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In reply to the discussion: Fox News Ratings Fall Off A Cliff In 2011 [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)35. Good news, but it took way too long. The harm they have done will take at least a generation
to repair.
[div class=excerpt"]FoxPods will, as usual, point out that Fox is still the top cable news network, but that is beside the point. Its audience is peeling away at a rapid rate and over time they will be unable to sustain their leading position. It is also important to put those numbers in context. While Fox is the #1 cable news network, they lag far behind the broadcast nets. In fact, the highest rated program on Fox (O'Reilly Factor) has about half the viewers of the lowest rated broadcast news program (CBS Evening news).
That is interesting and has not been pointed out often enough when they claim they are #1.
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It's little things like this that make me optimistic about reelecting Obama next year
Gman
Dec 2011
#3
Take away all those tv's at various businesses serving the public that are tuned into Fixed News
pacalo
Dec 2011
#14
In some cases I think that fox noise is saying what the proprietor want to say themselves
madokie
Dec 2011
#18
We were at a hotel in St. Louis eating breakfast about a year ago and Fox News was on
proud2BlibKansan
Dec 2011
#26
I still get disgusted when I walk into a typical restraunt or buisness and they have Faux on /nt
jimlup
Dec 2011
#17
Good news, but it took way too long. The harm they have done will take at least a generation
sabrina 1
Dec 2011
#35