Remember that scene in Rocky III when Clubber Lang is asked for his prediction about his upcoming fight with Rocky Balboa?
Lang, played by Mr. T, turns to the camera and simply says: “Pain.”
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That’s what Fox News is feeling today.
The ratings are out for Tuesday night’s primetime news programs, and following Tucker Carlson’s firing, they don’t look very good for his former network.
“Fox News Tonight,” the temporary fill-in program featuring a fill-in guest, Brian Kilmeade, captured 1.7 million viewers.
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The number represents a nearly 50% drop in viewership. Carlson averaged 3.2 million viewers during the first quarter of this year.
Worse, Fox lost the most coveted demo to the also-ran networks.
Two Tuesdays ago, Tucker had 3.2 million viewers.
Kilmeade last night had 1.7 million.
Fox also trailed CNN and MSNBC in the 25-54 demo, which Tucker always dominated.https://t.co/aDwkxcdaDT
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) April 26, 2023
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Fox News Ratings Post-Tucker Carlson are a Disaster
The Political Insider on Tuesday predicted Fox News would experience “pain” when the ratings were released.
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“Their ratings are certainly going to take a massive hit,” TPI wrote. “Brian Kilmeade was thrown into the 8 p.m. timeslot Monday night and people were not pleased.”
Worse, Fox News got owned during that hour in the coveted 25-54 year old demographic.
CNN’s Anderson Cooper came in first in that demographic with 163,000 viewers, followed by MSNBC’s Chris Hayes at 162,000 viewers, and Kilmeade came in at 149,000 in the category.
Carlson dominated that demographic, at one point garnering more Democrat viewers with that group than any other show on television – including left-wing networks.
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And the ratings apocalypse seems to have extended to other programs on Fox News, indicating just how powerful Tucker Carlson was as a media personality.
Fox News suffered a catastrophic drop in viewers after ousting Tucker Carlson.
In the 8pm slot alone yesterday, Fox lost nearly 50% of total viewers and nearly 70% of viewers in demo compared to last Tuesday.
Demo ratings were down across the board, impacting all shows:
The… https://t.co/1ZbAhET359 pic.twitter.com/HYH4BrGnOW
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 27, 2023
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The Los Angeles Times suggested the numbers indicate Kilmeade shouldn’t quit his day job.
“The ratings indicate Kilmeade won’t be giving up the morning shift anytime soon,” they wrote.
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Pain.
These are disastrous demo ratings for Fox News… https://t.co/46l2TD3OHn
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) April 26, 2023
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Maybe It Wasn’t About Ratings
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Fox News certainly had to have known that dumping Tucker Carlson was going to result in a sea of viewers abandoning the network and a ratings disaster.
It would seem any argument about viewership or ad revenue wouldn’t hold water. So what caused Fox to part ways with their gold standard in news and commentary?
Journalist Glenn Greenwald noted that the network made a similar move with host Glenn Beck, who was also dominating ratings when he was let go, and speculated about what happened in both cases.
“In 2011, Fox fired Glenn Beck even though he was setting records with ratings in the 5 pm slot,” he tweeted. “Even record ratings don’t protect you if you’re … expressing dissent that alienates corporate pieties.”
In 2011, Fox fired Glenn Beck even though he was setting records with ratings in the 5pm slot.
I told @nickgillespie 9 months ago that Tucker may suffer the same fate. Even record ratings don’t protect you if you’re saying expressing dissent that alienates corporate pieties: https://t.co/GWZkqjM7j0
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 25, 2023
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Bill O’Reilly, in a 2017 interview with Beck, also indicated he was fired by Fox News due to pressure from the left, even as he dominated ratings with his program “The O’Reilly Factor.”
“It has to do with destroying voices that the far left and the organized left-wing cabal doesn’t like,” he claimed.
And now, Tucker Carlson.
Political commentator Mike Cernovich opined that Carlson’s release came because he did not toe the pro-Ukraine war line.
“Even though Tucker is the biggest person at Fox, they don’t care. They don’t care what the ratings are,” Cernovich said. “They care that Fox News is part of the Regime.”
Mike @Cernovich explains why Fox News may have REALLY fired Tucker Carlson:
“Even though Tucker is the biggest person at Fox, they don’t care. They don’t care what the ratings are. They care that Fox News is part of the Regime… I think that Murdoch said ‘we need nuclear war… pic.twitter.com/fgXShbtktY
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 25, 2023
Despite the significantly lower numbers, Fox News still won in viewership for the total day and primetime averages.
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GO WOKE—GO BROKE
The daemons that control the organized crime syndicate that masquerading as the Democratic Party are moving to quickly consolidate their power and that ridding the national conversation of effective dissenting voices is an essential step. Carlson and Borgino had to go. Trump has to be silenced. DeSantis intimidated. The next step will be to introduce digital money controlled by the Treasury under control of the Daemon Yellen. I expect this to suddenly sprung on us as the debt ceiling negotiations reach a total rejection by the Obiden Junta. Under the guise of saving the nation’s credit, The debt ceiling will be raised by the issuance of a new “greenback” using an obscure interpretation of the Constitution that dates back to the Civil war. This new CBDC will give the Obiden Junta total control over all Americans, total surveillance of all activities, and complete control of the 2024 election. The fix is in and we all know it. The Republic is dead. Only the blood of Patriots will save us. Elections do not matter. Other than RFK,Jr. no other Democrat is challenging Obiden and Harris for the nomination. They have it wrapped up. The Democratic primary in South Carolina is now first and that’s fixed firmly for Biden. The rest will fall into line. This clearly establishes that the organized crime syndicate masquerading as the Democratic Party is confident that they will prevail in the 2024 election. It will not be left to chance. After all,they have silenced any remaining opposition by eliminating Carlson And Borgino. They count the votes where it matters, have imported millions of new “voters” , have the courts firmly in their pockets and now have tens of thousands of fully armed mobsters posing as FBI, IRS, and ATF “agents” ready to take down any opposition. The USA is firmly in their grip and they will not loosen it until they have all of us firmly enslaved. And, my friends, there is nothing you can do about it.
Sex does pay well.
Fox the current performer in the Dumb and Dumber Show.
If Fox News eventually joins the Democrat News–ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, PBS, and Democracy Now–then there will be just the one-party news. This was what Communist China had with People’s Daily and the USSR had with Tass.
Fox paid a part of the money dominion systems was suing for. Was the reduced amount part of the deal and fox firing Tucker Carlson the other part of the deal. If so fox is paying the full amount now with Tucker gone.
Wokeness should have no power at all. It should NEVER be a part of corporations.
With te WEC/NWO now in control of almost all Broadcast Channels. They have rendered the country into a one party State, they will control all political viewing, and only allowing the opposing Party to post what they can pick apart. Take things out of context ( they have always been good at that ) and say it’s all lies. While their candidate lies ( if they can get him to stay on topic and not all over ) and they make it out to be the truth and facts. Directing the Election in the direction that only leaves on conclusion, they win !
Go woke, go broke is too easy an out for this disaster at Fox
Get pissy about what is truth vs the ‘narratibe’ is more likely the lead in to the nose bleed section on the NFL arenas – along with their buddies from CNN, Anheuser Busch, bed, bathe and beyond market (comprehension) conditions and several others.
Adios idiotas.
This is not a reflection on Kilmeade. He is a good guy. This is on FOX itself. “See you soon.”
It was only a matter of time. FOX corporate is using the tried and true slow frog cooking method with the Faithful. In time it will become indistinguishable from the rest. Therefore, Abandon Hope all ye who enter here. FInd another source before your brain turns to jelly. And BTW, Lock and Load. Something terrible is coming and unless the building pressure can be appropriately, that is to say, Constitutionally released, there will be blood.
I was astounded that Kilmeade got as much attention as he did. (Former) Fox viewers need to do better and completely disown any interest in the station. As to the hypothesis that “it’s not about the ratings”, well……..it can be, It needs to be a very pointed and prominent statement that cannot be overlooked or shoved under the rug. When the people speak, everyone needs to acknowledge that the people have spoken.
Boycott Tucker’s “hour” no matter who the stand in host is that night.
Boycott Fox News