MSNBC primetime viewership plunged 54% in the days after Donald Trump won the White House as the network’s audience tuned away from its left-leaning coverage, according to a report. The Comcast-owned cable news channel — which drew a daily average of 1.

Social media has been alight with anecdotal explanations for why the liberal-leaning news networks are seeing such a stark drop in viewership: Many blame the media for “normalizing” Trump’s candidacy and refuse to reward them with the ratings they suspect the network execs desired in doing so.

ABC led the “Big 4” broadcast networks on Tuesday with its Election Night news coverage from 8 to 11 pm ET. ABC’s coverage averaged just shy of 5.7 million total viewers, followed by NBC’s 5.3 million,

The Rachel Maddow Show,” the liberal network’s highest-rated program, drew 1.3 million viewers on Monday, about a million shy of her October average, according to Nielsen. In a crucial ratings metric — viewers under the age of 54 — it was the least-watched edition of the show since April 2022.

It's time of year when news organizations typically bank on high viewership due to public interest in election results and reactions. Step into the world of intricate craftsmanship where every detail matters.

MSNBC's prime-time viewership has plummeted by 54 per cent in the days following the US election. Sky News host James Macpherson claims left-wing media have “shot themselves in the foot” for telling “lies” during their coverage of the presidential campaign.

MSNBC’s viewership dropped on Thursday and Friday, following Donald Trump’s historic election night win. As Mediaite reports, on Thursday, Fox News averaged 2.6 million total viewers, with 375,000 in the key 25-54 demographic.