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Jon Stewart Crushes Fox News In The 2011 Ratings
By losing 9% of their audience in 2011, Fox News’ prime time lineup now averages fewer viewers than Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show.
According to TVNewser, Fox News averaged 1.868 million total viewers in prime time compared to 2.3 million for The Daily Show.
The audience erosion continued over at Fox News as the network lost 8% of its total viewers and 14% of their viewers in the 25-54 demo. The total number of daytime Fox News viewers slipped to 1.073 million.
“Red Eye” was the only Fox News show to post ratings gains in 2011. Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, and On The Record With Greta Van Susteren all lost viewers. In the morning, Fox and Friends remained flat. Fox News still showed its dominance by having the top 13 rated cable news programs, but a certain program hosted by a comedian that Fox News loves to hate on Comedy Central blew past most of the Fox News shows in the ratings.
According to Comedy Central, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart averaged 2.3 million viewers per episode in 2011. Unlike Fox News, “The Daily Show” was up in total viewers (+7%) and all key demos: adults 18-49 (+6%); men 18-34 (+2%); men 18-24 (+4%).” The Daily Show was also the top cable late night talk show in terms of total viewers, and was generally dominant. While Fox News was losing 14% in the demo in 2011, Jon Stewart was gaining 6%.
Jon Stewart has become Fox News’ #1 media nemesis. To put Stewart’s ratings into a head to head context, The O’Reilly Factor tends to hover around the 3 million viewers range. Hannity is at around 2+ million, and On The Record with Greta Van Susteren varies between 1.1 million and 1.5 million as an average. This means that The Daily Show is more popular than both Hannity and On The Record, and trails O’Reilly by about 700,000 viewers.
The reason why Fox News feels so threatened by Jon Stewart is because his program is more popular than anything not named Bill O’Reilly on the network. Not only is Stewart popular, but he is popular with the coveted young demographics that Fox News struggles with. The average Fox News viewer is 65 years old. For years, the Fox News model of success has been powered by viewers literally aging in to watching Fox.
However, Jon Stewart has thrown a wrench in the Fox News cycle of life by educating his millions of younger viewers about Fox News. Stewart spends segments debunking the propaganda, exposing facts, and uncovering the edited video that is the bread and butter of America’s top cable news network.
Every night Stewart is teaching Americans how to not watch Fox News. The Daily Show host has become the media critic with the biggest platform and loudest voice in our country, and most often that voice is targeting Fox News for their brand of “journalism.”
Overall Stewart beat Fox News’ prime time lineup 2.3 million-2.2 million (which is a different number than the above mentioned 1.8 million, but when The Daily Show is matched up against every non-O’Reilly FNC program, it leads and/or dominates. As we head into 2012, the news that Stewart’s entertainment program based in large part on debunking the misinformation in the mainstream media is doing so well should provide hope that maybe someday sanity will return to our national discourse.
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151 Responses to Jon Stewart Crushes Fox News In The 2011 Ratings
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Ardiva
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Excellent, EXCELLENT!!!! *grin*
Julius W. Morris III
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 5:05 am
Hear, hear Ardiva!!!! Keep up the good work Jon, the truth will set you free!!!!!!!
John
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Well, then let me be the first one to free you.
By Barry Secrest
Liberal political website Politics USA has issued a story stating that the Jon Stewart Show has beat out the entire Fox News Network in terms of daily viewership for the month of May. But when you look at the fine print, the story that Politics USA concocts is totally misleading within its entire premise.
In fact, The O’Reilly Factor beats out Stewart’s show on its own and without any help from any of the other Fox News programs. Even better, when the Factor runs the second time it actually creams Stewart’s show by almost a factor of twice the number of viewers.
We simply find it fascinating that for the purpose of viewership numbers, Liberals will separate Fox News’ actual news programming from the Fox News opinion shows. However, when it serves to somehow suit their purposes, various liberal activistic sites will include both the opinion shows and the Fox News programming under the penumbra of Fox News in total.
We are not surprised.
Hardball with Chris Matthews, for instance, beats out CNN’s “John King USA” in total viewers (751,000 vs. 664,000). Now, with those top numbers for MSNBC and CNN, check out the Factor’s numbers of 2.8 million in comparison:
The O’Reilly Factor with 2.8 million viewers clearly chews up and spits out its top liberal competitors handily and without even breaking a sweat.
Never mind the fact that the Factor is based upon reality and Stewart’s show is based on satire and pure entertainment. Look at even departing Glenn Beck’s 1.812 million in comparison to the leaky numbers for both CNN and MSNBC’s top shows. Beck clearly pounds both of the Liberal’s shows put together and then some. Politics USA also denounces Fox 10% drop in the rating for May which still leaves Fox as handily beating the competition where it counts which is in primetime. In fact, were I a betting man, I would venture that the Fox News dented ratings have everything to do with their fallout with Glenn Beck among a number of other issues which have their Conservative viewers a bit upset of late.
Either way the real story is “No Competition.”
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 10:08 pm
“Never mind the fact that the Factor is based upon reality and Stewart’s show is based on satire and pure entertainment. ”
Stewarts show is based on actual occurrences. The story admits O’Leilys show beats Stewarts.
There is no separating Fox News from fox opinion.
You then go on of course to spout numbers that are meaningless to the story. BTW, Beck USED to pound CNN and MSNBC. Nor does it matter why Fox is losing viewers, the fact is they are.
Re-read the story. You will find Secrest is running
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 10:23 pm
Just to show you that you are being sucked in by Secrest, you AND him failed to read the article
“According to TVNewser, Fox News averaged 1.868 million total viewers in prime time compared to 2.3 million for The Daily Show.”
Fox has taken your brain
Nancy B
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 12:02 am
Thanks, Shiva, for clearing that up!
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 12:15 am
Just doing my job maam :)
just sayin
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 10:24 am
Just remember, folks: Right wing orgs pay these right-wing operatives to sit a computers all day long and diatribe against liberal and left wing articles and commments. They use a muriad of names and are all over the internet, youtube,news stories, etc. They are paid hacks. Which, when exposed, they scream bloody murder.
Lance Lanier
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 10:27 am
I read and understood the article completely and as to the separation in which you describe. You’re obviously a right wing fanatic playing on the fears of those that might not understand. OR, MAYBE, YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND and your fearful. I know FOX is fearful and should be. Can’t wait til FOX is gone.
EmmaLib
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 6:57 pm
*snicker, snicker, snort………and a hearty chuckle* OMG, Billo must be fuming! This is awesome….some F0X viewers are actually listening and realize that F0X is neither fair or balanced!
Tom
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 4:02 pm
If you think Stewart tells the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, you are drunk as heck on the kool aid.
It’s liberal propaganda at it’s best.
Yepperday
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 4:39 pm
Says the person who probably watches Faux news 24/7…
Joe
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 5:07 pm
-Nobody- tells the whole truth about anything. People are natural born liars. O’reily is selling himself as an honest man with journalistic integrity, while lying through any orifice not stuffed with a falafel. People laugh at his show (and network) for the same reason you laugh at your crazy uncle’s straight-faced conspiracy theories.
Jon is a comedian. His show has only become an enemy of Faux by indirectly outing the mechanisms and mindsets that allowed them to continue pumping garbage-journalism into the mainstream.
Unless you can show conclusively where Jon has taken his dishonesty to the same level as O’reily, you’re as full of crap as anyone on Faux, and need to remove your tongue from it’s backside, pronto.
One solid example with substantial evidence to back it up.
Brian
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 5:48 pm
SaIe the guy smoking the crack-pipe…
Lkern
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Stewart merely runs clips of Fox then proves what they say is shit. How is that lying?
Charles
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 7:08 pm
Jon Stewart is entertainment but most young folks get their news from The Daily Show. This article gives hope for this country’s future.
peter
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 7:06 pm
and jon stewart tells the truth give me a break
john
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
Yeah, he does. Prove me wrong.
jpmoneypants
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 2:56 pm
That’s not hard. I can think of a half dozen examples off hand from the last year alone. Stewart is the KING of spin. What do you think that white flash is when he plays clips? Google any story he covers and you’ll find he constantly misrepresents facts/stats/evidence/video clips to support his arguments. He’s no different than the rest only funnier. If you don’t think so, you’re not doing your due diligence.
MarkDilley
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 4:42 pm
“That’s not hard. I can think of a half dozen examples off hand from the last year alone.”
Well, we are waiting…
Joe
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
A conclusive example please. You’re making the claim. Back it up.
Kevin Schmidt
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 6:05 pm
He’s still trying to think. One thing at a time!
Snack
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Jon is not Jewish ,and he says he is….never heard of a jew named Stewart
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 6:08 pm
I am guessing that you have no idea how ridiculous that statement is do you? Have you ever heard of a Jew named Sammy Davis Junior? I doubt it. Nor do you recognize that many people change their names in World War II to avoid persecution by the Nazis. nor do you seem to recognize that people can convert or join the Hebrew religion.
you must learn to think past the brim of your hat
I bet you also don’t know this
Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz;
Charles
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 7:11 pm
Sammy Davis wasn’t born Jewish, he converted later in life. Your reply is still based on fact.
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 8:40 pm
My point was that your name doesn’t determine your religion.
Boscoe
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
Well, reality does have a well known liberal bias…
Dan
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:25 am
He’s a comedian who is far more honest and believable than any of the clowns Fox pays to spout the GOP’s nonsense.
Dan Long
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 7:14 pm
I sure appreciate honesty in television, and Jon brings it very easily. All the better that it is laced with humor!
chris
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
Indeed it does!
Julius W. Morris III
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 5:11 am
I concur wholeheartedly Dan!!! I am the 99%!!!!!
michael manion
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
Jon Stewart (Stew-Beef), doesn’t have an agenda, he just pokes fun at how FOX is so phoney and hypocritical. Ya-hoo for Jon Stewart!
t
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 12:12 am
The only thing I thank fixed news for is all the comedy they send John Stewarts way. I laugh louder than I ever have every night watching stewart. What makes what fox news does even funnier is their dead ass serious and actually believe the stuff their ordered to read.
Charles
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 7:16 pm
FOX isn’t funny because many folds only watch their distortions of the truth. Ever watch the DVD ‘Out FOXED’ which came out 8 or 9 years ago? Scary how they manipulate their viewers.
www.amazon.com/Outfoxed-R...
Daryl Heslop
Dec. 31st, 2011 at 1:50 am
You are so right about ‘Out Foxed’ I have the Video and for the life of me, can’t figure how people can watch O’Really? and not bother to question his BS! Glad some of the truth is coming out about the Murdoch empire and their tactics!
You Rock Jon Stewart, keep it up!
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 7:58 pm
It appears to me that the aged are dying to watch Fox. Hannity must not be lying enough to keep his viewers
Whats really funny is O’Liely is a pontificating bubblehead that sets on a self created throne and looks ridiculous
Boscoe
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 9:28 pm
I think people are tuning in to O’reily because they think he’s satire like Colbert…
chris
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 11:30 pm
That’s a frightening thought. But I recall a couple of years ago when the right wing blowholes tried to convince us that Steven Colbert was NOT being satirical. There is a lot of mental illness in this country.
Deborah Montesano
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 8:15 pm
As Jon Stewart goes, so goes the country. I can hardly wait for the election. HOW is Fox going to sustain any momentum with the Republican field of losers they have to cover?
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 8:19 pm
My god Deb, its horrifying that these people even got this far
Hammer
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Are you suggesting only Fox News covers republicans? What is your point?
Joe Yellowdawg
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 8:16 pm
YAY!!!!
AFM
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 8:35 pm
I would just like to say am 64 yrs old and consider myself a social democrat. I love, love Jon Stewart and Corbert Show. I watch both faithfully.
Joy
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 2:25 pm
I’m with you. I’m 55, social democrat and love Stewart and Colbert. I’m sure as hell not switching to Fox when I reach 65 and I’m betting that most of us in this age range who watch them feel the same way. Unless Fox manages to somehow indoctrinate a whole new group of younger viewers, they will slowly fade away.
Joyce Heald
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 3:33 pm
We can only hope.
Sue423
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 1:22 am
I’m 75 & I enjoy watching Jon Stewart (& Stephen Colbert). I appreciate the way Jon can poke holes through the fakery & idiocy of extreme right-wing media & politicians by showing them expressing their own views … & then shining a spotlight on what makes that so ridiculous. He lets them throw the stone of damning evidence at themselves. Good practice in critical thinking – gives me hope for the future – that young people are learning this skill that seemed to have gone dormant in many of our populace (the ones who are spoonfed arsenic-laced pablum instead of news). Maybe it takes tough times to give people incentive to learn it again.
Swiggy
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 8:51 pm
I don’t watch the cable news networks, but I do watch The Daily Show. Anyone and everyone, news-makers and news programs, left or right, are fodder for his wit. And he actually has a good feeling for his guests.
A few months back, when Rick Perry was out promoting his book, Stewart interviewed him. It was a great interview, especially the extended version. Stewart actually got serious and, had Rick Perry not done the melt-down in his campaigning, I won’t say that Stewart would have endorsed him as a candidate, but many of the viewers would have voted for Perry the next day. This shows that Stewart can be fair and balanced… just don’t mess up.
Amber S K
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Reminds me of a restaurant I worked in back in the 90′s that made a lot of its money from the flavor-challenged, low food cost “Early Dinners” offered to seniors…and slowly but surely started to lose business. “Our customer base is dying” our manager said, and he was right. Important lesson to learn…pin your hopes on the over-60 crowd and you’ll run yourself out of business – cause the next crowd of over-60′s will want something different.
Todd
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 10:28 pm
America has awakened from the slumber it has been in since the 90′s.
Many changes are to come in 2012.
You will see across the nation cities taking their millions of dollars out of the Banks that are raping the American peoples coffers and putting them into something more local.
The only reason why the Tea-publicans are in power is because everything that was going on was scary and happening very fast and the idiots wanted a quick fix. Yeah thanks for that, some fix we are in now!
You can tell by the recent elections and propositions across the nation.
The problem is, when the Democrats both get the House, Senate and Presidency, we have to hold their feet to the fire to make sure they dont cave in to the 1 percent like they did last time.
Occupy America. We are changing America. I like tht we are not liked. It means we are having the same effect as John Stewart. Thank you
joemamma
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 10:32 pm
I get all my news from Pat Roberts on CBN!!! FOX is too soft.
chris
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
I’ll pray for you.
Julius W. Morris III
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 5:22 am
Me too Chris!!!!!
foreignade
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 4:49 pm
I forgive you
Sally
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
What’s really funny is that the very people who watch Fox are the ones the GOP plans to cut out of voting next year. The elders are most likely NOT to have photo ID, and most likely to be brainwashed into voting GOP. Good luck with that.
Julius W. Morris III
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 5:23 am
Hear, hear Sally!!!!!!
Frank Brown
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 8:48 pm
I’m not too sure about the validity of that stat regarding the 65 and over crowd. Fox’s brand of conservatism is NOT reminiscent of the group that changed America’s social landscape during the 1960s. Age 65 is more closely associated with the start of the so-called “Boomer” generation (or, more appropriately, the Transitional Generation).
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Really, Fox ddoesn’tespouse conservatism at all, I think they just lie a lot
LA-CC
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 7:39 pm
Well, 65 was the **average** age – so that means there are the older as well as younger right wingers watching. One 18 year old would bring down the average quite a bit. Ha. I’m betting it’s mostly the over 65 crowd and of course, there are some wingers in every age group – even the 60′s generation.
Griffin
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 10:47 pm
I find that Stewart has been stale for years. It was pure gold back around the 2004 election cycle; now it’s all too predictable… make some funny faces and crude innuendos over highly edited CNN or Fox replays, then be the straight man in a faux interview or two… yawn.
LA-CC
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 7:40 pm
He created a classic with his ‘war on the poors’ episode this past year. I must admit though, I don’t miss you at all while I am enjoying Stewart.
Sandy Cunningham
Dec. 28th, 2011 at 11:30 pm
join me in a champayne toast to jon stewart, tommorow, new year’s eve. In fact drink the whole bottle toasting jon. SHCCCC
MT
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 12:57 am
This — THIS — is why O’Reilly has Stewart on his show, and why O’Reilly shows up on Stewart’s show. O’Reilly knows the only way to reach Stewart’s audience and to get some of those viewers is to be joined to Jon at the hip. O’Reilly may be a vomitous fountain of vitriol, but he’s not dumb.
erin
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 1:45 am
I think you’re right Bill is trying to win his younger audience.
Bill-O isn’t a bad guy, some times he’s opinionated but he’s really cooled off since his younger days. he’s def the most moderate of the FNC crowd, and he tries to be honest and fair. he likes jon stewart because stewart doesn’t clown around and spout nonsense but is ready to have a serious conversation. Stewart is the only person i’ve ever watched steer a conversation with Bill and he doesn’t back down. they have an mutual respect for one another but hanging around jon stewart is bound to get some people to watch your show.
Nick Taylor
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 2:44 am
He may not be a bad guy – but the US is sliding backwards into proper police-statedom. The NDAA thing is martial law by the back door. SOPA is the same thing in a digital realm…
… but these are just two more steps in a long road – from civilised western democracy to police state. An Bill O’Reilly has cheered this process on, every step of the way. People are dying (and by people, yes I mean American people) because of the people and policies he supports – over a 1.3 million PER YEAR in the US die of poverty – and people like him make this very very difficult to change.
Which does kindof make him a bad guy. Sorry.
Julius W. Morris III
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 5:21 am
OBSTRUCTIONIST, FOX NEWS, Bill O’Reilly, Republicans/Tea Baggers!!!!! We are the 99% and we will prevail!!!!!!!!!!
John
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 10:28 pm
Yeah? How’s that occupation thing working out for you guys? Not too good.
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 10:58 pm
Occupation thiong is working out very well. But Fox wont tell you that
Frank Brown
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:01 pm
Hear, hear brother Nick! Speak the truth! Wake up, America!
The NDAA, SOPA, the Wreckpublicans and Pee Pottyers represent the vanguard of the police state that is to come. How else will the 1% maintain its class-oriented slave-minded dominance over the 99%ers. It’s time that “The Empire Strikes Back”!
Hammer
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 3:33 pm
If Fox news went away, what would Stewart do? He would be out of business as well. For surely his audience would not be content with John John making fun of the uber cool liberals and the dopes on MSNBC.
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Jon concentrates on news far more than he does Fox news. Your premise is flawed and utterly ridiculous
Joe
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
The show would still be fine. There are monumental stretches of time where Fox news isn’t even brought up or referenced at all in his show. And it’s not as if Fox is the A-Z of everything out there attacking our liberties, it just happens to be one very recognizable face of it.
Charles
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Stewart hits both sides of the political isle. If FOX goes away, he will just have to search a little for good material.
Bomzaway
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:21 pm
Yeah, without Fox News there’s nothing in the political arena worthy of making fun of right?
Oh, wait…
Jloren
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 7:45 am
Fox News is to news as red licorice is to licorice.
Stephen
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 8:48 am
Fox “News” is an embarassment to legit news everywhere, however, it’s the fault of their audience because they are not interested in facts, they want hate and intolerence blasted in their ears so they can feel better about how hateful and ignorant they really are. America’s IQ would go up at least 60 points if Fox was blown off the air.
Geoff
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:20 am
all key demos: adults 18-49 (+6%); men 18-34 (+2%); men 18-24 (+4%)
The US is a weird country where women apparently don’t watch tv.
Sarah Jones
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 11:02 am
They watch but advertisers don’t care. According to their outdated ideas, only young men spend money.
steve mitchell
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 11:12 am
You can NOT compare 3 hours of Prime Time to a 30 minute show OUT of Prime Time. No matter how you parse the numbers. Nice try. You are busted.
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 11:23 am
Esecially when the 30 minute show smokes the 3 hours right?
MonaLisa65
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Ever wonder WHY it’s called ‘prime time’, Mr. Mitchell? It’s because those are the hours when the largest television audience is available.
A 30-minute basic cable, post-prime-time show smokes 3-hours of prime-time NETWORK offerings.
So who’s busted?
steve mitchell
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 1:50 pm
I’m in the business, clearly you are not, so you will never get it. Ask anyone in Television or Advertising, which is why ratings exist, and you will be laughed out of the office. Oh by the way, TDS is not news. It’s “entertainment”, and to say people get their “news” from this show is laughable. As is this article. Geez. Wise up.
MonaLisa65
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Apparently, I should have refreshed before posting.
Prime Time = More available viewers = larger potential for higher-priced ad slots, correct? Isn’t that ‘why ratings exist’, to decide who can charge more per ad?
I know TDS is entertainment. They make sure I know it (and they deliver!) Fox, on the other hand, blurs the lines so much that their viewers THINK they’re getting ‘news’, when they’re actually getting ‘opinion’ which, by your definition, IS entertainment.
Just out of curiosity, which of Fox’s prime-time shows do YOU consider ‘actual news’?
John
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
Lisa, FOX News’ primetime shows ARE news-based OPINION shows. Get it?
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 10:57 pm
And so is the Daily SHow
MonaLisa65
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 3:17 pm
I’ll save you some time: Fox News itself defines its ‘news’ hours as 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on weekdays.
So its only prime-time non-opinion news show is The Fox Report (Shepard Smith).
Hammer
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Thanks for info. Sounds like the author was trying to compare apples and oranges.
Makes sense that during prime time their are many more choices for people to watch, so its harder to garner large audiences. After prime time, the choices narrow. Its Stewart or the infomercials.
But Stewart still has a large audience, no taking that away. I am thinking that perhaps Comedy Central gets no where near the ad rates prime time fox news does.
Frank Brown
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:23 pm
The real point is the trending downward of Fox’s viewership and ratings, hence, attractiveness to advertisers and their advertising dollars.
Fox has only itself to blame for the start of its ultimate, well-deserved demise. Jon Stewart offers an option that simply adds to FNC’s slide.
MonaLisa65
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 2:23 pm
Just occurred to me you may have meant Fox is busted. Either way, I apologize for the tone. Sometimes, the urge to gloat is just too much for me. I’m working on that!
Frank Brown
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:10 pm
It only takes 30 minutes of laughter to debunk 3 hours of emotionalism, hatred, classism and pointless propaganda.
LA-CC
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Good point. Isn’t it basically 3 hours of saying the same thing over & over? I remember when my ex in-laws used to visit, they’d turn on the tee-vee and watch it the entire time they were awake and that included every news program they could find… The news was the same at 4,5,6 and 7 and they watch the same thing again at 10 before going to bed. I used to wonder about their sanity. Of course, the faux snooze channel is for those who like what they hear there and don’t mind whether it’s true or not.
jambolya
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Fox loves to cherry-pick their ratings, and liberals let them get away with it! FOX can’t claim to be beating the “liberal media” in ratings if they are always comparing their shows to individual “liberal media” shows.
I wish politicususa would show FOX ratings vs. the combined “liberal media” ratings per timeslot. Who is being watched more? FOX or the combined viewers of ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/CNN/CURRENT. These are the “liberal” news channels Americans are watching besides FOX.
The reality is, FOX currently has a monopoly on their fringe corner of the market. If there were a group of conservative news channels competing with FOX, Bill O’Reilly would have less viewers than Katie Couric had.
Bahl Sanchin
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Excellent point
LA-CC
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 7:52 pm
Seems to me most of the news networks actually are not ‘liberal media.’ That’s just what the right wingers have been saying for decades, but it has not been true for decades. The republican primary circus has been getting far more airtime than is warranted while real issues are not covered. When issues are actually covered, we will be exposed to far more opinionators from the right wing than any liberal voice. The liberal media myth is just exactly that. A couple of liberal opinion shows on MSNBC doesn’t come near to balancing the whole thing – The Daily Show helps tremendously.
deegeejay
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 1:19 pm
lol – looks like O’Reilly still kills him. Too bad Jon is not “news” and those Fox shows are only opinion – lol – Libs need to stop thinking Jon and Stephen are news. They cherry pick and remash like Michael Moore only with a little ridicule humor sprinkled in. Funny to arrested adolescents but disgusting to the rest of us.
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 1:31 pm
O’Reilly just barely kills him. And Jon beats the rest of Fox news.
Jon and Stephen are not newscasters, everyone knows that. But everyone also knows that put the news into a better more truthful fashion than Fox news ever could
The truth may be disgusting to you, the being as your supporting Fox news here it’s not surprising that it would be disgusting. You’re not used to it
American Teacher
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 3:09 pm
To deegeejay – Don’t watch. It is a lot nicer for the rest of us when you and yours aren’t around. You stay on FAUX and we’ll stay away from there, too, OK?
1voice1vote
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 3:24 pm
One of things I enjoy about being a “liberal elitist” is having the intellectual capacity to know the difference between a comedian and a journalist. I note that TDS is aired on Comedy Central. Bill O’Rilley is aired on Fox News* [fine print *entertainment ]. Both men qualify as entertainers. Jon is honest about his profession. Bill, not so much; Brietbart editing for example.
I often find that one person’s humor is another person’s “disgusting arrested adolescents.” I am a fan of both Jon and Stephen. I know many Fox viewers; they find humor in racism, homophobia, and gun violence.
Tell me; what type of humor does suit your taste, deegeejay?
Joe
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 5:20 pm
Depends on who’s in the room with him, likely.
Bahl Sanchin
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:45 pm
looks like someone’s got his panties in a twist about this story. Kinda gets you pissed to see your propaganda network getting crushed doesn’t it. Better double up on your meds tonight.
LA-CC
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
And yet there’s the pesky little fact that the Daily Show viewers are more informed on current affairs than Fox viewers. Imagine that.
Man wall
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Comedy Central >>> FOX
Amazing.
omniohl
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 2:40 pm
I get my comedy from Fox News I get my news from Comedy Central!
Hammer
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Watching John is a bit of an escape from the miserable economy, the wars, the deficit fights, Obama’s vacations. More people may be going there to get away from reality, rather than John’s sometimes silly humor. The numbers do suggest more people are getting their spin from a comedy show. I am not sure what that says about the demographic. They may be more apathetic than cool. If you watch them, there is no doubt that the terrible trio — O’Reilly, Hannity and Greta — are losing their edge.
But anyway, John is in the numbers game. And if this report is true, he is gaining. Good for him.
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
there is little funnier than watching people like you talk about Obama’s vacations.
Hammer
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Assume what you will … I was on my way to Martha’s Vineyard when their planes delayed my plane’s arrival by hours, so you may say I am sensitive to Obama Vacations …
Frank Brown
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:35 pm
One plane? Or a fleet of planes? Don’t forget the air traffic controllers waving the Obama vacation banners that sucked up all the air from the other airplanes! Terrible thing, utterly disgusting. Your sensitivity is understood.
Bahl Sanchin
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:41 pm
Obama has had about half the vacation days that G W Bush had during his first 3 years. Did you whine about Bush’s vacation habits as well?
jen
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Way to go Jon!! Fox Fake News will come to their own dimise in time. Glad to hear it
Terri S.
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Good to hear that Jon Stewart is beating Fox. At least more people are getting the truth! I heard there is a study that showed Fox viewers are less informed that people who never watch the news or get it from the Daily Show.
kimbutgar
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 3:49 pm
And lets no forget the number of people who do not watch his show on TV but watch it on the internet. My uncle who is 70 loves Jon Stewart and thinks Fox is a joke.
Brown cow
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 4:59 pm
FOX better change it’s tune and start pushing universal healthcare or they will lose their entire audience.
John
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:45 pm
Then that wouldn’t make them any better than MSNBC or any of the other liberal networks. This is such a non-story. Since when does a comedy show compete against a news network? Seriously? You on the Left are desperate.
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
And your brain has been turned into Swiss cheese for failing to learn how to read
JazzieMama
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 5:10 pm
Im 63, female, and a dedicated Jon Srewart and Stephen Colbert viewer. I used to think they were just comedy shows, but soon realized that each gives important insight to what is happening both in this country and the rest of the world.
Lacrima
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
The greatest comedians open our eyes to the truth through humor and satire… as for those who claim Jon has a liberal bias, well its only a bias if he is presenting an opinion. He is just debunking claims made by both sides of the aisle, as Journalism itself was envisioned to do by the Founders.
Bahl Sanchin
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Foxtards be mad, bro!
Frank Brown
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:39 pm
Great format and open format.
John
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
FOX is still annihilating the competition. This is for 12/27. Check out any weeknight…same story.
tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com...
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 10:13 pm
this has nothing to do with anything. Fox has always beaten CNN and MSNBC. If I wanted to use your logic I would bring up ABC, CBS and NBC all of whom make FOx look like a beginner with ratings
John
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
Actually, it has everything to do with it. Comparing a late-night comedy central show with cable primetime news-based opinion shows? FOX could care less what TDS’s ratings are. They’re not in competition with them. But I guess you on the Left need whatever insignificant small victories you can come up with.
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 10:58 pm
LOL, you still fail!
According to TVNewser, Fox News averaged 1.868 million total viewers in prime time compared to 2.3 million for The Daily Show.
try harder, I enjoy watching you make a fool of yourself
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 29th, 2011 at 11:05 pm
BTW, hows that taking birth control away from women working out for you? You told your wife you support that?
LA-CC
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
I read something recently about millions of flies routinely dining on crap, too. I think your comments show us who is desperate here as you obviously believe that ratings are a measure of quality or something? Whatever. Fox loses either way.You just hang in there and keep watching though. It’ll make you feel smarter when they tell you you are. Ha.
Baba O’Riley
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 2:30 am
One must understand the audiences of both shows as to the reason of their programming.
Stewart and Colbert find the hypocrisy in all things and turn it into satire, conservative, liberal, or moderate are treated the same. And most logically thinking people will see the humor in this.
It just so happens that the FOX audience is far conservative right which in itself is a hypocritical demographic of the viewing public. Their politicians hate gay rights while secretly have gay affairs, they fight for stricter drug laws while the to big to fail banks that support them launder the drug money, and their family values platform is infested with adultery that causes as many divorces within their community as the rest of the population…go to any conservative convention anywhere in the country and the local strip bars will be jammed with them. And this is their mantra, “Look over there and hate them so you don’t notice what I’m really doing.”
Baba O’Riley
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 2:34 am
What FOX news historians seem to forget as they tout their patriotic rhetoric is that this country was established by liberals. The colonies were divided about the revolution, about 30% conservative who supported the king and the Church of England, also wishing to concentrate their wealth and enslave others. About 30% revolutionary, and liberals of all classes, fighting to throw the kings boot of repression off of them. And about 30% undecided and considered independents, because they drew their incomes and lifestyles from both groups. What changed the tide of the revolution was when the independents started to side with the liberal revolutionists and the moderate conservatives turned independent.
What is happening at FOX is that their moderate conservative audience is jumping ship as they see the policies they promote have not improved this country and moved it forward in any way. Except for the top 10% of the population.
Baba O’Riley
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 2:44 am
What the OWS movement has to do now is what Washington did. When he and his rag tag group of revolutionaries entered Valley Forge that unseasonably cold winter, a beaten and demoralized cluster of men…they drilled, developed professional tactics, and recruited. When they appeared that spring they emerged as the Continental Army, capable of standing toe to toe with the British regulars, but utilized the hit and run tactics that demoralized the British Army.
And these same tactics can be done peacefully and at low expense. Organize voters and be sure to vote out the incumbents of both parties of our Congress as both truly do cater to the 10%. One creates corrupt and draconian policies and laws, the other pretends to fight them and always caves in. Make the first priority of the newly elected official an amendment to have publicly funded elections and recall any and all who drift from this policy.
Until the money/bribes are removed from our election process there will be no change, and network TV profits immensely from this process…so don’t expect any help there. Boycott any and all advertisers who support news shows that do not pursue and promote this agenda.
Runt
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
In Canada we were supposed to get Fox News Canada, however it never came to fruition because we have a law that forbids lying to your audience. So Fox News never came here. Prime Minister Harper (Conservative) tried to have the law overturned but Canadians put their foot down and said no. Awesome.
www.huffingtonpost.com/ro...
LA-CC
Dec. 30th, 2011 at 8:03 pm
I’ll admit that was quite funny as well as good news for Canada and an excellent lesson for the USA. Unfortunately, as you see above, we have a contingent of those who prefer the lies. What ya gonna do? We can only hope Fox viewers continue to dwindle in number until the whole network is gone forever.
Kip
Dec. 31st, 2011 at 9:51 am
Just want to point out that there are a lot of us in the 60+ demographics who watch The Daily Show for our news. I like to think that some of us still are able to tell the difference between facts and lies!
elizabeth
Dec. 31st, 2011 at 1:59 pm
You go Jon. Faux news has nothing on you
Hatchetman
Jan. 1st, 2012 at 12:19 am
Could it be people are finally wising up?
adam
Jan. 4th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
maybe just dying (since they are 65yrs old on average).
Linda
Jan. 1st, 2012 at 3:33 pm
John is my hero!
Andre Morris
Jan. 1st, 2012 at 6:34 pm
The Daily Show is hilarious no matter what your political beliefs are. Let’s face it, The Daily Show isn’t as much news as it is comedy and humor appeals to everyone.
Fokion Hatzopoulos
Jan. 8th, 2012 at 10:34 pm
How much “news” is Fox when half the time it’s lies, bad statistics, and horrible stories? John Stewart gets his facts stright.
Tom Albert
Jan. 4th, 2012 at 3:55 am
Jon Stewart is what this country needs……as president. Who cares he’s not a Christian, many founding father weren’t. Now one thing I would like to see Jon do, is cover the UK trials of the Rupert Murdoch gang for wire tapping, bribery and fraud. Perhaps enough people will learn that Murdoch and his clan have bee working with the GOP since Nixon to creatre their own propoganda machine, and this is why rules and regulations were cut back to allow multi media outlets in any give market be controlled by a select few, with the means to secure the FCC licenses needed to bamboozle the American public. Maybe Jon could start the drive to investigate News Corp and Fox for the crimes they committed in the UK and in the US. Problem is our politicos are all being black mailed because the Rupert Murdoch Clan has the dirt on every one of the politicos in office today. Enough to keep a real investigation from occurring unless We The People can find someone to spark the revolt and jon can be that spark!
JustJP
Jan. 4th, 2012 at 11:48 am
“TVNewser”??? LOL!