For years, Fox News has remained a dominant force in cable news, consistently outdrawing both CNN and MSNBC in viewers. The last quarter was no different, with Fox News remaining the most-watched cable news channel both during the day and in prime time. But ratings from March point to the strongest challenge to Fox News’ ratings dominance in years, thanks to the growing popularity of MSNBC host Rachel Maddow. Last month, The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC averaged a total audience of 3.058 million a night, according to Nielsen ratings. It was the second-best ratings month to date for Maddow at the 9 p.m. hour, as she edged past Sean Hannity, who finished in second place with an average of 3 million viewers a night. Maddow also beat Hannity among viewers 25 to 54, a key advertising demographic, with an average audience of 671,000. Hannity averaged 616,000 viewers in the same demo. CNN’s Anderson Cooper, who is being replaced in the 9 p.m. hour with a new show … [Read more...] about Fox News’ dominance threatened by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow
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Did This MSNBC Anchor Confuse the Opening of Soda Can With Gunfire? (Video)
"I think we just heard some gunshots," says Nicolle Wallace on live television Wednesday -- it was not gunshots Jon Levine, provided by Published 7:22 am, Thursday, April 5, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Did This MSNBC Anchor Confuse the Opening of Soda Can With Gunfire? (Video) 1 / 1 Back to Gallery MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace had a curious moment on set Wednesday when she confused the sound of an opening soda can with live gunfire. “I think we just heard some gunshots. Should we listen to that for a second, control room?” asked Wallace with her customary monotone. “Not gunshots?” Wallace then said to what was likely a very confused producer in her ear-piece. “Okay. They’ll tell us if there’s something we need to dip in and listen to.” Also Read: MSNBC's Saturday 'AM Joy' Topples CNN in Quarterly Ratings for First Time Ever Recommended Video: Now Playing: … [Read more...] about Did This MSNBC Anchor Confuse the Opening of Soda Can With Gunfire? (Video)
MSNBC’s Saturday ‘AM Joy’ Topples CNN in Quarterly Ratings for First Time Ever
Joy Reid's weekend show sees double digit growth while other guys go the opposite way Tony Maglio and Jon Levine, provided by Published 1:35 pm, Tuesday, March 27, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 MSNBC’s Saturday ‘AM Joy’ Topples CNN in Quarterly Ratings for First Time Ever 1 / 1 Back to Gallery MSNBC anchor Joy Reid achieved a major milestone to start the year, overtaking her Saturday rivals at CNN in the quarterly ratings for the first time since her show launched on May 7, 2016. It is actually the first time MSNBC has beaten CNN on Saturdays from 10 a.m.-noon ET in the key 25-54 demo in almost 16 years. On Saturday mornings, the overall “AM Joy” audience has jumped a whopping 33 percent from the comparable quarter last year. The MSNBC show is up 27 percent in the key demo on Saturdays, quarter-to-date. Fox News remained the overall winner Saturday and Sunday from 10-12 in both total … [Read more...] about MSNBC’s Saturday ‘AM Joy’ Topples CNN in Quarterly Ratings for First Time Ever
Orioles manager Buck Showalter called into an MSNBC show Sunday night
On MSNBC’s “Kasie DC” on Sunday night, journalist and host Kasie Hunt discussed adult film actress Stormy Daniels’ “60 Minutes” interview, interviewed Sen. Claire McCaskill and Rep. John Lewis and voiced her pessimism about the Orioles’ pitching staff.But only because the guy managing the ballclub had called in.Hunt grew up in Southeast Pennsylvania and is a “lifelong” Orioles fan who threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a game last year and has a Buck Showalter garden gnome in her office.When the manager himself called in, she said she was surprised. But she was still prepared to talk baseball. Hunt joked that the Orioles had “hired an entire new team in, like, the last two weeks.” Showalter said the team might have had space for her, too, if she were a left-hander.Hunt asked what all fans want to know: Is this the Orioles’ year?“Well, we always feel that way,” Showalter said. “This is our … [Read more...] about Orioles manager Buck Showalter called into an MSNBC show Sunday night
Baltimore Mayor Pugh appears on MSNBC’s ‘all-star mayoral panel’ at March For Our Lives
With thousands of protesting students in the background, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh appeared on MSNBC during the March For Our Lives rally in Washington to call on Congress to listen to the voices of young people.Pugh sat on what reporter Joy Reid called her “all-star mayoral panel” Saturday, alongside D.C. Mayor Muriel Bower and Mayor Teresa Tomlinson of Columbus, Ga.“This is a wake-up call for the country,” Pugh said during the segment. “The NRA has ruled too long in our country.”Baltimore provided transportation to the march for some 3,000 city students, who also received T-shirts and lunch. Private donations funded the entire trip, Pugh said.Pugh told the panel that it’s important for the voices of urban children, who are regularly impacted by gun violence, to be heard.“This kind of violence has to stop,” she said. “Perhaps Congress will listen to the voices of our young people today when they’re calling for … [Read more...] about Baltimore Mayor Pugh appears on MSNBC’s ‘all-star mayoral panel’ at March For Our Lives