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MSNBC’s primetime lineup has worst January ever among demographic coveted by advertisers
Fox News ^ | January 30, 2025 | Brian Flood

Posted on 01/31/2025 7:51:33 PM PST by george76

MSNBC averaged only 63,000 demo viewers between the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m. ET...

MSNBC’s primetime lineup finished with its smallest January audience ever among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54.

The news-heavy month featured an alleged terrorist ramming a truck through New Year's revelers in New Orleans, shocking video of a Tesla Cybertruck exploding in front of Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, President Biden pardoning members of his family and political allies on his way out the door, President Trump’s inauguration, the fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel and other significant headlines as the Trump administration began with a flurry of executive orders.

Despite the busy month of major news, MSNBC averaged only 63,000 demo viewers between the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m. ET to finish No. 31 among cable offerings. By comparison, Fox News Channel averaged 353,000 demo viewers during primetime and ratings-challenged CNN even managed an average of 118,000 demo viewers to almost double MSNBC.

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Advertisers seek the 25-54 demo because media consumers in that age range generally have money to spend and are not necessarily locked into brand loyalties. Younger demos have less discretionary money to spend, and older demos are more established in their consumerism habits

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MSNBC averaged only 45,000 total day demo viewers, compared to 253,000 for Fox News and 80,000 for CNN. MSNBC finished behind 26 different cable options in the category.

When it comes to individual programs, 14 different Fox News programs beat MSNBC’s "The Rachel Maddow Show" among demo viewers.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


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1 posted on 01/31/2025 7:51:33 PM PST by george76
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To: george76

It’s leaving one of those pesky rings in the toilet bowl on it way down the drain.


2 posted on 01/31/2025 7:59:26 PM PST by Biblebelter
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To: george76

And away we go.


3 posted on 01/31/2025 8:03:48 PM PST by Fai Mao ( The US government is run by pedophiles and Perverts for pedophiles and perverts.)
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To: george76
Rachel Maddow broke down in tears again. This time it was an Elon Musk meme.

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4 posted on 01/31/2025 8:07:23 PM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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“MSNBC averaged only 45,000 total day demo viewers”

that’s less than 1,000/state ... basically, NO ONE who matters is watching MSNBC during the day ...


5 posted on 01/31/2025 8:08:22 PM PST by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

Is she in line for a Grammy Award?


6 posted on 01/31/2025 8:10:20 PM PST by BipolarBob (I've had enough! I'm moving to Slab City to be free.)
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To: george76

Ah, yes. I remember El Rush-Bo and his ban on any audio clips from MSLSD. Rush correctly pointed out that even just 5-10 seconds of a MSLSD cut on the EIB network would increase their audience exponentially.


7 posted on 01/31/2025 8:31:18 PM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: george76

Close-ups of people chewing food on Youtube gets more viewers than 63k. People must switch the channel from MSNBC to a Kars for Kids commercial.


8 posted on 01/31/2025 8:31:43 PM PST by HYPOCRACY (Democracy is dead. Long live the Republic!)
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Nobody wants to watch Rachel Maddow being continually pissed off about Trump?


9 posted on 01/31/2025 8:34:21 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: george76

Two or three levels up in the corporate hierarchy,
MSNBC is owned by Comcast.


10 posted on 01/31/2025 8:51:55 PM PST by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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To: george76

Guess at MSDNC you get paid 40 million for not watching.


11 posted on 01/31/2025 9:36:02 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: george76

I know this is the spring Freepathon, but can enough of us scrape together the $28 to buy MSNBC?


12 posted on 01/31/2025 11:14:07 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
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To: george76

Poor MSNBC.
Chuckle.


13 posted on 02/01/2025 1:47:25 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

“Rachel Maddow broke down in tears again”

25 million a year salary just doesn’t get you much these days at MSNBC.

The powers that be that thought reducing that pile of leftist crap salary from 30 to 25 million per year was some kind of win should be the next one out the door.


14 posted on 02/01/2025 2:16:38 AM PST by DAC21
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To: Right_Wing_Madman; timestax
LOL awesome


15 posted on 02/01/2025 2:53:14 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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It would be AWESOME if Elon Musk were able to buy MSNBC and get rid of Rachel Maddddddddddddd-ow. Then that dude Rachel could spend more time at home.

Rachel Maddow and the little woman...


16 posted on 02/01/2025 2:56:42 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: catnipman

No one is watching television.

Waste of money for Musk to purchase this station or any other. They are all dying

No one is listening to broadcast radio. They are dying too

Streaming and podcasts and choice is king!


17 posted on 02/01/2025 3:47:45 AM PST by Chickensoup
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And Fox News isn’t much better. Take last night 1-31-2025. From Waters, Hannity, and Gutfeld for four hours and more, nothing but the plane wreck. Come on!


18 posted on 02/01/2025 3:54:29 AM PST by batazoid (Natural born citizen)
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So, with such an abysmal number of viewers, where is MSNBC getting the millions of dollars to pay their staff and cover their production overhead? Maddow alone will be paid $25 million/year for next 5 years.

Are advertisers stupid enough to pay big bucks to reach for 45K viewers?

Where's all the $$ coming from?

19 posted on 02/01/2025 5:52:58 AM PST by JesusIsLord
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To: george76

Ha ha.


20 posted on 02/01/2025 7:20:41 AM PST by Rummyfan ( In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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