09 Dec 20
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/08/media/newsmax-fox-news-ratings/index.html
Newsmax TV scores a ratings win over Fox News for the first time ever
Newsmax TV has notched a ratings win over Fox News Channel for the very first time.
The win, fueled by conservative viewers who are disappointed by the election results, happened Monday evening. In the key 25- to 54-year-old demographic prized by advertisers, "Greg Kelly Reports" on Newsmax out-rated "The Story with Martha MacCallum" on Fox.
The margin was narrow — Kelly averaged 229,000 viewers in the demo and MacCallum averaged 203,000 — but it is still a milestone in the cable news industry.
Before the election, Newsmax was not regarded as a formidable competitor to Fox; it was mostly dismissed as one of a handful of wannabe challengers.
But President Trump's loss on November 3 changed the cable TV calculus. Viewers who were frustrated when Fox admitted the truth of Trump's loss sought other options. Trump encouraged them to try Newsmax.
09 Dec 20
@vivify saidThat's not all bad. If the right wing wants to "eat it's own" I'm not going to stand in their way. 🙂
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/08/media/newsmax-fox-news-ratings/index.html
Newsmax TV scores a ratings win over Fox News for the first time ever
Newsmax TV has notched a ratings win over Fox News Channel for the very first time.
The win, fueled by conservative viewers who are disappointed by the election results, happened Monday evening. In the key 25- to ...[text shortened]... mitted the truth of Trump's loss sought other options. Trump encouraged them to try Newsmax.
09 Dec 20
@cheesemaster saidThe moderate media outlets have always had an abundance of competition whereas Fox have had a virtual monopoly position for the right wing nut audience. Now we’ll see how they cope with a bit of competition of their own. I hope this Newsmax is going to air in the uk I cannot wait to see the fruit loop anchors and ‘experts’ on this station. 😂
So Newsmax and Fox are still doing better than CNN 🤔
Good to know.
(Ironically the article is by CNN who is basically saying they suck)
09 Dec 20
@cheesemaster saidBritish Broadcasting Company aka Auntie Beeb.
Do you know what BBC stands for? 🤭
09 Dec 20
The post that was quoted here has been removedThis has absolutely zero to do with "pop culture", and you're showing stunning idiocy to think so.
Fox News, more than any other single news outlet, helped shape the hyper-partisan political landscape the U.S. is currently in.
Fox News has been a major platform for hard-right conspiracy theories and instrumental in spreading conservative propaganda. The president of the United States, Trump, has been known to create actually government policy based on what he's watched on Fox News.
A shift to Newsmax is not "pop-culture", it's a potential shift in the American political arena that could very well determine the way right-wing votes are given and what policies become political concerns.
09 Dec 20
@mchill saidIt's definitely a good thing Fox News finally has competition. They've held a monopoly on conservative viewers for two decades. That's too much power for one lone propagandist network.
That's not all bad. If the right wing wants to "eat it's own" I'm not going to stand in their way. 🙂
@vivify saidTucker Carlson has the most popular cable news show in history.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/08/media/newsmax-fox-news-ratings/index.html
Newsmax TV scores a ratings win over Fox News for the first time ever
Newsmax TV has notched a ratings win over Fox News Channel for the very first time.
The win, fueled by conservative viewers who are disappointed by the election results, happened Monday evening. In the key 25- to ...[text shortened]... mitted the truth of Trump's loss sought other options. Trump encouraged them to try Newsmax.