Fewer Americans watch TV news. Among those that do, the majority watch local news over national news.
According to Pew Research report, 50% of adults in the U.S. get news regularly from television. That’s down 57% from 2016.
That drain varies across local, network and cable news. And while local saw the largest decline year to year, it still has the largest audience among the three.
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From 2016-2017, local news viewership fell from 46% to 37%, nine percentage points.
You can read the full report here.
