TV is still king: New Gallup poll says most Americans get their information from the tube

The poll also shows that Republicans are a bit more into TV, Democrats a bit more into print, but members who identify themselves with either political party are still watching a lot more of the boob tube than they are reading online stories or their local paper. Twelve percent of Democrats prefer getting their news first through a newspaper, compared to 8 percent of Independents, and 7 percent of Republicans.

But the vast majority of all three identifiable groups in this survey say that they rely and/or watch television to first get their news; 62 percent of Republicans, 54 percent of Dems, and 52 percent of Indies also list TV tops.

When it comes to brand loyalty there is one network that rises above them all. That would be Fox News, where 20 percent of Republicans versus 6 percent of Independents and 1 percent of Democrats name it as their main source of information. No other television, print, or online news source generates as much loyalty from either Democrats or Independents. The closest is CNN, named by 10 percent of Democrats, 6 percent of Independents, and 4 percent of Republicans.