American Thinker:
The tectonic plates of cable news ratings are shifting, as Fox News struggles to recover from sexual harassment scandals and the departure of its most popular host, Bill O’Reilly. As the de facto champion of conservative views in the mass media, Fox News plays a vital role in the conservative movement, and these developments are a little scary, even for those of us who resent the recent drift of the channel.
The TV Newser ratings summaries tell the story. Compare the data from random pre-scandal date of Thursday, November 17, 2016 with the latest, Thursday, May 11.
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This is exactly what the Murdochs wanted and it is working beautifully for them.
It isn’t conservatism under attack…. it’s America under attack. Progressive Globalist shit bags have absolutey nothing to do with the preservation of our sovereignty.
I always listen/watch the White House press briefings because there is news that you will never read or see on Fox or any other outlet. What you will hear and see from the media are lies, distortions, the liberal play book, the progressive view of the world, hate, victim hood, racism, the feminism, transgenders, gays, Christian bashing and no positive or good news will ever be reported.
The reason I have stopped watching the amount that I used to had absolutely nothing to do with sex scandals.
The rush to fire those accused without proof is just an excuse to get rid of them.
The poorly thought out line up changes did the final trick.
Loved The Five at 5, not in the mood during prime time.
Fox isn’t conservative, Shep the Fag, Geraldo the Douche, Bret the baby face fool…..shall I go on?
Also, the decided slide to the left was apparent.
Never could stand Shep.
Checked out Bill occasionally.
Like Tucker, but get the best clips online.
We are going to need a conservative cable news channel soon. Really don’t have one now.
I’ve predicted the Next Gen Lefty Murdoch boys will lose their audience as they complete FOX’s transition to MSNBC-Lite.
That won’t affect their huge inherited fortunes. The FOX channel is only a fraction of their overall conglomerate.
They can afford to run FOX as a Lefty loss leader. Forever.
When they decide to force Hannity out, there will be no remaining true Conservative voice on mainstream Cable.
Ironically the will accelerate the cord cutting and the growth of purely online news sources for the 51% who view MSM as Fake News.
Trends indicate that Cable News will soon be limited to the ageing-Boomer grey-pony-tail set.
If Trump’s FCC moves to unbundle Cable, the MSM news channels will see a ratings collapse and advertisers disappearing.
They’ll need direct cash support from Soros to stay on air.
MAGA.
People loved to bash O’Reilly, yet he somehow managed to establish the largest ratings on cable, and keep them for two whole decades.
You don’t just fire someone that built such a rapport with an audience for such a long time as a knee-jerk reaction to unproven allegations. How stupid.
O’Reilly was the network’s anchor. And now he is gone. The stupid Murdoch brothers disrupted family’s TV schedules. It will be impossible to rebuild that loyalty.
Having said that, I truly appreciate Tucker Carlson’s show. But it was more impressive as part of the O’Reilly/Carlson/Hannity line-up than the current line-up.
Au revoir!
When they lose Tucker and Hannity there will be no reason for a news cable package
I slowly stopped tuning into Fox after Meghan Kelly’s attack on Trump during that infamous debate. My parents have pretty much quit watching Fox after they fired Bill O’Reilly. They loved Watters World and Dennis Miller. Tucker hasn’t caught on with them so far.
I get all my news from blogs. Even local news. I can’t stand the talking heads anymore. One local newscaster fancies himself as the incarnation of Obama I’m sure. His voice grates on me just as much!
Trump is thinking about stopping daily White House press conferences. He is thinking printed press releases, twitter, and only written questions from the media with written answers from the White House.
I’d like to see that. The WH briefings, after the new and relevant and good news, and announcements, immediately turn into snotty grandstanding progressive diarrhea.
Firing O’Reilly but keeping Bob Beckel, Geraldo, and Juan Williams is begging people to quit watching.
They slid left. And are picking up momentum. One of the only reasons that we kept cable (after cutting back as far as possible) was to have Fox, and a few other shows.
Not too interested now.
Stopped watching them 5 years ago. Noticed the decline then.
I only watch Fox Business now – and have for past year. Lou Dobbs is excellent. Trish Regan very good. Maria Bartiromo, smart. They still have doofuses like idiot Charlie Gasparino who is always wrong about everything from his “inside sources” and Dagen McDowell who pretends to be conservative but always manages to insert the latest left wing talking point to bash Trump but nobody calls him a clown the way they did on Fox News. Maybe because business – real business – is intelligence and common sense while news reading is all about being pretty.
Just for you basket of reprehensible people: I went to YouTube
I watched CNN, Lester’s interview clip and a panel “discussion” on firing Comey among other things, Russia of course.
The take away:
Host refers to “Trump” stated he “LIED” the “panel” “Trump” is obstructing justice, White House lies, Trump cannot handle his job, Trump wrong, everybody KNOWS Russia hacked the election, Trump.
One question for all of you, did you ever hear the MSM, NPR, PBS refer to Barry as “Obama”? No, it was always “President Obama” Did you ever hear them call him a liar? No never. And so on.
I think they should now be known as MSFOX!
It appeared that the Murdock boys knows what is good for the viewing public to watch. It also appears that they have their collective heads up their liberal asses.
Zonga: Hear, Hear! Well said.
Check to see if your cable provider offers One America News Network (Daily Ledger in the evening is great!). Also, Rupert’s daughters-in-law are bigger Communist/Socialists than their hubbies, according to British sites I’ve read (yes, could be “fake news”, but I think not). Communism now is EVERYWHERE. Thank you barry and michelle.
This is what happens when you lurch to the Left. We will get our news from alternative sources.
One America News Network can be viewed on line as well, thanks meyou
http://www.oann.com/
Thanks Moe! Luv ya
@Zonga May 13, 2017 at 6:31 pm
If, IF, Russia did “hack” the election, they did so by showing the American people the truth, that the Americangovernment was actively lying to the American people about!
So, should Popular Propaganda be
1) pointing out that Russia “hacked” the sham “election”?
2) Praising Russia for saving American people from another sham “election”?
3) Berating Russia for not providing materiel assistance to the American people to “regime change” their sham “election” government?
4) Thanking their sham “election” government for saving them from the American people?
CNN propaganda is Russia helped elect Trump to turn the country into turmoil to their advantage. That Trump is a gangster, a liar, a loose cannon, insane, continue to insert typical progressive sniveling ad lib.
Whoever hacked did USA A big favor, hillary’s server, podesto’s email, revealed so many hillary scandals, obozo scandals, DNC scandals, MSM scandals, State Dept scandals, DOJ & ATF AND I could go on – – – though none of them suffered any punishment. IMO Podunk USA wasn’t likely to vote for her anyway.
@meyou May 13, 2017 at 7:01 pm
> Communism now is EVERYWHERE. Thank you barry and michelle.
Barry and Michelle happened because Communism is now everywhere. So, now that Barry and Michelle have “retired” to “the people’s” dacha, Communism will still be everywhere.
can’t stand Fox News anymore …. only watch Tucker & Hannity occasionally
even She Who Must Be Obeyed is starting to turn off the channel 🙂
listen to radio … thank God Trump won & the FCC ‘Fairness’ crap will not be implemented …. for now
Get rid of O’Reilly, keep blob beckel, who must have enough holes punched in his ticket to rate a free stay at the detox center of his choice by now.
No shit they’re losing viewers.
Oh No, I’m out of popcorn!
these channels are unwatchable now..I used to be a news junkie..now I watch other garbage
Faux News.
We’ll give you what we want and you shut the fuck up.
Oh, and we’re conservative dont’cha know?
They’ve sucked for years.
Why would anyone waste their time watching TV propaganda, when you have the internet for all your propaganda needs?
I cannot watch the 9pm hour, what a mess.
Gosh. How could they possibly fail after purging the odious O’Reilly and retaining the moral paragon Beckel?
I’m barely able to watch Fox bidness. They keep playing around and they’ll be gone from my list, too.