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babylonsister

(171,111 posts)
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 04:36 PM Jan 2019

Rachel Maddow Rules Over Fox With Highest Ratings In MSNBC History

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Posted on Tue, Jan 29th, 2019 by Jason Easley
Rachel Maddow Rules Over Fox With Highest Ratings In MSNBC History


MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show was the top-rated non-sports show on cable television in January for the second straight month.

According to a press release sent to PoliticusUSA by MSNBC, “Maddow continued its reign as the #1 cable news program in both A25-54 and total viewers for the 2nd month in a row. Across all of cable, “Maddow” was the #1 non-sports show between 6 am and midnight. “Maddow” averaged 606,000 viewers A25-54 (vs. FOX News’ 529,000 and CNN’s 462,000) and 3.29M total viewers – the highest total-viewer delivery ever in MSNBC history at 9 pm (vs. FOX News’ 3.01M and CNN’s 1.54M).”

Rachel Maddow is doing what many thought impossible

A few years ago when Fox News was dominating the primetime ratings with Bill O’Reilly, Megyn Kelly, and Sean Hannity many media pundits openly speculated that Fox’s reign of ratings dominance would never end, but that was before the network lost two-thirds of its lineup to a sexual harassment scandal, and was forced to retool around Sean Hannity.

The biggest problem that Fox News has faced is the same one that plagues the Republican Party. The unpopularity of Donald Trump and Fox’s primetime propaganda sellout to the president has left the network with a shrinking base audience that includes Trump himself.


Rachel Maddow and MSNBC Are The Voice Of The Majority

Maddow and the rest of the MSNBC line up are booming because they don’t provide a platform for Trump’s statements and tweets. MSNBC has found a way to discuss the president without spreading his misinformation and false statements. MSNBC puts facts first, and that means airing Trump and his White House on delay or ignoring Sarah Sanders press briefings, and only covering any newsworthy developments.

Viewers appreciate what Maddow and MSNBC are doing. In the time of Trump, they refuse to cater to this president. They are covering the stories that he does not want to talk about, and they are being rewarded with record high ratings.

The Fox News era is over, as the reign of MSNBC has only begun.
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Rachel Maddow Rules Over Fox With Highest Ratings In MSNBC History (Original Post) babylonsister Jan 2019 OP
Kick and rec. Kingofalldems Jan 2019 #1
I can only hope the FOX suffocates in the vomit they spew. olegramps Jan 2019 #12
facts, not a megaphone Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #2
Rachel says it straight. triron Jan 2019 #3
Wonderful malaise Jan 2019 #4
Won't write off Fox, but this is certainly a bad sign for Hortensis Jan 2019 #5
May FOX G_j Jan 2019 #6
+1 They are shrinking small enough that could happen. lagomorph777 Jan 2019 #31
Yeah Gothmog Jan 2019 #7
Rachel is killing it FakeNoose Jan 2019 #8
I'm hopeful that the Special Counsel has an indictment prepared for the FOX "entertainment" group Mr. Ected Jan 2019 #9
@FoxNews still hasn't tweeted since November 8 More_Cowbell Jan 2019 #16
Maybe they're tweeting on the Dark Web? royable Jan 2019 #17
Plus... Mike Nelson Jan 2019 #10
WowZeeWowWow! Well deserved. She is exceptional. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #11
Which is why they need more Megan (or however the fuck it's spelled) Kellys. And while they're at Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2019 #13
There is no one better at doing what she does oberliner Jan 2019 #14
An artist who paints with words. gibraltar72 Jan 2019 #15
Rachel Maddow connects the dots better than anybody else in the business. calimary Jan 2019 #18
She was a Rhodes scholar. Hannity is a collge drop-out. maddiemom Jan 2019 #35
YESSSSSS ailsagirl Jan 2019 #19
People are tired not fooled Jan 2019 #20
OH HELL YEAH! berni_mccoy Jan 2019 #21
KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2019 #22
K&R lilactime Jan 2019 #23
I love her Soph0571 Jan 2019 #24
And Yet, It Appears Rachel is Only Paid a Fraction of What the Network Paid Megyn Kelly... dlk Jan 2019 #25
The Comcast Corporation - Bastion of Progressive Democracy Marcuse Jan 2019 #32
We LOVE Rachel! PatrickforO Jan 2019 #26
k&r n/t lordsummerisle Jan 2019 #27
Well earned.... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #28
Rachel rocks. oasis Jan 2019 #29
i love Rachel trueblue2007 Jan 2019 #30
I never miss Rachel. Ever. She always produces something I didn't know. Vinca Jan 2019 #33
"dissenting" media benefit when the other party is in power. alp227 Jan 2019 #34
Rachel digs deep radical noodle Jan 2019 #36
We love you Rachel!!! Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #37
K&R Scurrilous Jan 2019 #38
I predicted greatness for her back when she was only on the radio Loubee Jan 2019 #39
'Non-sports shows?' TrollBuster9090 Jan 2019 #40

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,560 posts)
2. facts, not a megaphone
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 04:43 PM
Jan 2019

People don't want to be immersed in lies. News should not be a megaphone for the loudest or craziest.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
5. Won't write off Fox, but this is certainly a bad sign for
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 04:48 PM
Jan 2019

the hard right in 2020. They've got big billionaire-funded work to do.

Mr. Ected

(9,675 posts)
9. I'm hopeful that the Special Counsel has an indictment prepared for the FOX "entertainment" group
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 05:30 PM
Jan 2019

There is no doubt in my mind that Sean Hannity is as big a ratfucker as Roger Stone, with a much larger audience. When it's his time in the barrel, I hope he finally submits to a round of waterboarding before he is sentenced.

With Hannity in the klink, Rachel would own her time slot....as if she didn't already.

More_Cowbell

(2,192 posts)
16. @FoxNews still hasn't tweeted since November 8
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 06:10 PM
Jan 2019

A lot of hard-right twitter feeds were off for a few days back then, but most of them came back. Not @FoxNews. I think they're in some kind of trouble with the investigation.

https://twitter.com/foxnews

royable

(1,266 posts)
17. Maybe they're tweeting on the Dark Web?
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 06:15 PM
Jan 2019

Or you can only see the tweets if you're below a certain I.Q.?

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
11. WowZeeWowWow! Well deserved. She is exceptional.
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 05:53 PM
Jan 2019

She is so smart, and so gifted in taking a lot of information, putting it together, and explaining it so dufuses like me understand it.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,514 posts)
13. Which is why they need more Megan (or however the fuck it's spelled) Kellys. And while they're at
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 06:00 PM
Jan 2019

it. Give that lip-less right wing weirdo, they feature so much, his own show. Yeah! that's the ticket.....

calimary

(81,607 posts)
18. Rachel Maddow connects the dots better than anybody else in the business.
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 06:22 PM
Jan 2019

I always learn something when I watch her. I always feel as though I’m attending a master class in political science.

PatrickforO

(14,604 posts)
26. We LOVE Rachel!
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 09:02 PM
Jan 2019

She tells it like it is, doesn't talk down to people and does a really solid job of research.

alp227

(32,078 posts)
34. "dissenting" media benefit when the other party is in power.
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 11:21 AM
Jan 2019

Although his show made its national debut at the tail end of the Reagan presidency, Rush Limbaugh and other conservative radio hosts became more popular when Clinton because president. They are credited for Republicans sweeping Congress in 1994.

Fox News debuted in 1996, the year Clinton won re-election. It first attracted a large audience (and significant criticism for its conservative leanings) during the Bush years. FNC began beating CNN and MSNBC in ratings when Obama became president.

The MSNBC progressive lineup (Rachel and Keith) started during Bush's second term. Air America Radio has a brief moment of fame up to the 2004 election before self-destructing.

radical noodle

(8,018 posts)
36. Rachel digs deep
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 12:54 PM
Jan 2019

She explains the backstories. She trots out the facts, accompanied by visual proof and real experts. She doesn't just spew the same "story of the day" stuff we see every other hour. She's the only one who makes me feel that I've learned something while watching her show.

Power 2 the People

(2,437 posts)
37. We love you Rachel!!!
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 02:58 PM
Jan 2019

These numbers give me hope that more people are being enlightened and finally hearing the truth.

TrollBuster9090

(5,955 posts)
40. 'Non-sports shows?'
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 04:20 PM
Jan 2019

Does that mean that, if Rachel starts throwing a stupid little NERF FOOTBALL around the studio like Hannity, she'll COMPLETELY slaughter the Fox ratings?

I say GO FOR IT! Didn't she used to play volleyball in college?

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