Posted on 11/02/2016 4:46:12 AM PDT by drewh
Megyn Kelly of the Fox News Channel has emerged as that network’s weak link as Fox has fallen behind CNN in the ratings for a full month for the first time since 2001. The October ratings are out and CNN beat Fox News for the first time in 15 years.
“CNN enjoyed its strongest ratings month in years in October, beating rival Fox News in the key 25-54 demographic for a full month for the first time since 2001,” The Hill’s Joe Concha wrote. “CNN averaged 704,000 prime time viewers overall in October from the ages 25-54 demographic — the most coveted group by advertisers. Fox came in second with an average of 663,000 viewers, while MSNBC averaged 432,000 viewers — an all-time high for the Comcast-owned network.”
While Kelly’s own program still finished atop cable news in the key 25-54 demographic for the month, CNN beating Fox News overall in primetime in the demo for the first time in over a decade comes as Kelly has emerged as the face as of the network thanks to the honchos in the Murdoch family.
Rupert Murdoch’s sons James and Lachlan, who have taken over 21st Century Fox, have decided—according to a Vanity Fair profile earlier in October—make Kelly the future of the network. And as they’ve rallied entirely behind Kelly, after Kelly made a move to oust Roger Ailes as the chairman of the company
Kelly has also emerged as the network’s leading anti-Donald Trump voice, using her platform to try to disparage the Republican presidential nominee and his supporters. The highest profile spat, which came last week, was a battle she had with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich over former President Bill Clinton’s alleged sexual assaults and alleged rapes.
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Mostr of FOX NEWS is UNWATCHABLE anymore....TOO MANY LIBERALS!!!!
Megyn better jump on that $20 million offer from Fox. It may disappear.
She is a complete turn-off. Never watch her anymore.
I can’t find a female in my family that can stand to watch her and she makes post debate coverage unbearable. Although election night it will be fun to watch her ooze blood from her uh...eyes, when she has to say the words “President-Elect Trump”.
we need Trump TV as soon as possible.
The Murdoch boys at FOX are willing to give that skank $20 milion in her new contract, which shows how stupid they are, since there are no other bidders for her services. When Mad Cow Maddow is beating her in ratings, you’d think they’d buy a clue.
and look for Sean Hannity, O Reilly, etc over at Trump TV
Don’t ever watch her..... fox is catering to the young liberals with her...........she is what she is. Probably never bought a can of bathroom air freshener.
I hadn’t watched her for months, after her “outrage” at Trump in the debate.
Tuned in, by accident, to see her pathetic interview of Newt.
Now, it will be months again before I will watch. It is now Velocity channel for that hour.
i agree. i used to watch them exclusively until this election cycle started and i can barely watch news. i love FR and other alternative media for news and info.
Me-Again is not worth 20 million.
Big mistake lady. You should have kept faking your conservative values - it was working.
Darn...
There goes her $20 million.
IMHO this is likely because Kelly has lost many moderate and conservative viewers, and is competing with Maddow for the liberal viewers. Predictable.
Boycotts work.
There are YouTube and Facebook (information/news) videos that get more viewers than those numbers.
Fox and CNN: Vultures fighting over a corpse.
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