'Right-wing mouthpiece' MSNBC concedes to 'rough year,' ratings slide

TVNewser reports today that MSNBC’s ratings continued their free fall in 2014. CNN senior media correspondent Brian Stelter was courteous enough to pass along the news.

Everything you've heard about @MSNBC struggling is true. ⬇ 21% in demo last year, ⬇ another 18% this year. @tvnewser: http://t.co/CKLMccduTs

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 30, 2014

https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/550043715004162048

https://twitter.com/tumbyMe/status/550046046458773504

@brianstelter @msnbc @tvnewser Heckuva job, Al Charlatan

— Philip Booth (@PBoothMedia) December 30, 2014

@brianstelter @LyraMW @msnbc @tvnewser when did they get rid of Keith Olbermann again?

— My cats' butler (@ladykayaker) December 30, 2014

https://twitter.com/jasian12345/status/550045319497392128

Remarkably, many blame the network for turning its back on its liberal viewers.

https://twitter.com/Maggyw519/status/550044026586820608

https://twitter.com/Maggyw519/status/550044208678309888

@brianstelter @msnbc @tvnewser going down because they are turning right and faux viewers think they are liberal media / what a joke

— NC Nomad (@dw1776) December 30, 2014

.@brianstelter @msnbc @tvnewser Sad. Viewers want CNN's frivolity – or they want Fox's lies.

— Michael Cromer (@MichaelCromer) December 30, 2014

@MichaelCromer @brianstelter @msnbc @tvnewser

And others just want the penetrating neutrality of Al Sharpton.

— subtextny (@subtextny) December 30, 2014

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@brianstelter @CNNPR the problem is that most liberals have a sense of humor vs outrage at the heart of their politics,why Stewart not msnbc

— Larry Rosenthal (@LarryRosenthal) December 30, 2014

@brianstelter @msnbc @tvnewser Start by dumping #MorningJoe, then other deadwood. Will follow @maddow anywhere. By far their smartest asset.

— N.J. Rideout (@Lwme07) December 30, 2014

@brianstelter @msnbc they do not know audience…give your audience what they want & they will be loyal #foxnews #startwithaxingmorningjoe

— JDeVries (@jdrewdevries) December 30, 2014

@brianstelter Couldn't happen to a better waste of bandwidth. #FoxLite @Here_ISound_Off @msnbc @tvnewser

— Mrs. Raven Needs More Quinlan Vos (@CassandraCorvid) December 30, 2014

@Here_ISound_Off I just get tired of the talking heads attacking the President when there are plenty of REAL stories they ignore.

— Mrs. Raven Needs More Quinlan Vos (@CassandraCorvid) December 30, 2014

@Thinking_Helps @brianstelter @Here_ISound_Off @msnbc @tvnewser Phil Griffin dismisses losing audience because Koch sponsorship offset loses

— Awakenings (@WilMadison) December 30, 2014

https://twitter.com/brianshall/status/550046168936632320

@brianstelter @Here_ISound_Off @msnbc @tvnewser B/c they sponsor RW BS as corporate hacks looking out for their bottom line.

— ❌❌TruthAlwaysWin❌❌ (@OnlyTruthReign) December 30, 2014

@brianstelter @CNNPR Wipe the smile off of your face Stelter.

— Rolando Whiteman (@ebrew79) December 30, 2014

Yeah, didn’t you read that CNN’s ratings are on a downward slide too?

CNN's challenge gets back to what I said before: the pie. "CNN, like MSNBC & Fox, saw overall viewership declines" http://t.co/YMF21VJqTt

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 30, 2014

https://twitter.com/keithedwards/status/550047369924845568

https://twitter.com/keithedwards/status/550047558815334400

What about Fox News?

2014 Ratings: Fox News Wins 13th Straight Year http://t.co/g6oUeFjBz5

— TVNewser (@tvnewser) December 30, 2014