Posted on 10/22/2009 6:55:00 PM PDT by Saije
A petulant Chris Matthews wouldnt talk about MSNBCs recent ratings dip during an interview flogging his fawning essay on the late Sen. Edward Kennedy thats in the November issue of Boston magazine.
Lets just drop all the conversation about my network, the Hardball host huffed the other day. Im not a media critic.
It could be that Matthews got a little hot under the collar because his left-leaning network has been losing viewers.
During the recent third-quarter ratings period, Fox News averaged about 2.26 million total viewers in prime time and was up 2 percent from the same time last year. CNN had 949,000 viewers and was down 30 percent. MSNBC averaged 795,000 viewers and was down 10 percent.
In the coveted 25- to 54-year-old demographic, Fox News averaged 589,000 viewers and was up 5 percent. CNN had 288,000 and was down 39 percent. SNBC had 275,000 and was down 21 percent.
Mediaweek television analyst Marc Berman says Fox News is well above the competition.
Theres bleeding everywhere except Fox News, Berman said. The rich has gotten richer and thats Fox News.
Matthews did, however, weigh in on the feud between rival Fox News and the Obama administration, which has accused the channel of being an arm of the Republican Party and said it shouldnt be treated as a news organization.
My hunch is theyve discovered in their research that the commentators on that network have begun to cut into the independents and that theyre worried that some independents are listening to those voices and believing them, Matthews opined.
As for his essay on Kennedy, Matthews says the glossy mag approached him to write it. The theme of his piece is how the legendary lawmaker triumphed over tragedy, and its the opening essay for the magazines upcoming Kennedy bonanza.
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
That's how I feel about him. Except that I think he intentionally went into the tank and is now being rightfully punished for it by losing ratings and respect.
I used to watch him every day. Now? Never.
Little Chrissie Matthews just won’t admit the obvious.He and his network suck.That’s the reason for the Success of Foxnews.
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