Rachel Maddow can't quite put a finger on where her former viewers went
Things are not going well for MSNBC. Not for the network in general nor for Rachel Maddow in particular.
While the poor dear used to routinely and handily top 1,000,000 total viewers per night, she’s reached that lofty level only once in the last five weeks.
We’re very sad to report that this is her third week of record low ratings within that same five week period (it probably would have been four out of five, but we won’t hold the disrupted Thanksgiving week against her).
And just to make things even worse, her total viewers for the most recent five night period has reached an all-time low, clinging precariously just above the 4,000,000 level. Here are the grim details:
| Date | Total Viewers |
|---|---|
| Mon, Dec 14 | 755,000 |
| Tues, Dec 15 | 857,000 |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 915,000 |
| Thur, Dec 17 | -806,000 |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 745,000 |
| Total | 4,078,000 |
It will be interesting to see what Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), MSNBC’s new owners, decide to do with the also-ran cable news network.
MSNBC is, of course, the network that once billed itself as the Obama Network. Apparently,“The Cartoon Network” was already taken.
Source: MediaBistro.com
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Rachel,
I can’t tell you where all your viewers went, but I can tell you where I went, because I use to be a loyal viewer for you.
The fact is you are just mean spirited and one day I decided to do what I have always told my democratic friends never to do and that’s give FOX a try and yes they are opinionated as well. But when you listen to them and then listen to you Rachel, there is a big difference; you seem to really hate and the right and that means to me that you don’t truly have an open mind.
Rachel, I know this is going to sound crazy to you but if you will go listen to fox opinion shows, not their news, their opinion shows you will see, they seem to care about the country and will stomp on the right side as well as the left and you not only stomp on the right you defend the left even when a 3 year old kid could see a wrong, you spin it so it kind of looks ok.
Well it’s not ok Rachel and so I bid you a farewell and hope you find a place in the middle because you are so far left, that I can’t watch you any more.
By the way, I am a democrat and watch FOX now because they do seem to be more fair and balanced than MSNBC and that is the saddest thing to have to say.
you are insane. if anything you just described CNN. Rachel does bash both sides; she just happens to fall on the left because that is where there is the most logic.
Logic? like what exactly? Maybe global warming? Or maybe you mean trying to teach 10 year old the ‘joys of sex”? If you call purposely skewed results as logical, or just plain perversion a good thing, maybe. But give me some of what your smoking, it has to be some good stuff.
Yes. Good sir, we’re talking about GLOBAL WARMING, not a snow storm on the east coast of the US ONLY in February. As for the sex comment, you go too far. I defend Maddow and suddenly I’m trying to teach our kids to have loads of recreational sex? On that point, my answer is no (and btw, abstinence and sweeping this dust under the rug thing in regards to rising teen pregnancy is clearly not working, I suggest you find another alternative). I would like to know what YOU are smoking, sir.
If we are to begin making accusations based purely on political stance and no prior knowledge of the other’s view or just talkng about logic, please tell me the logic in the republican filibuster…
The comments were actually directed towards your ‘the left is where logic is’. As for global warming, its already been proven the data was purposely skewed so don’t try saying I am basing anything off east coast weather. as to what the republicans do I could not care less. I am not a republican any more than I am a democrap.
On the plus, he keeps on getting better looking in your pictures – That is Ron Reagan right?
the bass fishing channel is more interesting than MSNBC.
LMAO
Who is that dude playing with his face?
Also, there is a ‘negative sign’ in front of the Thursday numbers that confused the heck out of me for a bit.
I find the Rachel Maddow show to be very attacking. It is more about the Gay agenda than it is about news. Rachel is very manipulative and malicious with any guest that is in opposition to her Liberal gay views. It is simply sickening and sad. My opinion is that it would be better to make friends with those I want to persuade than make them enemies.
You must separate Maddow’s fawning media coverage form her actual performance. I have said this before, & I’ll say it again, she is an extremely lazy host, she did’nt put in much effort into her Air America program, & her ratings point to that, & her MSNBC show is about her being a smug a$$ & trying to be funny. Her problem, she’s not funny, & her program lacks any real focus. But one thing that does help her is that she is no worse then the other on air talent at MSNBC, so she’s not really the weakest link in their lineup. Not that they have any strengths, but she’s not the weakest link as of now.
I saw tons of mags with her on the cover or around the middle of the mag or something touting her as the next Bawa Walters or something when she first came out with her show and I was wondering who is this person? Then as I got to know more of her, I realized this is all because she is a lesbian. NO other reason. She is not good at her job at all.
You should all leave poor MadCow alone
ok, not really, he/she/it is simply a bitter fool who was always teased and feels the need to make herself feel larger than her life actually is, IMO.
I used to watch the show on TV but now I just podcast the full episodes from iTunes, it is far more convenient.
Fundamentally I think her ratings problem is a result of her target audience, liberals. Most of them don’t like confrontation and prefer to ignore the fringe rather than help give them air time.
I like the humor personally, pointing out peoples hypocrisy is right up my alley regardless of the target: hippies, religious, government, corporations, individuals…leave no stone unturned.
- Conservatives cling to ancient superstitions, liberals invent new ones.
the democratic dike only has 3 issues healthcare, gays, and running down anyone who isnt a liberal. miss mad ( im not a man) dow is nothing more than a talker for the dem. party.
just as the whitehouse accused fox of being a arm of the rep. party, MSLSD is a arm of the dems.
What about internet ratings? Are those being calculated? I watch Rachel online.
the democratic dike is going down (OOPS) you know what i mean. dumbass gets caught going into the senate whore from la. leading story on mslsd, yet when acorn workers conspire to break law nothing, remember when its wrong on one side its wrong on your side to!!!!!
The latin term for Maddow’s ratings is LACUNA COIL. That means ENDLESS SPIRAL.
enough with the bashing. maybe all of you insulting rachel should boost her ratings by watching the show every once in a while. it might teach you something.
Sorry Maria, I have seen enough of her show to know that it sucks, so I tune in elsewhere. She is damn near unwatchable, & her show is on borrowed time. I hope those bankrolling that turd of a channl will learn that there is no ratings with Rachel, so they can get rid of Rachel. Then she can go PBS where she belongs, then it does’nt matter if she gets ratings.
My MSNBC poll: is MadCows problem: 1. Wienerschizo, 2. Erectile Dysfunction, 3. Penis Envy or 4. Penile Prosthesis?
What a surprise that all the ignorant rethuglican selfish pricks that left comments happen to be the ones bashing Rachel Maddow.
She is a breath of fresh air among a cloud of stupidity that permeates our airwaves. Of all the Fox News anchors, actually… .actors, how many are Rhodes Scholars? Oh wait, I forgot I am preaching to people who praise “retards” like Sarah Palin and think that a college education breeds liberalism.
“She is a breath of fresh air among a cloud of stupidity that permeates our airwaves.”
MSNBC is a cable news service. They don’t broadcast over “our airwaves” . Perhaps there is a future for you at Fox News . . . because obviously your not a Rhodes Scholar either.
My argument must be rock solid if thats the best you could come up with. By the way, I can be anal retentive too…..
“Perhaps there is a future for you at Fox News . . . because obviously YOUR not a Rhodes Scholar either.”
IT’S “YOU’RE” DUMBASS
No RETARD I’m pretty sure it’s “You’re a Dumbass” or have completely forgotten how to use a comma Mr. Scholar?
Although, I agree with your choice of name seeing how you think cables are known as “air” and you are brainwashed by “Mornons Spewing Nothing But Crap” (I know, I know. But should not be capatilized, but thats the abbreviation on TV sooooo…). But then again, when wasn’t there a time we weren’t all walking in darkness? Am I right?
I believe the eighth word of your first sentence is missing a punctuation mark necessary to designate it as a contraction. Now if you’ll excuse me I’ve got to go catch the Ed Schultz show over my teletype. He is like a breath of fresh air in the permeating clouds of mixed metaphors.
PS- There are seven errors in this post . . . find them all and you could win a fantastic prize!
I watched Maddow a few times, and I’m going to have to disagree with your “breath of fresh air…” description. She seems to be (and here, this is just my opinion) a typical, far-left hate-monger with a chip on her shoulder. There are, now more than ever, really only two types of liberals; those that explode with hate and insults in the mere presence of anyone with opposing views, and those that spend their days buried in a snug blanket of self-induced and unwarranted superiority, mocking those that disagree while sweating to keep a smug smile on their face… like Maddow.
And before you go throwing around terms like “Rhodes Scholar” from the lofty heights of that pedestal you’ve placed yourself on, you might want to actually read up on what the Scholarship is and entails, and whether or not you see the names of ANY news commentators from any network on the list of those that have received it.
“Rhodes Scholars”–are you joking?
I live in England and I can tell you that they can’t hold a candle to the graduates of your top universities. Loonie lefties, every one of them.
I have just spent 4 months in the US and fail to understand the Left’s obsession with Sarah Palin. MSNBC, et al, must be really worried if they devote hundreds of hours of air time to bash this woman. Well, at least she is a woman!
I am certain that calling people “retards” is insulting to handicapped people, of which I am one.
Did you happen to see the brainiac Chris Matthews on Jeopardy? Mr. Thrill up his leg… matched his ratings. He was the ODDBALL.
Yes, I watched it just to see Matthews’ performance. For the first 25 minutes of the show he was just as pathetic as Wolf Blitzer and Soledad O’Brien were on earlier editions of Celebrity Jeopardy. Then he got lucky in the last minute and swept a category. He risked everything on Final Jeopardy, came up with the right answer and ended up with $20,000. He came in second only because sex addict/actor David Duchovney risked too much and gave the wrong answer on Final Jeopardy. 25 minutes of humiliation followed by one minute of glory.
I’ll give Matthews credit where it’s due. He took his chances, gambled big on the daily double & connected, & did very well in the end. He is still a numbskull, but he did well down the stretch. Was what he did against the run of play? Yep. But he almost won the day, & hell, he did better then Wolfy.
“25 minutes of humiliation followed by one minute of glory.”
Is that a description of Matthews performance on jeopardy or with the ladies?
If it were about his performance with the ladies, I assume the timing would be reversed.
ROFLMAO
Thank you. Thank you very much. I’ll be here all week.
democratic dike cant last much longer, but if G.E. gets some stimulas money then obama can count it as a job saved!!!!!!!
I feel sorry for poor Maddow