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Fox CEO Blames Viewer Fatigue for Ratings Dip as MS NOW Sees Growth

Lachlan Murdoch attributes Fox News' declining viewership to fatigue, while Versant Media's Mark Lazarus reports no such trend at rival network MS NOW.

6 publishers · 9 articles · first seen 2 Nov 2026 · updated 4d ago

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First reported by The Hollywood Reporter, 2 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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6 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 2 Nov 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 2 November at 14:20 UTC; Variety followed 2 min later. The most recent article, from TV | Hollywood Reporter, appeared on 3 November at 14:37 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: TV | Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), Deadline, The A.V. Club.

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  1. Mark Lazarus: MS NOW Not Experiencing the Viewer “Fatigue” Lachlan Murdoch Complained About TV | Hollywood Reporter ·
  2. Versant CEO: MS NOW Not Suffering From ‘News Fatigue’ Like Fox News Variety ·
  3. Lachlan Murdoch Blames Fox News Ratings Dip on ‘Viewer Fatigue’ Bloomberg Markets ·
  4. Fox News suffers sharp drop in ratings as US elections approach News Feed ·
  5. Fox News ‘Viewer Fatigue’ Captures Notice of Fox CEO Murdoch, Who Vows to Press Forward Variety ·
  6. “Viewer Fatigue” Hitting Fox News Ratings, Lachlan Murdoch Says The Hollywood Reporter ·
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  1. Unlike Fox News, MS NOW Is “Not Seeing Any Viewer Fatigue,” Parent Company CEO Mark Lazarus Says Deadline
  2. Fox News acknowledges viewers are getting tired of it The A.V. Club
  3. Lachlan Murdoch Notes Fox News “Viewer Fatigue” Around Midterms Amid Year-Over-Year Viewership Declines Deadline

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  • Fox News
  • Lachlan Murdoch
  • MS NOW
  • Mark Lazarus
  • Versant Media
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