Following are the most popular news programs on broadcast and cable networks with their quality/bias ratings.
ABC World News Tonight (Averaged 8.12 million viewers)
Ad Fontes: Bias - Middle; Reliability- Reliable, Analysis/Fact Reporting
MBFC: Overall, we rate ABC News as Left-Center biased based on story selection and word choices that moderately favor the left and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a reasonable fact check record.
NBC Nightly News (Averaged 6.62 million viewers)
Ad Fontes: Bias - Middle; Reliability- Reliable, Analysis/Fact Reporting
MBFC: Overall, we rate NBC News Left-Center biased based on story selection and word choices that moderately favor the left and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a reasonable fact check record.
CBS Evening News (Averaged 4.91 million viewers)
Ad Fontes: Bias - Middle; Reliability- Reliable, Fact Reporting
MBFC: Overall, we rate CBS News as Left-Center biased based on story selection that moderately favors the left and is High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record.
The Five - Fox News (Averaged 3.04 million viewers)
Ad Fontes: Bias - Strong Right; Reliability - Mixed Reliability/Opinion OR Other Issues
MBFC: (no review available. However, two reviews are available for two of the five hosts):
- Jesse Watters - Right Biased / Mixed for factual reporting
- Jeanine Pirro - Right-Biased / Low factual rating
Jesse Watters Primetime - Fox News (Averaged 2.79 million viewers)
Ad Fontes: Bias - Hyper-Partisan Right; Reliability - Unreliable, Problematic
MBFC: Overall, we rate Jesse Watters as Right Biased based on editorial positions that routinely favor a conservative perspective. We also rate him Mixed for factual reporting due to controversial statements, the promotion of conspiracy theories, and failed fact checks.
The Rachel Maddow Show - MSNBC (Averaged 2.53 million viewers)
Ad Fontes: Bias - Strong Left; Reliability - Generally Reliable/Analysis OR Other Issues
MBFC: Overall, we rate Rachel Maddow Left Biased based on political positions that closely align with the progressive left. We also rate her Mixed for factual reporting due to the promotion of conspiracy theories and a few failed fact checks
Hannity - Fox News (Averaged 2.43 million viewers)
Ad Fontes: Bias - Hyper-Partisan Right; Reliability - Unreliable, Problematic
MBFC: Overall, we rate Sean Hannity Far-Right Biased based on editorial positions that strongly favor the Right. We also rate him low for factual reporting due to rejecting the consensus of science on some issues and numerous failed fact checks.
Special Report with Bret Baier - Fox News (Averaged 2.22 million viewers)
Ad Fontes: Bias -Skews Right; Reliability - Reliable, Analysis/Fact Reporting
MBFC: Overall, we rate Bret Baier Right-Center Biased based on his editorial positions that moderately favor the Right. We also rate him Mostly Factual in reporting due to some instances of misinformation and controversial statements
The Ingraham Angle - Fox News (Averaged 2.21 million viewers)
- Ad Fontes: Bias - Hyper-Partisan Right; Reliability - Unreliable, Problematic
- MBFC: Laura Ingraham is considered a right-biased political commentator who has been criticized for her controversial statements and opinions. She has been found to have made several false or misleading statements, which has led to criticism of her credibility that results in a low factual rating. Bias Rating: far-right; factual reporting: low; mbfc credibility rating: low credibility
Programs listed by Bias:
(listed from left to right)
Left to Strong Left:- The Rachael Maddow Show - MSNBC (generally reliable / mixed factuality)
Center to Left-Center:- ABC World News Tonight (reliable / high factuality)- NBC Nightly News (reliable / high factuality)- CBS Evening News (reliable / high factuality)
Right-Center- Special Report with Bret Baier - Fox News (reliable / mostly factual)
Strong Right- The Five - Fox News (mixed reliability)
Right to Hyper-Partisan Right- Jesse Watters Primetime - Fox News (unreliable/mixed-factuality)
Far-Right to Hyper-Partisan Right- Sean Hannity Show - Fox News (unreliable/low-factuality)- The Ingraham Angle - Fox News (unreliable/low-factuality)
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