SOURCES: FOX NEWS WINS WAR NIGHT; TOPS CNN IN RATINGS UPSET(Drudge)

drudge report ^ | 3/20/03 | matt drudge

[Diddle E. Squat]

SOURCES: FOX NEWS WINS WAR NIGHT; TOPS CNN IN RATINGS UPSET

FOX NEWS TOOK THE CROWN WEDS NIGHT IN VIEWERSHIP, MAXING WITH AN 8.0 RATING... MORE... CNN MAX 6.9; MSNBC 4.3 DURING 10 PM ET HOUR, SOURCES TELL DRUDGE... /// FROM 8 TO 11 PM ET: FOX AVG 6.3 [5.1 MILLION VIEWERS] TO CNN'S 5.3 [4.5 MILLION] TO MSNBC'S 3.3 [2.6 MILLION]...

[Diddle E. Squat]

As he likes to say, "Developing..."

[Diddle E. Squat]

bump

[Rodney King]

Wow, this is huge. Despite its losses in prime time CNN has always claimed the crown for international crisis - until now.

[Keith in Iowa]

Duplicate: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/870508/posts

[doug from upland]

I don't have cable because I'm not a TV watcher. For the war, I am pleased that FOX NEWS is giving the feed to the regular FOX channel in L.A.

[Wavyhill]

So where's the upset?

[apeman81]

Does this poll take into account the total viewing of the several CNN channels, or only CNN proper?

I have bounced around, even to the MTV coverage. But FOX is my mainstay.

Just wondering

[Diddle E. Squat]

Wow, I guess I won the shootout at the OK corral by the skin of me teeth. That thread is #870508, this one is #870507. Thread #'s are sequential, correct?

[Brett66]

The duplicate thread got pulled, anyway isn't this a first? Usually CNN comes in first when a big story hits. They are in big trouble. Heh heh.

[breakem]

good for Fox, but NBC clearly had the best coverage. First on most development and excellent analysis including Schwartzkopf.

[RoseofTexas]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! GO FOX GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Diddle E. Squat]

Yeah, I agree, NBC/MSNBC seem to be the best overall. Fox is getting better, except during the airraids. That's when all their onscreen crap blocks the action on the ground.

[SamAdams76]

This is very significant. FoxNews established themselves with their excellent prime time news shows (O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes) yet people would still turn to CNN for breaking news. Now FoxNews is holding viewers even when news is breaking. This is sure to send CNN into a tizzy. Especially since it was the first Gulf War that really put them on the map.

To be honest though, I think MSNBC has the best war coverage so far. However I think FoxNews has scored a real coup with Ollie North as a field correspondent.

V

[JohnnyZ]

OLIVER NORTH FOR SENATE

[Stopislamnow]

To:
Shep, Laurie, Brit, Sean and his token commie, Bill, Geraldo(he IS with the 82nd), Lisa, Neil, ED, Brian, Steve, et al...


WOOT! Kick Azz

FNC

[spald]

FOX also has some great SKY News cut-ins from Great Britain. You notice last night that ABC was carrying the CNN feed with Aaron Brown until Petah showed up late?

[Keith in Iowa]

>>You notice last night that ABC was carrying the CNN feed with Aaron Brown until Petah showed up late?

That was probably your ABC affiliate - the network hosed their affiliated big-time. They apparently informed stations they were going to have coverage but at 11PM eastern time, they just dumped - leaving affiliates in a scramble to fill. Some did with CNN; others put up weather radars, and syndicated programs until the Canadian-putz Anchor had his butt in the chair.

[lawnguy]

OLIVER NORTH FOR SENATE

You have to admit, his career comeback has been amazing. At one time, Fawn Hall looked like the one who would emerge the most famous ;)

Kudos to Fox for having Geraldo with the 82nd, that was some good stuff last night.

[jern]

You know this is huge. I was really afraid that people would turn to CNN when the war started, and hurt Fox's ratings. Great to see everyone watching FNC.

[birdwoman]

I think MSNBC and CNN have had better coverage than FOX on this one. Sorry to say. FOX always has the story last and sometimes inaccuate at that.