It’s been a rough start to 2022 for Newsmax as DirecTV is dropping the news channel; however, there’s a silver lining as CNN’s Brian Stelter said in a segment of “Reliable Sources” that Newsmax sees an uptick in viewers when former President Donald Trump speaks.
Viewership numbers for Newsmax soar when they air Trump’s rallies due to other networks are showing them.
“On a normal Saturday night, Newsmax might have 50,000 viewers, but when Trump held a rally two weeks ago, more than 1.5 million found the channel, beating Fox because Fox ignored the rally,” Stelter said.
Newsmax noted last week during their airing of Trump’s Arizona rally on January 15 drew 2.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen data.
Most networks, including Fox News, do not air Trump’s campaign-style events. The former president has held two “Save America” rallies this month, one in Arizona and one in Texas on Saturday, which have all been on Newsmax.
