‘We are lost’: Fox News suffers
worst ratings in 20 years
Independent (UK),
by
Je Sommerlad
Original Article
Posted By: Ribicon,
2/5/2021 3:14:52 PM
Fox News has fallen into third place among US cable current affairs broadcasters, languishing behind CNN and MSNBC in Donald Trump’s final month in the White House as conservative viewers deserted the channel.(Snip) But despite this dramatic sequence of events, Rupert Murdoch’s network suffered its worst month since April 2000, falling into third for total day viewers and overall viewers, according to the latest Nielsen ratings. Whereas CNN averaged 2.49 million weekly total viewers and MSNBC drew 1.93 million, Fox secured just 1.49 million, down 18 per cent year-on-year. It also lost out to its centrist rivals in the primetime evening slot
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Jesuslover54 2/5/2021 3:23:11 PM (No. 686064)
Voting with feet. Wave by-bye.
75 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
DVC 2/5/2021 3:23:57 PM (No. 686066)
Good. We used to have Fox on almost all day and through the evening for decades. As it became clear that they were going hard for Joe, and hard against Trump, I dialed back, ,but still recorded Brett Baier's show every night. As I fast forwarded through the Biden puff pieces, and the increasingly leftist panel garbage, I found that by a week before the election, I was watching maybe 10 minutes of an hour show.
So I just STOPPED. I don't record any Fox, and Fox is never on. OANN is watched maybe once in two weeks, but I have just dropped TV news entirely.
Go to hell Fox, I hope you are all unemployed you backstabbing pukes. Helping Traitor Joe in selling the country to the ChiComs.
134 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
natpock1 2/5/2021 3:24:01 PM (No. 686067)
I find it amusing that this article refers to CNN and MSNBC as "Centrist Rivals", Come on Man give me a break!
110 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
deerejon 2/5/2021 3:24:19 PM (No. 686069)
Let me break out my tiny violin....
47 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
hoosierblue 2/5/2021 3:24:35 PM (No. 686070)
Mess with the bull (your customers) You get the horn.
52 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
marbles 2/5/2021 3:26:56 PM (No. 686074)
Fellas, you did it to yourselves.
70 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 2/5/2021 3:32:59 PM (No. 686079)
You clowns forgot who brung ya to the dance.....
95 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
earlybird 2/5/2021 3:35:13 PM (No. 686080)
Ironically, Harris Faulkner, always one of the most fair on the channel, is now even more liberated and appears to lean quite right. We record her and can edit as necessary. So far, very little editing needed - and only for the tiresome lefty guests who show up on ‘panels’… Primetime is pretty good. We do the same with it, however.
30 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
Son of Grady 2/5/2021 3:35:43 PM (No. 686081)
Free advise to Fox news:
1_ Report the Truth
2_You are not the news you just read it.
3_Fire everyone except 5 people.
4_You are supposed to part of this Country, defend it.
50 people like this.
They still don't get it. They say they (Foxnews) were catering to "low information voters" (that's us) and got things wrong and that's why people stopped watching. They don't see that turning on President Trump on election night (the Arizona early call) or any of the other anti-trump stuff had anything to do with it. They are blind. Haven't watched them since the election. Buh-bye!
66 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
MrDeplorable 2/5/2021 3:38:13 PM (No. 686085)
Sic semper Marxists, I say.
30 people like this.
Paul Ryan was the kiss of death. He destroyed the Republican majority in the House. He destroyed Fox News.
Maybe re-think him, and his RINO-strategy.
Fire every liberal producer, on-air talent, Geraldo, Donna Brazille, etc. Fire them all.
Fire all the Bushies
Or don't. And go broke.
94 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 2/5/2021 3:39:45 PM (No. 686088)
Although premature, I guess I forgive Fox for the election night Arizona call. Their projection that the dems gained at least five seats in the House is indefensible. The network arrogantly refuses to offer regrets for that grossly incorrect call. The best they could do was the grudging non-apology apology by Bret Baier, “that did not occur.” No kidding, Bret, are you sure?
22 people like this.
Sorry for the double post, but here was the beginning of the end:
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/26/report-paul-ryan-pushing-fox-news-to-decisively-break-with-trump/
What an idiot to have on your board of directors. I guess the captain of the Titanic wasn't available.
56 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
bad-hair 2/5/2021 3:50:51 PM (No. 686100)
Point one, it's not NEWS it's SHOEBIZ.
Point two. The first rule of showbiz is DON"T INSULT YOUR AUDIENCE. They'll walk out on their tab.
42 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
jinx 2/5/2021 3:53:47 PM (No. 686104)
I left FOX when they hired Donna the Clinton hack and didn't fire Chris Wallace the left wing mouth orJuan Williams who defends Socialism ever
60 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 2/5/2021 3:56:08 PM (No. 686107)
The last sentence shows the sympathy Fox can expect from ''other'' broadcasters: ''It’s like when that chimp you raised from a baby tears your face off.” I was ROFLMAO.
26 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
jinx 2/5/2021 3:59:01 PM (No. 686110)
...every chance he gets. Sorry about hitting the button too fast. We all thought we had found a news outlet that voiced the truth. That didn't last long. When that RINO Ryan went on the board, it started down hill. I feel sorry for Harris and Brian and Peter and Steve and Greg. They are really trying hard but it may be too little too late. I tune in to Lou Dobbs and Maria on FOX Business.
25 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
LeeBertie 2/5/2021 4:04:31 PM (No. 686114)
In case anyone reading here doesn't know who The Independent is, this will tell you all you need to know:
"Whereas CNN averaged 2.49 million weekly total viewers and MSNBC drew 1.93 million, Fox secured just 1.49 million, down 18 per cent year-on-year. It also lost out to its CENTRIST rivals in the primetime evening slot for the first time since July 1999".
19 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
wilemon 2/5/2021 4:08:35 PM (No. 686121)
Like many I drifted away from Fox as they lost their bearings and did things like Donna Brazile.I quit watching Bret Baer as the panels got weaker and weaker after Krauthammer. They need to do something very dramatic. My suggestion -fire Chris Wallace and give Carlson the Sunday show.
39 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
Proud Texan 2/5/2021 4:11:09 PM (No. 686124)
We didn't desert Fox News. Fox News deserted us. We just didn't kiss their s and follow.
45 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
Judah 2/5/2021 4:15:06 PM (No. 686131)
What I find incredibly funny about this article is they talk about never before connection between a President and a network. Where were they during the Obama years?
25 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
SALady 2/5/2021 4:15:40 PM (No. 686134)
They deserted their base, and dove into the sewer to compete with CNN and MSNBC (who they used to trash in the ratings when they stayed true to their "fair and balanced" principals). Total insanity by the owners and managers of Fox News, but they can't blame anyone but themselves!!!
So, yes, they are lost. They will never be on a TV that I have any say in again!!!
27 people like this.
Have not had on for months, and used to have Fox Business on all day, in the background, but not any longer either.
Turned off Hannity on the radio and found Seb Gorka instead - he doesn't talk over his guests quite as much, and let's them speak.
20 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
DonQuijote 2/5/2021 4:28:50 PM (No. 686152)
Now onto Kohls, Bed, Bath and Beyond and Pillow Hogg.
19 people like this.
Reply 26 - Posted by:
ocho reales 2/5/2021 4:32:28 PM (No. 686154)
Get rid of the "How great am I" showboat artist Pete Hegseth for a start. Bring back Melissa Francis. Fire Marie Harth, Donna Brazille and "gravel voiced" Jessica Tarlov. Give Dan Bongino a daily show. Give Trey Gowdy a daily show. Give Lara Logan a weekly show. Fire Chris Wallace and give his Sunday show to Tucker Carlson with a strong participation by Brit Hume. There's more. This is just the start.
26 people like this.
Reply 27 - Posted by:
volksford 2/5/2021 4:32:32 PM (No. 686155)
Good ..you deserve to be lost
20 people like this.
Reply 28 - Posted by:
stablemoney 2/5/2021 4:40:22 PM (No. 686162)
Fox decided to call the election in Az before the votes were in, called Texas tossup, then didn't call it until they were forced to. Fox has gone RINO, and its viewers are leaving. Trump was Fox News. Now they have silenced him, and have nobody. I am not going to listen to Biden clips for the next 4 years. The "we have a two tiered justice system" is stale. The panel speak over each other is boring. I am tired of the book sales by every guest. The Republicans whine and whine, and do nothing. I am not listening to that, and I am not listening to Democrats, which means everything is turned off. War has been declared on Trump supporters. They say we can't talk, have jobs, or go to school. That's fine. Then neither can you.
32 people like this.
Reply 29 - Posted by:
red1066 2/5/2021 4:44:30 PM (No. 686167)
You created that result Murdock. Suck on it.
21 people like this.
Reply 30 - Posted by:
govlawyer 2/5/2021 4:45:06 PM (No. 686170)
I don't even bother with the Prime Time lineup anymore. Hannity is tedious and can tick-tock himself into oblivion for all I care. I understand that he has Masters to satisfy so he is militant only to the point that it might offend his sponsors and his bosses--and sometimes you have to take a stand on principle. He won't.
Tucker and Laura have disappointed me since November 3; Fox is a non-entity for me.
26 people like this.
Reply 31 - Posted by:
Luke21 2/5/2021 4:47:21 PM (No. 686175)
The article is right for the wrong reasons. It discusses dangerous, low information Fox viewers.
7 people like this.
Reply 32 - Posted by:
bighambone 2/5/2021 5:06:09 PM (No. 686191)
Remember this story is out of a UK socialist oriented newspaper so take what they say with a grain of salt, in that respect they have reported that the violence on June 6th at the US Capitol was an "insurrection" but in reality it was no such thing, it was just a bunch of unarmed ignorant nut jobs wandering about the building carrying American flags, a couple of Confederate flags, and for some reason one Canadian flag.
Fox News thought that they were a lot smarter then their mostly "Deplorable" viewers. From that basic fact Fox moved on to commit corporate suicide. If you take a peek at them these days you will see that "they have moved the deck chairs on the Titanic" with especially their daytime shows by reassigning some anchors helter-skelter, with their remaining so-called on-screen talent praising each other as being the greatest things since apple pie as their audience drifts away.
10 people like this.
Dear FNC,
Get woke
Go broke
You’re a joke...
RIP...
RWB2
21 people like this.
Reply 34 - Posted by:
Saryden 2/5/2021 5:19:40 PM (No. 686201)
I have never believed that "fair & balanced" to be anything but a bid for viewers from both camps... who with sense would want to be "balanced" with the rotten Dems?? It's like holding your lunch out to an orangutan.
12 people like this.
Reply 35 - Posted by:
OldBuffalo 2/5/2021 5:30:30 PM (No. 686210)
The day I saw Cavuto telling me that Hydroxycloriquine would kill me if I took it was the final straw for me. Been gone ever since
24 people like this.
Reply 36 - Posted by:
BeatleJeff 2/5/2021 5:44:12 PM (No. 686225)
They could always re-arrange the deck chairs on the Titanic again.
7 people like this.
Reply 37 - Posted by:
TCloud 2/5/2021 5:45:32 PM (No. 686227)
FOX NEWS, the new CNN!
8 people like this.
Reply 38 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 2/5/2021 6:02:24 PM (No. 686249)
I started turning Fox News off in the 2015 debates with Trump picking off the contenders. I smelled a rat and was right Kelly should have been fired that night. The Five, Bret Bair the creeping liberals made me leave long ago. I watch Tucker Carlson on You Tube sometimes but not often much of my news I receive here then shut it all down during the day. I don't listen to Rush anymore.
10 people like this.
Reply 39 - Posted by:
EJKrausJr 2/5/2021 6:10:51 PM (No. 686258)
Paul Ryan's hands are all over Fox News' decline. Can't help but lovin' this. And Fox News hasn't hit bottom.
18 people like this.
Reply 40 - Posted by:
czechlist 2/5/2021 6:20:41 PM (No. 686261)
It is a combination of Trump supporter desertion and lefties reveling in his defeat. For former FOX viewers it is" I don't want to hear it" and for CNN and MSNBC viewers It's "I just love to keep hearing it!" IMO it will all wear off in time and things will return to normal.
1 person likes this.
Reply 41 - Posted by:
3XALADY 2/5/2021 6:45:27 PM (No. 686281)
How do I find Seb Gorka on the radio?
2 people like this.
Reply 42 - Posted by:
smokincol 2/5/2021 7:03:57 PM (No. 686294)
and very well deserved. the old saying: "you don't bite the hand that feeds you" is more than appropriate in this instance. huggy baier bret is one glaring example. don't miss not watching at all.
5 people like this.
Reply 43 - Posted by:
BreakRight 2/5/2021 7:12:10 PM (No. 686304)
I'm shocked that they are only down 18%
10 people like this.
I just read that Fox News has canceled “Lou Dobbs Tonight” . That should be the shot that puts the dog out of its misery.
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Reply 45 - Posted by:
jinx 2/5/2021 7:15:49 PM (No. 686309)
I just found out that FOX has fired Lou Dobbs. I will no longer watch Fox News Or Fox business. I am out!!!!!
14 people like this.
Reply 46 - Posted by:
Goose 2/5/2021 7:18:05 PM (No. 686311)
"Centrist rivals." That's rich.
4 people like this.
Reply 47 - Posted by:
ho72 2/5/2021 7:21:21 PM (No. 686318)
Fox is toast. Conservatives have fled and libs will never forgive their past sins, real and imagined, no matter how many prog behinds they kiss. Bye Felicia!
9 people like this.
Reply 48 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 2/5/2021 7:23:33 PM (No. 686319)
Few things will please me more than Fox bankruptcy. The disappearance of both political parties, the restoration of Washington DC to swampland, Nuremberg Trials & hangings for Democrats . . .
10 people like this.
Reply 49 - Posted by:
Citoyen 2/5/2021 7:26:20 PM (No. 686322)
I watch Tucker Carlson and think what he reports each night would benefit anyone. I also enjoy Laura Ingraham who is great on the China virus. Hannity is a broken record, still obsessed with Hillary and Hunter, still feeding the do-nothing Lindsay Graham soft ball questions. Hilton and Levin on Sunday are very good. Not much else.
4 people like this.
Reply 50 - Posted by:
Joni Gal 2/5/2021 7:31:04 PM (No. 686332)
They have canceled Lou Dobbs show today.
5 people like this.
Reply 51 - Posted by:
Faithfully 2/5/2021 7:31:47 PM (No. 686333)
Used to make time for Tucker. Cancelled FOX.
4 people like this.
Reply 52 - Posted by:
figowitz 2/5/2021 7:51:34 PM (No. 686357)
Muzzling Lou Dobbs was certainly a good decision on your part, wasn't it, morons??? You are dead to me - Fox News. Conservatives WILL find a voice & a rallying point. And it dang sure won't be the RAT-lite featherbrains at Fox.. Bah!
10 people like this.
Reply 53 - Posted by:
PlayItAgain 2/5/2021 8:19:45 PM (No. 686385)
Another Fox staffer told the same publication: “This channel and everyone associated with it created a monster, preying on low-information Americans.
This is much the same whining remark that Stirewalt made. I mean seriously! I recall that NPR fired some puke for expressing the same attitude on one a Veritas video.
I hope they find a smarter audience.
5 people like this.
Reply 54 - Posted by:
Penney 2/5/2021 8:30:33 PM (No. 686395)
We just want the facts so have switched to OANN. The reporters there actually do their research and their sources have proved their worth. The haters on the alphabet nets who just read their dem/ socialist supplied scripts are worthless and a waste of time. The nets hourly radio, 'news,' shows are even worse! It would be more informative if OANN also did these radio spots as well.
6 people like this.
Reply 55 - Posted by:
Sandpiper 2/5/2021 11:17:43 PM (No. 686482)
So they’ve bred a sizable chunk of viewers who routinely deny the truth – and those viewers punished Fox News the moment they reported that Biden won Arizona, and they haven’t stopped. It’s like when that chimp you raised from a baby tears your face off.”
Oh - so we are like wild, impulse-driven animals now? Way to insult your audience! And they have no clue why their viewers are leaving?
3 people like this.
Reply 56 - Posted by:
DVC 2/6/2021 3:25:04 AM (No. 686604)
And they just decided to make it even worse, fired Lou Dobbs.
They really WANT to go out of business. And I'll be HAPPY to assist them.
4 people like this.
Reply 57 - Posted by:
franq 2/6/2021 8:44:21 AM (No. 686768)
Soon it will be only one Ministry of Truth, perhaps under different names, but with the same source.
4 people like this.
Comments:
The Murdoch family has more money than it could spend in 10 lifetimes, so the loss of income is of no consequence to them versus their victory in helping solidify the Marxist stranglehold on New America.