The industriousness of reader MikeS has yet to reach its bounds. The long term trend charts now include viewership averages for Headline News' (HLN) Nancy Grace as well.
Long Term Trend of O'Reilly vs. Olbermann vs. Campbell Brown TV Ratings:
The trend lines above are 30 day moving averages.
For complete information on all cable news ratings check our daily cable news ratings posts.
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Nielsen Cable Network Coverage Estimates (as of September, 2009)
CNN/HLN: 99.10 million HHs
CNBC: 96.78 million HHs
FNC: 96.26 million HHs
MSNBC: 92.64 million HHs
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
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The shows seem to be settling into more predictable averages? Thanks for the info! Dig the charts.
If this downward trend continues I seriously think one of the other networks will collapse. I also think another more critical network will take its place. Obviously, these numbers show people don’t like the press kissing the presidents rear end.
Instead of and attacking Fox News, MSNBC should look at its own network and see why they are getting hammered in the ratings.
Interesting… HLN went up sharply in the opposite direction of the other 3 cable news networks starting around mid December lasting about 1 month, even intersecting Fox during the period in the 24-54 group.
Wow, the other networks are tanking day by day it almost seems.
I think FOX is going to buy out HLN to offer more conservative personalities flocking to FOX
I do not know why anyone watches Olbermann. I think he is such a BHO bootlicker, and he is just angry too
The Fox oriented right wingers will always go to watch and listen to content that re-inforces their fears and opinions. The rest of America is interested in the challenge of watching and hearing a variety of facts and perspectives. This explains the ditto-heads going to Fox – hence their higher ratings – and everyone else dividing their time across other news networks.
Hey, Mark, read your remarks and see if they make any rational, logical sense. I watch Fox on a steady basis but channell surf during breaks, and can’t understand how anybody watches them over 20 seconds. They spend half or more of their time attacking Fox. Seems like one of them would wake up and say, “maybe we ought to try what Fox is doing.”
While Fox is busy showing a wide range of news items, the others are busy opining about Fox. As a viewer interested in fair and balanced news, I prefer watching the real thing instead of getting badly digested seconds.
Mark, Just keep repeating your mantra to yourself and I’m sure it will help you get through your day. don’t let the facts get in your way. I’m betting you never watch Fox News, or you would know that they have voices from all across the political spectrum. Unlike the liberal mouthpieces at other networks (although kudos to them for finding the brass to stand up to the White House attempt to control the press pool. A good sign, that.) Oh, I am a fan of Fox News, I am a registered Democrat and I also read the Washington Post and watch ABC News. Two thirds of Fox News viewers are Democrats and Independents. Seems like the White House is ignoring a pretty big audience. Which, as Helen Thomas, reigning Queen of the White House Press Corps said, is just stupid.
The numbers speak for themselves. During the “we Bush” years, it was a lot closer between the major cable news networks. But it appears now that the appetite for what CNN and MSNBC do has fallen significantly. Maybe if did what media is supposed to do, they would still have ratings?
This is incredible.
Why do the other networks insist on sticking to a failed business model?
The board needs to dump whoever is making the programing decisions.
Mr. GJG
The “board” is Obama and his “minions.” They don’t have to worry at MSNBC and CNN………………….This administration and congress will bail them out!
Just as they’re talking about doing to the failing newspapers.
Sound like socialism around the corner?? Chavez stated a few months back that Obama WAS left of him! Seems he’s right!
I love football but I refuse to even watch Sunday night football unless my team is playing because of Olbermann.
He is a loser. And they say Fox is pushing an agenda, someone ought to take a look at this guy…oh wait the people who say that agree with him. Hmm. Olbermann’s ok on Sunday Football but Limbaugh’s money is no good for the NFL in ownership–somethings wrong folks.
People who watch Fox are Smart. People who watch MSNBC are clowns.
FOX has people that they can debate against them on their shows. MSNBC has people thhat agree with them and don’t give a different perspective.
Listen – I don’t understand what CNN’s doin, but I KNOW that MSNBC just want the “journalists” to keep toin’ the line until they and GE get ALL of Obama’s agenda through – you know, all the ones that’ll make them the REAL money (cap & trade, wind power, etc).
@ George
I think your stretching the idea of ‘debate’ if you think Bill O’Reilly repeatedly shouting ‘you shut up’ at people whose opinions his disagrees with constitutes it.
@Kad
He never shouts “you shut up” to his guest. I know this may be a shock to you, but everything that comes from mediamatters, MSNBC, and Huffington is nothing but slander.
In fact O’Reilly has defended Obama on many occasions. He even wrote an article entitled “What Obama Can Teach Ours Kids”. You need to get with reality Kad.