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In Trump era, Rachel Maddow starts beating Fox News
CNN ^ | 04/25/2017 | Brian Stelter

Posted on 04/25/2017 12:41:10 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Fox News normally ranks #1 among cable news channels. But lately MSNBC's Rachel Maddow has been challenging Fox at 9 p.m., the centerpiece of the prime time schedule.

"The Rachel Maddow Show" surpassed "Tucker Carlson Tonight" in March among 25- to 54-year-old viewers, the demographic that determines advertising rates. Maddow was on track to win again in April. But on Monday night the cable news ratings race changed dramatically. Carlson moved from 9 p.m. to 8, replacing Bill O'Reilly, and Fox's 5 p.m. talk show "The Five" moved to 9.

Maddow may or may not benefit from the change. Regardless, executives all across television news have already taken notice of her recent wins. According to Nielsen data, Maddow also narrowly topped Fox's 8 p.m. hour last week, when Dana Perino and Greg Gutfeld filled in for O'Reilly.

Maddow's surge is being fueled partly by her day-in, day-out criticism of the Trump administration. There is an increased appetite for the liberal arguments she has been making for years.

"There's a reason Rachel is beating Fox and CNN," MSNBC president Phil Griffin told CNNMoney in an email. "She's a talented storyteller who's helping her audience cut through all the confusion coming out of Washington. She's connecting dots in ways no one else is."

(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: first100days; foxnews; foxnewsratings; liberalmedia; msnbc; rachelmaddow; ratings; trumpmedia
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To: huldah1776

sorry about all the “his”es. LOL Jenner’s mental issues.


81 posted on 04/25/2017 2:08:02 PM PDT by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Except for the obvious problem that Madcow come on at 9pm and Carlson is on at 8pm so they are in completely different time slots.

More Fake News from the Fake News center at CNN.


82 posted on 04/25/2017 2:10:42 PM PDT by MNJohnnie ("The political class is a bureaucracy designed to perpetuate itself" Rush Limbaugh)
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To: SeekAndFind

She has become a bigger red baiter than Joe McCarthy.


83 posted on 04/25/2017 2:27:56 PM PDT by Alt Right
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To: No Dems 2016

The Bernie supporters that I have talked to hate her more than we do.


84 posted on 04/25/2017 2:31:50 PM PDT by Alt Right
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To: heights
Fox is becoming has become another MSNBC. so who cares.

There fixed it!

85 posted on 04/25/2017 2:32:38 PM PDT by ptsal
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To: SeekAndFind

Yes, story telling has become the norm for biased networks rather than delivering the news objectively.


86 posted on 04/25/2017 2:39:44 PM PDT by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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To: Angels27
I stopped watching Fox almost 4 years ago because I got tired of having to listen to the idiotic liberal opinion on everything. They had to bring a liberal onto every single show to offset the non liberal guest. It was too much to listen to the non stop lies and stupid opinions of the liberals. I couldn't stand it any longer.
87 posted on 04/25/2017 2:48:42 PM PDT by peeps36 (Obama = the skidmark on America's underwear)
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To: SeekAndFind

In Trump era, Rachel Maddow starts beating Fox News

Source is CNN, so it’s most likely BS.


88 posted on 04/25/2017 2:52:09 PM PDT by GoldenPup
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To: al baby

Yeah, “Chiller Theater’’.


89 posted on 04/25/2017 3:09:12 PM PDT by jmacusa (Dad may be in charge but mom knows whats going on.)
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To: SeekAndFind

[There is an increased appetite for the liberal arguments she has been making for years.]

Whatever those are.


90 posted on 04/25/2017 3:14:00 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Ignorance is reparable, stupid is forever)
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To: Vendome

Mad Cow’s reign as top dog may be over!

Tucker Carlson Dominates Cable News Ratings in First Night at New Time Slot

breitbart ^ | DANIEL NUSSBAUM
Posted on 4/25/2017, 2:57:14 PM by davikkm

Fox News led all of its cable news competitors in the ratings Monday night as Tucker Carlson debuted to strong viewership numbers in his first night in the 8 p.m. time slot formerly commanded by ousted anchor Bill O’Reilly. Monday night’s episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight drew an average of 3.2 million viewers and 636,000 viewers in the 25-54 demo, beating all other cable news programs in the 8 p.m. hour in both total viewers and the key demo, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

In demo viewership for the night, Fox News averaged 582,000 viewers while MSNBC drew 424,000 and CNN got 328,000. In total viewership, Fox drew an average of 2.8 million viewers, while MSNBC lagged far behind with 1.8 million and CNN failed to reach the million-viewer mark, according to the Wrap.

Carlson’s numbers stack up favorably with O’Reilly’s final Monday broadcast last week, when the one-time ratings king drew 3.7 million viewers and 635,000 viewers in the key demo.

O’Reilly departed Fox News last week after an investigation into numerous allegations of sexual harassment against the anchor.

Carlson kicked off his Monday night broadcast — which featured interviews with Caitlyn Jenner and former Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe — with a message addressing O’Reilly’s departure.

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91 posted on 04/25/2017 3:26:10 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ("Fake news is just another name for slander or libel, and should be prosecuted.")
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To: SeekAndFind

So, CNN has to resort to celebrating MCNBC’s “success”? lol


92 posted on 04/25/2017 3:34:04 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: Tzimisce

Yep.


93 posted on 04/25/2017 4:10:09 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: SeekAndFind

How does a family get to be a “Nielsen family”?

(No, we are not changing our last names to Nielsen)!


94 posted on 04/25/2017 4:43:48 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Bill and Hillary Clinton are the penicillin-resistant syphilis of our political system.)
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To: SeekAndFind
"She's a talented storyteller who's helping her audience cut through all the confusion coming out of Washington. She's connecting dots in ways no one else is."

She certainly does - like telling her audience that the first woman elected to Congress "couldn't even vote for herself" - a blatant falsehood, and just one example of many indicating she's completely clueless and has no idea what she's talking about. But I bet her audience believes every word.

95 posted on 04/25/2017 5:16:35 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Kazan

Right - LOL


96 posted on 04/25/2017 5:17:19 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: SaveFerris

,I never get to see him, once my head hits the “ My Pillow” I’m out like a light.


97 posted on 04/26/2017 7:37:56 AM PDT by ABN 505 (Right is right if nobody is right, and wrong is wrong if everybody is wrong. ~Archbishop Fulton John)
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To: InterceptPoint

The two main Goddesses of harassment are Murdock’s sissy sons. They will dump Hannity sooner or later.

The problem with Tucker is he invites in the grossest lefties and then lets them talk too much. Sometimes he has no point to get across and is not prepared to win the debate.

If I wanted to watch a raging leftist loon, I turn on ABCNBCCBSMSNBCCNN.


98 posted on 04/26/2017 9:31:44 AM PDT by SaraJohnson ( Whites being racially harassed and harmed by Leftist in power need to sue! It's pay day.)
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To: proud American in Canada

Some of his commercials must run at least 1, maybe 2 minutes.

I’ve been DVR’ing old episodes of “X-Files” and he’s there at least 2-3 times each episode. Not to mention everywhere else. Friend got a magazine; HE’S THERE TOO.

I believe he intends to take over the world.


99 posted on 04/26/2017 11:04:46 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: onkelosII; Travis McGee

I agree. I’m afraid one friend succumbed to Obama’s hope-nosis. He’s right in that age group.

And then (I didn’t see it) TC had on the mentally-deranged Bruce Jenner for an opener? Good gosh....


100 posted on 04/26/2017 11:09:31 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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