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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Rackkk Fox news
I think News corp has better sources than CNN sometime they beat CNN in international breaking news on SKY news I do get News alert from both Fox and SKY news
THEY KICK A***
OH MAN I scare my dad during Memorial Day holiday he ask me if he could use my cell phone and phone rang to Hannity and Colmes theme song
HE was tripping out LOL!
I got Fox News to start turning their logo! I have it burned into the corner of my big screen.
WOW!
Get rid of democrat leaning E.D. and put Laurie Dhue or Patty Ann Brown in there!
**I was away on a road trip the last week...not one hotel carried FOX News.**
Whenever I am in a motel, hospital, wherever -- and they do not have FOX -- I fill out an evaluation form and say that I want them to carry FOX news.
If enough people do this we will win the battle and maybe even the war.
I hate CNN (Barf!)
FOX News bump!
Great news - especially since FNC isn't availabe to as many households as CNN and MSNBC.
Regardless of the slight drop in ratings, F&F is far and away better than anything on CNN or MSNBC. It's just natural ebb and flow, the ratings will go back up.
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