Well, if you are a follower of Daily Kos you know all you need to know, Fox News has had it. It’s over. The right-wing propaganda machine has finally stripped its gears and will soon sputter to a grinding halt. And if that is what you have been yearning for then read no further and enjoy your day. If you are more interested in reality then you need to look to other sources for analysis of the latest ratings.
The powers that be at Fox certainly aren’t celebrating over the latest ratings and may be privately second guessing some of their recent moves. But despite the bleak picture painted by the Kos, Fox News remains in the driver’s seat and that is exactly where you want to be. How they react to their challenges will obviously determine how long they remain on top. At one time CNN was THE player in cable news and slowly lost the lead to Fox and have been scrambling to even be competitive for years.
You can look at the numbers and come to the conclusions of the Daily Kos. They report the Fox numbers are the worst in 13 years. They call the numbers devastating. They say the news was MUCH better for MSNBC, because their viewer losses were not as large. But DK failed to mention that even with the good news, MSNBC did climb back over CNN into second place, MSNBC hit longtime lows…
“In total day, MNSBC delivered its lowest ratings in total viewers since December 2007 and in the A25-54 demo since June 2006. In primetime, the network had its lowest demo delivery since July 2006.” —TVNewser
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