Fox News has led cable ratings for nearly 20 years, but that could be changing following a disappointing 2020 presidential election for Trump supporters. Newsmax, which is owned by Chris Ruddy, told Axios that “the walls have been breached” referring to the exodus of viewers from his top competitor.
Last week, Newsmax overtook Breitbart to become the most visited right-leaning news site and TV ratings for the channel have surged following the election. “It felt like it was an earthquake on election night,” Ruddy said.
Host Greg Kelly has recently drawn as many as 1 million viewers a night — as President Trump continues to urge followers to abandon Fox News. President Trump continues to tweet support for alternatives to Fox. “Many great alternatives are forming & exist. Try @OANN & @newsmax, among others!”
Chris Ruddy who founded Newsmax in 1998, and took his channel to cable in 2015, told Axios that a flood of defections followed Fox News’ early decision to call Arizona (accurately) for President-elect Biden, which infuriated Trump.
Fox News is now deploying the slogan “Standing Up For What’s Right” in prime-time chyrons.
