Viewership on ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Has Plummeted Over The Last 10 Years

Posted : 15 Apr, 2026 03:36 PM

CBS: 10.91 million (2015-2016)

→ 4.4 million (2025)



NBC: 8.11 million (2015-2016)

→ 4.2 million (2025)



ABC: 6.82 million (2015-2016)

→ 4.0 million (2025)



Fox: 5.78 million (2015-2016)

→ 3.1 million (2025)



Many so called news channels are all about money, so they will report the news stories that make them the most money. The phrase is 'if it bleeds...it leads' (meaning that many people secretly enjoy hearing how bad things are).



Here is a fun excercise the next time that you watch tv take note of the comercials surronding the program, because the comercial company is paying for the program.



The way that things used to be was that pharmaceutical companies pay for alot of programs.



Humerously the pharmaceutical used to want the news programs to report on negative news and in an ironic twist big pharma is about to be cut down to size.



-According to data the pharmaceutical industry spent over $7 billion on national television ads in 2024 alone, with estimates suggesting that this spending represents 10-12% of total TV ad revenue-



https://cordcuttersnews.com/cable-tv-networks-could-soon-lose-7-billion-every-year-as-one-of-their-biggest-revenue-sources-could-soon-be-banned/

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