Nancy Grace's "Guilty-Until-Proven-Innocent Antics" Boosting Ratings For CNN...

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Sure, she's insulted kidnapping victims, joked (presumably) about firing staffers on-air, harassed distraught mothers and even been sued for allegedly contributing to guest Melinda Duckett's suicide. But it was all for the sake of justice! (Though, of course, those ratings and PR boosts didn't hurt). The Chicago Tribune reports that Nancy Grace and her network, Headline News, have seen a substantial rise in ratings, due in large part to Grace's increasing popularity (or, at least, her viewership anyway). In the past two years, Grace has honed her fire and brimstone diatribes and guilty-until-proven-innocent antics into a full blown high-profile bonanza, with the ratings pouring in as a result. Her network has subsequently blossomed into a significant money maker for CNN, bringing in $150 million in revenue, still a snippet compared to the larger network's $800 million total but noteworthy given MSNBC's $250 million profits.

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