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18. Purely anecdotal I know, but we have 5 kids under the age of 40

Thu Jan 2, 2014, 06:21 PM

Jan 2014

and not one of them has cable TV. Oh they watch all the shows they want to see but everything is "time shifted" and "binge-viewing" on their various devices. They rarely even buy or rent physical media anymore. It's all streaming.

This year Gamma and Grampa got a Chromecast for Christmas because even the Grandkids were complaining that all we had was that crummy cable TV when they came to visit.

And there goes FoxMSNBCCNN's audience, swirling the bowl.

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Young Viewers Avoid Fox News Like the Plague as Ratings Drop 30% [View all] babylonsister Jan 2014 OP

No one likes being lied to all the time. Get a clue RepubliWankers. Berlum Jan 2014 #1

Not true. Mariana Jan 2014 #9

Good points. n/t loudsue Jan 2014 #14

Or, to quote David Frum, "conservatives are being fleeced by a right-wing entertainment industry." TrollBuster9090 Jan 2014 #25

Wow, what a great concise summation Populist_Prole Jan 2014 #60

I don't know about that ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #32

Yes, Faux did go overboard that time, and lost some viewers. Mariana Jan 2014 #49

The original mission statement (now scrubbed from view) Thor_MN Jan 2014 #75

Well, FOX Noise was never created to make money. fasttense Jan 2014 #79

"Well, FOX Noise was never created to make money." greiner3 Jan 2014 #95

Except apparently my Cha Jan 2014 #62

Total perfection. DamnYankeeInHouston Jan 2014 #102

But will they VOTE? RoverSuswade Jan 2014 #2

Hahah! Seriously, if the Federal Govt. came up with some sort of ONLINE VOTING system...YES! TrollBuster9090 Jan 2014 #39

Bimbo land ificandream Jan 2014 #3

Why do blonde females, even those on FOX, get denigrated as "bimbos"? whathehell Jan 2014 #22

Fox is overrun with bimbos and bimbas (or whatever the male equivalent is) . . . MrModerate Jan 2014 #23

Maybe, but the reason you're not SURE of the 'male equivalent' is because it's so rarely used whathehell Jan 2014 #38

No disagreement here. n/t MrModerate Jan 2014 #46

Thank you, and that bolsters my point that women are put down WAY too much & too oftern. n/t whathehell Jan 2014 #48

I told that to the snake lady at the circus too. L0oniX Jan 2014 #87

Pretty boy looks? pangaia Jan 2014 #26

Steve Doocy is the Fox & Friends weather bimbo WonderGrunion Jan 2014 #31

YES get the red out Jan 2014 #78

He looks like Fred Flintstone and his audience is primarily cave men/women. So you do Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2014 #57

Fox is sexist treestar Jan 2014 #81

Well, to be honest, I'm not sure that the Fox women are "stupid", just misguided like RW men whathehell Jan 2014 #82

Megyn Kelly IS a bimbo, textbook definition, IMO - closeupready Jan 2014 #93

There is no "textbook definition" of that word, it's old mafia slang, sexist as hell whathehell Jan 2014 #105

Not sexist. closeupready Jan 2014 #106

Of course it is...It's old mafia slang for women and that's who it describes 99.9% of the time whathehell Jan 2014 #108

Nope. As sexist as 'moron' or 'osmosis' or 'transvascular'. closeupready Jan 2014 #109

Whenever I switch to Fox my eyes are immediately riveted RoverSuswade Jan 2014 #89

Why is that their problem? whathehell Jan 2014 #107

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of assholes. Oh, and Santa's "a white dude"! Tarheel_Dem Jan 2014 #4

Kicked and recommended for the aware, intelligent young people. Uncle Joe Jan 2014 #5

+1000 !!!! orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #51

indeed.. very glad there are young people and I take my tv viewing recs from them.. Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #71

The blond newswomen cross and uncross their legs for the old coots Kingofalldems Jan 2014 #6

New set design: News models reading headlines as they swing back and forth on a giant wrecking ball. tanyev Jan 2014 #7

The young aren't watching much TV at all KurtNYC Jan 2014 #8

Right. progressoid Jan 2014 #15

thank you for posting this. Interesting KittyWampus Jan 2014 #33

Does using iamthebandfanman Jan 2014 #40

Yes and no. Neoma Jan 2014 #76

I once had a choice between cable tv and internet... yuiyoshida Jan 2014 #100

Can't come soon enough for me. The percentages *still* watching is disturbing. n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #10

The programming that appeals to the Fox base is the same programming that alienates young people Gothmog Jan 2014 #11

Do you mean "do NOT like"? ntt tblue37 Jan 2014 #52

Remember 2012 was an election year. I bet ratings are down on every news network for 2013 Beaverhausen Jan 2014 #12

Seriously? Can't even read the 3rd paragraph of the excerpt? jeff47 Jan 2014 #20

My. My. My. Beaverhausen doth protest too much. BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #35

Sssshhhh! We're not supposed to notice. You Better Believe It! Tarheel_Dem Jan 2014 #43

Yep. We're supposed to be as ignorant as they wrongly think we are. BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #58

+1 Tarheel_Dem Jan 2014 #91

But they installed those giant iPads in the studio! DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #13

Must include the picture! BumRushDaShow Jan 2014 #45

Thank you, and you're right...the picture is worth a thousand words nt DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #47

The fox newsroom looks like Lilliput! thesquanderer Jan 2014 #70

Imagine trying to get work done while having to be a TV prop. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #88

The language in this article is a tad fuzzy. FoxNews does have the oldest audience in all of Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #16

the Republican party is dying lovuian Jan 2014 #17

Purely anecdotal I know, but we have 5 kids under the age of 40 legcramp Jan 2014 #18

Does it take into account how many people turned off their cable/dish? Blanks Jan 2014 #19

Not worried about this younger generation. searchingforlight Jan 2014 #21

I watched BRET BAEIER, SPECIAL REPORT yesterday, and saw five advertisements for CANES in one hour. TrollBuster9090 Jan 2014 #24

I suspect young viewers probably are not spending much time watching any of the news shows lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #27

It is surprising how gleeful this makes me feel. Squinch Jan 2014 #28

I watch Fox News almost every day. Mr.Bill Jan 2014 #29

Yeah, me too. It's actually fairly entertaining in that context. eom Blanks Jan 2014 #36

Who would have guessed that Fox News EC Jan 2014 #30

GREAT NEWS! Even the cons I know who watch FoxNews regularly know it's full of shit Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2014 #34

Thank you, babylonsister! BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #37

You can't fool all the people all the time. And good luck with the youths! Coyotl Jan 2014 #41

Looks like the Daily show, SNL and the other comedy shows kimbutgar Jan 2014 #42

excellent Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #44

Could Some Of The Millenials Have Noticed That... Vogon_Glory Jan 2014 #50

k&r... spanone Jan 2014 #53

The youth of this country can't afford to be RUSHED to judgment, ergo.. orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #54

It's pretty hard to rebrand shit and make it smell nice. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2014 #55

Anyone, regardless of age, who lives in Hotel Reality would reject Faux. Boomerproud Jan 2014 #56

Their Audience Share Declines Daily colsohlibgal Jan 2014 #59

Megyn Kelly? What was it.. the Cha Jan 2014 #61

Who else here is surprised that they have young viewers at all? NT Jamaal510 Jan 2014 #63

It doesn't matter if young viewers avoid Fox "News" like the plague. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #64

Oh yes there is, almost no young viewer I know watches corporate TV its youtube or other sources Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #65

Millions of voters only watch corporate TV. It might be a bad choice but it is one people make. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #66

The corporate viewers are a declining demographic Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #67

One that includes me and my family. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #69

My kids, and their spouses, are Democrats HockeyMom Jan 2014 #68

No Fox "News Channel" here. mwooldri Jan 2014 #72

Our young folks are less bigoted - TBF Jan 2014 #73

FOX NEWS IS ON LIFE-SUPPORT. JEFF9K Jan 2014 #74

The kids are all right n/t Demeter Jan 2014 #77

So their only attempt to build a younger viewership was JoeyT Jan 2014 #80

Normal people don't watch Pox News (NT) The Wizard Jan 2014 #83

FOX re brand father founding Jan 2014 #84

Fox News is BORING. Mariana Jan 2014 #85

Its boring but effective LiberalLovinLug Jan 2014 #97

It's not effective for getting them new, younger viewers. Mariana Jan 2014 #103

Nothing drives young people away faster than them knowing that old people like it. L0oniX Jan 2014 #86

Kids these days... they just don't like Fox Tabloid News! Boysterload Jan 2014 #90

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jan 2014 #96

That's because it is a plague /nt Shankapotomus Jan 2014 #92

THIS NEEDS THREE STANDING OVATIONS yuiyoshida Jan 2014 #94

I looked up the MSNBC numbers madville Jan 2014 #98

I hope I live to see the day they go off the air shenmue Jan 2014 #99

Excellent! gopiscrap Jan 2014 #101

Thanks, Babylon! You bring us great news!! AAO Jan 2014 #104

Well, let's see . . . HughBeaumont Jan 2014 #110