{"id":1948478,"date":"2023-06-15T18:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T22:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-gets-dethroned-from-powerful-position-network-has-held-over-2-years\/"},"modified":"2023-06-15T18:06:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T22:06:32","slug":"fox-news-gets-dethroned-from-powerful-position-network-has-held-over-2-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-gets-dethroned-from-powerful-position-network-has-held-over-2-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News loses dominant position after 2+ years."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffox-news-gets-dethroned-from-powerful-position-network-has-held-over-2-years%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1948478&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Fox News Loses Top Spot in Cable News Ratings<\/h2>\n<p>Fox News\u2019 viewership continues to plummet.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/msnbc-dethrones-fox-news-after-years-long-ratings-dominance-1806438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> reported that the network\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-gets-dethroned-from-powerful-position-network-has-held-over-2-years\/\" title=\"Fox News loses dominant position after 2+ years.\">120-week reign atop prime-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">cable news<\/a><\/a> is over. From the 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern hours during the week that ended on Sunday, Fox ceded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obama-named-most-admired-woman-in-gallup-poll\/\" title=\"Michelle Obama Named Most Admired Woman in Gallup Poll\">top spot<\/a> in the ratings to MSNBC.<\/p>\n<p>It takes a special effort to make MSNBC look good, so congratulations to Fox executives on their improbable achievement.<\/p>\n<p>A deep dive into the ratings reveals even more terrible news for the former cable news heavyweight.<\/p>\n<p>Daily Wire producer Gregg Re shared statistics from last Friday that he called \u201cthe worst demo numbers in primetime that [Fox News] has ever posted.\u201d The demographic in question is the all-important 25 to 54 age group.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">these are the worst demo numbers in primetime that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?\">@FoxNews<\/a> has ever posted <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pTFt2FBfYx\">https:\/\/t.co\/pTFt2FBfYx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gregg Re (@gregg_re) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gregg_re\/status\/1668441658172624896?\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Re, a former head writer at \u201cTucker Carlson Tonight,\u201d had an insider\u2019s view of the network\u2019s decline, which some might trace to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/newly-released-texts-reveal-jesse-watters-wanted-2-fox-news-hosts-fired-2020-election-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020 election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Do you still watch Fox News?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you still watch Fox News?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"answer\">Yes<\/label><\/li>\n<li><label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"answer\">No<\/label><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 100% (5 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Whenever it began, Fox\u2019s self-immolation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-feeling-burn-big-time-one-month-tucker-carlsons-ouster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intensified<\/a> with Carlson\u2019s firing in April.<\/p>\n<p>The most-watched host on all of cable news, Carlson spoke with a conservative-populist voice when he criticized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-hoft-from-tgp-presents-at-transform-washington-on-january-6-web-conference-video\/\" title=\"Joe Hoft from TGP Presents at \u201cTransform Washington on January 6\u201d Web conference (VIDEO)\">military-industrial complex<\/a>, challenged COVID orthodoxies, mocked the establishment media, and exposed the corrupt decadence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-abuse-of-defense-production-act-will-drive-gas-prices-even-higher\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Abuse Of Defense Production Act Will Drive Gas Prices Even Higher\">ruling-class elites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since his departure from Fox, Carlson has uploaded three episodes of his new show, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-tucker-carlson-responds-trump-indictment-latest-episode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker on Twitter<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tucker Carlson\u2019s first episode on Twitter on June 6th reached 23.5M video views so far (and 106M impressions).<\/p>\n<p>Here is how that stacks up against the Fox News ratings for the same day.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not even close. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/62LF0LrZnr\">https:\/\/t.co\/62LF0LrZnr<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson?\">@TuckerCarlson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?\">@elonmusk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6DUsORQzdW\">pic.twitter.com\/6DUsORQzdW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheChiefNerd\/status\/1666892516363231236?\">June 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Conservatives have long known that they are marginalized and despised in every major institution \u2014 schools, the establishment media, the entertainment industry and woke corporations.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News once provided a refuge from this coordinated ostracization. Even when the network began showing signs of decay, at least it offered Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>Now, however, Fox is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/regular-guest-refuses-go-fox-news-network-stops-trying-silence-tucker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">silencing<\/a> its most truthful voices and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-employees-blow-whistle-network-really-stands-woke-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caving<\/a> to woke madness.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives know where they stand with Fox and are making their exodus.<\/p>\n<p>These ratings suggest that Fox will continue to feel the wrath of outraged conservatives as Bud Light and Target have.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-gets-dethroned-powerful-position-network-held-2-years\/\">Fox News Gets Dethroned from Powerful Position Network Has Held Over 2 Years<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News&#8217; viewership is declining rapidly. According to Newsweek, the network&#8217;s 120-week dominance in prime-time cable news has come to an end. During the week ending on Sunday, Fox lost its top spot to MSNBC from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern hours. It is quite an achievement for MSNBC to surpass Fox in ratings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2056,"featured_media":1948479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[28763,7690,4318,4133,8178,4346],"class_list":["post-1948478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-dominant","tag-fox","tag-loses","tag-news","tag-position","tag-years"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2056"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1948478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1948479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1948478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1948478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1948478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}