{"id":7940,"date":"2012-09-05T19:52:37","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T02:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=7940"},"modified":"2012-09-05T19:59:31","modified_gmt":"2012-09-06T02:59:31","slug":"fox-news-ratings-collapse-on-first-day-of-the-democratic-national-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=7940","title":{"rendered":"Fox News Ratings Collapse On First Day Of The Democratic National Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ratings<\/a> for the cable news networks on day one of the Democratic National Convention are out and they reveal much about the nation’s political divisions.<\/p>\n

First of all, MSNBC won the night. That may seem like a given, but in reality that was a steep hill to climb for a network that rarely enjoys a single program win. Last night, however, MSNBC not only beat its cable rivals, but also two of the broadcast networks. They came in second only to their sister network, NBC.<\/p>\n

More significant is the fact that Fox News, the number one cable news network, saw a steep decline, coming in dead last. For Fox to lose to both MSNBC and CNN is a rare occurrence and gives us a fascinating look into the audience composition of the network<\/p>\n

We know that Fox News is the channel of choice for Republicans and conservatives. Their devotion is almost cult-like<\/a>. In multiple analyses of Fox’s ratings it is apparent that their audience is fiercely loyal. They are not inclined to switch channels, even to watch a GOP debate on another network. Their core audience is stuck on their channel regardless of what else is on.<\/p>\n

During the recent Republican convention, Fox’s ratings were up only slightly from their normal programming. And the network was down only 2% from what they did during the 2008 GOP convention. That’s how consistent their audience is on a regular basis. However, for the first day of the Democratic convention they sunk about 66%. What could account for that uncharacteristic decline?<\/p>\n

Obviously the FoxPods were faced with a dilemma. They had no intention of tuning in some other channel. But their pet channel was broadcasting {yuck} Democrats. So the Tea-publicans that make up Fox’s audience sucked it up and turned off Fox. We do not know where where these viewers went, but it’s a safe bet that they did not venture into Lamestream Media territory. Perhaps they had DVR’ed “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.”<\/em> But they weren’t watching Fox News.<\/p>\n

\"PrayThis means that the Fox News audience made a deliberate choice to avoid any exposure to the party they regard as their enemy. They refused to listen to views that Fox has convinced them are dangerous and representative of foreign, Muslim, communist, and godless pagans. They voluntarily separated themselves from the heresy that might have infected their pious souls.<\/p>\n

That is behavior consistent with cults. They make a point of disassociating with apostates and blasphemers who might divert them from the true path. Even if those “threats”<\/em> are close family members. The cult leaders demand strict loyalty. And that is precisely what Fox News gets from their disciples.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The ratings for the cable news networks on day one of the Democratic National Convention are out and they reveal much about the nation’s political divisions. First of all, MSNBC won the night. 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