Lessons that NZ’s Leftist Legacy Media should heed, but won’t.

from DailyMail.com

MSNBC has suffered a major slump in ratings after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election as conservative Fox News continues to gain viewers. 

The pro-Democrat news network saw its audience numbers sink 47 percent in November, as CNN saw a 33 percent drop. 

Competitor Fox News Channel was the only cable news network to see growth after Trump’s win, holding 62 percent of total day audiences, according to the network, which cited Nielsen Media Research numbers. 

MSNBC only pulled in 644,000 primetime viewers, compared to its counterpart, which pulled in 3.2million. 

In the key age demographic of those aged 25 to 54, Fox saw a 147 percent increase, with 467,000 viewers between 8pm and 11pm. 

Fox boasted that ‘more Independents and Democrats continue to tune in’ its network, while the rivals continue to struggle. 

Since the election, Fox beat ABC, CBS, NBC, and MSNBC with more than 4million viewers, according to Nielsen. 

MSNBC is down 52 percent year-to-date in primetime audiences. CNN is also down 39 percent, while Fox saw a 73 percent boost. MSNBC has suffered a major slump in ratings after Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential Election as conservative Fox continues to gain viewers. The liberal news network saw its audience numbers sink 47 percent in November

The Wall Street Journal reported Comcast will release a swathe of its NBCUniversal cable TV networks, including MSNBC. 

Comcast’s move to spin off its NBCUniversal networks would have been a staggering move years ago, with its fleet of channels previously among the company’s most profitable assets.

Comcast executives said that they will not spin off all channels, with Bravo, the Peacock streaming service and the NBC broadcast network remaining under the parent company.

By shedding its expensive networks, Comcast is hedging its bets that it can expand its movie studio and theme park industries without being dragged down by the struggles of traditional television news.

According to the WSJ’s reporting, which broke the story, the new cable venture will have an ‘ownership structure that mirrors Comcast’s’, but ‘would likely need greater scale to thrive.’

Fox boasted that ‘more Independents and Democrats continue to tune in’ its network, while the others continue to struggle ahead of Trump’s second term

In another blow to the network, Anchor Rachel Maddow was mocked for her hysterical monologue after Trump’s win. Maddow is finalizing a five-year deal to stay on for $US 25 million per year, which is less than her $30 million previous contract, according to Puck News. Maddow only works once a week, and despite rating drops, is considered valuable to the network. 

The network’s motivation to keep on their expensive anchor might be to encourage advertisers to invest in the spinoff company, according to Puck News.   

Meanwhile, Fox’s biggest moneymaker The Five is pulling in 4.4million viewers, Jesse Watters Primetime has 3.9million, and The Ingraham Angle has 3.3million. 

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