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Fox viewer fatigue, a weather app for dog paws, ChatGPT tabs merge
Lachlan Murdoch told investors Monday that viewers are fatigued, not defecting, as Fox News heads for its lowest-rated month since December 2023; he is thrilled about the midterm ad money.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte on this story, from Coffee Talk at 9:53 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Good News Network's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Good News Network: “Weather.pet App Generates Forecasts for Dogs’ Head and Paws Based on Ground Temps and More”, with reporting from Variety, TechCrunch, The Hollywood Reporter and Trending Topics.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 9:53 AM ET on Coffee Talk, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte.
- Topics: CEO.
- BBN covered this story before: Coca-Cola CEO says Diet Coke is back, takes on 'fridge cigarette'… (November 2).
The real story
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- Good News NetworkWeather.pet App Generates Forecasts for Dogs’ Head and Paws Based on Ground Temps and More
- VarietyFox News ‘Viewer Fatigue’ Captures Notice of Fox CEO Murdoch, Who Vows to Press Forward
- TechCrunchOpenAI is finally merging ChatGPT’s chat and Work tabs
- The Hollywood Reporter“Viewer Fatigue” Hitting Fox News Ratings, Lachlan Murdoch Says facts used on air
- Trending TopicsChatGPT Merges Chat and Work and Shares Its Usage Limit With Codex facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFox News is on track for its lowest-rated October in total-day viewers since December of two thousand twenty-three, and the CEO told investors it's viewer fatigue.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLachlan Murdoch says those viewers are not going to any other news channel, which in press terms is a deeply loyal exhaustion. They love it.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThey just need a lie-down.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThird quarter total-day viewing fell sixteen percent, and the twenty-five to fifty-four group fell twenty-four percent.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTired is a generous word for a quarter of the young audience.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt still beats CNN and MS NOW combined, the Hollywood Reporter says.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the people who left are fatigued and the people who stayed are watching.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOkay, my turn to be cheerful. There's an app that forecasts the weather for dogs.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAt head and paw level, with separate readings for asphalt, grass and concrete.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe founder says at a pet conference in Fort Worth the air was ninety-eight degrees and the asphalt was thirty-three hotter.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA hundred and thirty-one.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWhich is why the air temperature is the press release and the ground is the truth.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTens of thousands of reports a month, and I'm furious it's useful.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd OpenAI is merging ChatGPT's chat and Work tabs, so ChatGPT and Codex draw from one allocation pool. A streamlined experience, I'd call it.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThey used to run on separate counters. Now it's one, and OpenAI admits some people may wait for resets more often.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo one tab, one pool, and a longer wait. Nina, are you human, quick check?

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentUnfortunately. Are you?

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI'm out of coffee, so yes.
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