Comments on: HLN’s “News and Views” Bringing Best Ratings Of All Time

By: MndReader

MndReader — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:50:23 +0000

Some say that you can measure a persons intelligence by how much they know about current events. I guess I’m one of the 1% of the population who ONLY watches news & C-SPAN. I personally think everything else on TV is pointless & a waste of my time. Some ignorant people may think its boring but I think its fascinating. Just a thought …

By: ImNotBlue

ImNotBlue — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:40:06 +0000

Once you explain to us why the concerns of “such a miniscule” segment of the population warrants criticism and attention from YOU?! Apparently there must be something to it, when YOU are paying attention. Answer that question, and perhaps you’ll know why other people pay attention as well.

By: David Harper

David Harper — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:40:46 +0000

Mediaite is talking about these ratings as if they are getting Super Bowl numbers. Here’s the truth, NO ONE watches Cable News, period. The best rated show is O’Reilly and he gets 5 million viewers and all other programs on Fox News rate about 2 million viewers with MSNBC and CNN and HLN being lucky if they get 1 million viewers. As much as Fox News and, apparently, Mediaite like to tout huge ratings, the truth is that not one of these networks are getting the kind of audiences that advertisers crave. How these miniscule ratings turn into ad dollars and power is beyond me. Someone please explain how less than one percent of the population turns into political power!