Posted on 06/02/2004 1:47:57 PM PDT by Pikamax
FOX News Channel Has 56% of Cable News Market Wednesday June 2, 3:07 pm ET FNC Increases Advantage Over CNN vs. 2003 By 24%
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2004--FOX News Channel (FNC) commands 56% of the cable news viewership in Prime Time and 53% in Total Day for the month of May, according to Nielsen Media Research. Source: FOX News Channel
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In the last month, FNC averaged 1,258,000 viewers in Prime Time, while CNN had only 32% of the cable news pie with 727,000 viewers. MSNBC brought up the rear with only 12% of viewers in Prime Time with 283,000 viewers.*
FNC's Total Day average of 753,000 viewers once again eclipsed CNN's Prime Time viewership. CNN averaging 446,000 viewers could only lay claim to 31% of the cable news viewers in Total Day and MSNBC averaged a meager 220,000 viewers grasping just 16% of cable news viewership in Total Day.*
In addition, FNC has 57% of viewers 25-54 (395,000 viewers) in cable news Prime Time and 54% of 25-54 viewers (257,000 viewers) in Total Day.*
For the year 2004 to date, FNC enjoys a 78% viewership advantage over CNN, up 24% from its 2003 viewership advantage in Total Day. FNC is averaging 818,000 viewers in Total Day for 2004 to date vs. CNN's 459,000 viewers. In Prime Time, FNC's advantage over CNN increased 18% vs. 2003. FNC holds a 74% advantage over CNN for 2004 to date, with FNC commanding 1,382,000 viewers vs. CNN's 794,000 viewers.**
FNC continues its domination with 10 out of the top 11 shows in cable news. For the month of May, Special Report with Brit Hume surpassed Larry King Live to claim the number four spot with 1,149,000 viewers. King fell to fifth place with 1,143,000 viewers. The top three spots remained the same with The O'Reilly Factor continuing its number one reign with 1,894,000 viewers. Hannity & Colmes was second with 1,361,000 viewers and with 1,240,000 viewers The Fox Report with Shepard Smith was third.***
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour general news service covering breaking news as well as political, entertainment and business news. For more than two years, FNC has been the most watched cable news channel and currently presents ten out of the top eleven cable news programs. Owned by News Corp., FNC is available in more than 85 million homes.
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Edie is bad, but not as bad as the threesome on the weekend version. YUCK!
Excellent idea. I'd love to hear what the liberals say about it.
"I'm finding myself flipping over to Imus while I'm eating my Cheerios...."
Me, too. I believe that 3 is too many for a real discussion (Brian, E.D, and Steve). They end up yelling trying to keep up with E.D.
http://foxnews.hotellocators.com/
However, there's often not one hotel in any given town that carries it.
Darn monopolists.
I bet CNN is blowing the dust off The Sherman Act now.
Cool, I did a Nielsen diary for a week in that month.
I've got a strong stomach, but not that strong.
I'd rather hit my thumb with a hammer than watch that burnout.
BTW... Doocy Rules !!
I refuse to turn my mind over to TV anchor people and their producers anymore, or to pay any attention to their agendas.
I'm now much easier to live with.
Ya see dat, Meathead? </Archie_Bunker_mode>
Well, I watch it. I get my TV news from that & CSPAN.
I think she took a marked turn to the left after she returned from maternity leave. Perhaps she spent too much time at home with Mr. Hill.
Would like to know what's up with her Natalie Maines (Dixie Pig) mohawk hairstyle. Maybe the new mama just doesn't have time to fix her hair in the morning. Poor thang.
The first hour of FnF is good - E.D. usually isn't on. I actually watched the entire program while she was on leave.
Where do you get 30,000,000? There are only a few million watching any news shows. That means 99% of the population is doing something else.
Add all the viewers of all different networks and you get approximately 30,000,000 news viewers per day.
Interesting idea. It could happen with the right people and money.
its a dream
Leni
Roger Ailes' excellent column in the WSJ yesterday is already out of date about FNC's market share figure. He put it at 53% and here its at 56%! Keep on goin' FOX NEWS CHANNEL!!!
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