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Rachel Maddow becomes 'most popular prime-time news host' as Trump opponents flock to MSNBCThe audience of Ms Maddows show has almost tripled, from 849,000 nightly viewers in 2014 to more than 2.3m in June
Alexandra Wilts Washington DC 8 hours ago
Rachel Maddow of MSNBC is now said to be the most popular personality in prime-time cable news a title that has been claimed by Fox News TV hosts since 2001.
Ms Maddows network also achieved other milestones in July, including its closest finish to Fox since 2000 and its largest margin of victory ever over CNN. While cable ratings across the board surged throughout the first six months of Donald Trumps chaotic presidency, The Rachel Maddow Show, launched nearly 10 years ago, appears to have particularly benefited amid the actions and controversies involving the unpredictable US leader.
Ms Maddows audience alone has almost tripled, from 849,000 nightly viewers in 2014 to more than 2.3m in June, according to Rolling Stone.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rachel-maddow-msnbc-donald-trump-mika-brzezinski-joe-scarborough-fox-a7881741.html
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)A lick of common sense!
Investigate, prosecute & punish all republican-russian TreasonWeasels who have betrayed, and are continuing to betray, the United States of America.
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)Rachael Maddow will figure prominently as a truth-seeker, dot-connector and a true Patriot.
FakeNoose
(32,356 posts)Old Vet
(2,001 posts)jalan48
(13,798 posts)tblue37
(64,982 posts)bonniebgood
(937 posts)M$NBC side lined her for having the highest rating? Remember Phil Donahue had the highest rating they canned him. Are fox watchers flocking over to msnbc? watch for Magan Kelly in Rachel spot. "Watch this spot"
Luciferous
(6,068 posts)PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)She is an avid fisherwoman! I believe she'll be back from her vacation tonight (Tuesday)!
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)Joy has been doing a great job standing in but I've been missing Rachel.
monmouth4
(9,665 posts)dawnie51
(959 posts)I can get thru most days. If you are a functioning being, you need some truth at least once a day, and they provide it for me.
katmondoo
(6,454 posts)I couldn't conceive of a night without Lawrence O'Donnell, I was so afraid we were going to lose him.
Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)That's how I make it through most days on this merry go round we're forced to ride!
Stuart G
(38,365 posts)Most here know, ....but if you don't.
...........Keith Olbermann discovered her and gave her a chance to be on his show..................................
...........................hat's off to Keith............ .....................................
FakeNoose
(32,356 posts)...Steve Bannon. Can you believe that?
He really admires her even though their politics are directly 180 degrees apart.
womanofthehills
(8,584 posts)to around 2007. Others on Air America at that time were Al Franken, Randi Rhodes, Cent Uyger, and Sam Seder. I used to listen to her weekly back then. I worked at home so I listened to the whole lineup while I worked.
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)co-hosting with Liz Winstead years ago.
a kennedy
(29,467 posts)oasis
(49,152 posts)FakeNoose
(32,356 posts)... without her awesome staff, and I believe it.
The staff keep working hard even when Rachel's on vacation, so Joy and others have great fill-in shows too.
That's the sign of a well-run organization.
calimary
(80,700 posts)Watching her show is like attending a master class. Post-graduate level. You get context, historical background, and tremendously intelligent analysis.
Who do the bad guys have? Idiots, dingbats, and fools. WE have a Rhodes Scholar.
And hey, if Pat Robertson is upset about this, SO MUCH THE BETTER!!!!
http://reverbpress.com/news/pat-robertson-rachel-maddow/
oasis
(49,152 posts)blaze
(6,271 posts)woundedkarma
(498 posts)Probably not including the people like me who find her show online each night because we don't have cable.
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)sell online access just for their network to all us folk without cable. Sometimes u can find a wildcat streamer on YouTube but it becoming less and less likely.
Big Blue Marble
(4,978 posts)It downloads right after her show is finished.
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)Big Blue Marble
(4,978 posts)...and the best part is there are no commercials.
liberalla
(9,166 posts)they have other news networks on there also, but i just watch msnbc... it's been pretty reliable for me. fyi.
I'll give a try
womanofthehills
(8,584 posts)I also signed up for Randi Rhodes podcasts.
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)(such as with your land line, if you've kept one), there a number of devices available to enable you to stream onto your TV set, and even get a wider variety of options to watch.
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)trying to be Fox Lite, is helping MSNBC too!
a kennedy
(29,467 posts)"MSNBCs bad decisions continue to bite them in the backsides, as the network has fallen behind CNN in the ratings. Even worse, Rachel Maddow is delivering the lowest ratings in the history of her show."
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/10/14/breaking-rachel-msnbcs-woes-maddow-post-lowest-ratings.html
What a difference 3 years makes eh??
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)one orange shitgibbon.
a kennedy
(29,467 posts)OnDoutside
(19,908 posts)Gothmog
(144,005 posts)elmac
(4,642 posts)I do have Maddow withdraws now that she is on vacation.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Is she back tonight?
We need some more inside info on the Russian spy-in-charge.
nolabear
(41,915 posts)She deserves every accolade she gets. It's such a relief to hear smart, in depth work.
Paladin
(28,204 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)milestogo
(16,829 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)This shows that people really are capable of listening to in-depth analytical news when it's done in an intelligent and non-condescending way. It turns out our attention span isn't at the Trump and his supporters' level after all.
Yay for Rachel!
bdamomma
(63,658 posts)Joy did a wonderful job covering for her.