National Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted March 21-22, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do programs like The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart make Americans more informed or less informed about news events?

39% More informed

21% Less informed

12% If they have no impact

28% Not sure

2* Are programs like The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart taking the place of traditional news outlets?

24% Yes

45% No

31% Not sure

3* How influential are programs like The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in shaping your political opinions – very influential, somewhat influential, not very influential, not at all influential?

7% Very influential

14% Somewhat influential

26% Not very influential

44% Not at all influential

9% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.