CNN, MSNBC viewers flip for Biden; Fox audience slumps

Fox News is seeking a dismissal of Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit, arguing that it was providing First Amendment protected newsworthy information in featuring President Donald Trump’s surrogates and their false claims of election fraud.

NEW YORK -- Cable television news has never been more in vogue and so competitive.Several programs on MSNBC and CNN had their most-watched months ever in January, the Nielsen company said. CNN as a network did so, too, in a newsy month where the Capitol insurrection and President Joe Biden's inauguration left a lot to talk about.For the weekday prime-time schedule — the heart of the networks — MSNBC averaged 3.31 million viewers, CNN had 3.12 million and Fox News Channel had 2.89 million.

Chris Stirewalt, the former politics editor of Fox News Channel, penned an op ed published on Thursday for the Los Angeles Times in which he defended calling Arizona for Joe Biden on election night, setting off Donald Trump and pushback and even “murderous rage” from his supporters.

Nielsen has a more complete picture of the viewership of Joe Biden’s inauguration last week, showing that nearly 33.8 million viewers tuned in to coverage across 17 networks.

< 1 min read US President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Monday that will lift the Pentagon’s ban on transgender people serving in the military.

Joe Biden is a Pop!

While Beau Biden passed away nearly six years before Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States, Ashley Biden revealed that her late brother has still been with them in spirit. The First Daughter of the United States shared a bittersweet story of how she and Joe felt Beau’s “presence” amid Joe’s presidential campaign — and revealed how Beau would’ve reacted to their dad’s win — during her first ever television interview, which the TODAY show aired on Jan. 19.

A long-lasting romance! From finding love with each other after their first marriages to becoming the first couple of the United States, President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden (née Jacobs) have built a strong marriage that has lasted more than four decades.

RTÉ has come under fire for its inauguration coverage after a commentator launched a tirade of abuse at Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as President and Vice President of the United States. From Jennifer Lopez’s performance to Lady Gaga’s dress and the amazing poetry by Ananda Gorman, there’s so much to keep smiling about.

President Joe Biden has tapped Federal Communications Commission commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to be acting chair of the government agency. Rosenworcel has been an FCC commissioner since 2012 and is seen as one of the favorites to be nominated as the next permanent chair.

The star of the show! If you don’t know who Natalie Biden is, you definitely will going forward.

President Joe Biden apparently doesn’t have a constant need for caffeine, at least in the form of soda. His predecessor Donald Trump was so fond of his beloved Diet Coke that he had a wooden box with a red button sitting on top of the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office where with one press, a butler immediately delivered him a can of the drink. But new photos from Biden’s desk setup show that the box has been removed.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe inauguration of President Joe Biden won significantly more viewers than President Donald Trump’s 2017 ceremony, per early Nielsen figures.Approximately 39.87 million people watched the half-hour swearing-in ceremony over the nation’s six major TV-news outlets, according to Nielsen, compared with an average of 30.6 million viewers for the 2017 event. More to come…

A touching tribute. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden named his 8-month-old baby boy Beau after his late brother.

RTÉ has come under fire for its inauguration coverage after a commentator launched a tirade of abuse at Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Joe Biden’s first night as president was marked with a special celebration featuring music from the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry, John Legend and Foo Fighters. The event, which was dubbed ‘Celebrating America’ was hosted by none other than Oscar winner Tom Hanks, who is possibly the most likeable man in the world.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are surrounded by their supportive family for a group photo ahead of the Celebrating America event at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night (January 20).

Joe Biden transition officials reportedly told reporters on Tuesday that one «Beau Biden» was among the family members flying from Delaware to Washington, D.C., for the presidential inauguration. Baby Beau was in attendance when Joe was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday.Hunter and Melissa tied the knot in May 2019 and welcomed their son in March.