February 16, 20179 yr No link. Pulled directly from Drudge. DRUDGE REPORT 2017 The challenge is when you use that list to say the network is losing viewers (regardless of your theory as to why). That list doesn't show that. Plus you then have to say "compared to when" and as was pointed out sometimes special circumstances (an election) distorts numbers. CNN numbers are up compared to Jan '15. Not sure what that tells us.
February 16, 20179 yr This is also helpful: This week's cable ratings - Media Life Magazine Same thing. Compared to what? What did it look like previously? Is there a trend? What if they sucked this month but still sucked less than previous months?
February 16, 20179 yr The challenge is when you use that list to say the network is losing viewers (regardless of your theory as to why). That list doesn't show that. Plus you then have to say "compared to when" and as was pointed out sometimes special circumstances (an election) distorts numbers. CNN numbers are up compared to Jan '15. Not sure what that tells us. There was no election in 2015 or new president to report on in 2015...that's probably what it tells us more than anything.
February 16, 20179 yr There was no election in 2015 or new president to report on in 2015...that's probably what it tells us more than anything. But are the ratings tanking as originally claimed?
February 16, 20179 yr Found this...on phone can't post link From Nov. 9 through Jan. 10, CNN has averaged 645,000 total day viewers compared to 1.6 million for Fox News. MSNBC ranks third, averaging 525,000 viewers. Compared to the same dates in 2015-16, CNN grew 1 percent while Fox News and MSNBC each grew roughly 30 percent. (Meaning their share drop dramaticly) CNN ranks third during prime time, averaging 835,000 viewers compared to 2.5 million for Fox News and 911,000 for MSNBC since the election. Compared to the same period during the last non-election year, CNN is down 18 percent in prime time while MSNBC is up 41 percent and Fox News is up 31 percent. Among the key news demo of adults age 25-54, CNN’s post-election content has lost two percent of viewers since the same period last year, while MSNBC is up 19 percent and Fox News is up 37 percent.
February 16, 20179 yr So, if CNN's "slanted political views" have them tanking, as stated in the OP - how does that explain the apparent significant gains made by MSNBC and Fox in Post 20? Did they do well because their views aren't slanted?
February 16, 20179 yr Found this...on phone can't post link From Nov. 9 through Jan. 10, CNN has averaged 645,000 total day viewers compared to 1.6 million for Fox News. MSNBC ranks third, averaging 525,000 viewers. Compared to the same dates in 2015-16, CNN grew 1 percent while Fox News and MSNBC each grew roughly 30 percent. (Meaning their share drop dramaticly) CNN ranks third during prime time, averaging 835,000 viewers compared to 2.5 million for Fox News and 911,000 for MSNBC since the election. Compared to the same period during the last non-election year, CNN is down 18 percent in prime time while MSNBC is up 41 percent and Fox News is up 31 percent. Among the key news demo of adults age 25-54, CNN’s post-election content has lost two percent of viewers since the same period last year, while MSNBC is up 19 percent and Fox News is up 37 percent. Better data. Thanks. The pie got bigger. Everyone got bigger .CNN just didn't get as much of the pie as they used to get (as you stated previously). I don't think that's what the original claim was.
February 16, 20179 yr Author Looks like to me folks just went to their corners during that crazy election. Folks are still in their corners.
February 16, 20179 yr Millennials aren't watching CNN (or any cable news network for that matter). A big base of the democratic party.
February 16, 20179 yr Millennials aren't watching CNN (or any cable news network for that matter). A big base of the democratic party. This is definitely true. I also think the two networks most devoted to promoting one side or the other have been rewarded by shoring up their bases (Fox News and MSNBC). CNN (in my opinion) hasn't been explicit enough in which side they promote to generate the dedicated following.
February 16, 20179 yr This is definitely true. I also think the two networks most devoted to promoting one side or the other have been rewarded by shoring up their bases (Fox News and MSNBC). CNN (in my opinion) hasn't been explicit enough in which side they promote to generate the dedicated following. This. Maddow or Hannity preaching to their choirs is more compelling television than "let's hear from Van Jones and Jeffrey Lord, because we show both sides of the debate." Between that and their non-stop horse race coverage, it's unwatchable.
February 16, 20179 yr I tuned into CNN a few times during the election. Seems like there was always a 10 person panel and no dialogue existed. It was just bad programming. I assume they are still going with that model.
February 16, 20179 yr Folks are still in their corners. When are they not Jesse? You seem gloomy these days. Don't give in to the rhetoric and the show. Just plug along and be a "voice in the wilderness." :thumb:
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