Unless the big wigs at MSNBC and CNN start making some big changes here in the near future, it’s absolutely possible that they may go the way of the dinosaur like the mainstream media fossils they truly are. Especially after a new report has revealed they are getting absolutely destroyed in the ratings by….The Hallmark Channel. Oof.
Yes, the channel that creates all of those cheesy Christmas and family films that surprisingly have a huge audience, is taking these two major news networks to the woodshed and it’s getting ugly.
And, as Sara Carter stated in her recent piece, how can CNN justify paying Anderson Cooper a salary of $20 million when folks would rather watch one of Hallmark’s “Countdown to Christmas” flicks?
The Hallmark Channel has begun its annual “Countdown To Christmas,” and has already nine films on its slate of 32 new holiday movies as the network moves toward its annual seasonal dominance of TV ratings, when its programs regularly beat out even the most popular cable sports and news broadcasts.
– Hallmark rose to be the third most-popular channel in primetime and total-day viewership in the week of Nov. 11 to 17, beating out both MSNBC and CNN. The Hallmark Channel was third among all cable networks —falling only to Fox News and ESPN—with an average of 810,000 viewers in primetime and 479,000 viewers at any given point in the day. The network has steadily gained audience members each week since the first of its holiday movie lineup debuted Oct. 18, rising from the seventh most popular total-day channel that week with 387,000 average viewers.
CNN and MSNBC are facing grim times ahead. When these networks with seemingly unlimited resources can’t beat the Hallmark Channel in ratings when all anyone is talking about is politics, it’s time to call it a day.
What we have here, is a case of reaping what you sow. Mainstream media outlets have been attacking Trump, his family, his allies, and his supporters ever since his very first bid for the White House. It’s been nonstop. Every day there are exorbitant amounts of air time or publication space dedicated to making Trump and MAGA look like villains. It’s been absurd to say the least.
And now, finally, it’s all coming back to haunt them.
We the people deserve a truly free press. News outlets that are reporting facts and providing both sides of the issues. If you’re going to have a slant, just be honest about it. Don’t try to hide it and fake being objective. However, the MSM is now being replaced by podcasts and independent news outlets. People would rather see Joe Rogan at the White House press briefings than CNN. Will they ever catch on and adapt? I’m not holding my breath.