Fox News, led by Glenn Beck, sees steep decline in 2011 viewers

[RamboLiberal]

So far, 2011 has not been a banner year for Fox News. At one point considered a go-to destination for many conservatives, other networks (alongside some occasional criticism) have started to whittle away at the network -- and all this is happening while some of its competitors rise.

Overall, the network has a whole is down 21% in its first quarter versus where it was at this point a year ago -- and much of that can be attributed to the 30% decline in Glenn Beck's viewership. Greta Van Susteren, meanwhile, is down nearly 23%, while Sean Hannity has seen a drop of 19%.

http://www.examiner.com/tv-in-national/fox-news-led-by-glenn-beck-sees-steep-decline-2011-viewers

[kickysnana]

1. ...You can fool all of the people some of the time...n/t

[toddwv]

3. But you can only full teabaggers all of the time...

[RZM]

2. I think it's still the go-to place for conservatives

I'm no expert, but I get the sense that their anchor shows run from 6-8. Special Report, followed by Shepard Smith, followed by O'Reilly. Those all seem to be going strong. Glenn Beck's decline seems predictable to me - he's a flash in the pan. He upped the crazy to make a splash when he moved to Fox and generated some interest, but it was never really sustainable to begin with, since that kind of over the top shtick gets old fairly quickly.

I'm surprised it's taken this long for Greta to decline, because her show is by far the worst in the lineup. It makes watching paint dry seem fun. As for Hannity, I don't know . . . I think maybe his fans get their fill of him earlier in the day on the radio, so there's room for him to fall too. Plus his panel segment really sucks - the guests are 'D listers' at best.

[RainDog]

4. maybe fewer people buy their bullshit anymore

say, like, guys in unions who voted for republicans and have quickly lived to regret it.

[Rabblevox]

5. it's only because CNN has moved so much further to the right. /nt

[eShirl]

6. natural attrition of their elderly viewership + not attracting younger viewers

[applegrove]

7. This is such good news. People have gotten tired of being lied to. Whenever something

important and life altering happens in the USA, or the world, they turn to CNN anyways.

[svsuman23]

8. But it still seems that a majority of people

According to the article still watch fox to be lied to.

[Tatersbrowning]

9. You're right

Yep. It is what it is...

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/30/fox-news-nearly-tops-cnnmsnbc-on-libya-address-cable-news-ratings-for-monday-march-28-2011/87554