OAN Staff James Myers
3:04 PM – Wednesday, December 11, 2024
MSNBC Since President-elect Donald Trump's Election Day victory, host Rachel Maddow has been abandoned by nearly half of her viewers, according to recent statistics.
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“The Rachel Maddow Show” has lost 43% of its total viewers since Election Day 2024, averaging 140 total viewers since Trump’s landslide victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. It stayed at 10,000.
The decline was discovered after analysts compared average viewership for “The Rachel Maddow Show” since Jan. 1.centuntil Election Day 2024. MSNBC Number of viewers for programs after November 6thth.
In 2022, MSNBC Despite the huge paycheck, the host has cut back on 'The Rachel Maddow Show' to once a week to 'pursue other projects', and she recently signed a new contract to remain as the face of the show. did. MSNBC For the future.
The network's biggest star fared even worse among adults 25-54, losing a massive 56% in viewership since the election and averaging just 103,000 viewers in perhaps the most important demographic. Stayed in person.
At the time of its popularity, “The Rachel Maddow Show” aired every night of the week and competed for the title of “Most-Watched Cable News Host,” but Maddow last hosted it two years ago. to Monday night alone, and the remaining four days were in the 9:00 PM ET slot. One week for Alex Wagner. Additionally, Wagner had his lowest-rated week on record last week.
Currently, Maddow covers the network's most notable events such as election night, hosts a podcast, and works on multiple side projects in his off time. MSNBC.
Under his previous contract, Maddow reportedly earned $30 million annually. However, according to Anklerher new contract was less than $25 million a year for the next five years, but MSNBC Insiders dispute the numbers.
fox news Correspondent Joe Concha, who has covered the media industry for many years, said it's not surprising that a host who was “such a strong supporter of Kamala Harris” is losing viewers in the wake of the election results. Ta.
“I was surprised that MSNBC She still donates $25 million to work one night a week. And the return on investment is that she finishes second to Sean Hannity at 9 p.m. Was that money well spent? It's a rhetorical question,” Concha said. fox news digital.
Mr. Maddow has long been known to be a relentless critic of Mr. Trump, and is also known for promoting a false theory that has since been debunked, linking Mr. Trump to Russia.
“The Rachel Maddow Show” gained popularity for its left-wing pursuit of Trump, averaging 2.5 million viewers in 2017, 2.9 million in 2018, 2.8 million in 2019, and 3.2 million in 2020. was recorded. In 2021, she reduced her workload after a long hiatus.
Maddow also expressed his opinion before the election that if Trump were re-elected, he would “become a dictator.”
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