Oh my! MSNBC Viewership Drops by Half in Days After Trump Victory

[Hotler]

MSNBC’s rating domination was short-lived: After beating CNN on its election night coverage for the first time in network history, the news network owned by NBCUniversal is now bleeding viewers in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory.

On election night, MSNBC scored 6 million viewers compared to CNN’s 5.1 million. But in the days after the election, the network’s total day ratings fell to 808,000 with a 90,000 in the coveted 25-to-54 year old demo, according to Nielsen.

https://www.thewrap.com/msnbc-cnn-fox-news-ratings-after-trump-election/

[Kid Berwyn]

1. Have not watched once since 11/5.

It seems I can't go back.

[gordianot]

14. I am not a fan of train wrecks.

The carnage is here will not watch the new January 6 or Ibautation. Wen MAGA pain starts I will come back.

[malaise]

25. Maybe10 minutes in total since then

Eff M$Greedia period

[Quakerfriend]

27. Ditto that!!!! - Not even Nichole Wallace. n/t

[Funtatlaguy]

32. Yep, I'm done with all news.

And I used to have MSNBC or CNN on all day.
The news no longer matters to me.
America chose to become Gilead. I don’t need to watch that happening.
I’m done with all Trumpers and anything Trump.
Will just live out my life as best as I can with no more interest in politics or America.

Good luck to all of you who want to continue fighting.
But this was my last go around. I’m too old, depressed and disenchanted.
America chose treachery and treason. We reap what we sow.
I no longer love America or Americans. I loathe it and them.

[Prairie Gates]

43. Yup... better to read some poetry or go see some art

MSNBC and all cable news has revealed itself as pure hobby. If I'm going to have a hobby, it should be an enjoyable one wherein I appreciate and learn a craft.

[LSparkle]

81. I am your twin

I’m doing exactly as you are. I am out of fight. I will love my memories of this country pre MAGA but I do not feel like loving or fighting for it anymore.

[Funtatlaguy]

127. How can you love a country

That would reelect a rapist, felonious, coup inciting, dictator wanna be, moronic, cruel, disabled person mocking human being.
It’s not forgivable.
Those that voted for him are worse than he is.
And I hate them for doing this to a country I once loved.

[Moostache]

92. Perfectly sums it up for me too...

The trainwreck navel gazing and smugness of their hosts and line-up is galling. I do not want anything to do with ANY COVERAGE of Trump and MSNBC is the worst of all at it literally EVERYTHING they cover is Trump, Trump-adjacent or what to do about Trump...

I may return to watch coverage of Trump's inevitable and eventual funeral, but they are dead to me and their brand of bullshit is worthless.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

181. And they damn well better cover Trump because he is up to some bad shit!

[calimary]

128. I haven't gone back yet, either.

We discovered the “To Catch a Smuggler” series on National Geographic TV and we’ve been enjoying that. Compelling stuff and it helps you forget about your own troubles, cuz YOUR troubles are NOTHING like people in these shows, who get busted for being carriers for cocaine smuggling, are facing!

SHEESH!!! What a mess!

[BlueTsunami2018]

2. I haven't watched any news since.

I didn’t even watch that night. I saw where it was heading right away.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

154. Same here

Except for free speech tv. Other than that , movies.

[wryter2000]

3. Too hard to watch

Viewers may come back when they can watch politics again.

[Coventina]

7. Same. n/t

[ok_cpu]

50. Agree. I have not watched or listened to anything

since election day. And I pretty much have XM Progress on all work day normally.

[usaf-vet]

117. We left MSM during the Covid trump 1 shit show and have never gone back. DU has been my goto source until recently......

..... now there is a new player in the house. Ground News. Give it a try. It clearly shows where the bias is in each story.

[liberalla]

121. Well that sounds interesting... Ground News, huh?

Thanks for the suggestion.

[multigraincracker]

4. I got use to watching PBS because of the commercials before the elections.

I have two local ones and each have a bunch of show on their sites. Kind of got in the habit. I have free cable, so I don't get MSNBC.

[Qutzupalotl]

62. PBS NewsHour is all I can stand at this point.

It is pretty good. Sober and factual. No shouting, talking over, or breathless hyperbole. Some stories are not even about the U.S. election at all, imagine that.

[LSparkle]

86. Before 2000 it was my only news

I’m back to that now.

[misanthrope]

103. You encapsulated my favor of PBS Newshour

It reminds me of news presentation from a few decades back, delivered by adults, for adults. No constant crawl at the bottom of the screen, no "BREAKING NEWS" banner always flashing.

[nbsmom]

63. No more PBS. No more NPR.

It’s all there in Project 2025.

[multigraincracker]

149. Yikes.

[soandso]

166. How do you get free cable?

[multigraincracker]

167. Not really free. Samsung standard.

Now it cost me about $60/ month. No MSNBC or other premium type channels like History and such.
I bought a $45 outside antenna that gets a bunch of channels. Saved about $1,000/year from premium cable.
I switched my 2 phone to Spectrump, bundled with my cable. For now I’m getting all 3 for $63/month. Was paying about $220/month before. Came out way ahead,for now. Hope it last for more than a year.
Anyway it’s more than free compared to what I was paying.

[multigraincracker]

168. That includes my WiFi.

[Yavin4]

5. Legacy media failed us.

They failed spectacularly. Not only did they fail us, but they've failed themselves as well. The only surviving media outlets will be right wing media, and they do not need MSNBC.

[brush]

13. Absolutely. Seems they've lost what media is supposed to do...tell the truth to keep people informed.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

156. Criminals

Don’t want anyone informed of the crimes they do. Remember trump the heratige foundation are all criminals

[brush]

159. Yes, that's why they want to ditch the Dept. of Education.

[brush]

6. And I'm one of them. I still watch Nicole Wallace and Lawrence, Joy Reid somethimes...

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But no More "Morning Joe" for me as he tried yesterday to lay the blame on the VP's loss on Black men who voted blue at the same rate as in 2020 when we know it was white, working class voters as always who voted red, and the surprising red shift by Latino men.

I'm done with them and my blood pressure is better off.

[txwhitedove]

55. Same here, Joe talked about " what the Democrats dont get..." Ascwell as most of tge other shows

starting to lean more right. Crap.

[brush]

84. Joe Scar. is full of it. He was the one who gave trump all that free air time in 2016 that...

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helped the orange, fascist turd get elected the first time, now he say's he's no longer a rethug but is a consevative. Yeah, a conservative but is now gloating like a rethug about what Dems don't get.

F him. Mika pitches in with more cogent comments, when he doesn't interrupt her.

[choie]

176. And you forgot Mika reading Maureen Dowd's piece

that accused the dems of being too woke.

[brush]

178. God! I missed that. Too woke, like her or DeSantis of any of them can even define it.

[bearsfootball516]

8. A lot of liberals are tuned out right now.

I'm sure a large portion will come back to the viewership in a couple months, but right now, there's just no desire to watch constant Trump coverage while the election loss is still so fresh.

[WhiteTara]

16. I won't be part of that large proportion

I would go insane. Make my circle smaller is going to save my sanity. I have work to do in my garden and home. I'll either get it lovely for me or to sell instantly and flee.

[Prairie Gates]

44. "I'm sure a large portion will come back..."

Don't be so sure. This is likely a asteroid-dinosaur level event for the industry. People have had enough.

[jimfields33]

116. The timing is awful. Comcast is in discussions to dump MSNBC.

If that happens it shuts down and ironically it’s due to poor ratings.

[tonekat]

123. That will be my cue to dump Comcast cable.

Most of the channels are crap, I don't watch sports, and there are many thinly-disguised religious shows.

[jimfields33]

137. I want to cut the cord as well.

The problem is it’s getting expensive when you cut the cord. So I don’t know what to do.

[Prairie Gates]

142. Good. Who cares

I don't even care if the longtime DU trolls have a little party.

[W_HAMILTON]

119. I don't even know if a large portion will come back.

Not that I can speak for everyone, but I know I won't be. I don't have it in me to do another four years of what we did from 2017 - 2021. I plan to completely tune out mainstream media for good and will be taking at least a short-term break from niche media on YouTube etc. What is the point? Where did that get us last time around? With the same corrupt fucker back in office this time around. So, fuck it. I'll spend my time doing other things rather than following day-by-day the inevitable chaos that will occur -- again.

[Prairie Gates]

143. As it turned out, "Watch this space" was an advertisement, and a somewhat self-serving one at that

And nothing more.

[SoCalDavidS]

144. Not Moi nt

[UCRalum83]

9. Stopped watching

I can no longer watch any news programs except a little local news for some weather and local interest items. Also stopped watching late night shows (Colbert) and not sure if I"ll ever go back. I used to watch MSNBC religiously but it has not been on since Tuesday night.

[Xavier Breath]

10. I'll go back eventually, just not now.

Maybe sometime in '25, when we start getting closer to the mid-terms, maybe?

[Johnny2X2X]

11. Done with them

They let us down too.

[Ocelot II]

12. It's too depressing to watch the autopsy.

[mdbl]

28. well said.

I might go back after all the post-mordem conversations. Something told me not to watch even on election night. I'm glad I didn't.

[Ocelot II]

74. It's kind of like if the cops wanted you to come to the morgue

to identify your friend's body, politically and metaphorically speaking.

[Raven]

15. I had enough of Morning Joe and Mica screaming at me and quit. It's NPR for me now and maybe

Rachel and Lawrence if I'm up that late.

[dem4decades]

135. Instead of watching Morning Joe, I watch Perry Mason solve another case. Old shows, music and books, no TV news.

If I never see another news show it will be too soon for me.

[Raven]

140. Amen!

[Jrsygrl96]

17. Yep!

Proudly one of them! Why watch? They were part of the problem and I was duped. I’m tuning out everything except DU and some podcasts!

[SoCalDavidS]

18. Where I'm At

Haven't watched any news or late night talk shows, and definitely won't be watching any news or news channels in the future.

[Americanme]

19. I turned it off

For the few days after the election, it seemed every time I turned on MSNBC, they were discussing who Agent Orange would have in his cabinet and white house staff. I already know he would not pick anyone qualified or deserving, just the biggest ass kissers. I do not need to waste my time watching that on tv. I watched Netflix instead.

[Mountain Mule]

52. Binge watching the shows on Netflix

is how I've managed to get through this past week. I sometimes watch Lawrence, but with that one exception, no news from anywhere, MSNBC included.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

20. Have not watched since the election

and won't watch again for a while at least

[Conjuay]

126. I stopped watching after the 2016 election .

I'm going to spend my time writing. My new life goal is to write books that end up on 'banned' lists.
(I know I'm not that talented, but if I could hit a raw nerve...)

[Macrophylla]

21. Well...

My wife and I both stopped watching after the election. I was curious how many others have done the same. I deleted tick tock...curious about that also. I would also like to see the analytic data on blocking and ignoring certain content creators.
.

[hlthe2b]

22. To be expected. Experienced trauma usually makes people want to look away after a while (sooner, depending on

the magnitude and degree of control one feels over the situation).

I have not wanted to listen to much of anything in terms of post-election post-mortems. Too painful. Some tangentially related podcasts, yes, but nothing directed to the election and what is to come. I am only now reading more--mainly about views outside the US and listening to some podcasts that are trying to lay out what can be done.

MSNBC and CNN will lose viewership, but I think some may find there way back. Many, though are going to find they can't afford the cable or streaming costs. Very soon. I'm cutting my only way of seeing much of it (YouTube TV) after college football season. I just can't justify the cost after that and college football, even if my team loses, is my diversion.

[alcuno]

23. I've Only Watched QVC.

Get my news here.

[Stuckinthebush]

24. *raises hand*

Me. I stopped watching the morning after the election. I spend my mornings with meditation and exercise now.

[Paladin]

26. Completely unsurprising.

It'll be a while before I get back to regular watching of political shows.

[Deep State Witch]

29. Last Night

Was the first that we've watched since Tuesday. Neither of us could deal with it.

[moondust]

65. Same.

And it was not very pleasant.

[Emile]

30. After that election, people need an escape from reality.

[themaguffin]

31. I've watch little tv news since the 5th.

[lindysalsagal]

33. I can't beat it. I'm on a total news blackout.

[morillon]

34. Not since 11/4

I was planning to watch on Election Night, but my family were too jumpy, so we did other things. I just occasionally read updates on AP on my phone.

I haven't watched ANY news since then. I've been reading the news, and I'm working on a Chrome plugin that uses AI to identify Trump-associated pictures and replaces them with something else. I'm finetuning a news aggregator, too. There are stories I want to see and I need to know about, but the steady stream of low level Trumpy bullshit that doesn't require my attention will be filtered out.

I'm a little sad for the lost revenue to shows like Lawrence or Rachel. If I tune in to anything it'll be them. But other than that, no. I also unsubbed a month or so ago from WaPo and NYT. I still have The Atlantic.

[jrthin]

124. Please help me or suggest sites where I too can learn how to use

" Chrome plugin that uses AI to identify Trump-associated pictures and replaces them with something else." I am triggered by his image and voice. I am on YouTube a lot and his pics keep popping up. Thanks.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

161. He triggers me too

I dispise his voice. He is ugly outside and inside just disgusting like every entitled narcissistic abuser I have known is.

[morillon]

162. I will definitely post to DU when I find a plugin that works

Whether it's mine or someone else's, I don't know yet. I'm concerned about releasing it under any of my known accounts because of the crazies. I'll figure something out, or hopefully someone else with the same idea is way ahead.

[jrthin]

164. Thank you.

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

35. The news is a joke

I can’t even watch local news anymore and hopefully I won’t have to for the next few years

[ancianita]

36. Until MSNBC shows come up with "resistance solutions" for the kind of government we have, MSNBC won't

be anything but an echo chamber for the Democratic base that lost an historic election.

MSNBC can and will report on the trainwreck, but if MSNBC fails to come up with experts' and congressional solutions for fixing this trainwreck government, MSNBC will continue to lose viewership.

[CTyankee]

49. they have plenty of academicians such as Eddie Glaude, Jr. a prof a Princeton. He was on this a.m. and nearly in tears.

[Native]

68. what show was he on? Morning Joe?

[CTyankee]

71. Yes. He's a regular. I like him.

[Native]

73. Thanks. I just started watching that show about 6 months ago

I appreciated that Mika wore all black the morning after election night. I was hoping more people on MSNBC would have done that but it looked like she was the only one.

[ancianita]

91. I love Eddie Glaude. He is a friend of a friend of mine. But his tears are no solution.

[electric_blue68]

174. Yes, like Professor Glaude

[claudette]

79. I like it when

Rep. Dan Goldman of NY is on. He gives me hope.

[defacto7]

125. They might lose more than that.

[ancianita]

133. How so?

[AverageOldGuy]

37. Turned it all off

Still watch PBS News Hour 3-4 days a week, mostly watch for 30 min or so for factual reporting, not interested in talking heads.

The talking heads all are multimillionaires who are out of touch with real people.

[LSparkle]

89. Exactly -- they'll be fine -- but I don't have to watch them

I’m so sick of just being a “captive” audience for them (MSM) while they MISINFORM us. Fuck them — I’m taking my eyeballs back!

[Dem4life1234]

38. I don't watch the news anymore

And I do not want to see his face.

I get my news from here.

[claudette]

80. Same here

Life is much better that way

[pfitz59]

39. The news was not honest in covering Trump

I expect the main media outlets will continue to kowtow.

[Stinky The Clown]

40. Our household has contributed to that.

Sparkly plays more piano than she was. She’s also watching old movies on TCM. That’s been very healthy.

I’m mostly watched porn - That is food, porn and boat porn. Having fantasies of doing the great loop (even though I am way too old for it).

Food porn kept all of us going during the pandemic lockdown and will help now. It’s good that the weather has turned cooler and it’s soup season.

And lastly, and probably best of all, our new granddaughter when she comes to visit.

[Prairie Gates]

41. I will probably never watch MSNBC again

They've showed their ass.

[onecaliberal]

53. Same

[maxsolomon]

42. My doctor son refers to it as "Agita".

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I don't need to keep viewing things that make me agitated when I'm powerless to do anything about it.

I don't need more doom and gloom. I'm already dreading the next 4 years. And beyond.

[FBaggins]

45. I'm afraid they misunderstood their election night strength

If Florida had been close and Georgia had gone early for Harris - I would have spent half of my night on Fox watching them melt down.

In 2016 I think it was TYT that got the schadenfreude bump with Cenk and his "brace for impact". This year is was MSNBC. But once they transition away from that... they lost that audience.

[MiKenMi33]

46. I refuse to watch them.

For now my priority is me and family’s well being and I’m still trying to process this. I’m curious as to whether or not they bow down to dump after January. If they don’t, I’ll tune back in. Right now I’m looking for hope, not doom and gloom.

[SalviaBlue]

47. I'm out.

[Elmotime]

48. The rumor mill is Comcast is going to sell it off

Several sources out there reporting that, even weeks ago there was CNBC reporting suggesting that was being looked at. No telling how real those sources are. Lots of garbage floats around as news

[Native]

61. I saw a few articles about that too

[sky_masterson]

51. Watched it every morning for years.

Haven't watched it since the election.

[dchill]

54. Turns out sanewashing is not the same as journalism.

Who knew...

[Klarkashton]

56. Interesting. I can't watch or listen to any trump

Related bullshit news anymore. DU is all I can take now.

[LSparkle]

96. If some platform/outlet could promise ...

NO visuals of XC (my shorthand for Antichrist) and minimal coverage of the criminal clown car, maybe they could lure back some viewers. Call it a refuge for proud sufferers of TDS (x derangement s).

[GaYellowDawg]

57. They're great to watch when they're firing at Republicans

But any time that voters do dumb things, they turn into a circular firing squad and then we hear about which Republican group's ass we have to kiss and how the same Democratic candidates they thought were awesome a few days prior are now completely incompetent.

[Deminpenn]

58. Took MSNBC off my

Comcast "recently watched" dashboard. Haven't watched them since early election eve. O'Donnell and Chris Hayes would be the only shows I'd watch if I return.

[IroningBored]

59. Economic Consequences

The Resistance starts NOW!
More resistance ideas!
Elections have consequences…economic consequences. We went out for brunch at one of our favorite restaurants this morning. I walked up to the manager’s desk and said, “I want a booth for two…and I don’t want a server who voted for Trump.” She stared at me for a few seconds, smiled, and said, “Okay!” We had a delicious brunch with a cheerful server.
We can do this! We are customers and can decide where we spend our money. There are some categories of services that many communities have several options for us as customers. These include:
Restaurants: Tell the hostess or manager that you want a server who did not vote for Trump. If that person says something to the effect “We don’t talk politics, so I don’t know.” Wait until you are seated and ask the server if they voted for Trump. If the answer is “Yes” or there is hemming and hawing around, go back to the manager and say, I want a server who did not vote for Trump or I am leaving.”
Hair Stylists/Barbers: Ask the direct question of the manager or hair stylist. If the salon cannot provide you with a stylist who did not vote for Trump, tell the manager that you are taking your business elsewhere.
Dental hygienist: When you call to make an appointment, say you want a hygienist who did not vote for Trump. If you get any hassle, say that you are taking your business elsewhere.
Dentists: In my shopping community, there are six dental practices within walking distance of each other. I am under contract with my current dentist for an expensive Invisalign process, so I am stuck with that. However, I will ask the Invisalign Tech if she voted for Trump and when I need my teeth cleaned, I will ask for a nonTrumpster hygienist. If they don’t have one, I will go to one of the other practices to get my teeth cleaned. I have been thinking about trying one of the other practices, so a cleaning is a good introduction to a new dentist.
When you opt to not do business somewhere, always explain to the manager why you are taking your business elsewhere.

[ancianita]

95. I like the way you think. Welcome to DU, IB.

[Meowmee]

169. In our area

It would be very difficult to find someone who didn't and many can just lie to get your business, so how will you ever really know? It's easier to tell maybe with small businesses that you hire for various jobs etc. by research or sometimes they will say something.But even that, they are pretty much non existent here.

[sandyd921]

60. Of course!

The results of this election are depressing for the average MSNBC viewer.

[milestogo]

64. I wish Rachel Maddow would come back to 5 nights a week.

She helped me get through his first term.

[prodigitalson]

66. I saw David Packman saying his viewership had declined for the first time ever

He followed that with a video of a Trump that he essentially said viewers needed to make themselves watch as distasteful as it may be.

I unsubscribed and blocked.

Sorry. Not gonna raise my BP for your veiw count.

[Pacifist Patriot]

67. I haven't watched any news since 4:00 a.m. last Wednesday. I can't stomach it.

[The_Counsel]

136. Wait...You Stayed Up 'Til 4am to Watch That Trainwreck?? You Poor Thing....!

I got as far as--I think--9:30pm, saw that Kamala was still sitting at ~30 electoral votes and started to get that sinking "2016" vibe. When I saw NC go red (a-fuckin'-GAIN) and OH Senate called for Moreno I couldn't stand it anymore and turned it off. I haven't watched a moment since....

[Pacifist Patriot]

150. Oh no! I drifted off around 9:30 p.m. Woke up at 4:00 a.m. Checked the news...

promptly vomited, and haven't tuned in since. Honestly, haven't been reading much DU either.

[LisaM]

69. I turned it off at ten minutes to eleven on election night

and haven't turned it in since (same with CNN). I feel that they wrongly forced out Biden, harped on things about Harris like "she never does interviews" when she was trying to get her campaign started, unfairly described Trump's debate performance against Biden as "winning" when all Trump did was lie, didn't challenge him on the fact that he wouldn't do a second debate with Harris, and never once pressed him on his execrable record in office when he was President. They jumped on Biden and Harris about inflation but never once challenged Trump on how inflation was a result of the post-pandemic economy that he helped create.

They normalize Trump and never once brought up his record. Not once!

I could stand them in the run up to the election, but I think there is culpability with the media and his election, so I am just reading news now. I don't ever want to see Trump's face again.

Their willful blind eye to their own role is a huge turn off, too.

[kacekwl]

70. Get used to it.

The United States will soon be the nation of trump. Still amazed that a low life reality show clown is now running the country. Haven't watched MSNBC in years because concast doesn't include it with basic cable.

[groundloop]

72. They need to tweak their format.... it gets old hearing about the same issues hour after hour after hour

Instead of covering a handful of issues from seventeen different angles, in my most humble opinion they'd get more viewers if they threw in a good portion of plain old regular news.

AND I haven't watched since last Tuesday, I'm just not in any mood at the moment. I'll come around eventually, I just need a period of mourning.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

75. Me too.

I have subscriptions to Meidas Touch, Luke Beasley, Tennessee Brando, and a young man named Jack. You Tube has been my go to of late.

[LakeArenal]

111. Can't watch them either.

[claudette]

76. Because they

can’t stop talking about Dump or what they think Dems did wrong. I’m SICK of him. I don’t believe CNN is any better though.

[LSparkle]

102. Hate to say it but I couldn't stand all the Rs on CNN

Yes I wanted my safe bubble during this cycle and with asses like David Urban and Scott Jennings on regularly spewing their anger and lies, I couldn’t take it. Jennings was so convinced Dems tried to kill x before the RNC that he intimidated Karen Finney off the set at one point.

[claudette]

115. I NEVER watch CNN

[jrthin]

163. CNN os certainly not better. Their new owner is

tsf supporter and lack. I understand he was cheering after tsf "win".

[helpisontheway]

77. Good! I have not watched any news Tuesday.

Cancelled all of my DVR recordings.

[mchill]

78. Too much victim blaming for me

I will watch Lawrence and Nicolle if I can find an interest.

[Hope22]

82. I think their corporate greed interfered with what the country and viewers needed.

Lawrence O’Donnell is the only one of the bunch I can stomach now. I’m not sure I’ve watched an entire show since Monday.

[LAS14]

83. We're still watching Rachel and Chris Hayes, but we're not liking it... nt

[onlyadream]

85. Because it's all bullshit and we're tired of it. NT

[relayerbob]

87. They lost me when Rachel slowed down

It was already pretty limited, but after that, nah. too much sensationalism, not enough fact.

[Jit423]

88. It dropped not because most of us don't like the folks there, it's just too painful to watch.

I will always trust them above CNN and all the others. They searched the fact, gave them and the truth to their audience. They haven't failed us Rachel, Nicole, Ali, Lawrence, Joy, Rev, Chris...I can't think of them all, they never failed to give it to us straight. I do not think we should bail on them just because the MAGAs want us to. Nothing would give Trump more pleasure. It is sickening to hear so many of us turning our backs on people who had our backs. I guess fear is a great motivator after all.

As for me, I will continue to watch MSNBC when I can stand watching any new on cable or TV. I just don't see how this Trump administration won't blow us all up. The appointments he is promising are the worst in our history. Mike Huckabee will be a pancake for Bibi. This was the most horrible appointment of all after the Border czar announcement.

I hope those who voted against Harris/Walz don't have family working for the Federal government because in all likelihood they won't have a job after January 20.

[ancianita]

104. Well said and true. I agree. I'm not hating on fact based MSNBC, just being patient until they change their

core news priorities to be more like ProPublica's. Measuring the loss/harm/damage impact is important.

https://www.propublica.org/topics/trump-administration

[pacalo]

132. I'm not shunning MSNBC by not watching.

I'm still in disbelief that this election was won legitimately & I can't stomach hearing about lizard face right now.

Like you, I trust MSNBC above any other network, including CNN. I would hate to lose MSNBC due to loss of viewership so I've been tuning in Lawrence O'Donnell each night. He makes it worth the watch because he doesn't walk on eggshells.

[XanaDUer2]

90. I watch Acosta

He pushes back pretty hard

[DooverBeliever]

93. Tired of the "blame game"

I don't watch because of their constant need to find blame.
I don't watch because I don't want to hear anything from 'orange' nor who 'orange' decides to put in office.
I don't watch because I need an forkin break-- to get my nervous system settled and maintain some sort of mental health!

[LiberalArkie]

94. How could management have ever guessed that their viewers did not like MS-NBC trying to be FOX-LITE?

[bdamomma]

97. I can

relate to everyone feelings, I have been doing the same thing.

I'm just playing devil's advocate. Loss of viewership is playing into FOX viewers hands. Unless MSNBC gets the message that having us return has its conditions. Shouldn't we bombard the cable network with why we stopped watching????

Well, if it's to be, we need to scope out other news sites or podcasts. I will stay with Joy and Lawrence and Rev Al Sharpton. And I will keep on listening Dr. Mary Trump, Randi Rhodes, Robert Reich, and Glenn Kirschner.

Addendum: 58% jump in FOX ratings
51% loss of MSNBC viewers. What is wrong with this picture??

[LSparkle]

106. Oh Randi my Queen, I have returned

Haven’t listened for ages but the Prodigal Daughter is back watching/listening as often as I can. She made me LOL yesterday for the first time in a week! LOVE HER!

[bdamomma]

109. I'm going

to start giving small donations to Free Speech TV, Progressive Radio, Dr. Mary Trump, all Progressive sites and Randi. need to be supported. We need them.

I post Randi on Liberal You Tubers.

[LSparkle]

131. Thank you!!!

I watched her show yesterday thanks to your link! 👍

[33taw]

98. I am surprised they only lost half.

[beaglelover]

99. My husband is one of them. I have never been a huge watcher of MSNBC everyday but he was, especially Morning Joe

and the afternoon shows, like Nicolle Wallace. After this election he is done with them all. He asked me to delete the series subscription of Morning Joe on the DVR and he's no longer watching in the afternoon or evenings. He's done with being lied to by all the talking heads they have on there. I don't blame him. He's going to do more proactive things with his time now like gardening and tinkering around the house.

[BarbD]

100. To maintain my sanity I tuned out.

Needed time to process the reality of the rampant fear, ignorance, hate, bigotry that is hard wired into the electorate.

Currently on a diet of chocolate and romance novels (they have happy endings.). However, just because I don't like it, reality moves on. My curiosity encourages me to slowly re-enter. I'm starting with Lawrence, Velshi, Rachel -- and not their whole shows -- just parts of it. I owe it to my grandchildren -- Have one granddaughter in Texas who wants to start a family, one in Alabama, one gay in California (thank god), two trans -- one in Connecticut and one in England. The remaining five are in blue states. They look to me for guidance. I am so grateful for DU.

[maxrandb]

101. We don't need news. We just need a billionaire to offer a $1M lottery

for registering and signing a petition to support Reproductive Health Care.

[FemDemERA]

105. Mostly watching Lawrence, Nicole,

And Rachelle. Others I am watching occasionally, such as Joy and Jen, but find I need to Mute and just leave on in background while I amuse myself watching something else on my Kindle, glancing up occasionally to see what guests are on. Timothy Snyder and a few others always get my attention.

Even though I can’t stomach watching much at the moment, I do think it’s important We keep MSNBC. They aren’t perfect, but they are better than most others and if We lose them we will be asking ourselves why we didn’t do more to keep them.

[DET]

107. I'm Done

This feels like the aftermath of the Mueller Report as interpreted by Bill Barr. The press immediately bought the lie and mocked anyone who didn’t. The election, of course, is on a far bigger scale. I just can’t watch the self-flagellation of the Democrats and the deification of Trump. Maybe one day, but certainly not now.

[djacq]

108. Partially Unplugged

A good portion of MSNBC is part of the corporate media that normalized Trump.

Still watch The Reidout, Velshi, and The Weekend.

[PortTack]

110. Haven't watched in years....they are not a whole lot better than the others. It's very liberating

[Imalittleteapot]

112. I took a break from MSNBC because I can't take

all of the election analysis and opinion. I needed to greive. Instead, I have been listening to SiriusXM 127, particularly John Fugelsang who has helped me to heal.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

113. I have only watched parts of Nicole and all of Rachel and Lawrence

[WestMichRad]

114. I haven't tuned in to them (or any other news)

… in over two weeks. Had a bad feeling of how the election might go, and my worst fears were realized. Now, I have no interest in listening to the post mortems, hearing about the appointments of losers and lowlifes, or how the incoming administration is inevitably f*king things up. It’s certain to be ugly and triggering to my feeble mental stability.

Enjoying music, art&craft videos, sci fi podcasts, volunteer work. Yup, burying my head in the sand.

[jrthin]

118. MSM helped him win because they wanted get great profits

from him being in office, like the last time. This time, I hope we all tune them out and not watch them or read their newspapers.

[oberle]

120. MSNBC

I've gone back to watching out of morbid curiosity. I want to watch the orange shitstain inevitably fail in a big way.
Come to Washington DC on Jan. 18 for the big march. Hopefully it won't be too cold.

[sprinkleeninow]

122. I 'cut the cord' (cable TV) the past weekend.

Saving $138+ a month.
Got an internal antenna for basic over the air stations. Have public TV on mostly.
Not sorry.
.

[Jkanad]

129. No national news shows are on ...

…. in our household and since we know discussions will be about “all things trump” for 4 years and probably beyond, it’s goodbye. Sorry Nicole, Ari, Joy, Rachel and Lawrence!

[defacto7]

130. Except when I've been bored in some hotel room,

I haven't watched Cable or TV since the 1990's

It looks like I haven't missed much except the disappointment.

[LakeArenal]

134. I'm probably out of news for good

Anything they opine is probably not as bad as what will be.
I’m old, but this election has made me FEEL old.
The US….so far from what I thought it might be in 1970 when I got to voting age.
I believed the whole schtick.
Even in gawd we trust.
All that is gone. Strangled out of me from Reagan on.

[Nikossitti]

138. Done!

Done with the blah, blah, blah, and incessant “who did what wrong.” For us it’s old movies, Cleveland Cavs (12-0) and our iPads in our laps. Blood pressure in check, avoiding hearing or seeing the asshole soon to be dictator.

[OnionPatch]

139. If they could give me the news without showing his face

or broadcasting his voice, I would watch. There are probably a lot of us that can't even look at his him anymore.

[usedtobedemgurl]

141. They will be fine.

When Viktor Orban came into office, he sued the media until they did not have money left. Then Viktor's buddies bought the groups for pennies on the dollar. Voila, no more free press. I am sure someone will buy them up and they will wonder what happened. They did not think far enough ahead. At least they had their horse race! Hope that keeps them warm at night.

[IrishBubbaLiberal]

145. Why even bother to watch now? What for.... I need to avoid for health reasons

I did indeed watch Rachel Maddow,,, but even got tired of her
about 3 months ago,,, mainly she was only on Mondays by then anyway

Joy Reid was/is my favorite on MSNBC,
AND Lawrence O’Donnell was and is program not to be missed.


BUT maybe will drift back and watch home again…maybe next Spring or Summer,,,

Unless I’m living in San Miguel de Allende by then

[kerry-is-my-prez]

146. That is our only source of left-leaning news. They need our support.

They have been great lately with he way they are reporting what is going on right now.

[GoodRaisin]

147. Guess they'll have to lay off a few "pundits" nobody cares to hear blabbering anymore.

I’ll watch TV again when we get a real Democratic network. In the meantime I no longer give a damn about anything they have to say.

And I look forward to life without goddam Progressive and Liberty Mutual commercials.

[kimbutgar]

148. Haven't watched since the 5th

Playing card and word games on my iPad. watching movies and reading more. But I still watch a little FSTV Stephanie, Thom and Randi.

Deleted my Facebook pictures in my profile and the only audience are my selected friends.

[kskiska]

151. Watching the news is painful.

[lapfog_1]

152. I switched them off.

I no longer tolerate any of the daytime hosts... and I can do without Kornacki and Lawrence and even Rachael. I like Nicole. I sure in the hell don't need a parade of hosts telling me that Kamala didn't listen to Black Men enough or Latino Men enough.

I think I know what the issue was with both of those groups.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

153. Check out free speech tv

An independent network that is donation run it has actual leftist content. Go there it’s way better than crap like msnbc. It’s on firestick an app worth having.

[Rebl2]

155. Haven't

watched msnbc in several years now.

[tulipsandroses]

157. They will be fine. The same thing happened when he won the first time. I am not watching and I probably won't watch

for awhile. I cancelled by Sling account. I only used it for MSNBC.
I didn't watch news for a while either during the early trump years. People will eventually go back. Inevitably, when the shit show starts, people will go back.

This is what Fox feared -viewership went down so they went in hard on the big lie to keep viewers. If they had just weathered the storm for a few weeks or a few months, the viewership #s would have returned, but the greed could not let that happen. I doubt we would be here today if they had not gone in on the big lie.

[stonecutter357]

158. I may come back after Andrea Bitchell , Is gone !

[Hekate]

160. Nicolle Wallace is a great favorite of mine & I hope nothing happens to her. However, I am exhausted...

The only news I’m looking for just now s about the wildfire in my county.

[Greybnk48]

180. I only watch Nicole . I did also watch Rachel last Monday

but it made me feel sick.

[IcyPeas]

165. What's the point of watching anymore? Still all trump all the time. 24/7

For the next 4 years.

Can't take it anymore.

[Hippasus]

170. I'm shocked, just shocked, ...

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… that lots of us turned our tvs off after seeing the results.

[DemonGoddess]

171. No news here since last Wednesday

Can't do it.

So, I am currently streaming all of Star Trek:TNG, as well as watching Full Metal Alchemist, any Godzilla I can find, and the like. I am not watching any of them sanewashing and/or excusing the stupidity we all saw at the ballot box. Not from us, or people who are like us, that think. But the ones who voted for shitstain.

[Meowmee]

172. I had already stopped for a long time-

watching any of them, any channels etc. for the most part. If I do I often have the sound off. I can't watch these people without yelling at the tv after what they have done. They are responsible for this in large part and they are doing it all over again. Pretending a criminally insane psycho is normal... I refuse to be abused by them and him and his band of loonies anymore and will avoid it as much as possible.

All with a smile on their face while the country as we knew it, and any shred of integrity have vanished for the most part. Some are ok such as NW and some others.

I am amazed they think anyone wants to watch this shit show a second time, but I guess some people still do. I have to protect myself.

I watch some local news, news online and mostly old tv shows. We don't have netflix so it's limited what I can see. I binge watch free old tv shows on amazon too sometimes.

[Corgigal]

173. I have Keith Olbermann podcast,

Maybe I’m mistaken, but he has never lied to me. If he makes a mistake he apologizes. He’s doesn’t even appear to be doing it for the money, he’s good. Also it’s seems all the talking heads either don’t like him, or more likely fear him.
I’m gonna stay with him.
I even stopped my money going to MeidasTouch, love the brothers but i need to stock pile all my resources right now.

[Nimble_Idea]

175. I will not watch any corporate Piece of shit media trying to tell me what went wrong

I know already. corporate shit media.

[ecstatic]

177. I can't stomach any MSM. It's like they're gleefully reporting on all of trump's horrific plans

and his idiotic pending appointments. What are we supposed to do with that and where the fuck was this energy during the run up to the election?

MSNBC has some quality journalists and anchors that did a great job of reporting what was at stake. Unfortunately, I'm done with all of them for the time being.

You don't get to profit off of my pain again. You will not get hours upon hours of doom watching from me again. If that's what CNN, the NYT and others were expecting when they sane washed trump through Election Day, then sorry guys, you miscalculated. I'm done.

The only politically themed stuff I can stomach right now are the instant karma / FAFO videos but that's about it.

[doc03]

179. My viewership dropped about 95% nt

[Clouds Passing]

182. I have turned off all mainstream media since 11/5. MSNBC was part of the spin machine too.

Pretending they are liberal while moving people farther and farther to the batshit crazy right.

[Progressive dog]

183. Well I'm not in the coveted age range

but I have watched much less news since TSF won, which means I watch much less MSNBC.