Fox fans always claim Fox News is the #1 news channel, but with only .6 percent of Americans watching how can they claim this as fact?
2007-02-10 05:12:36 · 9 answers · asked by itsdabigbadwolf 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Faux news ratings plummet;
Somewhere, Keith Olbermann is sticking pins in a Bill O'Reilly voodoo doll: Fox News' ratings, TVNewser reports, are down since August of last year. 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 percent, 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 are up. CNN's up 35 percent during the day -- 46 percent in the money demo -- and up 21 percent in primetime overall, 25 percent in the money demo. MSNBC's ratings increases aren't quite as impressive -- up 6 percent in primetime overall, 8 percent in the money demo, and up 36 percent in the money demo during the day, 26 percent overall.
2007-02-10 05:18:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Compared to other news channels, they have a larger market share. The reason is very simple and actually kind of clever. Almost every other television news outlet has a liberal slant. Since about a third of this country is liberal, a third conservative, and a third independent (can be shown by looking at election results the last four or five election cycles), all the others (CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, etc.) are fighting over the same market, those with liberal and moderately liberal views. Fox News report news to the underrepresented niche of those with conservative or moderately conservative views. It is easy to see why Fox News is number one, they basically have no competition in their part of the market, as all the other cable news channels have a liberal bias. Really it is elementary economics.
2007-02-10 05:43:06 · answer #2 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because 300 million americans does not mean 300 million tv watching adults for one.... and 2 million viewers does not mean 2 million people.. thats more like 2 million households..
2007-02-10 05:53:31 · answer #3 · answered by TheyCallMeMom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They dont have 2 million viewers. Bill Oreilly is the highest rated show with 1.6 million. That isnt even news programming. FOX Themselves list it as entertainment. FOX isnt really a news channel as they have very few programs that arent editorial or infotainment.
2007-02-10 05:18:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because only about 8% of Americans watch news channels. The majority watches MTV, E!, and The Food Network.
2007-02-10 05:15:54 · answer #5 · answered by TRUE PATRIOT 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Percentage wise, more watch Fox as their news channel.
2007-02-10 05:18:15 · answer #6 · answered by lulu 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because the two million ( it is more than that quote) is more than cnn or msnbc or the nightly news gets hence it is number one. Personally i don't watch fox but the NELSON ratings show this to be true
2007-02-10 05:29:41 · answer #7 · answered by JJ 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because that's a fair and balanced assessment like the rest of their programming
2007-02-10 05:18:13 · answer #8 · answered by squeegie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The same way they claim everything - LIE
2007-02-10 05:16:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋