Fox News viewership drops by half in 6 months (Assisted Suicide for Troll)

The scary news from TV Newser for this past week? No worries.

Friday, May 20

Wednesday Ratings: Raw Numbers

Nancy Grace beat Anderson Cooper on Wednesday, and Greta was the #2 show on cable news, ahead of H&C, according to numbers at Inside Cable News:

Total day: FNC: 798,000 / CNN: 337,000 / MSNBC: 180,000 / HLN: 209,000

Primetime: FNC: 1,625,000 / CNN: 690,000 / MSNBC: 324,000 / HLN: 373,000

7pm: Shep Smith: 1,319,000 / Cooper (7-9pm): 408,000 / Hardball: 283,000

8pm: O'Reilly: 2,082,000 / Cooper (7-9pm): 408,000 / Countdown: 281,000 / Grace: 568,000

9pm: H&C: 1,379,000 / King: 1,037,000 / Abrams: 325,000

10pm: Greta: 1,413,000 / NewsNight: 581,000 / Scarborough: 367,000

Tuesday Ratings: Raw Numbers

Total day: FNC: 852,000 / CNN: 388,000 / MSNBC: 195,000

7pm: Shep Smith: 1,297,000 / Cooper (7 to 9pm): 433,000 / Hardball: 339,000

8pm: O'Reilly: 1,997,000 / Cooper (7 to 9pm): 433,000 / Countdown: 389,000 / Grace: 328,000

9pm: H&C: 1,440,000 / King: 1,194,000 / Abrams: 277,000 / Mad Money: 72,000 (scratch)

10pm: Greta: 1,335,000 / NewsNight: 500,000 / Scarborough: 369,000

Monday Ratings: Raw Numbers

CNN's Crime Week doesn't seem to be getting off to a great start. Larry King's exclusive interview with Robert Blake couldn't break one million viewers and NewsNight's taped CSI special averaged less than 500,000. Additionally, CNBC's Contender repeat and Walmart special beat MSNBC In primetime. The numbers:

Total day:

Total viewers: FNC: 825,000 / CNN: 344,000 / MSNBC: 175,000 / HLN: 173,000 / CNBC: 158,000

25-54 demo: FNC: 289,000 / CNN: 111,000 / HLN: 82,000 / MSNBC: 64,000 / CNBC: 60,000

Primetime:

Total viewers: FNC: 1,588,000 / CNN: 581,000 / CNBC: 314,000 / MSNBC: 288,000 / HLN: 261,000

25-54 demo: FNC: 410,000 / CNBC: 179,000 / CNN: 161,000 / MSNBC: 108,000 / HLN: 92,000

Hourly numbers:

6pm: Hume: 1,226,000 / Dobbs: 388,000 / Abrams 6pm: 177,000

7pm: Shep Smith: 1,383,000 / Cooper (7 to 9pm): 400,000 / Hardball: 353,000

8pm: O'Reilly: 2,041,000 / Cooper (7 to 9pm): 400,000 / Grace: 368,000 / Countdown: 361,000

9pm: H&C: 1,339,000 / King: 878,000 / Abrams 9pm: 184,000

10pm: Greta: 1,383,000 / NewsNight: 497,000 / Scarborough: 317,000

21 posted on 05/24/2005 4:43:29 AM PDT by BufordP ("I wish we lived in the day when you could challenge a person to a duel!"--Zell Miller)

22 posted on 05/24/2005 4:45:18 AM PDT by wolicy_ponk (If we're not the mainstream, how come we nearly control all three branches of Government?)

Prime time is the worst thing on Fox News.

23 posted on 05/24/2005 4:46:11 AM PDT by Petronski (A champion of dance, my moves will put you in a trance, and I never leave the disco alone.)

Ummm, I seem to see an illbill with 426 posts starting threads about this very topic on DU.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3717056

24 posted on 05/24/2005 4:50:35 AM PDT by Longbow1969

It makes sense. They'll likely eat this stuff up over there.

25 posted on 05/24/2005 4:53:46 AM PDT by Coop (In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)

Give me time on this; I will try to find solid numbers.

Usually you START with solid numbers before stating a so-called fact.

26 posted on 05/24/2005 4:57:28 AM PDT by BufordP ("I wish we lived in the day when you could challenge a person to a duel!"--Zell Miller)

To: illbill; MeekOneGOP

"Also, since when do we freepers care about credibility?"

27 posted on 05/24/2005 4:57:35 AM PDT by Zacs Mom (Proud wife of a Marine! ... and purveyor of "rampant, unedited dialogue")

To: Zacs Mom; MeekOneGOP

This is the source of bill's illness, it is called Trolliosis -
I found this while digging at the source from his blog article

News Hounds Manifesto

Like many projects, this one started out as something else. In early 2004, eight middle-aged citizens from different backgrounds and locations around the USA teamed up via MoveOn.org and the internet (thank you, Al Gore!) to volunteer our services for OUTFOXED, a documentary film by Robert Greenwald regarding Fox News Channel. For approximately three months, each of us watched FNC conscientiously for five or more hours a week and posted our findings regarding Fox's self-proclaimed mission of fair and balanced reporting.

This guy is sourcing moveon crap.

He said this as well-

"Also, since when do we freepers care about credibility?"

28 posted on 05/24/2005 5:09:07 AM PDT by wolicy_ponk (If we're not the mainstream, how come we nearly control all three branches of Government?)

Worldnet Daily sees things differently as of a few months ago. (February)

CNN tanking as Fox News surges

...In contrast, Fox News was the only news network on cable to see viewership increases in February, as it outpaced all other cable news companies combined for the sixth straight month. "FNC averaged 1.57 million viewers in primetime, up 18 percent from the same period last year, while CNN fell 21 percent to 637,000 viewers from the same time period," Variety stated. The growth appeared across the board at Fox News:

"On the Record With Greta Van Susteren" up 37 percent;
"Hannity & Colmes" up 19 percent;
"Special Report With Brit Hume" up 20 percent;
and "The O'Reilly Factor," up 9 percent.
...

29 posted on 05/24/2005 5:09:58 AM PDT by BufordP ("I wish we lived in the day when you could challenge a person to a duel!"--Zell Miller)

Yup trolliosis is a pretty good bet. Having discovered illbill is also a member of Democratic Underground, signed up Dec 10th 2004 with 426 posts, it is pretty clear this guy is up to no good.

I would say there is virtually no chance that illbill is on Free Republic in the spirit of independent, grass roots conservatism on the web.

This guy is a troll.

30 posted on 05/24/2005 5:20:14 AM PDT by Longbow1969

To: wolicy_ponk; Zacs Mom; MeekOneGOP; Longbow1969; illbill

Trolliosis - the silent killer. Like a fart in a space capsule, it only hurts those close to you.

31 posted on 05/24/2005 5:43:09 AM PDT by Enterprise (Coming soon from Newsweek: "Fallujah - we had to destroy it in order to save it.")

32 posted on 05/24/2005 5:48:38 AM PDT by tiredoflaundry ("Harry Reid in stripes, I kinda like that image." -Tagline courtesy of DFU. Thanks!)

To: illbill; Zacs Mom; 4mycountry; TheBigB; VRWCmember; Zavien Doombringer; jriemer; mhking; ...

33 posted on 05/24/2005 6:45:35 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)

hahahaaaa you slay me!!! now begone! TROLL!

34 posted on 05/24/2005 6:48:54 AM PDT by RushCrush (Never give in. Never, never, never, never!)

Check his posting history. Everything he's posted has the same source. Blog pimp.

35 posted on 05/24/2005 6:50:19 AM PDT by Hoodlum91 (Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. - Ben Franklin)

Troll... hmmm

Whatever.

36 posted on 05/24/2005 6:51:06 AM PDT by illbill

37 posted on 05/24/2005 6:51:21 AM PDT by RushCrush (Never give in. Never, never, never, never!)

38 posted on 05/24/2005 6:51:32 AM PDT by PilloryHillary (RINOS use the constitution for toilet paper.)

To: illbill; MeekOneGOP; MEG33; dubyaismypresident; 4mycountry; Pan_Yans Wife; E Rocc; dirtboy; ...

HMMMMMM!!!!! Take a look at this reply.

Reply #24

illbill on DU with the sane topic????

39 posted on 05/24/2005 6:52:33 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Not one more dime to the RNC until you get a spine and act like the MAJORITY.)

I rely on Fox cable news a lot less than before. To much M Jackson and such.

Bingo! Fox put all their eggs in the Michael Jackson trial. But even a blind man can tell that Jacko is going to walk, so there isn't that much drama left in the trial.

40 posted on 05/24/2005 6:52:38 AM PDT by dfwgator (Flush Newsweek!)

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