This is certainly off-topic, but you appear to have the wrong expectations of FOX.
FOX isn’t after your viewership, first and foremost. The market for “ratings” is in the past. Look at CNN. Do they care about viewership?
FOX (and the others) is selling its ability to manipulate YOU. That’s the only extent to which viewership matters, who and how many can be influenced. The money is no longer advertising dollars, but much bigger money from backers and owners who want “friendly feelings toward China’s accendency” or the same for NAFTA and illegal immigration.
They’re selling the ability to dish out the kind of crap that you’re complaining about.
I don’t see it changing anytime, soon.
We really need reform of the media industry. The News Business isn’t about the News and it’s not exactly a Business either. As you indicate, there are backers and owners that want to see certain propaganda pushed.
I think the government should find a way to break up the near-monopoly of media control and get back to a marketplace approach rather than a propaganda approach.