How many hours a day, on average, do you watch Cable News?

[SocialDemocrat61]

FYI, not local broadcast news but a national cable news network. Please be honest.
If zero, just click the "DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided." Thanks.

20 votes, 38 passes | Time left: Time expired
	1 hour
	11 (55%)
	2 hours
	6 (30%)
	3 hours
	0 (0%)
	4 hours
	1 (5%)
	5 to 9 hours
	2 (10%)
	10 hours or more.
	0 (0%)
	38 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[58Sunliner]

1. You need a zero option.

[Nigrum Cattus]

2. exactly - I haven't had TV service for almost 8 years

[SocialDemocrat61]

4. Sorry I forgot to include

and it won't let me edit the poll.

[Johnny2X2X]

6. Was looking for that too

I do not watch a single minute of cable news.

[chicoescuela]

9. exactly. I can't watch the bs any longer.

once the tsf is met by the Grim Reaper, I will in for 24 hours per day

[UCRalum83]

44. Same!

Same for me. Prior to the election I would watch a few hours/day in the afternoon and evening. Since, I have not bothered to watch more than a few minutes of non-local news (MSNBC). I also stopped watching late night (Colbert) -- just no point.

[FalloutShelter]

11. Me too. ZERO

I stopped watching after the election and only tuned in again, briefly, to see coverage of the LA fires.

I follow the news online and, of course, here on DU.

I'm tired of disingenuous multi millionaires soft pedal bullshit, and lecture me on how smart they are, while refusing to use their platform to NUKE the Republicons and the Billionaires.

Done with them.

[Ferryboat]

54. Well said.

Du, The Guardian and a select few podcast for a different take on matters from media figures.

[Ms. Toad]

33. Yup.

We've NEVER had any paid TV, and we lost must access to free TV in the analog to digital conversion several years back.

[Dulcinea]

65. I never watch cable news unless a big story is happening.

Other than that, no thanks. I read the news online & listen to NPR News.

[PunkinPi]

3. 0 times since November 6, 2024. nt

[Beaverhausen]

8. That's my vote as well.

Just can't deal with what is going on.

[writerJT]

5. Need 0 or less than 1 hr. Vast majority of

cable news is trash, especially the two party cable channels.

[Simeon Salus]

7. Zero hours

Don't watch tv news anymore.

[Fiendish Thingy]

10. Zero hours. Nt

[rurallib]

12. Cable news? Almost 0 - some Nicole on occasion

Radio (computer radio) on all day pretty much including NPR from various areas of the country, freespeechTV and CBC from Ottawa

[markodochartaigh]

13. Does "cable news" include internet?

I watch FSTV over four hours a day. Three for Thom Hartmann and one for Rick Smith. I also watch a little of the news with Amy Goodman.

I also listen to Background Briefing with Ian Masters and Brad Friedman's Bradcast over the internet too.

But I haven't had cable since 2008.

[SocialDemocrat61]

15. No

[mwmisses4289]

14. When we had cable, only if I was flipping through

channels, it would maybe be a minute or two, no more than five. Enough to hear them repeat themselves and say nothing of any real substance.
Since we cut the cord, I don't have access and don't really care to. I rarely even watch local news (usually only if there is bad weather in the area.)

[LeftInTX]

16. Zero - I don't have cable.

I watched CNN alot when I did, but the amount of commercials made it unbearable. I also watched MSNBC.

One day, Turner Classic Movies disappeared from our line up. (That's what I watched the most)
Hubby said, "That's it. That was the only reason we kept cable". That was six years ago. We also were having trouble with out set top boxes.

I get "the news" from the internet, which is just as bad or good or about the same anyway.

I only miss it when everyone is gonna watch something on MSNBC

[ProfessorGAC]

17. None

I spend enough time on DU.
I haven't watched cable news since the peak of COVID.

[Polly Hennessey]

18. I DVR my favorites and will watch the parts that hold my interest.

When I turn on my television I go to MSNBC to see if anything has happened or if Orrex’s dream has come true. I find that I pay the most attention to Nicole.

[Kaleva]

19. Zero

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[SocialDemocrat61]

20. I know

I forgot to include one and you can’t edit a poll once someone has voted.

[Kaleva]

29. I just read your ALL of your OP so I edited mine!

[Greybnk48]

21. I used to keep MSNBC on in the background all day.

Since the last election, I can't watch much. I watch Nicole Wallace for sure, and Rachel on Monday. I also try to never miss Lawrence O'Donnell. I absolutely love his take on things. If I add another show, it's Chris Hayes. He's excellent too.

But I can't take looking at and hearing about the fat, ugly, orange pig all day long. And it's always all bad. And it makes me feel helpless.

[edbermac]

22. Hardly much

Just to follow breaking news stories, as far as talking head shows, not really at all

[Grim Chieftain]

23. We used to watch or listen to MSNBC a lot

My husband and I just can't take it anymore, so we watch very little. The stress, the anger, the incredulity at what has been allowed to happen to our democracy has taken a toll. Every day is a new "Oh my God! How can he get away with this?"

[flvegan]

24. Zero. I have cable, but can't be bothered.

It's all shit. Oh, wait, it's all shit and ads.

[usedtobedemgurl]

25. Zero

Once the election happened, I had no time for it. They kept showing it in our face why so many voted for the orange ogre but I did not see one where they showed our side. I do not appreciate anything shoved down my throat, and I blame them for this mess.

[Walleye]

26. I don't get cable news on TV anymore so no hours watching

When I retired, I went to basic cable. It didn’t have the News channels and I don’t miss them. 10 years now.

[Mossfern]

27. I'd have to vote "0" as well

Once in a while I'll glance at the TV if Mr. Mossfern has it on, but now he watches very infrequently.

[BannonsLiver]

28. 0.0 hours

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

30. Zero!

[NoPasaran]

31. Zero

Occasionally I'll catch a bit of Rachel Maddow if I'm feeling dangerously cheerful.

[Polybius]

32. Zero

[Initech]

34. Zero. I haven't watched a second of cable news in 15 years.

I do not miss it one bit.

[Quiet Em]

35. I've stopped watching it completely

All they do is normalize the con. They've lost me for good.

[mike_c]

36. zero zilch nada

I threw away my TV years ago, so I watch zero hours of cable news daily.

[edhopper]

37. zero,

zilch, nada, none.

[LonePirate]

38. 0 should be an option

I never watch it cable news because I cut the cord a while back.

[sakabatou]

39. Zero

[Swede]

40. I'll watch it when something big is going on, or breaking news.

Other than that, I avoid it.

[LearnedHand]

41. Zero since 2001

[SocialDemocrat61]

45. As I explained several times already

above in the thread, forget to and couldn’t edit the poll to include it because people had already voted.

[LearnedHand]

46. Yes sorry I saw it after I posted and edited my comment

[aquaman]

42. Zero

.

[Heidi]

70. You!

[kimbutgar]

43. Stopped watching cable news on election night

The closet I come to news is watching Free speech tv and the Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann shows.

I miss Randi Rhodes also!

[Bettie]

47. Zero hours

though, I guess it would be under one hour, as I sometimes watch short clips from various shows online.

[Runningdawg]

48. I usually spend 20 minutes around 530pm checking news on CNN MSNBC ABC and yes, even FOX.

It's too predictable and too staged (ALL of them). Lately every time I turn on MSNBC or CNN they are giving away air time to MAGAts. WTF?

[wishstar]

49. Zero and don't get any on my Spectrum cable 15 choice of channels

[Ptah]

50. What is your vote?

[yardwork]

51. We don't have cable. My answer is zero.

[Midnight Writer]

53. By "watch", I mean keeping it on while I tend to other things.

If something attracts my attention, I will sit and watch more attentively.

[highplainsdem]

55. Zero. I might occasionally watch a short video from it on YouTube or social media.

[Jilly_in_VA]

56. I don't any more

They've all pretty much caved to the orange slime.

[Diamond_Dog]

57. Zero.

I prefer to read news online or get it here at DU. Rarely turn TV on during the day.

[Ritabert]

58. Zero

[tritsofme]

59. Zero. Major event coverage only.

May not have flipped it on since the inauguration

[mnhtnbb]

60. Once upon a time I was a news junkie.

I read the print copies of NY Times, a local paper, and the Wall Street Journal regularly. I watched CNN, CNBC, PBS and MSNBC.

Now I no longer get print copies of any newspapers. I don't watch any cable news channels. I still have an online subscription to the NY Times, mostly for word games, recipes, book and theatre reviews. If I want hard news, I'll look at The Guardian online.

I cannot stomach the sight or sound of the orange a$$hole. Republicans enrage me at their cowardly, traitorous, and self serving behavior. The misogyny, racism, bigotry, hypocrisy ,and complete lack of compassion for others in this country make me sick. I do not need a daily reminder of it from any source.

If I see a news story on DU that I want to follow up, I will click links or do a search for more information. But by and large, I avoid the news now.

[cally]

61. None!

Better for me to read the news than the emotional distress of watching it

[kcoates]

62. Zero you need another option

[themaguffin]

63. Mostly 15-30 minutes a day. Some days might approach an hour and some are none at all

[MerryBlooms]

64. I watch John Oliver every Monday am on YouTube

TV, zero. No, CNN, MSNBC, nothing.
Get my weather every morning from Max Velocity, YouTube
Local weather, also YouTube broadcast
I use DU for Breaking news on this administration's latest crimes

[kerry-is-my-prez]

66. MSNBC is "on background" most of the day.

[doc03]

67. Maybe 1 hour total in a week.

[Raine]

68. Sky News or CNN on in the background during the day

in the evening the news goes off.

[Mz Pip]

69. Not a lot

I watch Nichole Wallace sometimes if there something new going on and sometimes a bit of Anderson Cooper’s show.