Dijongate: Republicans are calling Obama an elitist because he ordered Dijon mustard

[LuciferSam]

Actually they've been steadily gaining viewership since Obama was elected, apparently independents are searching for honest, critical reporting. Politics in this country are based on a cycle. Democrats need to push their party to do the most damage they can do, because their time is limited.

I find it hard to believe that independents hadn't already been steady viewers of Fox prior to the election. I would go so far as to say that at one time everybody watched them. When you're as strong as they are, you reach the point where you're going to stop accumulating viewers. I used to watch it because I felt it was entertainingly ridiculous. I began to realize that it's time in my life I can never get back, so I quit. I have talked with others who feel the same way. [Edit] BTW, I know that Colmes is gone. Does hannity have a new punching bag, or is he all alone.

 

[Will B]

This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. I pity anyone who has actually been brainwashed enough to think a man's choice of condiment is news.

They are the same people who think that the world should know ever time Britney Spears passes gas, Lidsay Lohan falls off the wagon, or Brad and Angelina have / adopt a kid.

 

[30ashopper]

I find it hard to believe that independents hadn't already been steady viewers of Fox prior to the election. I would go so far as to say that at one time everybody watched them. When you're as strong as they are, you reach the point where you're going to stop accumulating viewers. I used to watch it because I felt it was entertainingly ridiculous. I began to realize that it's time in my life I can never get back, so I quit. I have talked with others who feel the same way. [Edit] BTW, I know that Colmes is gone. Does hannity have a new punching bag, or is he all alone.

I think it makes perfect sense. If you watch the nightlies or CNN or MSNBC, Obama's administration gets glossed over. People want to know what's going on.

 

[Here4Good]

You are correct, Fox News is still the #1 cable news channel.

To put this in context, here is the last published list of the top 20 shows on cable:

1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 09:00P-10:00P 5,981
2 SPONGEBOB NICK Fri 08:00P-08:30P 5,784
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 10:00P-11:06P 5,666
4 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 09:30A-10:00A 5,204
5 IN PLAIN SIGHT USA Sun 10:00P-11:00P 5,113
6 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR NICK Sat 10:00A-10:30A 4,894
7 SPONGEBOB NICK Sun 09:30A-10:00A 4,890
8 SPONGEBOB NICK Fri 08:30P-09:00P 4,879
9 HANNAH MONTANA DSNY Sun 07:30P-08:00P 4,815
10 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR NICK Sun 10:00A-10:30A 4,804
11 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 08:00P-09:00P 4,722
12 LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG) USA Sun 09:00P-10:00P 4,578
13 NCIS USA Mon 07:00P-08:00P 4,542
14 SPONGEBOB NICK Sun 09:00A-09:30A 4,493
15 SPONGEBOB NICK Fri 09:00P-09:30P 4,277
16 DEADLIEST CATCH DISC Tue 09:00P-10:01P 4,158
17 SPONGEBOB NICK Fri 07:30P-08:00P 4,079
18 BACK AT THE BARNYARD NICK Sun 10:30A-11:00A 4,041
19 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXN Wed 08:00P-09:00P 3,980
20 NCIS USA Thu 07:00P-08:00P 3,974




So, the best of cable: wrestling, Spongebob, and Fox News. This is proof that Fox News is entertaining, not good journalism.

 

[Lynnie]

You are correct, Fox News is still the #1 cable news channel.

To put this in context, here is the last published list of the top 20 shows on cable:

1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 09:00P-10:00P 5,981
2 SPONGEBOB NICK Fri 08:00P-08:30P 5,784
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 10:00P-11:06P 5,666
4 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 09:30A-10:00A 5,204
5 IN PLAIN SIGHT USA Sun 10:00P-11:00P 5,113
6 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR NICK Sat 10:00A-10:30A 4,894
7 SPONGEBOB NICK Sun 09:30A-10:00A 4,890
8 SPONGEBOB NICK Fri 08:30P-09:00P 4,879
9 HANNAH MONTANA DSNY Sun 07:30P-08:00P 4,815
10 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR NICK Sun 10:00A-10:30A 4,804
11 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 08:00P-09:00P 4,722
12 LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG) USA Sun 09:00P-10:00P 4,578
13 NCIS USA Mon 07:00P-08:00P 4,542
14 SPONGEBOB NICK Sun 09:00A-09:30A 4,493
15 SPONGEBOB NICK Fri 09:00P-09:30P 4,277
16 DEADLIEST CATCH DISC Tue 09:00P-10:01P 4,158
17 SPONGEBOB NICK Fri 07:30P-08:00P 4,079
18 BACK AT THE BARNYARD NICK Sun 10:30A-11:00A 4,041
19 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXN Wed 08:00P-09:00P 3,980
20 NCIS USA Thu 07:00P-08:00P 3,974




So, the best of cable: wrestling, Spongebob, and Fox News. This is proof that Fox News is entertaining, not good journalism.

O'Reilly is a journalist. He'll be the first to tell you that. Maybe he's an entertaining journalist???? I don't know the characters, but the AM show on Fox drives me nuts. The afternoon CNN guy seems like a jerk.

There's a news hour on PBS that a friend of mine watches.......I might try that.

 

[TooFarTampa]

So, the best of cable: wrestling, Spongebob, and Fox News. This is proof that Fox News is entertaining, not good journalism.

Bingo. Fox News President Roger Ailes had a TV background before he entered political consulting, but he spent many years as a paid GOP shill. I personally can't "gloss over" the fact that Ailes teamed with Lee Atwater during the 1988 campaign and participated in all sorts of tactics that Atwater actually apolgized for on his deathbed a few years later. Actual, real, in-the-trenches journalists (even the food critics) aren't supposed to even have political stickers on their cars.

It is kind of like if George Soros owned NBC and hired Arianna Huffington as president of MSNBC. Who knows? Maybe that is where we are heading. But Fox should not pretend it doesn't have an inherent bias that comes from the top.

Actually they've been steadily gaining viewership since Obama was elected, apparently independents are searching for honest, critical reporting. Politics in this country are based on a cycle. Democrats need to push their party to do the most damage they can do, because their time is limited.

Their ratings are up because they are playing to the crowd that is deeply suspicious of Obama, whether it is because he is an unashamed liberal, or too young and inexperienced, or other less-high minded reasons (and you know that those folks make up about 10 percent of the opposition).

I think it makes perfect sense. If you watch the nightlies or CNN or MSNBC, Obama's administration gets glossed over. People want to know what's going on.

By definition, everything on TV gets glossed over. Everything! There is no time for analysis. Just present the side that the producer likes and then fail to elaborate on the backstory or the details.

I sat in a hotel room in Mexico trying to get any decent information on the swine flu outbreak from either CNN or Fox News and was utterly disappointed. TV news doesn't really examine anything. Anderson Cooper is probably a little bit better than most because he pretty much appears to be agenda-free and actually has a good-sized group of analysts with opposing views. But again, all gloss and reactive journalism that doesn't make you think very hard.

My current fave is Fareed Zakaria's GPS show on Sundays. He has been writing with depth, intelligence and fairness for years, and I like his interviewing style. Fareed is wicked smart and not in any way a knee-jerk leftist. There is a danger of him becoming a caricature of himself though ... last week he used the end of the show to push his book.

 

[LuciferSam]

....Their ratings are up because they are playing to the crowd that is deeply suspicious of Obama, whether it is because he is an unashamed liberal, or too young and inexperienced, or other less-high minded reasons (and you know that those folks make up about 10 percent of the opposition)....(

That's a little scary. It sounds like the increase in viewers can be attributed to former non-news-watchers. That doesn't speak well of Fox credibility if they're capitalizing on the emotions of the ignorant and misinformed.

 

[hnooe]

That's a little scary. It sounds like the increase in viewers can be attributed to former non-news-watchers. That doesn't speak well of Fox credibility if they're capitalizing on the emotions of the ignorant and misinformed.

"if"?

 

[30ashopper]

That's a little scary. It sounds like the increase in viewers can be attributed to former non-news-watchers. That doesn't speak well of Fox credibility if they're capitalizing on the emotions of the ignorant and misinformed.

That's rich. I'm not surprised at attempts of discrediting Fox though, number like this must really frustrate liberals.

Cable TV News Nielsen Ratings for Thursday, April 9, 2009

April 9th:

Morning programs (6:00AM-9:00AM) P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends ?1,105,000 viewers (390,000) (629,000)
American Morning- 512,000 viewers (148,000) (271,000)
Morning Joe-401,000 viewers (136,000) (203,000)
Squawk Box-219,000 viewers (65,000) (113,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 256,000 viewers (146,000) (179,000)

6PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Special Report w/Bret Baier ? 1,914,000 viewers (471,000) (921,000)
Situation Room?708,000 viewers (168,000) (244,000)
Ed Show ?498,000 viewers (132,000) (270,000)
Mad Money?285,000 viewers (84,000) (131,000)
Prime News?289,000 viewers (113,000) (152,000)

7PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Fox Report w/Shepard Smith? 1,783,000 viewers (423,000) (858,000)
Lou Dobbs ?727,000 viewers (205,000) (392,000)
Hardball w/Chris Matthews?606,000 viewers (160,000) (242,000)
Kudlow Report ?249,000 viewers (81,000) (145,000)
Issues? 461,000 viewers (172,000) (242,000)

8PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
O?Reilly Factor ?3,287,000 viewers (723,000) (1,352,000)
Campbell Brown?935,000 viewers (251,000) (440,000)
Ed Show ?834,000 viewers (199,000) (335,000)
How to Fix America?s Economy ? 185,000 viewers (a scratch w/52,000) (98,000)
Nancy Grace ?1,082,000 viewers (425,000) (604,000)

9 PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity? 2,727,000 viewers (644,000) (1,076,000)
Larry King Live?1,176,000 viewers (307,000) (478,000)
Rachel Maddow Show ?1,048,000 viewers (212,000) (425,000)
Buffett: Restoring Trust ? 206,000 viewers (59,000) (110,000)
Lou Dobbs Tonight- 493,000 viewers (148,000) (212,000)

10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
On the Record w/Greta?2,461,000 viewers (518,000) (926,000)
Anderson Cooper?1,144,000 viewers (339,000) (483,000)
Ed Show ?639,000 viewers (154,000) (251,000)
On the Money ? a scratch w/109,000 viewers, (a scratch w/46,000) (74,000)
Nancy Grace ?759,000 viewers (260,000) (379,000)

11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
O?Reilly Factor ?1,808,000 viewers (661,000) (985,000)
Anderson Cooper?665,000 viewers (242,000) (321,000)
Rachel Maddow Show ?472,000 viewers (136,000) (217,000)
Mad Money?a scratch w/108,000 viewers (a scratch w/47,000) (52,000)
Showbiz Tonight? 480,000 viewers (211,000) (286,000)

 

[30A Skunkape]

News has to be entertaining for people to tune in. If there was a serious appetite for 'the news' Jim Lehrer would not be on a subsidized network.