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...It has been rumored that in one year [CNN] spent about 27 million dollars in advertising of Anderson Cooper...the President of CNN told me that Anderson Cooper has a staff of nearly 60. We beat them with our staff…of about 12.

When prime-time cable news ratings for the second quarter of 2008 are officially released next week, they will show that Fox News reclaimed the top spot among viewers in their mid-20s through mid-50s, those of greatest interest to news advertisers, according to estimates from Nielsen Media Research. During the first three months of the year, by contrast, CNN drew so many viewers on big Democratic primary nights and for several presidential debates that it vaulted over Fox News for the first time in six years.

The liberal press crowed loudly when cable TV’s Keith Olbermann beat out Bill O’Reilly in a key demographic during a recent week, but Olbermann’s ratings success has been isolated and press reports about it have been much overblown, Newsmax has learned. MSNBC’s “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” did average 477,000 viewers in the age 25 to 54 demographic during the first week of June, narrowly edging out Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor,” which averaged 472,000 in that demo, according to Nielsen Media Research. “This marks the first time that MSNBC has beaten Fox News in O’Reilly’s 8 p.m. time slot,” the...

For the 77th consecutive month, FNC finished first in total day and prime time ratings during May. FNC was the sixth highest rated cable network on all of basic cable during prime time for the month (CNN and MSNBC finished 19th and 26th) and the seventh rated network in total day (CNN and MSNBC were 19th and 27th). FNC also had 11 out of the top 13 programs in cable during the month in Total Viewers. The O'Reilly Factor was the #1 program in cable news for the 90th consecutive month, and saw gains in Total Viewers year-to-year (26%). Amercia's...

Sean Penn unleashes on FOXNEWS: 'We know their end is near'... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CABLE NEWS RACE MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2008 VIEWERS FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,040,000 FNC HANNITY/COLMES 2,337,000 FNC GRETA 1,862,000 FNC SHEP 1,583,000 FNC HUME 1,508,000 CNN DOBBS 1,227,000 CNN KING 983,000 CNN COOPER 976,000 MSNBC OLBERMANN 962,000 CNN BLITZER 839,000 CNNHN GRACE 663,000 MSNBC HARDBALL 604,000

For the eighth week out of the last nine, Fox News Channel ranked in the top five channels on cable in prime time last week. FNC was the fourth most watched channel — CNN ranked 14th and MSNBC came in 27th.

CABLE NEWS RACE SUPER TUES. 6 PM-1 AM ET CNN 3,054,000 FOXNEWS 2,644,000 MSNBC 1,722,000

Fox News Channel once again ended the year as cable’s top news network, followed by CNN, with few radical ratings dips or surges for either network. But among the channels with smaller audience totals -- MSNBC, CNBC and CNN Headline News -- 2007 was a year of growth. For the year in primetime, Fox News was the No. 6-ranked cable channel behind USA Network, TNT, ESPN, TBS and Lifetime Television. That’s two notches higher than its ranking last year. CNN, its closest news competitor, was No. 26, down one"........[snip]" ....MSNBC continued to grow in total day in viewers (17%) and...

Despite scoring the highest-rated presidential primary debate in cable news history this month, CNN's overall ratings fell in November, while Fox News Channel and MSNBC showed increases in primetime. CNN showed some improvement so far in this month's move of "Lou Dobbs Tonight" to 7 p.m., but it has seen a sharp decline with its "American Morning." Meanwhile, MSNBC beat CNN in November for second place in what the business calls "sales prime," between 7 p.m.-2 a.m. ET -- primetime on both coasts. To be fair, November 2006 was a good month for CNN because of its election coverage. The...

6PM - P2+ (25-54) Special Report with Brit Hume – 1,398,000 viewers (290,000) Lou Dobbs- 949,000 viewers (205,000) Tucker Carlson- 265,000 viewers (118,000) Mad Money - 246,000 viewers (57,000) Prime News- 210,000 viewers (97,000) 7PM - P2+ (25-54) FOX Report with Shepard Smith – 1,495,000 viewers (331,000) Situation Room – 719,000 viewers (235,000) Hardball– 484,000 viewers (168,000) Kudlow & Company- 198,000 viewers (63,000) Glenn Beck – 355,000 viewers (121,000) 8PM - P2+ (25-54) O’Reilly Factor- 2,487,000 viewers (437,000) LSD: 2,494,000 viewers (441,000) Out in the Open – 771,000 viewers (309,000) LSD: 782,000 viewers (317,000) Countdown w/ Olbermann- 749,000 viewers (288,000)...

Big Three shows are down notably in adults 18-49 Everyone expected ratings for NBC’s "Today" to slip this year, with the exit of longtime co-host Katie Couric, and indeed they have. But it’s not the only morning news show suffering. "Today," ABC’s "Good Morning America" and CBS’s "Early Show" have all declined at least 10 percent compared with last year among adults 18-49, according to a Magna Global analysis of Nielsen data from September 2006 to July 2007. "Today" has fallen 11 percent, from a 1.9 to a 1.7, though it remains the leader in the category. "GMA" and "Early"...

Recently the website mediabistro.com's "TV Newser" ratings page ( http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/default.asp ) stopped reporting full hourly cable news audience ratings for the primetime slot with Hannity/Combes, O'Reilly and the rest. Anyone know an alternate source please?

I don't always get a chance to catch Beck's show, but have the last couple of nights, and he's on fire, IMHO. Great stuff... totally non PC, saying stuff I'm not believing I'm hearing on a CNN affiliate, his dialogue with the ACLU guy last night was priceless, exposing them for their inconsistencies. Anyhoo, I decided to check his numbers. He's creaming Hardball and Scarborough, according to mediabistro, check the link.

http://drudgereport.com/ CABLE NEWS RATINGS WED., AUG. 24, 2006 FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2,219,000CNN BIN LADEN 2,164,000 FNC HANNITY/COLMES 1,815,000 FNC GRETA 1,631,000 FNC BRIT HUME 1,329,000 FNC SHEP SMITH 1,302,000 CNN COOPER 1,185,000 CNN LARRY KING 787,000 CNN LOU DOBBS 723,000 CNNHN NANCY GRACE 674,000 CNN BLITZER 613,000 MSNBC OLBERMANN 440,000 MSNBC HARDBALL 385,000 MSNBC SCARBOROUGH 371,000

CABLE NEWS RACE MON., AUG. 14, 2006 VIEWERS FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2,059,000 FNX BRIT HUME 1,614,000 FNC HANNITY/COLMES 1,496,000 FNC GRETA 1,485,000 FNC SHEP SMITH 1,179,000 CNN LARRY KING 805,000 CNN COOPER 798,000 CNN DOBBS 678,000 CNN ZAHN 669,000 MSNBC HARDBALL 456,000 MSNBC INVESTIGATES 451,000 MSNBC OLBERMANN 363,000 CNNHN GLENN BECK 354,000 CNNHN NANCY GRACE 335,000

CABLE NEWS RACE MON., AUG. 14, 2006 VIEWERS FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2,059,000 FNX BRIT HUME 1,614,000 FNC HANNITY/COLMES 1,496,000 FNC GRETA 1,485,000 FNC SHEP SMITH 1,179,000 CNN LARRY KING 805,000 CNN COOPER 798,000 CNN DOBBS 678,000 CNN ZAHN 669,000 MSNBC HARDBALL 456,000 MSNBC INVESTIGATES 451,000MSNBC OLBERMANN 363,000CNNHN GLENN BECK 354,000 CNNHN NANCY GRACE 335,000

Is President Bush now a hot commodity on TV? Overnight ratings show Bush's 8 PM ET speech Monday night outpaced audience levels for the previous week in the same timeslot -- on ABC and FOX! Bush pulled a 6.6 rating/11 share at 8PM on ABC [up from 5.1/8 for ABC last Monday 8 PM] and a 5.7/9 on FOX [up from 5.6/9]. CBS saw its rating under Bush dip to a 5.1 rating/8 share from a 5.9/9; NBC went 6.6/11 from 8.9/14. A top network executive cautioned that the president should not sign up with William Morris -- just yet...

Some recent ratings news no doubt gladdened the hearts of Fox News Channel haters. First, Nielsen Media Research reported that Fox News' overall prime-time lineup dropped 17% last month compared with a year ago (MSNBC grew 16% during the same period, while CNN plummeted by 38%). Late last week, a reliable television industry website, TVNewser.com, reported that in April, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly had his worst month in nearly five years among viewers age 25 to 54, the most coveted audience in TV news. Although the network still churns out ratings light-years ahead of competitors' and O'Reilly remains cable...

Young viewers just don't watch The O'Reilly Factor like they used to. April marked Bill O'Reilly's lowest-rated month in the 25-54 demographic since August 2001. His 415,000 demo viewers in March was a new low, but O'Reilly managed to lose a few more in April, averaging 412,000 in the demo. Here's his post-Katrina track: Sept: 1,115 / Oct: 518 / Nov: 468 / Dec: 460 / Jan: 472 / Feb: 458 / Mar: 415 But this trend started long before the hurricane. for O'Reilly, April's numbers reflected his lowest demo rating in almost five years. Among total viewers, O'Reilly delivered...

There were few surprises in store after the cable news ratings were tallied for the month of April, as Fox News Channel remained leagues ahead of its rivals in prime time and total day. According to data released this afternoon by Nielsen Media Research, FNC was tops among P2+ in total day, averaging 787,000 total viewers on the month, a slight dip of 4 percent from April 2005. In prime, FNC's total viewers averaged 1.43 million, a drop of 5 percent year-over-year. CNN ranked second in total day, averaging 423,000 viewers, a precipituous drop-off of 20 percent from a year...

It was a fleeting victory, but one nonetheless. By taking a conservative tone with his constant broadside against illegal immigration, Lou Dobbs managed to beat Brit Hume in the 25-54 demographic last week.

More Proof We are Winning (Cable News Rating for Feb 2006) Posted on 03/21/2006 7:45:11 PM PST by MNJohnnie February 2006 Weekday Competitive Program Ranker (M-F 6a-11p programs) February 2006: 1/30/2006 - 2/24/2006 NET PROGRAM NA COV AA% AA (000) FOXN THE OREILLY FACTOR 1.9 1,685 2,228 FOXN SPECIAL REPORTW/BRIT HUME 1.4 1,209 1,552 FOXN THE FOX REPORT W/S.SMITH 1.3 1,160 1,488 FOXN HANNITY & COLMES 1.3 1,142 1,470 FOXN ON THE RECORD W/GRETA 1.2 1,030 1,268 FOXN THE BIG STORY W/J GIBSON 1.0 885 1,056 FOXN STUDIO B W/S.SMITH 0.9 836 960 229 FOXN YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO 0.9...

February 2006 Weekday Competitive Program Ranker (M-F 6a-11p programs) February 2006: 1/30/2006 - 2/24/2006 NET PROGRAM NA COV AA% AA (000) FOXN THE OREILLY FACTOR 1.9 1,685 2,228 FOXN SPECIAL REPORTW/BRIT HUME 1.4 1,209 1,552 FOXN THE FOX REPORT W/S.SMITH 1.3 1,160 1,488 FOXN HANNITY & COLMES 1.3 1,142 1,470 FOXN ON THE RECORD W/GRETA 1.2 1,030 1,268 FOXN THE BIG STORY W/J GIBSON 1.0 885 1,056 FOXN STUDIO B W/S.SMITH 0.9 836 960 229 FOXN YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO 0.9 780 920 FOXN FOX AND FRIENDS 0.9 803 914 CNN LARRY KING LIVE 0.8 762 901 228 FOXN FOX...

SpongeBob on Brit Hume's Target List The steady creep to the top for Brit Hume's nightly Special Report on Fox--not just the No.1 Washington-originated cable show but also the fourth in all basic cable at 6 p.m.--has the host eyeing the next victim. "We've been having a series of meetings here about how we can beat Nickelodeon," he says. "We just hope that they don't put SpongeBob SquarePants up against us." Fun aside, Hume's hourlong mix of news and debate now reaches 1.5 million nightly while dominating the key 25-to-54 age demographic. And it happened in a very un-Fox-like way:...

Brit Hume's interview with VP Dick Cheney attracted more than 2.1 million viewers on Wednesday night, making Special Report the #1 program on cable news. The 6 p.m. time slot delivered 2,101,000 total viewers, including 513,000 in the 25-54 demographic. Hume beat O'Reilly by a few thousand viewers in P2+...

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Vice President Dick Cheney told Fox News Channel in an exclusive interview Wednesday afternoon that he believed he properly handled the disclosure of his involvement in a hunting accident in Texas last week. Cheney accidentally shot a fellow hunter at a Texas ranch on Saturday while hunting quail. Harry Whittington, a 78-year-old lawyer, has been hospitalized in Corpus Christi ever since and suffered a mild heart attack Tuesday.

25-54 demographic:Total day: FNC: 295,000 / CNN: 139,000 / MSNBC: 105,000 / HLN: 94,000 / CNBC: 79,000Primetime: FNC: 507,000 / CNN: 233,000 / MSNBC: 145,000 / HLN: 151,000 / CNBC: 104,0004pm: Cavuto: 235,000 / Blitzer: 106,000 / MSNBC: 83,000 / Closing Bell: 95,0005pm: Gibson: 244,000 / Blitzer: 96,000 / Hardball: 197,000 / Kudlow: 69,0006pm: Hume: 464,000 / Dobbs: 103,000 / Abrams: 152,000 / Mad Money: 127,0007pm: Shep: 496,000 / Blitzer: 195,000 / Hardball: 158,000 / Showbiz: 94,000 / On The Money: 85,0008pm: O'Reilly: 589,000 / Zahn: 153,000 / Countdown: 169,000 / Grace: 214,000 / Deal or No Deal: 131,0009pm: H&C:...

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said after the market closed Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit nearly tripled on a gain related to the sale of its TSL Education business, along with revenue gains at its cable television networks. The New York-based media titan said it earned $1.08 billion, or 33 cents a share, compared to a profit of $386 million, or 13 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter. Excluding a gain of $381 million related to the TSL sale, News would have earned $694 million, or 21 cents a share, in the latest three months. Revenue...

The speech: Fox News Channel's coverage of President Bush's State of the Union was watched by a stunning 6,462,000 viewers, according to Nielsen (9 to 10:03pm). CNN averaged 2,218,000 viewers (9:11 to 10:16pm) and MSNBC averaged 707,000 (9:12 to 10:04pm). FNC had 1,987,000 demo viewers, CNN had 804,000 and MSNBC had 311,000. Initial analysis: FNC's analysis from 10:03 to 10:16pm averaged 5,875,000 viewers, and 1,790,000 in the demo. MSNBC's post-show coverage from 10:04 to 10:16pm averaged 813,000 viewers and 294,000 in the demo. CNN didn't break out its post-speech analysis. Democratic response: From 10:16 to 10:27pm, FNC averaged 3,803,000 viewers...

These must be great days to work at Fox News. Not only does the 24-hour cable channel beat rival CNN like a sick, sad mule, but Roger Ailes is so deep in the heads of CNN's managers that every time they stumble over themselves in chaos -- which is often -- the chairman of Fox News looks like some kind of psyops genius. If Ailes -- boo! -- isn't haunting the halls of CNN and driving CNN President Jonathan Klein batty with paranoia, then how else to explain Klein's relentlessly nonsensical decisions, which are driving CNN into the ground? What...

Nielsen Media Research 2005 Competitive Program Analysis 2005: 12/27/2004 - 12/25/2005 Ranked On: SHOW RANK: NETWORK PROGRAM NAME 1) FOXN THE OREILLY FACTOR 2) FOXN HANNITY & COLMES 3) FOXN ON THE RECORD W/GRETA 4) FOXN THE FOX REPORT W/S.SMITH 5) FOXN SPECIAL REPORTW/BRIT HUME 6) CNN LARRY KING LIVE 7) FOXN THE BIG STORY W/J GIBSON 8) FOXN STUDIO B W/S.SMITH 9) FOXN FOX AND FRIENDS 10) FOXN FOX NEWS LIVE 11) FOXN YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO 12) FOXN DAYSIDE 13) CNN NEWSNIGHT W/ AARON BROWN 14) CNN SITUATION ROOM 15) CNN PAULA ZAHN NOW 16) FOXN DAYSIDE...

There are 2 threads about Neilson's cable news rankings for 2005. I keyword searched and found the one listed above that "LINKS" a PDF file for the rankings. I am searching for the other thread that actually "LISTS" the programs 1-100(or so) so I can cut and paste. THANKS

Nielsen Media Research 2005 Competitive Program Analysis 2005: 12/27/2004 - 12/25/2005 Ranked On: SHOW RAN: NETWORK PROGRAM NAME 1) FOXN THE OREILLY FACTOR 2) FOXN HANNITY & COLMES 3) FOXN ON THE RECORD W/GRETA 4) FOXN THE FOX REPORT W/S.SMITH 5) FOXN SPECIAL REPORTW/BRIT HUME 6) CNN LARRY KING LIVE 7) FOXN THE BIG STORY W/J GIBSON 8) FOXN STUDIO B W/S.SMITH 9) FOXN FOX AND FRIENDS 10) FOXN FOX NEWS LIVE 11) FOXN YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO 12) FOXN DAYSIDE 13) CNN NEWSNIGHT W/ AARON BROWN 14) CNN SITUATION ROOM 15) CNN PAULA ZAHN NOW 16) FOXN DAYSIDE...

Nielsen Media Research 2005 Competitive Program Analysis 2005: 12/27/2004 - 12/25/2005 Ranked On: NETWORK PROGRAM NAME 1) FOXN THE OREILLY FACTOR 2) FOXN HANNITY & COLMES 3) FOXN ON THE RECORD W/GRETA 4) FOXN THE FOX REPORT W/S.SMITH 5) FOXN SPECIAL REPORTW/BRIT HUME 6) CNN LARRY KING LIVE 7) FOXN THE BIG STORY W/J GIBSON 8) FOXN STUDIO B W/S.SMITH 9) FOXN FOX AND FRIENDS 10) FOXN FOX NEWS LIVE 11) FOXN YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO 12) FOXN DAYSIDE 13) CNN NEWSNIGHT W/ AARON BROWN 14) CNN SITUATION ROOM 15) CNN PAULA ZAHN NOW 16) FOXN DAYSIDE WITH LINDA VESTER...

TV Newser crunches a bunch of year-end cable news numbers for us. Of note: O'Reilly led the pack, with the most viewers overall and among the 25-54s. In fact, Fox News had 11 of the top 12 shows in 2005. Only CNN's Larry King Live busts in, at #6. This is the fourth year in a row at the top for Fox News. Bill O'Reilly is the king of cable news again this year. He's #1 on the 2005 weekday program ranker, followed by H&C, Greta, Shep and Hume. The "Competitive Program Analysis" shows CNN's Larry King at #6. The...

Bush in Primetime: Cable Ratings The usual presidential address ratings trends were true on Sunday: FNC far and away #1, CNN and MSNBC add viewers during the analysis... > The speech: FNC averaged 2,282,000 total viewers (9:01-9:18), CNN averaged 946,000 (9-9:18) and MSNBC averaged 222,000 (9:02-9:18). > Post-speech analysis: FNC averaged 2,223,000 total viewers (9:18-9:29), CNN averaged 1,036,000 (9:18-10) and MSNBC averaged 432,000 (9:18-10).

Some 36 million watch Big Four networks President Bush hasn’t made a primetime speech since September. After this weekend’s revelation that Bush authorized domestic spying on suspected terrorists in the aftermath of Sept. 11, everyone wanted to hear from the president. Last night’s 20-minute presidential address about the Iraq War on the Big Four broadcast networks averaged 36.5 million total viewers from 9-9:30 p.m., according to Nielsen fast affiliate ratings. Final viewership numbers, measuring just Bush’s speech, will be out tomorrow. The 36.5 million total viewers were a 15 percent increase over the 31.8 million who tuned into Bush’s post-Hurricane...

In Jon Klein's first year as president of CNN/U.S., the network's market share has decreased by nearly 2 percent in primetime while FNC's has increased by about 1 percent. The charts below show that FNC's primetime ratings have increased about 7 percent while CNN's have decreased 1 percent. FNC still has 9 of the top 10 programs on cable news, and Larry King slipped from 6th to 7th. (See the chart after the jump.) Additionally, FNC has beat CNN on every breaking news story in 2005, as this Excel chart shows. FNC produced these charts to demonstrate the ratings. Click...

It's program ranker time. FNC had 9 of the top 10 shows on cable news in November, with Bill O'Reilly averaging an impressive 2,552,000 viewers. H&C was #2, Greta was #3, Shep was #4 and Hume was #5. CNN's Larry King was #7. He averaged 1,012,000 viewers in November. Notably, NewsNight with Aaron Brown averaged 795,000 viewers in November before it was yanked off the air; Anderson Cooper 360 averaged 632,000. The #1 show on MSNBC was Countdown with Keith Olbermann. It averaged a strong 462,000 viewers for the month, beating HLN's top program, Nancy Grace. Hardball was MSNBC's #2...

Oct. Ratings: The Program Ranker It's program ranker time. Bill O'Reilly is way ahead of the pack, averaging 2.67 million viewers in October. H&C is #2, Greta is #3, Shep is #4 and Hume is #5. Larry King came in sixth place with 1.13 million. The new Dayside is still near the bottom of the FNC list, with 893,000 viewers. Paula Zahn was CNN's #2 show, with 824,000 viewers. Aaron Brown and Anderson Cooper followed closely behind, with 813,000 at 10pm and 811,000 at 7pm. American Morning averaged 616,000. Nancy Grace's ratings have calmed down; she had 483,000 for the...

Oct. Ratings: The Program Ranker It's program ranker time. Bill O'Reilly is way ahead of the pack, averaging 2.67 million viewers in October. H&C is #2, Greta is #3, Shep is #4 and Hume is #5. Larry King came in sixth place with 1.13 million. The new Dayside is still near the bottom of the FNC list, with 893,000 viewers. Paula Zahn was CNN's #2 show, with 824,000 viewers. Aaron Brown and Anderson Cooper followed closely behind, with 813,000 at 10pm and 811,000 at 7pm. American Morning averaged 616,000. Nancy Grace's ratings have calmed down; she had 483,000 for the...

THURS., OCT 27 VIEWERS FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2,612,000 FOXNEWS HANNITY/COLMES 1,645,000 FOXNEWS BRIT HUME 1,615,000 FOXNEWS GRETA 1,604,000 FOXNEWS SHEP SMITH 1,552,000 CNN LARRY KING 1,311,000 CNN AARON BROWN 1,198,000 CNN ZAHN 858,000 CNN ANDERSON 786,000 CNNHN GRACE 724,000 MSNBC HARDBALL 494,000 MSNBC OLBERMANN 469,000 MSNBC RITA 399,000 MSNBC SCARBOROUGH 344,000 MSNBC TUCKER 296,000

 America - Fox News: highest quarterly viewer total in its history More and more people are turning to Fox News for the truth. CNN scored the biggest increase, but Fox News Channel remained dominant as hurricanes Katrina and Rita blew in big third-quarter ratings for the cable news outlets. Fox finished the quarter averaging 1.2 million daily viewers, up 31% from last year, followed by CNN with 693,000 viewers (a 39% increase) and MSNBC with 300,000 viewers (up 11%). [...] In primetime, Fox reasserted its dominance by recording 2.3 million viewers, the highest quarterly viewer total in its history. Fox...

Presidential address:FNC: 3,959,000 (9:02 to 9:25pm) CNN: 2,261,000 (9:00 to 9:24pm) MSNBC: 614,000 (9:00 to 9:25pm) Peaks: FNC: 4,021,000 (9:15 to 9:30pm) CNN: 2,414,000 (9:15 to 9:30pm) MSNBC: 1,028,000 (9:30 to 9:45pm) 9pm hour: (P2+ / 25-54) FNC: 3,688,000 / 1,115,000 CNN: 1,977,000 / 624,000 MSNBC: 798,000 / 356,000

Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly Clobbers CNN's Larry King The liberal media is dying. The latest Nielsen stats show that Bill O'Reilly, voted the "Most Trusted Journalist" in America by NewsMax readers, is now trouncing the competition. Each night O'Reilly averages more than 2 million viewers -- more than double the audience of CNN's Larry King. If you enjoy Bill O'Reilly, now you can read his special column each month in NewsMax Magazine. Newsweek named NewsMax magazine editor Christopher Ruddy as one of just twenty Americans "changing the way Americans get their news." Today, you can bypass the liberal media...

Of the top 40 programs on cable ranked by household (HH) last week, 34 of them were from Fox News Channel. That’s not cable news channels only. But all of cable television. CNN placed 2 programs in the top 40 and both were Larry King. With 2,689,000 viewers, it was Fox’s highest rated week of 2005. In prime time Fox averaged 4,055,000 viewers making that its highest rated prime time of 2005. Here’s the Top 40 for last week… (btw, “Special Coverage” refers to a breaking news event like a Bush press conference or similar) 1. The Closer-TNT 2. The...

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005 News ratings soar in the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation NEW YORK (AP) - Television news ratings soared last week as the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina unfolded on the air, with NBC's Brian Williams a prime beneficiary. The Williams-narrated Dateline NBC midweek special was the most-watched program on prime-time television. Three other prime-time network news specials on the hurricane on NBC, ABC and CBS were among Nielsen Media Research's top 15 programs. Williams spent the week in New Orleans, and his Nightly News averaged 10.6 million viewers. That was 31 per cent more than the...

CNN made significant ratings gains on Fox News during the networks’ coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. From a rating of 0.5 before the hurricane, CNN rose to a 2.0 – although it still lagged behind Fox’s 2.3 rating. A particularly poignant moment in CNN’s coverage came on the Monday night following landfall, when veteran reporter Jeanne Meserve was interviewed by Aaron Brown after she had gone out into the flooded streets of New Orleans with rescuers. Meserve broke down in tears as she described hearing "people yelling for help and no one can get to them.” Said Brown:...

Fox News scored its largest audience so far this year in August, a month when most of the other cable news channels suffered ratings declines in comparison with convention-heavy 2004. According to data released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research, Fox News tallied slightly more than 2 million total viewers in primetime during the month, a 32% improvement over its year-ago figures. By contrast, CNN lost 19% of its primetime viewership (to 748,000), and MSNBC dropped 22% to 349,000 in August compared with a year ago. CNN's Headline News, on the strength of "Nancy Grace" and other primetime programming, jumped 117%...

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox News scored its largest audience so far this year in August, a month when most of the other cable news channels suffered ratings declines in comparison with convention-heavy 2004. According to data released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research, Fox News tallied slightly more than 2 million total viewers in primetime during the month, a 32% improvement over its year-ago figures. By contrast, CNN lost 19% of its primetime viewership (to 748,000), and MSNBC dropped 22% to 349,000 in August compared with a year ago. CNN's Headline News, on the strength of "Nancy Grace" and...