Rachel Maddow Crushes Fox News As Viewers Stampede To MSNBC After GOP Health Care Fail

[iluvtennis]

Rachel Maddow finished as the number one show on cable news, and MSNBC was the top network on cable news after the Republican health care bill failed in the House.

Link to tweet

[gratuitous]

1. We know that ratings means everything to President Trump

Would someone mind tweeting this to Clownface von Fuckstick?

[dhol82]

17. I thought it was Dickface von fuckstick?

[SunSeeker]

25. It's Fuckface Von Clownstick.

[dhol82]

27. I stand corrected.

Thank you.

[SunSeeker]

28. Well, you were still right about him. nt

[chwaliszewski]

40. I thought it was Fuckface Von Douche-Kebab

[SunSeeker]

46. That works too. nt

[FakeNoose]

48. Love me some Rachel

[Phoenix61]

2. That's awesome!

Fact based news 1 - Fake news 0

[Motley13]

4. intelligent reporting as opposed to imbecilic BS, lies, alternative facts, garbage

I was shocked a few wks ago that faux was #1, no wonder we are in trouble

[The Conductor]

8. Reasons...

The reason for that is that Rupert Murdoch leverages all his other networks to force cable stations to carry Fix Noise, which is a very expensive channel. Even though their audience has skewed old for a very long time. Sorry fellow oldsters, but those of us over 65 get no credit in ratings demographics, because we are considered set in our ways and tough sells. So they have long had a larger but nominally less valuable audience.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Interesting

bind for NBC/Universal and Comcast. They supported Trump and refused to report anything negative for the best part of 18 months and give him hours a day of free campaign promotional time. And that was just to hold onto their shitty ratings. Gee,who would have thought for one minute,if you do a little truth telling your shitty ratings suddenly go away and you make more money telling the truth rather than repeating Propaganda.

Comcast=Phil Anshutz and Right Wing Media Groups.

[tableturner]

51. This is factually incorrect. The truth about Trump was exposed on MSNBC countless times......

....every day and night since Trump announced. While doing so, they gave Trump NO slack.

[Wellstone ruled]

53. Yes they are now exposing the GOP

and their enablers for the Corporate Coup that happened in November. Notice they still have several GOP Parrot's still on their Talent List. Maddow and O'Donell are the only exceptions to their norm and are aloud to push to the Left,and again,these are their highest rated Programs.

[emulatorloo]

62. Steve Schmidt and Nicolle Wallace were extremely critical of Trump during the election.

Schmidt especially has a "truth mode" where he cuts thru all the bullshit flung by the GOP.

I understand you have a narrative about MSNBC during the election, but the facts don't support it.

[Wellstone ruled]

63. MSNBC is trying to pivot.

They have two evening programs with the highest numbers for Cable News and they are making tons of bucks.

And Yes,I have been very critical of anything Comcast via knowing the ownership. Which btw,are right up their with the Kochs. Same game plan.

[tableturner]

64. A real news organization has people of both parties on their talent lists.

I want to hear both sides. I can handle hearing those with whom I disagree. I don't want to be in an echo chamber.

One of many factors that has helped MSNBC's ratings rise is that they have increased the amount and prominence of their hard news content, and that is a move I endorse. A hard news presence is one of the foundational requirements for an organization to deservedly refer to itself as a news channel.

So now they have a hard news presence with commentators and news makers of all political persuasions, along with left of center commentary programming in prime time, backed up by a beefed up hard news presence. That is the type of news channel that appeals to me, and I am definitely liberal.

Some of you seem to believe that the parent company owes it to progressives to run a liberal news site. They don't.

Edit: took out two redundant, superfluous words, with no real change in content.

[emulatorloo]

61. False. Maddow,Lawrence, Hayes, Reid, etc were going after Trump's lies and policies every day.

Even Matthews went after Trump's bullshit pretty damn hard.

[NewRedDawn]

5. Get rid of Greta garbles,

Stevie Kornacki and Joe Scab.Replace with Full time Joy Reid, Bring back Keith O & really watch your ratings rise.

[Mars and Minerva]

12. It's so obvious! nt

[Old Vet]

13. Iam with ya about bringing back Keith olberman...........

[90-percent]

32. Keith

on MSNBC would TRIPLE their ratings.

Keith was a rare beacon of truth during the GWB Dark Ages.

-90% Jimmy

[susanna]

36. Truth. n/t

[Brainstormy]

42. And Matthews!

PLEASE get rid of Chris Matthews!

[AgadorSparticus]

6. GOOD!! The money is on real news....not the fake stuff on faux.

[heaven05]

44. YEAH

for the next few days...wouldn't be surprised to see Breitbart get really good ratings soon

[AngryAmish]

7. Crushes

[tenorly]

9. The truth is like water.

The more 100-proof lies you down, the thirstier for it you will eventually be.

[Cha]

10. KR!

[Ligyron]

11. That was a really good show Friday

Among many other good shows by her. Sometimes she drags it out a bit but it sure beats the alternative.

[warmfeet]

14. Fox needs to go away.

A blight on humanity.

[coco22]

15. The reason Rachel is so good ..

is she connects the dots for the fake news viewers,if they will sit down and listen.

[iluvtennis]

24. ++++

[susanna]

37. It looks like at least a few of them are listening. Good news. n/t

[coco22]

59. Many won't because they want to be right..

[susanna]

60. True.

I know quite a few of them, in real life, who are doubling down on their support because they can't stand the idea that they were so catastrophically wrong about the Circus Peanut.

That said, his approval numbers are falling and that can only mean a few of the non-cultists are waking up. I'll take what I can get. And if Rachel can reach those voters, so much the better.

That is what I meant by my post

[Hamlette]

16. While I am thrilled, I've heard rumors Chris Hayes will be cancelled.

I prefer him to Rachel, just as smart and does great interviews. I'd be disappointed if he left.

[blogslut]

18. Thing is, that rumor is over a year old.

And he's still on the air.

Correction, over TWO years old: http://www.mediaite.com/online/msnbc-refutes-report-chris-hayes-show-getting-axed-too/

[mdbl]

21. I hope Chris Hayes stays on

He's much better than Chris Matthews.

[Hamlette]

29. thanks for that clarification, I didn't check the date on the article I just read

and I noticed his numbers were above 2M viewers. I remember a time when Tweety, for instance, was just over 100K viewers and 2M seemed unreachable.

[blogslut]

30. It's cool.

I was worried when I first heard rumors about MSNBC axing him but his show just kept on airing and seems to going strong!

[Ccarmona]

19. The Other Ratings News Is

To keep a eye on is Greta's disastrous ratings. She lost a half million viewers from her lead-in MTP Daily and those 500k came back for Harball.

By the numbers 3/24: MTP 1.687 million total viewers
Greta 1.166
HB. 1.775

Even more disaster if you look at the Key Demo 25-54 year olds in her time slot:
FNC, Baier 555,000 viewers
CNN, Wolf 480,000
MSNBC, Greta 218,000

She's a bad match for viewers of MSNBC, and should be dumped immediately.

[bathroommonkey76]

20. How many programs have been successful at 6 pm on MSNBC?

It's the worst time for any program on that network.

[Ccarmona]

22. That's Not the Point

Losing 33% of the lead-in audience and then they come back for the 7p slot is the point.
And bombing with the 25-54 demo will certainly catch the attention of Comcast bigwigs.

[bathroommonkey76]

23. Ah, I see

thanks for explaining that to this dumb guy. lol

[susanna]

38. This. She was a terrible fit from Day 1. n/t

[OnDoutside]

43. And she was simply awful last night. She might as well not have left Fox, there was no difference in

substance, a right wing bullshitter. Howard Dean was the only bright spot, and he was weighed down by her RW nutjob ex-politician doctor buddy.

[bathroommonkey76]

56. I never watched her on Fox

and it's doubtful I'll watch her on MSNBC.

[OnDoutside]

58. You won't be missing much !

[tallahasseedem]

54. Unfortunately, not many...

I say bring Rev Al Sharpton back. I loved his show.

[MrPurple]

31. Fox did well unloading her salary on MSNBC

She's both tedious AND uninformative. I don't see how she'd be a strong player on any network. I guess she's there because they don't want someone who's too liberal for the 6 PM nursing home audience, but she's probably edging them into catatonia.

[Xolodno]

26. Demographics.

It's been warned several times. Fox chose to bury their heads in the sand and leave it for the next guy. But...chickens came home a tad bit sooner than they expected.

[House of Roberts]

33. Notice the Fox ratings in this link.

http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/scoreboard-friday-march-24/324849


See how they were very high before the announcement that the ACHA bill had been pulled? Once that news got out, many of the RWNJ Fox viewers turned the channel off in disgust.

[lillypaddle]

34. OMG

How ever will Faux viewers handle being slapped in the face with the truth? I'm thinking this is the beginning of the end for the Rethugs.

[hedda_foil]

35. Amazing! From the link in the OP, more info on how she wiped the floor with Fux.

On Friday after the health care bill failed, more viewers watched Rachel Maddow (3.058 million) then watched Bill O’Reilly on Fox News (2.363 million). MSNBC’s The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell (2.328 million) drew more viewers than Fox’s Sean Hannity (2.235 million). The only MSNBC program that did worse than Fox News primetime was Chris Hayes, but All In still drew 2.154 million viewers.

MSNBC has been on an incredible ratings roll since Donald Trump took office. According to an MSNBC statement provided to PoliticusUSA, “The Rachel Maddow Show at 9pm finished March 2017 as the #1 cable news show in the key A25-54 demo in the M-F 9-10pm time period. This marks the first time MSNBC has been #1 in the A25-54 demo during that time period ever, and the first time in almost five years since MSNBC beat FOX News in the demo in any hour for the month (previous was “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” in December 2012). “The Rachel Maddow Show” and MSNBC had its best total viewer delivery in the time period ever in the show’s eight-and-a-half years or network’s 20-year history and the best A25-54 delivery since November 2008. “The Rachel Maddow Show’s” total audience was up +106% over March 2016, while CNN was flat (+3%) and FOX News was up +11%. In the A25-54 demo, “The Rachel Maddow Show” grew +103% year-over-year, besting CNN (+14%) – attaining its biggest lead over CNN since February 2014 – and FOX News (+18%). For the first quarter of 2017, “The Rachel Maddow Show” beat CNN in both total viewers and A25-54. The show delivered its best total viewer delivery ever and best A25-54 delivery in the time period since 4Q08.”

[BigOleDummy]

39. Don't watch T.V. but ...

..... after reading this I went to MSNBC's website and signed up. Been going there but just ghosting, hope signing up will help them in some way. We need to support the truthtellers in any way we can.

[Maraya1969]

41. It also said Lawrence O'Donnell beat Sean Hannity!

[iluvtennis]

52. yay! Lawrence is just as good as Rachel

[tallahasseedem]

55. Now THIS is good news!!!

[JPK]

45. MSNBC v Fox News on pay TV

What bugs me about cable tv, sat or hard line, MSNBC is on a higher tier than Fox. Fox news comes even with the lowest price basic service. MSNBC comes on the higher priced packages. If MSNBC was offered on basic their viewership would no doubt increase.

[AgadorSparticus]

49. These stupid channels need to realize that there is a HUGE market for real news...

Not the distorted, convoluted kind shoveled out by faux.

MSNBC stands to make millions if they just report the fucking news & do real investigative reporting!!!

[Stormvessel]

50. You actually had me going there for a bit...

But it only counts a brief period after the health care ban failure...

[Sugarcoated]

57. She's gaining ground

People are realizing she's not fake news like Fox propaganda