Have you ever been watching a re-reun of a hearing on C-SPAN at midnight and realized Ruth Marcus could just as easily be talking about you in “Confessions of a C-SPAN Junkie”?

At least we’re not alone. Marcus sums up:

And there is an audience for all this information, not all of whom are the — how to put this politely? — dedicated types up at the crack of dawn in California to catch every minute of “Washington Journal.” A new Pew Research Center survey found that 12 percent of Americans described themselves as regular C-SPAN viewers; 31 percent said they watched occasionally. Those numbers are probably high — and in any event, C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb grilling a guest in his deadpan staccato style is never going to draw as many viewers as Donald Trump summarily firing people. But for some of us C-SPAN junkies, there’s no contest. And anyway, Brian, you have better hair.

So happy 25th C-SPAN, and many happy returns!