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Judging by its dismal ratings, (BNI averages about 7+ times more visitors per day than al-Jazeera gets), it’s no surprise that the network, formerly owned by Al Gore, is gutting its daily schedule and firing its staff.
What do you get when you combine Al Gore’s low performing MSNBC alternative news channel with an oil state that sponsors terrorism? The answer is a cable news channel that even fewer people watch.
Al-Jazeera America has averaged just 13,000 viewers a day since its Aug. 20 launch — on par with a public access channel. In the 25- to 54-year-old audience sought by advertisers, it drew 5,000 viewers. The ratings are so low, they are considered a “scratch” and aren’t reported by Nielsen.