▁previously ▁thought . ▁Research ers ▁from ▁Ohio ▁State ▁University ▁have ▁found ▁reasons ▁to ▁disc ount ▁how ▁effective ▁these ▁shows ▁are ▁in ▁inform ing ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁People ▁watching ▁television ▁news ▁learned ▁more ▁about ▁a ▁candidate ' s ▁position ▁on ▁issues ▁and ▁about ▁political ▁procedures ▁compared ▁to ▁those ▁watching ▁the ▁news ▁entertain ment ▁shows , ▁while ▁news ▁entertain ment ▁shows ▁primarily ▁taught ▁view ers ▁about ▁a ▁candidate ’ s ▁personal ▁background . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁The ▁Daily ▁Show , ▁Fox ▁News ▁launched ▁its ▁own ▁news ▁sat ire ▁program ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁The ▁ 1 / 2 ▁H our ▁News ▁H our . ▁Its ▁cre ator ▁describes ▁it ▁as ▁" The ▁Daily ▁Show ▁for ▁conserv atives ", ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁can ce led ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁months . ▁Fox ▁News ▁then ▁launched ▁the ▁more ▁successful ▁series ▁Red ▁E ye ▁which ▁ran ▁from ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁April ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁news ▁sat ire ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁remains ▁popular , ▁especially ▁in ▁late ▁night ▁television ; ▁late - night ▁talk ▁shows ▁often ▁incorpor ate ▁elements ▁of ▁news ▁sat ire . ▁Current ▁American ▁programs ▁known ▁primarily ▁for ▁their ▁news ▁sat ire ▁include ▁those ▁hosted ▁by ▁former ▁correspond ents ▁for ▁The ▁Daily ▁Show ▁( John ▁Oliver ' s ▁Last ▁Week ▁Ton ight , ▁Sam anth a ▁Be e ' s ▁Full ▁Front al , ▁and ▁The