Late night shows as a source for political opinion in the U.S. 2019

This statistic shows the share of adults who use late night shows as a source for political news in the United States as of March 2019. As of the date of survey, 43 percent of respondents stated that they strongly disagreed that when asked if they used late night shows as a source for political news, with just nine percent strongly agreeing that they watched such shows to keep up to date with politics.

Share of adults who use late night shows as a source for political news in the United States as of March 2019

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Strongly agree	9%
Somewhat agree	13%
Somewhat disagree	12%
Strongly disagree	43%
Don't know/No opinion	22%

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Release date

March 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 7-10, 2019

Number of respondents

2,199 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? I use late night shows as a source for political news."

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