HLN, CNN Post Record Junes

HLN has been in the news much this past month, making headlines with morning anchor Robin Meade's skydive with President George H.W. Bush and with the announcement of "The Joy Behar Show," set to debut this fall.

The buzz was matched by ratings, according to Nielsen Media Research, as the network just posted the strongest Q2 and strongest June in its 27-year history, gaining 19% in total viewers from 2008 Q2's total. The network also gained 28% in the important adults 25-54 demographic.

Nancy Grace had a particularly strong quarter in the 8PM slot, increasing 70% in total viewers, and 81% in the 25-54 demographic, enough to beat out MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann in that age group.

Meanwhile, though big sister network CNN has fallen behind MSNBC in weekday primetime, it fared well this past month in absolute terms.

The network posted its strongest June ever, topping MSNBC in the 25-54 demographic (M-F, M-Su) and in total primetime (M-Su) viewers. "Campbell Brown," despite much buzzed-about ratings woes, increased 22% in total viewers from June 2008, while "Larry King Live" beat MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show" in both total viewers and the A25-54 demo.

The network's online arm, CNN Digital, performed strongly, helping the network triumph in Nielsen's Fusion Data, which tracks both television viewership and online readership.

CNN Digital was this quarter's #1 digital News and Information property, with 9% of online news, beating out MSNBC.com, Foxnews.com and NYTimes.com, among others.

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Comments

[BambooHarvester]

Clueless "News" Network . . .
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[Uosdwis]

Larry King called Lou Ferrigno "Lou FERRAGAMO." You're losing it, may be time to retire.

[ConjureMan]

All news ecomes good news when delivered by Robin Meade in tigh low-rise jeans, with a wide leather belt....Joe Scarb----, ain't got'a b--t like that!

[johnnynyc]

"Larry King Live" beat MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show" in both total viewers and the A25-54 demo.

[DeloresT]

CNN is as much of a joke as Fox. Nancy Grace bases her shows on the latest missing and murdered blondes. The article doesn't say, but I'll bet that Michael Jackson's demise has helped with cable ratings.

[BritishColumbian]

How can Nancy Grace's show be called a source for NEWS??? It is a tabloid at best.

[zenmonkman]

Well People's Court is dressed up as a small claims court. Soap opera delux instead!!!

[libatheist]

Nancy Grace is the worst its 95% spectating about dead kids and its now Micheal Jackson who she now loves .Then at the end of the she gives us the sad face .Its Glen Beck for the want to be detectives.

[PresidentRobertBooth]

Larry King is awful, and Nancy Grace is completely clueless.


CNN International is far superior.

[tsand19151]

Tried to watch Larry King's show with the guys from "American Chopper". Could not finish watching because King is just terrible. Maybe he use to be good but that was 50 years ago.

[dynwitch]

Well, the unemployed have to do SOMETHING with their time.

[Honabet]

And we all know why....."The network posted its strongest June ever, topping MSNBC in the 25-54 demographic (M-F, M-Su) and in total primetime (M-Su) viewers. "Campbell Brown," despite much buzzed-about ratings woes, increased 22% in total viewers from June 2008, while "Larry King Live" beat MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show" in both total viewers and the A25-54 demo."
Michael Jackson's death.
Over and over for days and days that's what dominated CNN ad infinitum. Let's see what the rest of the year shows us. I was a fan of Michael Jackson but CNN's fixation on every little detail, quote and rumor was ludicrous.

[tsand19151]

The Daily Show did a funny bit on the media/Michael Jackson marathon. Sad that a comedy show gets more relevent than most "news" shows do.

[Shayrae]

OMG, the Tot Mom Queen is going on a Michael Jackson rant now. I see Gloria Allred smells blood and money in the water.

[tsand19151]

Hehehehe...."tot mom queen".