Posted on 04/15/2009 6:15:46 AM PDT by Zakeet
I could of course be commenting on the poor quality of the alleged journalism. But in this case I'm talking about their ratings, which is of course largely caused by said poor journalism.
Three weeks ago (at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog), I noted that the Big 3 networks' evening newscasts' combined ratings had dropped about 17% since the collective high they achieved during the week of January 26, the first full week after Barack Obama's nomination.
Make that 21%. In the 25-54 demographic, the drop has been 30%. And it's not just a seasonality thing. The collective drop compared to last year is over 4%, continuing a long-term decline the nets surely hoped they might prevent if they could just get their guy elected to the White House. No dice, guys.
Here is an updated week-by-week graph for each network since the first of the year, followed by some demographic and overall info (based on info found at the Evening News Ratings Category at Media Bistro's TV Newser):
Do you think any of them are wondering if they maybe, just maybe, should have started paying attention to that Tea Party thing a bit earlier than, say, tomorrow morning?
Here's what I think of Freepers who enjoy stories like this.
Who wants to watch an Obama wall-to-wall ass kiss fest?
MOST of the news around here is fluff, even on Fox/NBC (same news crew) Obama praise, how to wash a cat, more Obama greatness, a snake escapes a zoo 2000miles away, more Obama saving the world, the cycle continues on and on. I get 95% of my News from the various sources on FR.
NBC,CBS and ABC are a threat to our security.
How many Pravda’s does one country need, anyway?
Now that’s “Change” you can believe in.
Doesn’t Rush have more listeners than the combined 21 million of ABCNBCCBS?
Wow...CBS is really hurtin’....6 million viewers is practically nothing in the grand scheme of things.
Of course. The lib media maroons couldn't be more obvious in their drooling love fest with old blue gums. Even brain dead government school educated people see through this.
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