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To: marcusmaximus

Perhaps with the election “over” - ratings and interest in current events would naturally decline?


3 posted on 11/17/2020 2:40:51 PM PST by PGR88
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To: PGR88

[Perhaps with the election “over” - ratings and interest in current events would naturally decline?]


What we have here is a contested election. Interest should be pretty high still.

http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-16-2020.html
http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-26-2020.html
http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-21-2016.html
http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-31-2016.html

The only direct comparable I see, after a quick look, is Hannity. The drop in % terms is huge vs 4 years ago. Before the election in 2016, Hannity’s audience # was 3.4m vs 2020’s pre-election 7.3m. After the election in 2016, Hannity’s number was 2.6m, vs 2020’s post-election 3.6m. In effect, despite a contested election in 2020, Hannity’s post-election number went down over 50%, vs 2016’s post-election decline of 24%.

It’s hard to tell if Fox New execs are panicking. But their ad rates may soon return to 2016 numbers, after their media personalities presumably got hefty raises.


44 posted on 11/17/2020 3:04:48 PM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: PGR88

I don’t think so.

Everyone I know is trying to grab any piece of info about the Trump defense.

I didn’t watch for about 7 years.

I tried Four Times on election night to watch Fox and lasted 5 minutes each time.

It was like cnn on steroids.

I don’t know WHAT happened to them.

But Trump fans are much more loyal to him than fox.

they messed up big.

OR they are accepting the losses on the way to becoming a liberal outlet..Another liberal outlet. Bad move


53 posted on 11/17/2020 3:13:10 PM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: PGR88

Perhaps with the election “over” - ratings and interest in current events would naturally decline?

You could argue for a decrease in absolute viewership. But relative ratings have tanked too. FOX ratings against the other cable channels has fallen a lot.

60 posted on 11/17/2020 3:17:52 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: PGR88

Who wants to watch a loop of them sniffing Biden’s plugs while demonizing Trump?


108 posted on 11/17/2020 4:43:52 PM PST by Moonlighter
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