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Wiz Imp

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22. Sorry, but people vastly overestimate the number of people who watch Fox News

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 12:53 PM

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Fox News averages about 1.7 million viewers during the day. Primetime gets maybe 2.6 million viewers. For comparison, ABC News averages 7.8 to 8.6 million viewers. NBC averages between 5.5 & 7.8 million viewers. CBS News averages about 3.8 million viewers (down significantly from before Bari Weiss took over). There is almost nobody tuned into FoxNews 24 hours day. And a vast majority of Trump voters do not watch Fox News on any kind of consistent basis.

Talk radio is far more insidious and has significantly more regular listeners than the small numbers of people watching Fox News.

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I cannot get this NYT article out of my mind. It's everything that's wrong with the media today. [View all] Scrivener7 16 hrs ago OP

I had the same reaction, Scrivener choie 16 hrs ago #1

Excellently phrased!!! n/t returnee 16 hrs ago #2

Thank you! Scrivener7 16 hrs ago #4

They aren't stupid. Wednesdays 16 hrs ago #3

I agree. But I'm beginning to think it is going to backfire on them. They're doing it to Scrivener7 15 hrs ago #5

Media are owned by oligarchs. usonian 15 hrs ago #6

Yes, but to what end? What is the advantage to them of making the media too stupid to pay any attention to? Scrivener7 13 hrs ago #27

I watch ABC Nightly News ( which has lately become the ABC Nightly Weather Channel for some reason) Ray Bruns 15 hrs ago #7

There is a flip side here. Trump is an attention hog. By not talking about him you undermine his relevancy. flashman13 15 hrs ago #10

There's a paradox relogic 15 hrs ago #13

I agree that there is a paradox here, but I think there is a work around. What needs to happen is to focus flashman13 13 hrs ago #23

The solution is to give him the coverage he's earned BaronChocula 13 hrs ago #25

Yes. Why any outlet pays a White House correspondent under this regime is beyond me. Scrivener7 13 hrs ago #28

My husband and I predict the lead story: Tornadoes/weather, airplanes falling out of sky/colliding, shootings, Trump. betsuni 15 hrs ago #11

This is a great headline. I approve of their approach. reACTIONary 15 hrs ago #8

Seriously, I'm asking. Tell me why. Because I just don't understand. Scrivener7 13 hrs ago #29

For several reasons, and with one exception.... reACTIONary 11 hrs ago #30

I hear you. And thank you for taking the time. But I'm still going to disagree. Scrivener7 10 hrs ago #32

Personally, I think investigating the claim is better... reACTIONary 9 hrs ago #33

We disagree, but I do appreciate the conversation. Be well. Scrivener7 9 hrs ago #35

You also!!! reACTIONary 9 hrs ago #36

Because it's made you forget about Epstein questionseverything 8 hrs ago #37

Not me! Scrivener7 8 hrs ago #38

Well yes, they DO know, but they keep dancing around it FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #9

The media dance the bumbling two-step as well as trump. erronis 15 hrs ago #12

One could argue that the NYT is already useless and basically preaching to the choir. maxsolomon 15 hrs ago #14

Seriously.......... popsdenver 14 hrs ago #15

You.. homegirl 14 hrs ago #17

(NOT!)newsmax is even more propaganda driven than fuxnews. yellow dahlia 14 hrs ago #18

Sorry, but people vastly overestimate the number of people who watch Fox News Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #22

Thanks! Those are interesting numbers! reACTIONary 9 hrs ago #34

"which went into his cronies' pockets,"...And most probably into his, or his family's pockets. Escurumbele 14 hrs ago #16

The tragedy that people need to understand is the fact that to cover his grift and stupity, Escurumbele 14 hrs ago #19

Right! Raise doubts? yellow dahlia 14 hrs ago #20

Every night from 1979 to 1981 BidenRocks 14 hrs ago #21

They're smart people. They know what they're doing. Politicub 13 hrs ago #24

;-{) THIS Goonch 13 hrs ago #26

Now they cater to the few Magats reading their crap mdbl 10 hrs ago #31

They probably couldn't afford to send a real reporter so they paid Maggie to write something that would not cause Trump 3Hotdogs 7 hrs ago #39

"Being useless" is, in fact, useful to some. hay rick 5 hrs ago #40

So your problem is evidence? iemanja 3 hrs ago #41

For many years, I used to believe that journalism should present facts and let the reader decide. SouthBayDem 1 hr ago #42