Tuesday, July 22, 2025

99 of the Top 100

In a long column about the gloomy future of cable news programming, the following quote should tell you plenty about the zeitgeist, the spirit or climate of our times. Hat tip to RealClearPolitics for the link.

Fox News continues to dominate cable news ratings, maintaining its lead over NBC/MSNBC, CBS, ABC, and CNN, with the network holding 99 of the top 100 cable news telecasts in the week of May 12, 2025.

Fox News is the only one of the majors which doesn't start from the premise that conservatives have evil motives. It dominates the right side of TV news and commentary, while the left is split among all of the others. In a mildly conservative nation, Fox has the better business model.