From Media Bistro:
That's less than 20 million (19,940,000) for all three combined, and a 5.4% drop from the low-water mark of a year ago. The 25-54 demo for all three nets was under 6 million (5,920,000), and their combined 25-54 demo ratings of 4.9/21 are down 14% and 19% from last year's 5.7/26. Ouch.
You don't suppose that almost 20 years of Media Research Center truth-telling about the relentless bias in the nets' evening news shows might have something to do with the ongoing decline? Nah, can't be (/sarcasm).
Previous related posts are here (NB), here (NB), and here (BizzyBlog).
Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.
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If These Are Correct
July 10, 2007 - 13:10 ET by PawpawNHow can we even be sure these are correct. They inflate everything else, whose to say they didn't inflate these numbers. They're no longer news, they are entertainment, political statements, etc. Where's Jack Webb's character when you need him: "JUST THE FACTS, Ma'm, just the facts."
}}----> Dwindling MSM
July 10, 2007 - 13:18 ET by Cool ArrowWe will celebrate when daily hits on MRC surpass NBC.
Slog on.
Nelson Muntz said it best:
July 10, 2007 - 13:22 ET by sarcasmoNelson Muntz said it best: "HA-HA!"
JMR
Net Ratings
July 10, 2007 - 13:35 ET by Six String SpiffImagine the laugh that Tom Hanks does in the Movie 'Money Pit' when the tub falls through the floor. That's me right now! :-) oops, I mean :-D ;-)
What the MSSM doesn't report can kill you.
Well, we all know why Katie
July 10, 2007 - 13:41 ET by motherbeltWell, we all know why Katie Couric's ratings are in the cellar..... people are sexist and don't want to hear the news from a woman. But what explains the decline of all the men? Latent homsexuality among males who don't want to be seen as "liking" a male anchor????
}}----> c'mon motherbelt
July 10, 2007 - 13:52 ET by Cool ArrowYou know we all have a secret desire to do Katie's hair
Katie Couric within 5 years:H
July 10, 2007 - 19:44 ET by Mica the MagnificentKatie Couric within 5 years:
Hi. I'm Katie. This is my first info-mercial
I'm here to tell you about a product I use myself and absolutely love.
It's called "Urine-B-Gone." . . Just apply to your carpet and do what I'm doing - scrub and scrub and scrub and presto! Urine is gone!!
Order now and you'll get 2 bottles and a tube of doggy shampoo FREE!. . . .
I used to be 'Katie Couric of the CBS Evening News... - - Topical humor often repeated by the bums on the soup line at the homeless shelter
Wouldn't that be "Spu
July 10, 2007 - 19:56 ET by JerryWouldn't that be "Sputum-B-Gone"?
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment
vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any
President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Jerry: I didn't want my face
July 10, 2007 - 20:31 ET by Mica the MagnificentJerry:
I didn't want my face slapped.
Dyke, B**ch, low ratings whore - this I can handle. But Sputum!! - Katie mumbling to herself as she climbs a tower with rifle in hand
"Katie mumbling to her
July 10, 2007 - 20:58 ET by Jerry"Katie mumbling to herself as she climbs a tower with rifle in hand"
Now, that thar's funny! Sputum goes postal.
I know, she could co-anchor with Olberman. It would be the "Sputum and Scrotum Show".
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment
vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any
President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Tom Blumer, are not the news
July 10, 2007 - 13:49 ET by ForeverOnTheRightTom Blumer, are not the news papers in the same decline? Are online news sites on the rise? Are conservative magazines and online news sources on the upswing?
Let's test that premise, shal
July 10, 2007 - 14:06 ET by dscottLet's test that premise, shall we? Tom, what are the ratings of Fox News and what has the circulation trend of the New York Post been over similar time periods? Without the specifics, I believe both are a continuing the up trend counter the general liberal biased players as cited here and the NYT, LAT and WaPo, etc. on the print side.
The conclusion to be drawn is not necessarily that the internet because of the type of medium has taken away market share but that the market share (people) was fed up with liberal bias and hungers for real facts without being laced with opinions, or suppressing critical revelant facts that would lead someone to a totally different conclusion about the reported subject at hand.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
NYP
July 10, 2007 - 14:16 ET by Tom BlumerQUICK answers to Forever and Dscott:
May 2007:
http://www.bizzyblog...
Oct. 2006:
http://www.bizzyblog...
In both instances, NY Post was up significantly in circ reports while the rest were flat or in some cases fell a lot.
We already know about the New
July 10, 2007 - 14:32 ET by dscottWe already know about the New York Post being on the conservative side, how about the only two others from your list that gained, The Daily News 693,382, 1.0% and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 276,588, 0.6%, what is their leaning????
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
here's my take...
July 10, 2007 - 13:59 ET by c5thenOver the last decade, there have been two major events that are proving to be the slow death of the MSM Network news programs as well as putting a severe hurting on many newspapers...
1) The meteoric rise of the internet and the ability to get news and opinion from all different perspectives.
2) The establishment and success of FOX News Network that is much more moderate and centrist than any of the other news outlets.
Before these two events, it was not so redilly apparent to most people exactly how liberal the networks and the cable news channels were.
In short, with more choices people are voting with their remotes (either changing channels or turning the TV off). The same is true for newspapers.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic
String up the Band "MSM The Parties Over"
July 10, 2007 - 14:04 ET by Lame CherryI wonder if Noah when the dinosaurs were flogging around their last gasps in the rising tide of a new epic appearing on the world felt a little like Conservatives do now in watching the last gasps of Couric, Williams and Gibson. To see what once destroyed so many lives now becoming so helpless is an astounding thing.
Of course, the MSM will become more shrill like Olberman and Matthews instead of actually hiring Hannity, Limbaugh or O'Reilly to turn things around with their staffs, but to see Murdoch and the internet like Newsbusters to Drudge sticking the fork in olde dino is a great thing.
I remember the days the NRA rank and file in 78 were discussing trying to buy CBS to end their mischief.......now people won't give a plug nickel for Mooves BS.
Thank God and may the Truth prevail in the new media.
*HIC IACET ARTORIVS REX QVONDAM REXQVE FVTVRVS
}}----> String up the band?
July 10, 2007 - 14:11 ET by Cool ArrowString up the band? A freudian slip (I wonder if Sigmund really wore one).
I think the term is Strike up the band. But if you're referring to the band of MSM cronies, stringing them up may be more appropriate.
Exit Liberal Talk Radio.....n
July 10, 2007 - 14:37 ET by JayTeeExit Liberal Talk Radio.....next EXIT strategy for the Alphabet networks, is implemented.
Push an Agenda, lie to to the Public, keep score for the Terrorists, and watch yourself Bite the Dust.
So long suckers........the Clock is ticking....the Ratings are screaming at you, along with the people who used to watch your stations.
It must be a MANDATE !!!!
What good is a Free Press, if it is a False Press ? David Foote GoE
At our house, it's an evening
July 10, 2007 - 14:59 ET by Cape ConservativeAt our house, it's an evening walk after supper, not the news. Why ruin a good dinner!
Love your exit strategy...they are right on schedule!
Well...this makes my day so f
July 10, 2007 - 15:37 ET by bigtimerWell...this makes my day so far....
Wonder when thy are ever going to wake-up and earn some money via ratings?
Ohhh...wait a second...doesn't matter to them as long as they are agenda driven until at least '08.
Newsflash....Thompson is going to burst their self-inflated bubble.
I left them years ago due to
July 10, 2007 - 16:38 ET by the_red_stateI left them years ago due to their biased agenda (oops, I meant to say responsible journalism) in their newscasts. As time goes on, more and more will leave them to get their news from other sources and they will become increasingly irrelevant.
Haven't I heard that Rush has
July 10, 2007 - 18:10 ET by msh1973Haven't I heard that Rush has 20 million listeners in one day? I am just asking....
msh....You are El Correcto wh
July 10, 2007 - 18:15 ET by bigtimermsh....
You are El Correcto when it concerns El Rushbo regarding his numbers..
Isn't that rich?
LOL!
bigtimer,I love it!
July 10, 2007 - 18:29 ET by msh1973bigtimer,
I love it!
I'll say it
July 10, 2007 - 18:19 ET by bulbasaurMSM REACHES ANOTHER GRIM MILESTONE
Howdy bulb...I love the way y
July 10, 2007 - 18:26 ET by bigtimerHowdy bulb...
I love the way you put that...
I just had to mention that to you....can't help myself.