View Full Version : Network viewership keeps getting older


TMC
05-30-2024, 05:34 AM
https://www.spotsndots.com/wsj-tv-networks-embrace-their-aging-audience/article_3e897a82-18dc-11ef-8b57-9b4ab836bbdf.html#:~:text=According%20to%20Nielsen%20data%2C%20the,69%2C%20and%20CNN's%20is%2067.

According to Nielsen data, the median age for viewers of cable channels like TNT and Bravo is 56, for HGTV it's 66, and even MTV now has a median viewer age of 51. Cable news audiences are even older: MSNBC's median age is 70, Fox News's is 69, and CNN's is 67.


The Oldest TV Show Audiences, by Network (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tv-viewers-oldest-audiences-1235910778/)

blueberrymuffin
05-30-2024, 02:03 PM
God, that's insane.

I'm in my late 30s, but I know I'm one of the few "young'uns" still watching cable. I wonder how many there are. Given the reactions I get from people when I say that, I'd say very few.

Coffeecup
05-31-2024, 05:43 PM
Maybe for there are less children under the age of 18 and far more people over the age of 60. Just don't bring back Lawrence Welk.