the radio yesterday peddling a book on Obamacare

He was saying how he warned us all that it was gonna be a disaster and he is never wrong, so buy his book and learn how to avoid being screwn by the evil Obamacare.

When he got to the part about how he was never wrong I almost drove off the road I was LOLing so hard.

[SunSeeker]

5. LOL. Awesome. nt

[CatholicEdHead]

8. Off-Election Year Drop

They will go back up again in 2014, they are still figuring out the attack points for a second Obama term.

[leftynyc]

18. That's certainly part of it

but doesn't explain the increase in MSNBC's numbers. But there are many reasons for the dip for fox - their viewers are literally dying off, the teabag brigade thinks they've gone too liberal and many were very pissed with the landslide predictions of morris, hannity, barrone. Their viewers actually believe they know what they're talking about and were blindsided by the election. Put on a hazmat suit and view a conservative board. You'll laugh yourself silly.

[riverbendviewgal]

9. That is great

scumbags FOX

CNN is not the CNN it was once ...Ted Turner made a good news network. It is now FOX News in disguise.

Glad Soledad O'brien has left it. anyone know where she went to? I hope MSNBC grabs her.

[dmr]

28. She's starting her own documentary production company.

I think it's called Starship or Starfish Media - I can't really remember which.

[NCcoast]

11. And think about this

I think Fox is doomed. Fox's audience has already begun complaining that Fox is taking a liberal turn. Most people want nothing to do with them knowing they're just right wing propaganda. So if they try to go more mainstream they'll piss off the loonies. And their audience are all 70 something, along with Murdoch who still has more than his share of legal problems in the UK. These guy are in a corner. I love it!

[Jamaal510]

12. Imagine

how much lower FOX's ratings would be if their viewers didn't buy the "liberal media" lie. The only reason why they've been top-rated so far has been because most of the wingnuts still see any network not named "FOX News" as liberal. Thus they garner an overwhelming majority of the wingnut viewership, while liberal and moderate viewership is diluted among the other cable news networks.

[LiberalLovinLug]

24. Not even counting internet sites

Polls show there are more liberal minded people using the internet social media sites than conservative.

http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Social-networking-and-politics/Main-findings/Social-networking-sites-and-politics.aspx

I'd project that there are also more liberal and moderate users that then use the internet for their news. Such as I. I find it so much more superior as you can pick and choose which stories you want to inform yourself more about, and you can find out about now, not "after this message". We only have so much time in this busy world.

TV news has long past as an efficient way to gather your news. Its more about info-tainment. Its a spectacle where newscasters are celebrities themselves, and there is very little in-depth analysis especially on network news shows.

[Moostache]

13. Just watch...MSNBC is going to start (or keep) moving to the right...

Eventually, MSNBC and Fox will pass on the political axis and the parties will have new favorites...MSNBC for the right wing and the "new" Fox for the centrists - don't for one second think that the shifts will EVER be to a legitimate left.

[Heywood J]

16. What's that thing on his face?

I've seen all manner of mic pickups and earpieces, but nothing that physically attached to someone's cheek. Did he finally decide to be open about the Collective?

[Le Taz Hot]

17. I was a captive audience of Faux Nooz

yesterday while lunching at our local Marie Calender's. We sat in overflow seating at the bar and Faux Nooz was on whipping up panic about NK. A good war is always good for ratings.

[magellan]

20. It's all about keeping their audience gripping their guns

...or sumthin'. Hey, it gets lonely down in mama's basement.

[Blue Owl]

19. The Foxhole Bloweth

There may not be many athiests in foxholes, but there's a lot of assholes at Fox.

[Berlum]

21. The Fox propaganda lies (R) have disgustipated Americans

What American wants to stomach the ongoing barrage of Republican lies and spin that are the suma nd substance of Fox?

[Skraxx]

22. The Infection Has Run It's Course

The internet and free flow of information is the antibody to viruses like Fox, and it's finally having it's effect.

[Arugula Latte]

23. Plus some of its viewers are just dying off.

That's a shame.

[lobodons]

25. Ratings would be worse

Ratings would be worse if FOX wasn't mandated by corporate offices to be shown on their company TV's 24/7.

[d_r]

27. Look at these numbers for Monday

I think it says that for the 25-54 demo, Rachel Maddow beat hannity -

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/04/02/cable-news-ratings-for-monday-april-1-2013/175913/

[TexasTowelie]

32. No.

Look at the P2+ column. It's for all viewers over the age of 2. The data shows that a lot of people tune in for O'Reilly, but leave for the rest of the night.

[zipplewrath]

29. I have noticed

I've been in two different hotel breakfast rooms recently with multiple TV screens all showing morning news shows. And for the first time NONE of them were on Fox. I notice because I usually try to sit as far away as I can.

[Downtown Hound]

30. But according to Fox News, Jim Carrey is a washed up has been...

[William769]

31. Glass bubble is getting smaller.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

34. Fox News will premier two new 90 minute daily shows to stop the slide

[ProudProgressiveNow]

36. K&R nt