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Fox News ratings drop is due to ‘viewer fatigue,’ Murdoch says on eve of midterms

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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A highly contentious midterm election is contributing to higher ratings for many news brands. But not at the Fox News Channel. Fox News remains the most-watched cable channel overall, but its ratings have fallen sharply in recent weeks, prompting speculation that Fox’s …

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  1. The Hollywood Reporter

    “Viewer Fatigue” Hitting Fox News Ratings, Lachlan Murdoch Says (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Fox CEO told Wall Street he was confident those viewers will return, however: "We have seen this playbook."

  2. Variety

    Fox News ‘Viewer Fatigue’ Captures Notice of Fox CEO Murdoch, Who Vows to Press Forward (opens Variety)

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    Fox News viewers still like Fox, they just can’t take any more news. A decline in viewership at Fox News Channel over the third quarter and into last month has attracted the notice of the company’s most senior executive, with Fox Corp.

  3. Financial Times

    Fox News suffers sharp drop in ratings as US elections approach (opens Financial Times)

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    Lachlan Murdoch blames ‘viewer fatigue’ as CNN and MS NOW expand viewership

  4. Deadline

    Lachlan Murdoch Notes Fox News “Viewer Fatigue” Around Midterms Amid Year-Over-Year Viewership Declines (opens Deadline)

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    Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch Monday talked of viewer fatigue among the Fox News audience with the the midterm cycle heading to a close. “We are seeing some viewer fatigue, which we’ve seen before. This cycle is analogous, not entirely but somewhat analogous to the 2006 midterms, when you have a sec…

  5. Bloomberg

    Lachlan Murdoch Cites ‘Viewer Fatigue’ for Fox Ratings Dip (opens Bloomberg)

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    Fox Corp. Chief Executive Officer Lachlan Murdoch acknowledged a steep decline in viewership on Fox News ahead of midterm elections and attributed it to “viewer fatigue.”

  6. KRDO

    Fox News ratings drop is due to ‘viewer fatigue,’ Murdoch says on eve of midterms (opens KRDO)

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    By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A highly contentious midterm election is contributing to higher ratings for many news brands. But not at the Fox News Channel. Fox News remains the most-watched cable channel overall, but its ratings have fallen sharply in recent weeks, prompting speculation that Fox’s …

  7. Deadline

    Unlike Fox News, MS NOW Is “Not Seeing Any Viewer Fatigue,” Parent Company CEO Mark Lazarus Says (opens Deadline)

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    In the wake of comments Monday by Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch about viewer “fatigue” hampering Fox News, MS NOW parent Versant Media’s chief exec, Mark Lazarus, was asked about trends at his network. “We’re not seeing currently not seeing any fatigue with our audiences,” Lazarus said during the co…

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