[On the basis of a six-question quiz,] "Daily Show" viewers know more about election issues than people who regularly read newspapers or watch television news...
..."Daily Show" viewers came out on top "even when education, party identification, following politics, watching cable news, receiving campaign information online, age and gender are taken into consideration."
CNN article..."Daily Show" viewers came out on top "even when education, party identification, following politics, watching cable news, receiving campaign information online, age and gender are taken into consideration."
You can take the quiz by clicking a link at that CNN page. YWA readers will ace it. Honestly, it's very easy. Amazingly enough, these were the score results...
You got 6 out of 6 correct on your first attempt.
Excellent work! But when do you sleep?
Check your score against these averages:
• "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart viewers - 3.59 correct
• "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno viewers - 2.95 correct
• "Late Show" with David Letterman viewers - 2.91 correct
• No late-night comedy viewing - 2.62 correct
Excellent work! But when do you sleep?
Check your score against these averages:
• "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart viewers - 3.59 correct
• "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno viewers - 2.95 correct
• "Late Show" with David Letterman viewers - 2.91 correct
• No late-night comedy viewing - 2.62 correct
And you wonder why I have no faith in the American electorate.
Anyway, here is some more surprising information about Daily Show viewers....
Comedy Central was waiting for news like this. On September 17, Stewart appeared on Bill O'Reilly's "The O'Reilly Factor" only to be told his viewers are "stoned slackers" and "dopey kids."
"You know what's really frightening?" O'Reilly asked Stewart. " You actually have an influence on this presidential election. That is scary, but it's true."
Comedy Central used its viewers' test scores Tuesday to strike back at Fox News Channel and O'Reilly's viewers.
It also trotted out stats from Nielsen Media Research to show that Stewart's viewers are not only smart, but more educated than O'Reilly's.
"Daily Show" viewers are 78 percent more likely than the average adult to have four or more years of college education, while O'Reilly's audience is only 24 percent more likely to have that much schooling.
Plus, the network noted, "Daily Show" viewers are 26 percent more likely to have a household income more than $100,000, while O'Reilly's audience is only 11 percent more likely to make that much money.
"You know what's really frightening?" O'Reilly asked Stewart. " You actually have an influence on this presidential election. That is scary, but it's true."
Comedy Central used its viewers' test scores Tuesday to strike back at Fox News Channel and O'Reilly's viewers.
It also trotted out stats from Nielsen Media Research to show that Stewart's viewers are not only smart, but more educated than O'Reilly's.
"Daily Show" viewers are 78 percent more likely than the average adult to have four or more years of college education, while O'Reilly's audience is only 24 percent more likely to have that much schooling.
Plus, the network noted, "Daily Show" viewers are 26 percent more likely to have a household income more than $100,000, while O'Reilly's audience is only 11 percent more likely to make that much money.
I hope somebody is rubbing Douchebag O'Reilly's nose in that.
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