Posted on 06/30/2009 4:09:19 PM PDT by STARWISE
As MSNBC and CNN battle for second place, second-quarter Nielsen numbers show the network's programs now rank one through 10 in total viewers on cable news.
Since Obama came into office, Fox has continued not only winning, but doing so at unprecedented levels. As the Hollywood Reporter noted last week, the network is having its "best year yet," with the competition in the ratings, shifting from not only the news networks but all of basic cable.
Indeed, Fox came in 3rd this quarter, behind only USA and TNT.
Across the board, already top-rated shows are up by percentages in the 30s and 40s.
But Glenn Beck, who takes aim at the administration repeatedly, is proving an even bigger draw since coming over from HLN:
His 5 p.m. slot is up 110 percent from last year. Such a trend shows commentators like Beck can thrive in the opposition.
From TVNewser:
8pm - O'Reilly Factor — 3,188,000
9pm - Hannity — 2,341,000
5pm - Glenn Beck — 2,053,000
10pm - On the Record — 1,950,000
6pm - Special Report — 1,889,000
7pm - Fox Report — 1,757,000
11pm - O'Reilly Factor — 1,579,000
9am - America's Newsroom — 1,399,000
4pm - Your World — 1,389,000
3pm - Studio B — 1,169,000
MSNBC's Keith Olbermann came close to cracking the top, having attracted 1,159,000 viewers during the second quarter.
FoxTel but no Fox News eh?
Shep Smith...Power Bottom!
ROFLOL, PRIDE? Might I suggest you stick with CNN as they FALLETH through the floor.
Bill O reruns trounce the other networks.
Fox needs to unload Whoraldo.
I can’t believe that O’Reilly draws that big of an audience.
Folks like Schwepp and O’Reilly are in the top ten solely because the competition is so horribly aweful.
I saw a similar FNC format in Costa Rica last summer. It was great to see!
Red Eye at midnight Pacific is a great show.
Ann Coulter was on last night (midnight Tuesday Pacific).
Anyone else watch this show?
Way to go FoxNews... A clear win for the good guys.
I did ... it’s the crazy hour, for sure .. ;)
Love the NYTimes/Bill.
That’s gotta stick in Obama’s craw.
"Since Obama came into office, Fox has continued not only winning, but doing so at unprecedented levels. As the Hollywood Reporter noted last week, the network is having its "best year yet," with the competition in the ratings, shifting from not only the news networks but all of basic cable."
Fox did it by tapping into the communication style of the American people,savvier, lively, upbeat, funny : How Fox News Opened America. This had been untapped by the Big Media. They still can't figure out how to compete against it. The liberal, condescending, pole-up-the-ass style of the big three network news conglomerates which "talk down" to the American people in insulting ways(violation of the fundamental principles of salesmanship) doesn't work. Fox is killing them because they don't connect with the American people colloquially in communication style. It comes across as fake and insincere.
Beck needs to get Greta’s time slot.
Yes. The time is all screwy and up-side-down, but SKY cable is available in Australia and New Zealand.
But Glenn Beck, who takes aim at the administration repeatedly, is proving an even bigger draw since coming over from HLN:
His 5 p.m. slot is up 110 percent from last year. Such a trend shows commentators like Beck can thrive in the opposition...
I would love to see Glenn Beck in O’Reilly’s time slot. He would bring in much more than O’Reilly does!
That and the fact that the rest of the MSM has got their collective noses so far up 0bummer's b#tt that they can almost see out of his mouth makes Fox a refreshing change. Even BillO's over inflated ego is great compared to the competition.
Thanks for the ping!
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