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Can CNN Compete With Headline News?

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.22.2012

Reese Schonfeld

I launched both CNN and Headline News, and I never believed the days would come when more people watched our tabloid version rather than what was supposed to be the quality product.

CNN Has Worst Month In Over A Decade

Posted 05.02.2012

April was the worst month for CNN in over a decade, and Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes made his dissatisfaction clear on Wednesday. The cable news ra...

For CNN, April Is the Cruelest Month Again

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.02.2012

Reese Schonfeld

CNN ought to do whatever it can to cut April out of the calendar. Last year was bad enough, but this year CNN's audience shrunk by 21% over the total day and 16% in primetime.

WATCH: Lawrence O'Donnell Flips Out

Posted 04.18.2012

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell raged against GOP candidate Mitt Romney and his endorser, musician Ted Nugent, during his show Tuesday night. In what O...

CNN, Thirty Years Later

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.30.2012

Reese Schonfeld

CNN is a major brand worldwide, but it's in third place on its home turf.

Which Cable News Shows Are Leading The Pack?

Posted 04.30.2012

The cable news ratings for February 2012 are in, and things were not business as usual. Like clockwork, Fox News cleared the top of the list. The ...

Cable News Ratings: CNN Tops MSNBC In Primetime

Posted 02.01.2012

The cable news ratings for January 2012 are in, and as usual, Fox News cleared the top programs. The network claimed the thirteen highest rating shows...

Cable News Ratings: Fox News Down, MSNBC Up

Posted 11.30.2011

November's cable news ratings are out and here we go again! Like clockwork, Fox News dominated the ratings. Still, every network had an interesting st...

Who Came Out On Top In The Cable News Wars?

Posted 01.03.2012

October's cable news ratings are out, and Fox News reigned again. The perennial first place network claimed the top eight primetime shows last month. ...

White Supremacists Show Support for MSNBC's Pat Buchanan

Rashad Robinson | Posted 01.01.2012

Rashad Robinson

White nationalists see Buchanan as a mainstream champion of their beliefs. Their goal? Make sure he maintains his position on MSNBC so that divisive, racially inflammatory ideas continue to circulate.

Which Cable News Shows Are Leading The Pack?

Posted 11.28.2011

The third quarter cable news ratings are out, and Fox News reigned again. Behind Fox News though, things were not business as usual: CNN is gaining on...

HLN Surges Like Crazy: See The Top 30 Cable News Programs For July 2011

Posted 10.04.2011

Another month, another boring old list of cable news ratings. In July, Fox News cleared the field as usual, racking up the top--wait. It didn't? No...

Casey Anthony Wins Again: The Triumph of Sleaze

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 09.05.2011

Reese Schonfeld

Not only was Casey Anthony found not guilty, but she also won more total day viewers than FoxNews, MSNBC and CNN.

Olbermann Down, MSNBC Up

Posted 09.05.2011

Keith Olbermann bragged via Twitter last week after his new show on Current received higher ratings than that of Lawrence O'Donnell's, occupier of his...

Fox News Ratings Dip: See The Top 30 Cable News Shows

Posted 08.29.2011

All four top cable news networks had something to celebrate during the second quarter of the 2011 ratings season. Fox News could toast its usual domi...

May Ratings: CNN Turnaround

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.02.2011

Reese Schonfeld

When major news breaks, people who are not regular news viewers turn to CNN for what they think is important. Now, if CNN could only find a way to make more of their news seem important, they might provide real competition to Fox.

CNN Skyrockets, Fox News Still Tops In May Ratings

Posted 08.01.2011

Most months, the cable news ratings show little fluctuation. Fox News is always dominant, and the rest of the pack shuffles around a bit. In May, thou...

Morgan Strong, Hannity Edges Back Up: See Top 30 Cable News Shows In April

Posted 06.26.2011

Another month, another chance to survey the cable news landscape. April was not the cruelest month for Fox News; the network took its usual 11 slots a...

CNN Soars, MSNBC Stumbles: See The Top 30 Cable News Shows

Posted 05.29.2011

CNN's ratings soared in the first quarter of 2011, making it one of the biggest winners of the last three months of cable news ratings. While Fox News...

CNN Triumphs (At Least in Most Demographic Categories)

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Reese Schonfeld

Last week's news numbers are the most substantial proof I can present that when major news breaks, occasional (non-regular) news viewers still turn to CNN to get the facts.

Cooper Rockets Up, Baier Steady: See Top 30 Cable News Shows In February

Posted 05.25.2011

Fox News' Bret Baier and Shepard Smith have firmly settled into the top 5 of the cable news ratings. February's number show that Baier has had the sec...

February Ratings: A Good Month for CNN

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Reese Schonfeld

CNN continues to lag behind FoxNews and MSNBC in total viewers. But in February, thanks to the upheaval in Northern Africa, CNN was the only one of th...

Cable News Ratings: Egypt and the Olbermann Effect

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Reese Schonfeld

According to information supplied by Cynopsis, Fox News continues to dominate to the cable news ratings, but CNN and MSNBC finished in a virtual tie among primetime viewers.

Cable News Ratings: January Snapshot

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Reese Schonfeld

FoxNews continues to dominate news viewing in total audience and all demographics except 18-34 year olds, where MSNBC leads. According to Cynopsis, a...

Beck Tumbles, Baier Rises: See Top 30 Cable News Shows In January

Posted 05.25.2011

In a way, January's cable news ratings are no surprise: Fox News overwhelmed the competition, and MSNBC beat CNN. But there were some interesting tidb...