Median Age of Typical Cable News Viewer is 60 or Older

Capitol CommunicatorJanuary 20, 20181 min read

According to Nielsen Live +7-day data, in 2017 CNN’s median age was 60, while the median age of the Fox News and MSNBC viewer was 65, reports TVNewser, which added that the good news for CNN and Fox News is “they each aged down one year, from 2016 when CNN’s median age was 61 and Fox News’s was 66.

“The not so good news for MSNBC, their median age jumped two years. It was 63 in 2016.

“In prime time, the median age ticks even lower: CNN’s median was 59 (flat vs. 2016); MSNBC’s median was 65 (up two years from 63 in 2016); and Fox News’ was 66 (flat vs. 2016).”

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