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What happened to the rise of MSNBC? After showing historic growth--and a few months in 2017 when Rachel Maddow took the title of most-watched host in all of cable news, beating Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity--the just-released results of the May ratings period look very familiar: Fox News won--everything.
In ratings data released Wednesday by Nielsen Media Research, FNC extended its run of consecutive months at number one to a staggering 197, while building hitting another impressive milestone: Fox News Channel has now beaten every other network in basic cable for 23 months straight, based on total day ratings, with an average total day audience in May of 1.4 million viewers.
In prime time, Fox News destroyed its competition, with an average total audience of 2.381 million viewers, compared to MSNBC's 1.384 million and CNN's 835,000. Among viewers 25-54, the group most coveted by advertisers, FNC shook off a challenge in recent months from MSNBC to claim a clear victory: 461,000 viewers, well ahead of MSNBC (329,000) and CNN (265,000).
Fox News had 10 of the top 15 shows in cable news, with Sean Hannity taking the title of highest-rated host in cable news. In fact, aside from ESPN and the NBA Playoffs on TNT, Hannity outpaced every other show in basic cable. Hannity had an average total audience of 3.261 million, followed by MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show (2.627 million), and FNC's Tucker Carlson Tonight (2.617 million), The Ingraham Angle (2.617 million) and The Five (2.153 million).
In the demo, Hannity was first, followed by Maddow, Laura Ingraham, Carlson and MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell.
In May, prime-time viewership for the cable news networks was down overall except for Fox News, which grew 6% from the same period last year. CNN had the biggest declines, down a full 25%. Among viewers 25-54, Fox News was up slightly (+2%) while MSNBC fell significantly (-21%) and CNN dropped by more than a third (-34%).
Democrats voted republican, that's the only way repubus win elections. Hope the last one taught 'em a lesson. :crazy:
For this unpopular president, its the beginning of summer before the midterm election. A devastating loss for his party in November seems imminent, and his approval rating is a dismal 37 percent. What chance does this guy have of being re-elected?
A lot, actually. This guy is Barack Obama, in the summer of 2010.
Or it could be Bill Clinton (summer 1994 approval rating: 38 percent). They both watched their approval rating sag the summer before the midterms; they both watched their parties lose control of the House of Representatives later that year.
And they both went on to win re-election two years later. Will Trump follow in their footsteps?
SIAP, but interesting...
Though I don't think the "devastating" loss in November is as likely as it seems.
Dont count Trump out yet for 2020 | Boston Herald
Interesting theory. So you're suggesting Hillary was such a poor choice, even some Democrats decided to vote for Trump as well? Makes me curious as to just what they knew?
Interesting theory. So you're suggesting Hillary was such a poor choice, even some Democrats decided to vote for Trump as well? Makes me curious as to just what they knew?
Then, in my opinion, you are too old and seasoned to be making the statements you do. Unless, of course, you were in subsidiaries out in the boonies.
When people ask me how I can support Trump, my thought is, easy, he won the election. When Democrats talk about his "character", I always wonder, if character is so important, why did they run Hillary? Personally, I stayed out of the last election. Two bad candidates and a failing liver at the time, it just seemed the more prudent thing to do. Seriously though, anyone *****ing about the state of our country needs to take a look at the choices our last election presented. If that's the best the two parties had to offer, we need to rethink politics.
The result of thirty years of character assassination by the right and Hills ran a sh!ty campaign and took some things for granted. :crazy: