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Wake Up Call: CNN’s Election Coverage Finishes Fourth
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Posted on 11/04/2009 4:25:43 PM PST by Typical_Whitey

Highlighting even further the ratings erosion at CNN in prime time, the “Most Trusted Name in News” finished in fourth place among cable news outlets during election coverage last night.

Fox News was #1 by a mile, followed by MSNBC, then CNN sister network HLN and CNN in 4th place. They were fourth in both total viewers and the A25-54 demographic.

CNN’s 4th place finish last night was only made more glaring because last year’s election coverage on the network was their best night of all time. They didn’t just have more viewers than every other cable news network last year – it was the most of all time.

Here’s the ratings breakdown in prime time last night:

FNC: 4,043,000 in total viewers (1,130,000 in A25-54)

MSNBC: 974,000 in total viewers (308,000 in A25-54)

HLN: 842,000 in total viewers (341,000 in A25-54)

CNN: 826,000 in total viewers (227,000 in A25-54)

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cnn; election; fnc; foxnews; foxnewsratings; hln; media; msnbc; nj2009; va2009
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To: My Favorite Headache

The thing is, CNN could actually take on Fox if they actually wanted to, but their political bias is more important to them than their ratings are.

They could come up with a new theme and actually put 50% “real Conservatives” on air, and actually compete head to head with Fox. MSNBC could do the same if they only wanted to, but their left leaning agenda is more important to them than ratings as well.


61 posted on 11/05/2009 5:28:07 AM PST by Friendofgeorge (Hey Zero, Where are your missing school records? I LOVE SARAH)
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To: Typical_Whitey

And to think that CNN’s ratings were actually on the increase during the eighteen months that Glenn Beck hosted a show there.


62 posted on 11/05/2009 5:49:56 AM PST by Hoodat (For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)
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To: Typical_Whitey

CNN lost its leftist audience to MSNBC.


63 posted on 11/05/2009 6:31:54 AM PST by popdonnelly (Yes, we disagree - no, we won't shut up - no, we won't quit.)
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To: umgud

Yeah, I know I had it turned to CNN that night, during Lou Dobbs.


64 posted on 11/05/2009 6:48:13 AM PST by RatsDawg (At least we don't have to worry about riding in Ted Kennedy's car anymore...)
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To: Carley

Dobbs can be good.


65 posted on 11/05/2009 6:51:14 AM PST by RatsDawg (At least we don't have to worry about riding in Ted Kennedy's car anymore...)
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To: Carley

The only person I can even tolerate is Lou Dobbs.

Jack Cafferty, Rick Sanchez, Campbell Brown, James Carville and all the rest of them completely disgust me.


66 posted on 11/05/2009 7:00:33 AM PST by Califreak (Obama's Purple Reign must be stopped!)
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To: Hoodat

Beck wasn’t on the normal CNN network, he was on CNN HLN.


67 posted on 11/05/2009 7:04:36 AM PST by RatsDawg (At least we don't have to worry about riding in Ted Kennedy's car anymore...)
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To: RatsDawg

I stand corrected. Thanks.


68 posted on 11/05/2009 7:07:03 AM PST by Hoodat (For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)
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To: Califreak

The left has gone so far as to send bullets into Dobbs’ home.

Whorealdo told Roger Ailes that he would NOT tolerate Dobbs coming to FNC.

Actually, I love that Dobbs is on CNN. It drives the left to madness.


69 posted on 11/05/2009 7:09:35 AM PST by Carley (OBAMA IS A MALEVOLENT FORCE IN THE WORLD)
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To: wardaddy

Who’s catchin’ and who’s pitchin’. I bet Anderson is getting the tea bag eh?


70 posted on 11/05/2009 7:18:04 AM PST by tom paine 2
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To: Carley

I’ve hated Whorealdo ever since the Iraq war started.

Remember when he was drawing troop movements in the sand?


71 posted on 11/05/2009 7:56:42 AM PST by Califreak (Obama's Purple Reign must be stopped!)
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To: Califreak

Yes. Dubya ordered Roger Ailes to get that ba$tard out of the war zone.


72 posted on 11/05/2009 8:20:10 AM PST by Carley (OBAMA IS A MALEVOLENT FORCE IN THE WORLD)
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To: alwaysconservative

At some point, you have to decide whether you want to stay in business or change your practices. Adapt or die.


73 posted on 11/05/2009 3:22:56 PM PST by Jabba the Nutt (Are they insane, stupid or just evil?)
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