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FrankRizzoXD40 · 03-08-2007, 07:11 AM

CABLE NEWS RACE
LIBBY VERDICT NITE
3/6/07 VIEWERS

FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2,297,000
FNC HANNITY/COLMES 1,701,000
FNC GRETA 1,451,000
FNC BRIT HUME 1,427,000
FNC SHEP SMITH 1,317,000
CNN KING 974,000
CNN COOPER 819,000
CNN DOBBS 797,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 722,000
CNNHN NANCY GRACE 588,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 563,000
CNN PAULA ZAHN 491,000

Data gathered from Neilsen

It looks like PMSNBC and CNN remain at the bottom of the ratings barrel. It looks like Olberman did get a little bit of a boost (perhaps b/c it was the night after the Libby verdict?), but he still ended up at 4th to last.

I know a lot of people complain about FOX, but there has to be a reason why they dominate the cable news ratings. If you watched/read many lefty news sources, you would be led to think that everyone hates FOX. Sorry, that just isn't so.

Biased or not, they are where the majority of Americas go for their news. I'd say they are a absolute success, regarding content and marketing. They find a way to make all of their shows appealing. If you ever watch O'Reilly read emails that he receives from views, you will see that even people who absolutely HATE him still watch the show. Now how can FOX get people who HATE their shows to still watch them night after night??

Frank

jdavionic · 03-08-2007, 10:01 AM

FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2,297,000
FNC HANNITY/COLMES 1,701,000
FNC GRETA 1,451,000
FNC BRIT HUME 1,427,000
FNC SHEP SMITH 1,317,000
CNN KING 974,000
CNN COOPER 819,000
CNN DOBBS 797,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 722,000
CNNHN NANCY GRACE 588,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 563,000
CNN PAULA ZAHN 491,000

Interesting. I don't like the ones at the very top. But the shows at bottom of the list are where I would expect, although I would think Nancy Grace would the absolute bottom. Out of those, I like to watch Brit Hume and Anderson Cooper. I can't stand O'Reilly.

**DanTheEldest** · 03-08-2007, 10:46 AM

The thing of it is, your average far-left liberal doesn't view himself as a liberal. In their minds, they're the centrists, so absolutely anything to the right of Cindy Sheehan, Moveon.org, and that Kos thingy is automatically "right-wing". Fox's news shows like O'Rielly probably do lean to the right somewhat, but their actual newscast is quite balanced. We've just been in the grip of a leftist media for so long that when a reasonably balanced newscast finally comes along, the absence of noticeable bias feels like a giant leap to the right. (At least, IMHO

).

billamj · 03-08-2007, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanTheEldest

The thing of it is, your average far-left liberal doesn't view himself as a liberal. In their minds, they're the centrists, so absolutely anything to the right of Cindy Sheehan, Moveon.org, and that Kos thingy is automatically "right-wing". Fox's news shows like O'Rielly probably do lean to the right somewhat, but their actual newscast is quite balanced. We've just been in the grip of a leftist media for so long that when a reasonably balanced newscast finally comes along, the absence of noticeable bias feels like a giant leap to the right. (At least, IMHO

).

+1 on that one Dan. Most people have gotten to the point that if they don't get editorialization in their news the either don't know what to think of the situation or they think that the news is being "altered" by the "vast right-wing conspiracy."

Brickboy240 · 03-08-2007, 11:33 AM

What kills me is the left's claim that the mainstream media is turning to the right.

One friggin' cable station and a couple of AM talk programs and "everythings turning right-wing." Well, thats the claim of Al Franken and many others on the left. They say so all the time.

Are you kidding me? They have CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, Air America and PBS that have leaned left on more than a few occaisions. A virtual monopoly, if you ask me.

Oh, alright, ABC has George Will and John Stossel, but how often are they on air, compared to the others that have admitted to voting Democrat every election? George Will is on Sunday morning for a few minutes and Stossel's is on Friday nights - wow...lots of viewership in those times slots....NOT!

One station appears to be centrist...maybe tilting right with 2-3 anchors (you cannot REALLY call Van Sustren, Colmes or Rivera righties...can you?) and all of a sudden its a right-wing takeover?

As Stossel so often says..."get out the shovel!"

- Brickboy240

PS: I watch/listen to both NPR and Fox (although neither one with any regularity)...you have to see how they both spin it all to make sense of the news of the day.

NewXD40fun · 03-08-2007, 12:13 PM

Fox DOES try to remain 'balanced' though. What better advertisment for conservatism is there than when O'Rielly and Hannity and Colmes get liberals to express their views. I hope Fox news shows the light to enough people before the '08 election.

Tom

bd · 03-08-2007, 02:20 PM

Yeah you gotta give it to FOX...

Google Rod Majors.....

The Marine corporal Sanchez who posed with all the Republican bigwigs at CPAC....with Coulter and Malkin and FOX gave him major airtime and told him what a great guy he was....FOX!

FOX was fawning all over this $200 an hour gay porn star prostitute. He was a special guest on Hannity and Colmes and the O'Reilly Factor. One of those Hannity and Colmes guys gave him the big Semper fi and grabbed his dicky hand at the end of the show......

CPAC gave him a major award, Coulter and Malkin both love him.

NOBODY THOUGHT TO CHECK THIS GUY OUT WHO SAYS HE LIKES TO BE ON TOP OF HIS MALE CUSTOMERS.

FOX........ whaaaaaaahaaaaaahaaaaaahaaaaaahaaaaaa!

You'd think FOX would do a little better background checks on their "fair and balanced" programs.

I doubt they are reporting this latest embarassment.....are they?

No doubt some of you guys saw this....?

This is hilarious.....and you guys think they are giving you the straight sh*t??????

You guys will believe anything.....

Quote:

What better advertisment for conservatism is there than when O'Rielly and Hannity and Colmes get liberals to express their views. I hope Fox news shows the light to enough people before the '08 election.

Quote:

Fox's news shows like O'Rielly probably do lean to the right somewhat, but their actual newscast is quite balanced.

I'm sure Rizzo was right in there eating this up too......!!!!!

bd

XDinNC · 03-08-2007, 02:34 PM

And you continue to show your proclivity for mentioning all things gay...

Brickboy240 · 03-08-2007, 02:38 PM

Strange, but I thought the left had no hang-ups about the sexual preferences of anyone. Leftist often bash conservatives for treating gays poorly or calling them out because they're different. The left often says "be more open minded" or "someone's sexual preference should not matter" you know...be more tolerant.

Here you have a group of conservatives NOT recognizing or getting caught up in this guy's sexual preference or making a big deal out of it and to you, THAT is a problem?

Well, you cannot have it both ways (no pun intended). Either you want the gay issue to be front and foremost with the right or you truly wish that it was not a major issue and they looked the other way on homosexuality and went about their business without the homophobia.

Well..which is it?

- Brickboy240

jdavionic · 03-08-2007, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brickboy240

Well..which is it?

- Brickboy240

Perhaps bd's initials contain the answer

03-08-2007, 07:11 AM	#1
FrankRizzoXD40 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 6,697	Cable News Race! CABLE NEWS RACE LIBBY VERDICT NITE 3/6/07 VIEWERS FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2,297,000 FNC HANNITY/COLMES 1,701,000 FNC GRETA 1,451,000 FNC BRIT HUME 1,427,000 FNC SHEP SMITH 1,317,000 CNN KING 974,000 CNN COOPER 819,000 CNN DOBBS 797,000 MSNBC OLBERMANN 722,000 CNNHN NANCY GRACE 588,000 MSNBC HARDBALL 563,000 CNN PAULA ZAHN 491,000 Data gathered from Neilsen It looks like PMSNBC and CNN remain at the bottom of the ratings barrel. It looks like Olberman did get a little bit of a boost (perhaps b/c it was the night after the Libby verdict?), but he still ended up at 4th to last. I know a lot of people complain about FOX, but there has to be a reason why they dominate the cable news ratings. If you watched/read many lefty news sources, you would be led to think that everyone hates FOX. Sorry, that just isn't so. Biased or not, they are where the majority of Americas go for their news. I'd say they are a absolute success, regarding content and marketing. They find a way to make all of their shows appealing. If you ever watch O'Reilly read emails that he receives from views, you will see that even people who absolutely HATE him still watch the show. Now how can FOX get people who HATE their shows to still watch them night after night?? Frank __________________ XD-40 Service, bi-tone Crossbreed Supertuck CCW holder _________________ Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid. -Ronald Reagan

03-08-2007, 10:46 AM	#3
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,374	The thing of it is, your average far-left liberal doesn't view himself as a liberal. In their minds, they're the centrists, so absolutely anything to the right of Cindy Sheehan, Moveon.org, and that Kos thingy is automatically "right-wing". Fox's news shows like O'Rielly probably do lean to the right somewhat, but their actual newscast is quite balanced. We've just been in the grip of a leftist media for so long that when a reasonably balanced newscast finally comes along, the absence of noticeable bias feels like a giant leap to the right. (At least, IMHO ). __________________ To make mass murder palatable to the public, one must first strip the victims of their inherent humanity. First were the native Americans ("savages"), then the black slaves (only "partly human"), then the Jews and gypsies in Hitler's Europe ("parasites on society"), and now America's unborn (also "not fully human"). Save the Americans--end abortion now. Insights and documentation on our nation's Christian heritage: www.WallBuilders.com

03-08-2007, 11:33 AM	#5
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,301	What kills me is the left's claim that the mainstream media is turning to the right. One friggin' cable station and a couple of AM talk programs and "everythings turning right-wing." Well, thats the claim of Al Franken and many others on the left. They say so all the time. Are you kidding me? They have CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, Air America and PBS that have leaned left on more than a few occaisions. A virtual monopoly, if you ask me. Oh, alright, ABC has George Will and John Stossel, but how often are they on air, compared to the others that have admitted to voting Democrat every election? George Will is on Sunday morning for a few minutes and Stossel's is on Friday nights - wow...lots of viewership in those times slots....NOT! One station appears to be centrist...maybe tilting right with 2-3 anchors (you cannot REALLY call Van Sustren, Colmes or Rivera righties...can you?) and all of a sudden its a right-wing takeover? As Stossel so often says..."get out the shovel!" - Brickboy240 PS: I watch/listen to both NPR and Fox (although neither one with any regularity)...you have to see how they both spin it all to make sense of the news of the day. __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick! Last edited by Brickboy240; 03-08-2007 at 11:37 AM.

03-08-2007, 12:13 PM	#6
NewXD40fun XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Olmsted, Ohio Posts: 2,729	Fox DOES try to remain 'balanced' though. What better advertisment for conservatism is there than when O'Rielly and Hannity and Colmes get liberals to express their views. I hope Fox news shows the light to enough people before the '08 election. Tom __________________ Springfield XD-40 Service w/DGR kit, EFK 9mm Taurus PT-140 Mill Pro _ Specialized Roubaix Expert "YOU'VE GOT TO STAND FOR SOMETHING OR YOU'LL FALL FOR ANYTHING" ---Aaron Tippin

03-08-2007, 02:38 PM	#9
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,301	Strange, but I thought the left had no hang-ups about the sexual preferences of anyone. Leftist often bash conservatives for treating gays poorly or calling them out because they're different. The left often says "be more open minded" or "someone's sexual preference should not matter" you know...be more tolerant. Here you have a group of conservatives NOT recognizing or getting caught up in this guy's sexual preference or making a big deal out of it and to you, THAT is a problem? Well, you cannot have it both ways (no pun intended). Either you want the gay issue to be front and foremost with the right or you truly wish that it was not a major issue and they looked the other way on homosexuality and went about their business without the homophobia. Well..which is it? - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick! Last edited by Brickboy240; 03-08-2007 at 02:40 PM.

03-08-2007, 10:01 AM	#2
jdavionic XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: GA Posts: 5,105	FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2,297,000 FNC HANNITY/COLMES 1,701,000 FNC GRETA 1,451,000 FNC BRIT HUME 1,427,000 FNC SHEP SMITH 1,317,000 CNN KING 974,000 CNN COOPER 819,000 CNN DOBBS 797,000 MSNBC OLBERMANN 722,000 CNNHN NANCY GRACE 588,000 MSNBC HARDBALL 563,000 CNN PAULA ZAHN 491,000 Interesting. I don't like the ones at the very top. But the shows at bottom of the list are where I would expect, although I would think Nancy Grace would the absolute bottom. Out of those, I like to watch Brit Hume and Anderson Cooper. I can't stand O'Reilly.

03-08-2007, 02:34 PM	#8
XDinNC XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,120	And you continue to show your proclivity for mentioning all things gay...

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