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Legacy TV, the old big three (NBC, CBS, and ABC) had a no good, terrible year last year, losing millions of viewers.

But so did most of the rest of them.

As Variety reported, 44 of the top 50 TV channels lost viewers in 2022. Only three (ESPN, ESPN 2, and the Paramount Network) gained any.

And this drop in viewers occurred despite the fact that both a highly contentious election and the Olympics were aired during the year.

Cable news also lost numbers. Fox News viewership dropped 1%, MSNBC dropped 22% and CNN dropped 34%.

“There may come a time when it just doesn’t make sense to rank the broadcast and cable networks anymore,” Variety added. “Actually, that time is probably already here, with most viewing now taking place via streaming and other means. And yet, Nielsen’s numbers — which include time shifting and other ways people watch, not just live — are still the best barometer of who’s watching what in the linear world.”

It appears that streaming really is killing legacy TV.

Indeed, the money is bleeding from TV and cable.

“Digital TV Research said the U.S. will lose $23 billion in revenues between 2019 and 2025, and that after peaking at $105 billion in 2015, U.S. pay TV revenues will drop to $56 billion in 2025,” Fierce Video reported.

Broadcast TV and Cable are on track to losing half their revenue over the next ten years.

It hasn’t happened yet, exactly, but soon enough we will see the end of a whole ton of new programing. The nets just won’t be able to afford it.

Further, actors will find an end to the gravy train. The big salaries will be gone. That, on turn, will mean the end of La La Land and its big mansions, luxury stores, and that fantasy life style.

Can’t say that’s a bad thing at all.

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Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN, and several local Chicago News programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a "target rich environment" for political news.

 

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