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Fox News' plummeting ratings: Why the network is struggling
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theweek.com — In January, Fox News had its worst primetime ratings since 2001 in the all-important age demographic of 25-54, according to new Nielsen data. Furthermore, its total day ratings for the age group fell to their lowest levels since 2008. The grim news for the conservative cable network was gleefully publicized by liberal rival MSNBC, which boasted a 20 percent boost in the 25-54 demographic from the previous year, and an 11 percent climb in primetime.

What happened? While some liberal commentators would like to see Fox's decline as evidenceof a leftward shift in public opinion, coinciding with President Obama enjoying his highestfavorability ratings in three years, the truth is probably simpler. Conservative viewers in January — participating in a collective version of see no evil, hear no evil — likely passed on watching President Obama's inauguration, a ratings bonanza for MSNBC. Fox has suffered similar ratings declines during other big Democratic events.

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Is Fox News suffering from being too conservative or not conservative enough?
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lightdude
Posted 113 days ago
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Nice try, but untrue. You must be thinking of the lame stream media instead.
lastbaldeagle
Posted 113 days ago
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MSNBC? The 200 or so foaming at the mouth progs and other liberal idiots who watch Mr. Ed, Tingles, that guy Ralph Maddow and the rest of the retards? Wow, a real source of hard 'news' when they can pluck their heads out of Obozo's posterior. I would not waste a minute of their spewing left wing garbage to their low information viewers.
lightdude
Posted 112 days ago
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@lastbaldeagle Don't forget their head bigot, sharptoon.
curmudgeon
Posted 112 days ago
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" Hypocritical ,liberal Democrat."Isn't that redundant?
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