Lawmakers Demand Details Of Feds Snaking Censorship Through Private Companies
On Thursday, Sen. Eric Schmitt asked social media companies to disclose recent government demands for removing Americans' speech from their platforms.On Thursday, Sen. Eric Schmitt asked social media companies to disclose recent government demands for removing Americans' speech from their platforms.‘Dr Who’ has WORST RATINGS in 60-year history after taking a ‘decisively queer step’
“Dr. Who” has been a fan favorite for the 60 years it’s been on air, but with its recent record low ratings on Disney Plus — that’s all changing.
“Not only is the show absolutely not doing well, but it is failing spectacularly. Like it is doing so poorly,” Lauren Chen of “Pseudo-Intellectual” comments, noting that the “show has been on the decline for a while now.”
Since the first episode of the season, fewer and fewer people are tuning in for more.
The issues began with the portrayal of Dr. Who — who is now a crossdressing black man — and went downhill from there.
“They were so focused on trying to pander to black people and queer people and get them interested in the show, they forgot about welcoming, like, just actual Dr. Who fans to watch the show,” Chen says.
“In fact, sometimes, they did the exact opposite. They told those fans to not watch the show if they weren’t happy with being force-fed progressive propaganda, and I’m not even kidding,” she adds.
The main actor has told people to not watch the show, addressing his critics in an April 2024 interview with Variety’s Ellise Shafer by saying, “Don’t watch. Turn off the TV. Go and touch grass, please, for God’s sake.”
This same sentiment was shared by a drag queen who plays a villain in the show.
“I know a lot of people might not even watch this season of 'Dr. Who' because it’s taking such a decisively queer step. However, if they watch, I think they’ll see that we’re just actors playing characters. And if they don’t watch it, then who needs ‘em? I truly believe that for every fan we lose to transphobia, we’re going to have two to three more coming in because they’re excited for trans representation,” Jinkx Monsoon said.
“How is that prediction working out for you?” Chen laughs.
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Ultra-woke 'Doctor Who' sets record for worst season finale in show's history
Iconic English series "Doctor Who" has broken another record in terms of viewership lows, this time in the form of record-low season finale viewers.
A total of 40 seasons have come and gone for "Doctor Who" when combining its original 1963-1989 run with the 2005 reboot up to 2024.
The 2024 season finale "Empire of Death" finished with 2.25 million overnight viewers, the least in the show's history. While the first run of the series featured finales that were drawn out over several episodes, neither the average viewership nor the final episode for each of the historic seasons were this low.
The BBC program has become a battleground for testing the limits of ideological injection into entertainment, with showrunner Russell T. Davies declaring he was looking to "break barriers" with his content. Davies even openly stated that he wanted to push gender-based beliefs on children.
"Homophobia and transphobia happens when it's something you've never seen before," he claimed.
Davies then stated that children can be educated on the topic easier than adults. "You can temper that reaction and change it if you introduce these images to people happily, and normally, and calmly when they're young."
'You know, they might not be the ratings we'd love. We always want higher.'
Series star Ncuti Gatwa even told fans not to watch if they didn't agree with the messaging, a suggestion that seemingly worked. After adding gay nightclub scenes, drag queens, and more, episode three of the 2024 season sank to an all-time low 2.04 million overnight viewers.
When it seemed to be the lowest the show could go, the record was broken again after episode seven sank to 2.02 million overnight viewers, according to Doctor Who TV.
While it is difficult to tell how viewership calculations for the original series were tabulated, traditional ratings systems would suggest they were tabulated through overnight ratings. This is how the new shows are tabulated as well, with digital views also added.
Radio Times suggested that the consolidated figures for the woke reboot have hovered around 4 million per episode, while Doctor Who TV has shown an average of 3.71 million total viewers per episode. But even if generously factoring in those numbers, the 2024 season finale would still not outrank any finale from the original run.
Davies recently expressed that he has been proud of the show but admitted the ratings have been a bit of a letdown.
"You know, they might not be the ratings we'd love. We always want higher," he reportedly told RadioTimes, per Screenrant.
He went on to say that the show has been wildly successful with those under 30 years old.
"Episode one, 'Space Babies,' is already up to 5.6 million and counting. So it is getting there. And actually, I was brought back to bring in a younger audience. That's been massively successful," he claimed.
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CNN Falls To Newsmax In Friday’s Prime-Time Ratings
Newsmax defeated CNN in Friday's prime-time ratings to become the nation's third-highest-rated cable news channel.Fox News' 8:00 p.m. ratings plummet during first few days without Tucker Carlson
Fox News Channel's ratings for its 8:00 p.m. time slot have fallen off a cliff without Tucker Carlson this week.
Fox News Media claimed in a press release on Monday that the network and Carlson had "agreed to part ways." But the Wall Street Journal cited unnamed people familiar with the issue to report that Carlson learned he was being let go around 10 minutes prior to when Fox announced the news.
The Associated Press, citing the Nielsen Company, reported that Fox got 1.33 million viewers for the 8 p.m. slot hosted by Brian Kilmeade on Wednesday — that marks a steep decline from the 3.05 million viewers Carlson had last Wednesday, Nielsen noted, according to the AP.
The ratings have fallen each day for the first three days of this week. Kilmeade scored just 1.7 million viewers on Tuesday and 2.59 million on Monday, the AP noted.
The outlet said that Carlson drew 2.65 million viewers on Friday.
The conservative media personality had apparently expected to return to work this week because as he wrapped up the show on Friday, he said, "We'll be back on Monday."
But in the Monday press release, Fox News Media declared that "Carlson's last program was Friday April 21st."
On the heels of that news, some people took to social media to announce that they had canceled their subscription to the Fox Nation streaming service.
The brief video that Carlson posted to Twitter on Wednesday evening at 8:01 p.m. has amassed more than 20 million views so far, while the tweet that contains the video has more than 69 million views.
"This video has gotten over 15 million views in 14 hours. @TuckerCarlson's star is only going to shine brighter and stronger than ever. We love you, Tucker!" Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado wrote in response to Carlson's tweet.
\u201cThis video has gotten over 15 million views in 14 hours.\n\n@TuckerCarlson\u2019s star is only going to shine brighter and stronger than ever.\n\nWe love you, Tucker!\u201d— Lauren Boebert (@Lauren Boebert) 1682604249
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Maybe If CNN Hired A Real Conservative, Its Viewership Wouldn’t Tank So Badly
Contrary to much of the commentary, very little has changed at CNN since its new Chief Executive Officer Chris Licht took over.
Ratings hit rock bottom for Chuck Todd's 'Meet the Press'
"Meet the Press" – the longest-running program on American television – had its worst ratings since Chuck Todd became the host in 2014, according to a new report.
"Meet the Press with Chuck Todd" recorded its lowest-rated quarter over the April-May-June period, according to Radar.
The entertainment media outlet reported that the low ratings have "caught the attention of network brass" at NBC.
"Meet the Press" – which is in its 38th season – peaked with an average of more than 4 million viewers in the first quarter of 2017 when Donald Trump was president. However, the NBC News program attracted an average of just over 2.3 million viewers last month.
In the advertiser-coveted demo of viewers ages 25-54, "Meet the Press" only garnered an average of 492,000 viewers in the second quarter.
ABC boasted that its Sunday news program, "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," was excelling.
"Season to date, 'This Week' is ranking No. 1 in Adults 25-54, leading CBS' 'Face the Nation' and NBC's 'Meet the Press' at this point of the season for the first time in 28 years — since the 1993-1994 season," according to ABC News public relations. "'This Week' is also posting its largest lead over the CBS program in 22 years — since the 1999-2000 season. 'This Week' is leading NBC's 'Meet the Press' in total viewers season to date for the first time in 7 years — since the 2014-2015 season."
"This Week" saw its total viewers increase by 4% year to year.
An anonymous TV insider told Radar Online, "This does not augur well for Chuck."
“NBC News Chairman Cesar Conde must really be concerned. This is like David Gregory all over again," the insider said.
Todd replaced David Gregory in 2014 after "Meet the Press" struggled with TV ratings.
"Meet the Press Daily" – the weekday counterpart to the NBC News Sunday program – was booted from MSNBC in June. "Meet the Press Daily" was rebranded as "Meet the Press NOW" and broadcast on the NBC News NOW streaming service.
Chris Jansing took over Todd's 1 p.m. slot on MSNBC.
"Chuck was one of the first broadcast anchors to see the massive potential of streaming and bringing ‘Meet the Press’s’ daily franchise to NBC News Now reinforces the platform’s status as the destination for news on streaming," NBC News President Noah Oppenheim said in a statement in May.
In December 2020, Todd told the Wrap, "Over the last six years, we’ve always approached ‘Meet the Press’ as more than just a Sunday show and I view our ratings success, in part, on our ability to reach people where they are and not just hoping they find us. This has been one of the most challenging years for everyone and that includes this incredible team and I couldn’t be prouder."
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