Fox News and CNN down, MSNBC up

**Red_Lizard2** · 09-30-10, 01:06 AM

A series of articles (thanks to the website grr) but apparently Fox News viewership has dropped 21% over Q3, CNN went down 29% (Wow) and MSNBC went up 1%. Not much of a gain for MSNBC but the only ones to get a gain at all. I really don't like any of the channels but I thought it was interesting.

Q3 2010 Ratings: Fox News Still on Top, but Down Double Digits - TVNewser
Q3 2010 Ratings: MSNBC beats CNN for 4th straight quarter in primetime - TVNewser
Q3 2010 Ratings: CNN’s worst month in primetime in more than a decade - TVNewser

**Tick** · 09-30-10, 01:41 AM

Any word on BBC's ratings?

**Kraker Jak** · 09-30-10, 02:24 AM

so a 50 percent drop in news media watchers, with a 1 percent increase....

Sounds like people are FINALLY over the shit and just want to live thier lifes....

**shoi** · 09-30-10, 12:26 PM

now if only some one could invent some kind of program which informs it's viewers on the facts of the goings on of the day... wouldn't that be crazy?

**deathgodusmc** · 09-30-10, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by shoi

now if only some one could invent some kind of program which informs it's viewers on the facts of the goings on of the day... wouldn't that be crazy?

Then the news would be boring. No shock value to the stories. They might even have to resort to giving lord forbid good news once in a while.

**Red_Lizard2** · 09-30-10, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by shoi

now if only some one could invent some kind of program which informs it's viewers on the facts of the goings on of the day... wouldn't that be crazy?

C-Span and C-Span2?

**Gumby** · 10-01-10, 10:55 AM

perhaps Americans are getting their news from news sources instead of those three entertainment sources?

**~~hawgballs~~** · 10-01-10, 12:12 PM

With all of the negative opinions of the "News" channels, are these same people open to the re-implementation of the "Fairness Doctrine"?

**Red_Lizard2** · 10-01-10, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Gumby

perhaps Americans are getting their news from news sources instead of those three entertainment sources?

One would hope, but knowing America, it is probably because they were too busy watching Dancing with the Stars or some other shit TV

**shoi** · 10-01-10, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by hawgballs

With all of the negative opinions of the "News" channels, are these same people open to the re-implementation of the "Fairness Doctrine"?

personally i hate the becks/olbermans/etc of the news but i also think they should be able to spout their opinions (to the same degree any other person/group is aloud to)

the thing i don't like is that this seems to have become the prominent style of news and political reporting; and that only hurts us.. i'm no politcal science expert or anything but i think the problem stems from party politics, or more specifically two party politics. sure you can call yourself independent, libertarian, socialist, etc but when it comes down to it "you're either with us or against us"... if there were more options viable options then i don't think people like beck or olberman would hold the sway they do