Megyn Kelly’s blockbuster jump from Fox to NBC hasn’t wowed her viewers as much as her new bosses at 30 Rock.
According to a new poll, in fact, Fox viewers don’t plan to shift stations to catch her new shows on the network news giant.
A survey from Morning Consult found that more Republican viewers, in fact, plan to reject TV antagonist of President-elect Trump on NBC platforms.
“Republicans and Trump voters are not following Fox News’ former star anchor to her new home base at NBC News,” said the poll analysis.
Megyn Kelly is headed to NBC News, an event that a majority of adults knew about — only 31 percent of people in a recent Morning Consult poll said they have heard nothing about it. Thirty-six percent of male Democrats said they are more likely to watch Kelly on NBC News, compared to 29 percent of Republican men who said they are less likely to do the same. The change was smaller among women — 18 percent of female Democrats said they are more likely to watch Kelly on NBC News, versus 25 percent of Republican women who said her move makes them less likely to watch her program. Forty-seven percent of adults polled said her move will have no effect on their inclination to tune in.
Twenty-nine percent of people who voted for Hillary Clinton last November and 27 percent of people who voted for President Barack Obama in 2012 said they are more likely to watch Kelly on NBC News. Twenty-six percent of people who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 said they are now less likely to watch Kelly on television
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
