OZ Ratings Tumble Downward

“Dr. Oz Audience Down 50 Percent – So We’re Halfway There,” by Ana-Marija Dolaskie.
Healthcare experts across the nation are weeping in unison over the return of the Dr. Mehmet Oz Show, because it’s beginning its seventh season Monday and neither facts nor ethics can stop it. The news is not all bad, though. To say his show and reputation have taken a hit, thanks to the American Council on Science and Health spearheading a nationally publicized effort to get him removed from the faculty at Columbia University, would be an understatement. According to Nielsen ratings, The Dr. Oz Show averaged 3.8 million viewers in 2011-2012 but viewership plummeted to 1.8 million for the season that ended in May. We’re halfway there, people. Only 1.8 million to go! Cue our happy dance again. Read more.