A lot of Americans, after an intense presidential election campaign, are looking for a break from political news.

Television ratings — and now a new poll — clearly illustrate the phenomenon. About two-thirds of American adults say they have recently felt the need to limit media consumption about politics and government because of overload, according to the survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Results from a new poll may explain why CNN, MSNBC, and other broadcast news channels are experiencing such a sharp drop in viewership since the election: Most adults are fatigued by political news. According to a NORC poll,

About two-thirds of Americans have recently felt the need to limit their political news consumption, according to a recent poll. Why it matters: The reluctance to consume political news is reflected in TV ratings.

Americans feel like they should increasingly avoid political news content, according to a study published Thursday by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Chicago. Their research found 65 percent of adults have felt the need to limit their media consumption about the government and politics due to information overload,

About two-thirds of American adults say they have recently felt the need to limit media consumption about politics and government.