CABLE NEWS WAR (Gap Between FOX, CNN Narrows)

Drudgereport.com ^ | 5/17/04 | DrudgeReport

[nutmeg]

I know, I can't believe it doesn't repeat for an evening audience. And that 'Capitol Report' show with Gloria and Alan is just embarassingly awful.

Capitol Report is still on? I thought that thing was cancelled long ago!

[oceanview]

not sure why they would shift, but they have likely hired some new producers and executives who want to make it "mainstream". So now they compete for the same demographic as CNN et al, and that audience is fixed, so they have no edge, no pool of people who they attract as viewers to them alone. Who wants to see Seymour Hersch get another 20 minutes on FNC? Or Tim Russert (who now seems to be Hannity's best friend).

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[SevenofNine]

Cool rack Fox news I have one major problem with Fox news stop talking about ET stuff I not interesting not every GenerXer is into FRIENDS and other stuff

HELLO

[Brimack34]

The problem is the only one's who care about the prison thing is the Media. I stopped watching everything at teh time it broke. I listen to talk radio and read FR. They are the only fair and balanced places to go.

[lainde]

bttt

[NYC Republican]

That's exactly what I did!!! I even gave up on FOX.

[Let's Roll]

"I watch Brit whenever he is on.....the rest of the time..I go to FR. The best for conservative news"

Exactly what I do.

[Zechariah11]

Perhaps O'Reilly ratings were low because he was on vacation.Actually, I think more conservatives are tuning him out. Just read how most Freepers regard him.

[jackbill]

No big deal. Brit and O'Reilly were both on vacation and the third team was sitting in.

It is a bit of a stretch to include Brit's program in this listing because it comes on at 6 PM Eastern/5 PM Central. Most people are still at work or on their way home.

I wish they would move Brit to 7 Eastern. The fact that they don't makes me think that it is Brit's decision.

[Auntie Toots]

We have been turning off Fox news for the last week, and we're amusing ourselves by going through seed catalogs. Especially my husband, can't stand the bad news these days. From prison abuses to gay marriages, it's all too difficult to stomach. The attitudes thrown at us from the liberal's point of view is disgusting. We're both conservative to the core.

[rrrod]

O'Reilly is ok. I enjoy his show most of the time but that doesnt mean I agree with him all the time. True he is big headed at times, but he does go after some important cultural things.

I have a theory....coming from the NE he is fighting against becoming a conservative but really wants to HA HA.