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Rachel Maddow closes 2017 by beating the pants off Sean Hannity
By Eric Boehlert DECEMBER 28, 2017
MSNBC landed its largest audience ever this year and now has Fox News in its
sights for 2018.
（リベラル色の強い）MSNBCは昨年に比べて視聴者が大幅増加、ニュースショーのホスト
であるRachel Maddowの人気がFOXの人気司会者のSean Hannityに迫り、来年は凌駕の勢い
今年はMSNBCにとって、過去最大の視聴者数の増加を記録し来年はFOXを超える可能性も

MSNBC averaged 1.6 million primetime viewers this year. For context, that compares
to the 900,000 viewers MSNBC averaged in 2011, and the paltry 385,000 viewers the
network claimed in primetime during 2006 when the channel was barely a blip on the
cable ratings screen.

全般的に言ってトランプ大統領はMSNBC, CNN, and Fox Newsについて視聴者数の増加をもた
らした。混沌とした政治ニュースが人々をしてニュース番組に向かわせたが、中でも MSNBC
が昨年比で最大の視聴者増加を記録した
Overall, Donald Trump was very good to MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News this year. All three
boasted big audiences gains as viewers scrambled to keep pace with the chaotic
news events surrounding the historically unpopular president. But MSNBC posted the
largest gains over last year.
今年を回顧すると5月がターニング・ポイントであった。大統領がJames Comey　FBI長官を
解雇しロシア疑惑が問題視されるようになってMSNBCの視聴者数が急増
Looking back on 2017, the cable news ratings turning point came in May when Trump
fired FBI Director James Comey and basically all hell broke loose on the Russia
election story. Filled with endless revelations that rocked the Trump White House,
the month of May motivated MSNBC fans to tune into their favorite programs.

これまでFOXに比べて競合とはみなされてこなかったMSNBCが、今年は急速にライバルになり
来年は凌駕する可能性すら有る
Suddenly Fox News, which hadn’t been in a serious ratings fight for at least a
decade, was challenged nightly by MSNBC.