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Why does Fox News make more money than all the other major networks put together?

March 11th, 2010 | by Rarzi |

Fox News is believed to make more money than CNN, MSNBC and the evening newscasts of NBC, ABC and CBS combined. The division is on track to achieve $700 million in operating profit this year, according to analyst estimates that Mr. Ailes does not dispute.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/business/media/10ailes.html?hpw

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  1. 17 Responses to “Why does Fox News make more money than all the other major networks put together?”

  2. By Socialisme ou Barbarie on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    Cons sit around and watch TV more than normal people

  3. By blackmule on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    Honesty hath it’s rewards.

  4. By madd texan on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    More people watch Fox News, and more companies want to advertise on Fox News.

  5. By Stephanie laughs at most of you on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    Well I assume that is because more people watch Fox News than the other networks combined. I personally attribute this to the people who watch Fox News religiously are the type of people who are incapable of independent research and like having their “news” given to them in an easy to digest manner.

  6. By nileslad on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    They put out a more desired product. Market economics aren’t all that complicated.

  7. By Ian on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    they probably get cash from all those big evil corporations they talk up

  8. By Mr. Wolf on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    The real question is why do you care?

  9. By zzsleepur on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    SO? They also have the highest viewer rating and put out more money on their company than others do. They are also fair and balanced and people all over!

    NOTICE BECKS program is up 89 PERCENT!

    People who watch FOX deal in REALITY and not lies like bozo’s group of idiots.

    Fox News has pulled off another dominant quarter, claiming the top 10 cable news programs in 3Q 2009 and growing against 3Q 2008, while CNN and MSNBC lost substantial portions of their election-boom audience.

    Fox News averaged 2.25 million total viewers in prime time for the third quarter, up 2% over the previous year. That’s more than CNN (946,000, down 30%) and MSNBC (788,000, down 10%) combined.

    “The O’Reilly Factor” led all cable news programs with an average of 3.295 million total viewers for the quarter, up 12% over the previous year. “Hannity” (2.603 million, up 9%), “Glenn Beck” (2.403 million, up 89%), “On the Record with Greta van Susteren” (2.150 million, up 16%), and “Special Report with Bret Baier” (1.997 million, up 20%) rounded out the top five.

    Meanwhile, flagship programs at MSNBC and CNN did not sustain their growth from 3Q 2008: At MSNBC, “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” averaged 1.087 million total viewers, down 12% from the previous year and “The Rachel Maddow Show” averaged 996,000 total viewers (Maddow began the program in September 2008, so a comparison for the quarter would be inaccurate; compared to September 2008, though, Maddow’s September 2009 total viewer average is down 40%). At CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360″ averaged 1.005 million viewers, down 17% from the previous year and “Lou Dobbs” averaged 658,000 total viewers, down 24%. Larry King and Campbell Brown were both down just slightly in total viewers.

    CNN in particular had a rough quarter in the primetime Adults 25-54 demo: the network dropped 39% compared to 3Q 2008, averaging 287,000 viewers.

    SEEMS LIKE AMERICA IS TIRED OF THE LIBS PICKING AND CHOOSING THEIR HISTORY AND RE WRITING IT…people WANT THE TRUTH..NOT 500 DAYS OF LIES on THE LIBBIE SIDE!

    Even now the libs can’t see…no matter how liberal the media is……people go for the truth and not lies and hypocrisy! They think ALL THESE CHANNELS ARE BEING PICKED ON…

    WOW..now they put down AMERICANS AGAIN…they never stop!

    IAN…CASH? Like the 90 billion dollar deal BOZO Gave the pharmacy companies and the rest of the almost 4 BILLION dollars in bribes and kickbacks for votes and support on the health care bill? hmmm

  10. By science on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    It’s because Fox News appeals to the lowest common denominator; which is really a great amount of Americans unfortunately.

  11. By Frizzle Fry on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    I don’t know, mainstream media is lame. They lie to you you know

  12. By y n on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    fox reports the way things happen without the political spin.the other networks broadcast to a 4th grade level audience because that is what they consider the American people to be.

  13. By threegooofs on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    Theres a lot of money to be made in televising to stupid people. Apparently, conservatives like to watch a lot of TV, rather than be productive like liberals.

  14. By thinkingtime on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    It’s a bit like M… fast food , cheap and easy without content.

  15. By Old School MC on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    They are prime time entertainment, even better than the Simpsons and Family Guy

  16. By Steve M on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    All the other news media is losing viewers because they are slanted too far to the left, where as Fox News shows both sides of the reports. The others are afraid of doing that because then people will not be brain washed into thinking they have the truth.

  17. By Kongfucius on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    DId you happen to notice that people watching reality channel is up too… Hmmm

  18. By ? Jennifer ? on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    I guess more people are into hate. ><

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