Are Election Nights The Super Bowl of Cable News? Fox News Wins Big (9/11, voters)

[LauraC]

Do you watch election coverage? How do you watch it? Do you check in during commercials to see the ticker on the bottom of the screen and then just go back to some other TV show or movie? Do you just tune in to one news show after the election? Do you watch a few hours of coverage? Do you watch more or less than you usually watch?

Fox News cleaned up ratings-wise on Tuesday Night:

Fox News Takes Tuesday Night - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com

[sanrene]

But for all the ballyhoo, only Fox News showed significant ratings gains.

The conservative commentator Sean Hannity, whose 9 p.m. program averages 2.5 million viewers, had 4.2 million viewers on Tuesday. Greta Van Susteren, the 10 p.m. anchor, had 3.7 million viewers, up from an average of 2 million this year.

In prime time, CNN was down 12 percent from its year-to-date average, and MSNBC was up 18 percent. Fox News posted an 84 percent gain for the night.

Good lord - what has happened to CNN?

[twista6002]

I got a question: conservatives are endlessly calling liberals "sheep". Well it just so happens the conservative network FOX is the most watched political channel by a wide margin (including during the 2008 election). So unless people are watching FOX strictly for entertainment, wouldn't that make conservatives "Sheep" since liberals don't watch TV and that conservatives need to be told how to vote on TV?

[Sunny-Days-in-Florida]

Yes I did, and it was killing CNN and MSNBC to admit that the dems just got their butts handed to them in two former dem govenor states.

MSNBC was hoping the loser in NJ would fight the vote count, they were licking their chips believing he would.

Face it, the dems got their butts kicked badly and the message is clear.

Less government, less spending and no more debt.

All things the dems cherish so much.

[Sunny-Days-in-Florida]

Originally Posted by twista6002

I got a question: conservatives are endlessly calling liberals "sheep". Well it just so happens the conservative network FOX is the most watched political channel by a wide margin (including during the 2008 election). So unless people are watching FOX strictly for entertainment, wouldn't that make conservatives "Sheep" since liberals don't watch TV and that conservatives need to be told how to vote on TV?

Liberal sheep.

As in most liberals fall in line and follow the person in front of them. Just like the liberal leaders want them to do.

Put out the food for free and you wont have to think on your own, thats the liberal way.

Just like sheep, they will line up, won't have to think on their own and end up with a free meal in the end.

[LauraC]

Originally Posted by twista6002

I got a question: conservatives are endlessly calling liberals "sheep". Well it just so happens the conservative network FOX is the most watched political channel by a wide margin (including during the 2008 election). So unless people are watching FOX strictly for entertainment, wouldn't that make conservatives "Sheep" since liberals don't watch TV and that conservatives need to be told how to vote on TV?

Uhhhhhh, no. The numbers say you're wrong.

"Among regular Fox News Channel viewers, 39% identified as Republican, 33% as Democrats and 22% as independents. Among regular CNN viewers, 51% identified as Democrats, 23% were independents and just 18% were Republicans. In short, Democrats comprise a larger share of the Fox News audience than Republicans do of CNN's audience."

With MSNBC it's 18% Republican, 45% Democrat, 27% Independent.

There's a chart on the link to the study:

Partisanship and Cable News Audiences - Pew Research Center

If you look at the chart, Fox has a better balanced audience than either CNN or MSNBC so you could say the Democrat sheep are watching CNN and MSNBC.

[padcrasher]

Fox news has the most viewers ....that means they are the best! ......Ha. Ha. .....Take that libs!

Obama had the most voters.....that means he's the best!

[I could really get into the 3rd grade reasoning on thread]

[evilnewbie]

Originally Posted by sanrene

Good lord - what has happened to CNN?

I use to watch CNN more than any other news outlet (I actually surf on their website the most, currently)... but as they turn more and more leftists like most news organization (I guess they are hoping for a bailout?)... I begin tuning into Fox News... which is weird... I don't listen to Beck or the other commentators cause I think they are nuts... hahaha... I just listen for the news and I have to say, they are unbiased when it comes to straight news reporting.... but the "editorials" like Beck are just that... they aren't news but unfortunately CNN, MSNBC mixed too much opinion in their news broadcast and its obvious... Its sad, CNN used to be really good... MSNBC, don't make me laugh... I can't believe MSNBC is even up there cause their news agency is on another planet... hahaha... the looney planet...

[maineguy8888]

What can we say about CNN? I mean, really??
Case in point: Last night, the esteemed analyst LARRY KING (!!) did a bang up job when asked to REPORT (!!) on the Fort Hood shooting by having Dr. Phil (!!!!!) on his show; the best part was Dr. Phil lecturing another guest that it was totally inappropriate to wonder out loud if Islamic ideology just MIGHT have had something to do with the shooter's motives.
Now don't that take the corn off'n the pone!! THANKS, Dr. Phil! THANKS, CNN!
And you wonder why nobody trusts you......................

[evilnewbie]

To be fair... Larry King is an EDITORIAL... it isn't news... its purely opinion.... There are many liberals who don't understand the difference between news and editorials... just because you disagree with what is said on Larry King, keep in mind, it's ALL opinion...