Fox News hits 12-year low in 25-54 primetime ratings

[Newsjock]

Source: FTV Live

The viewers of Fox News continue to be the olds and that has to concern the cable news network a bit.

In the May sweeps, Fox News drew 264,000 viewers ages 25-54 during primetime — the lowest it has had in over 12 years, since August 2001.

And the drop was across the board in primetime, The lineup hosted by Greta Van Susteren, Bill O'Reilly, Megyn Kelly and Sean Hannity hit 12-year lows in the demo.

Despite the drop, Fox News still easily beat both MSNBC and CNN in both the demo and in total viewers.

Read more: http://ftvlive.com/todays-news/2014/5/29/fox-news-hits-12-year-low-in-the-demo

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By comparison: Network news ratings for adults 25-54, May 2014:
ABC: 2,014,000
NBC: 1,972,000
CBS: 1,563,000

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/category/evening-news-ratings

[dem in texas]

1. Average Fox News View

Old white man aged 68 years old. This group is also falling in Fox viewership, but more slowly. I guess the old hoots are dying off.

[rocktivity]

2. Honorary DUzy!

With the missing plane in the rear window, CNN fell back to the bottom of the ratings. MSNBC beat its rival in weekday primetime in both total viewers (593,000 vs. CNN's 384,000) and in the demo (145,000 vs. CNN's 131,000).

rocktivity

[Politicalboi]

3. WTF?

"Despite the drop, Fox News still easily beat both MSNBC and CNN in both the demo and in total viewers."

How is that possible? How can anyone watch Faux knowing they won a lawsuit to be able to lie. My guess is, more people are watching Netflix and such, and just aren't watching "news" anymore. Especially with that age group.

[dem in texas]

4. Its not about the news, it about selling advertising

Fox delivers all that terrible stuff because that is what their viewers like to see. It sells ad spots for Fox, truth in their "news" doesn't matter. It's show me the money!

[SummerSnow]

5. ......lol