FOX takes a nosedive
Somewhere, Keith Olbermann is sticking pins in a Bill O'Reilly voodoo doll. . .according to TVNewser reports, the ratings for Fox News are down from August of 2005. Like, way down. Like down 28 percent in primetime among all viewers, down 20 percent in primetime in the "money demo" (viewers aged 25-54) and down 7 percent in daytime viewership overall. In fact, the only place Fox is up is during the day, when they managed a ratings increase of just 2%, and even then only in the money demo.And lest you think this is an industry-wide trend, consider this: over the same time period, CNN and MSNBC's ratings are up. CNN is up 35% during the day (46%in the money demo) and up 21 percent in primetime overall (25%in the money demo). MSNBC's ratings increases aren't quite as impressive, up 6% in primetime overall( 8% in the money demo) and up 36% in the money demo during the day ( 26%overall).
It would appear that viewers in search or actual news on news channels, are turning to actual news channels for news these days. . .
Shut Up! SHUT Up!! SHUT UP!!!
(Sorry, I just couldn't resist. . .)
posted by John Good @ 8:25 PM
17 Comments:
This is another topic that we agree on John. You seem to think we never agree anymore...
Fox News is WAY to the right. CNN is somewhat to the left.
If I had to watch one of these two news channels I would watch CNN. I know they are biased; but, they are less biased then Fox...
Mike Sylvester
Fox is NOT a news channel. Fox is a reflection of Rupert Murdoch's opinion. No real reporting goes on there; just spin and talking points. Sadly enough, people have beleived this WAS a news source. I am glad to see them finally waking up. . .
I'm feeling all fuzzy and warm all over.
CNN is much better. With former AIPAC member Blitzer leading the Bomb Iran team who can resist.
Here is much better channel. A bit slanted to the left(hehhe), plus some nice real estate to look at.
When ya have nothing else to watch(like my last posted vid link) watch the archives.
Peace. It's possible. It just don't make good tv.
I wish they'd fire up a news channel anchored by porn stars. That would pretty much solve the "damn, there's nothing on TV" dilemma.
They should change their name and logo to FAUX NEWS, unfair and imbalanced.
Cable news isn't the worst thing on television but it's close. If you want the news - w/o the celebrity crap, the talking heads, and the dumbing down of every issue to a 3rd grade level - then watch the NewsHour on PBS...
What do you call a bus load of Fox "journalists" teetering perilously on the edge of a cliff just before falling over the edge?
Answer . . . Fair and Balanced.
Hey, it's a joke!
SHUT UP! SHUT UP!! SHUT UP!!!!!
Keep in mind boys, it's only a snapshot of the comparison between that 30 day period august 05 (katrina) and this 30 day period august 06. Another huge event would have probably solved that discrepancy. According to Nielson, while MSNBC and CNN have increased their viewership, Fox still had 9 of the top 10 shows on cable news all month, and Fox outdraws CNN by over a half million viewers daily. Overall Stats for placement in August of all cable programming was Fox #7 and CNN #21. Looks like your still out numbered by a wide margin.
"WE" are still outnumbered? Are you saying the majorty of news watchers are still getting their "information" from the Rupert Murdoch All-Spin, All-the-time, so-far-to-the-right it couldn't possibly be fair or balanced, Faux News?
I get the feeling Tim and his "good buddies" get most of their "news" from Faux.
Robert, Yes YOU are still out numbered! Obviously the majority ARE getting their news from fox and not cnn, hence the ratings. I know Johns premise was to give the impression (looking down his nose)that finally those "stupid" people were wising up to watch your version of "real news". My, how how condescending is that?
Oh, and it's also pretty easy to show a big percentage increase in viewers when you only have a nad sacks' worth of viewers to begin with.
Tim,
Nielson merely shows how many boxes are tuned to which affiliate at what time. They don't report on if anyone's actually paying attention to what's on or if they're even in the room.
Rasmussen Reports DOES tell you that. And the message is crystal clear that people ARE "wising up" and abandoning this train wreck that you so admire. . .
Don't get your hopes up just yet, that's a big hill to climb.
Tim, I wouldn't call people who watch Faux News, "stupid". I would call them uninformed. Anyone who believes that Faux news is not the most biased and unbalanced "news" channel are as unbalanced as Faux. On occasion, CNN, MSNBC, and some of the others will show a slight bend toward the left, but they'll come back the next day and do something in the opposite direction. I think a lot of it turns on the political leanings of the reporter or producer of a piece. That said, Faux is unrelenting in their lean to the right. I would think you would be smart enough to recognize this. For crying out loud, during the Clinton BJ scandal, Faux would insert a comment about Clinton's scandal during friggin' cooking segments - I even recall their "meteorologist" comparing some strong winds to Monica Lewinsky. That is where I realized that Faux news was more of an ad hoc press secretary for the right wing. Yet Faux continues their charade with the uniformed public. Their tagline should be, "we decide, then we report on our findings - unless they have a positive spin toward the left, then they are tossed into the waste basket". A little long, I know, but it's a lot closer to the truth than the tagline they do use.
Be honest, Tim . . . do you honestly believe Faux News is as "fair and balanced" as they calim to be?
In my opinion Fox news is very slanted to the right. The rest are fairly slanted towards the left...
Mike
Robert - Tim has his own beliefs, as well as a Kool-Aid moustache. It boils down to the old saying: "You can fool all of the people some of the time". . .
That time is now ending. While we waited in utter disbelief, America finally has begun rising from it's collective stupor. The winds are finally blowing in the proper direction and, whether they clear the air entirely or not, 2006 will be the year in which the tides finally turn us back towards a sane course.
Mike - What? Aren't ALL of the media PRO-LIBERAL? =)
Rob, you're way off base. I know Fox News is fairly useless (save some decent commentary on occasion, you know, when people are specifically ASKED for thier opinions), but the following statement is just dead wrong:
"I would call them uninformed. Anyone who believes that Faux news is not the most biased and unbalanced "news" channel are as unbalanced as Faux."
Fox may be the home of Shrill O'Reilly, but they are certainly NOT the home of photoshopped/staged Lebanon/Isreal conflict footage, they were NOT involved in leaking Valerie Plame's "top secret identity," and they absolutely weren't the ones touting forged documents as a reason to vote for Communist Kerry in '04.
Seems pretty easy to call the pot black, eh there kettle? Don't get me wrong, there is real news to be had out there, but you must first search for an organization who is NOT looking for ratings.
Why do these idiots insist on slanting news at all??? Can't they just tell the fucking truth? Any of them???
"We report, you decide..."
No, NO NO NO NO! It's more like, "You report something half-assed, then people jump to conclusions." And that BS holds true to EVERY network, every day. I'm tuning back in to 89.1. At least on NPR they give you more than a 10 second sound byte or some half-tainted (by angst or whatever) expose. Grrr.
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