>>Start of 4th paragraph : "Research conducted by COMEDY CENTRAL reveals..."
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>>C'mon there has to be a more objective study out there.
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>You're right. Thanks.
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I honestly don't know why I even commented. I don't watch any of these shows.

>http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/28/comedy.politics/
>5th paragraph : "On top of that, "Daily Show" viewers know more about election issues than people who regularly read newspapers or watch television news, according to the National ANNENBERG Election Survey." Take the quiz.
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>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6117542/
>3rd paragraph : "Viewers of Jon Stewart’s show are more likely to have completed four years of college than people who watch “The O’Reilly Factor,” according to NIELSEN Media Research."
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I don't know anything about the National ANNENBERG Election Survey that these links are siting.

>http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/3/1/111723/4980
>Along the same vein (jugular?), check out 2nd paragraph's "The just released February ratings (pdf)"

This last one is funny. DailyKos is about as independent a source as Hannity.

Show trending just like critical acclaim do not bring home the bacon. Hard numbers do. Just ask "Arrested Development"