News engagement plummets as Americans tune out

Engagement with news content has plunged during the first half of this year compared to the first half of 2021 and in some cases has fallen below pre-pandemic levels.

Americans have grown exhausted from the constant barrage of bad headlines that have replaced Trump-era crises, scandals and tweets.

Cable viewership across the three major cable news networks — CNN, Fox News and MSNBC — is, on average, down 19% in prime time for the first half of this year compared to the first half of 2021. Those losses skew heavily toward CNN and MSNBC, which are down 47% and 33%, respectively. Fox’s ratings are up 12% in that six-month span. Source: Axios


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1 thought on “News engagement plummets as Americans tune out”

  1. Come On Guys, report the stats honestly! FOX is up 12% or perhaps more. While MSNBC and
    CN N bite the dust. The Truth will set you Free.

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