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November 2009 Cable News Ratings: Fox News Tops For 95th Consecutive Month

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media


Fox News was tops among cable news networks in November for the 95th consecutive month, taking the top 13 programs in a month that saw every network d...

Danny Shea

A Tale Of Two MSNBCs

HuffingtonPost.com | Danny Shea | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media


Increasingly, it's seeming as if there are two cable news networks inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza: a thriving, opinion-oriented evening channel that's so...

Fox News, "NBC Nightly News" Win Big News Week

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media


In one of the bigger news weeks this fall, with the the health care debate, the 2009 elections and the breaking news out of Fort Hood, Fox News and "N...

Food Shines, News Declines

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.30.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

In the October ratings, the Food Network had more viewers under 55 than any of the news networks, including Fox, which finished behind Food in every single advertising demographic category.

CNN Falls To Last Place In Primetime Demo

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media


The October 2009 cable news ratings are in with a major milestone: CNN has fallen to last place in the primetime demographic, the category advertisers...

Fox News Ratings Undamaged By White House War

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media


Many critics of the Obama administration's ongoing war against Fox News have cautioned that, if anything, calling out the network will only increase i...

News Viewers: Fox -- News Users: CNN

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

The full third quarter cable news ratings are in, and nothing has changed very much. Fox News still has more viewers than CNN and MSNBC combined.

Fox News Dominates 3Q 2009 Cable News Ratings

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media


Fox News has pulled off another dominant quarter, claiming the top 10 cable news programs in 3Q 2009 and growing against 3Q 2008, while CNN and MSNBC ...

Fox News Ratings Remain Strong Into Fall Season, #3 Network On Cable

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media


Fox News continues to be a ratings magnet, even as the fall season has returned to TV. For the week of September 14-September 20, the cable news outl...

CNN Has Lost Its Way

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.16.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

Giving an audience of millions to enraged extremists is too great a gift to qualify as "freedom of speech."

Cable News Ratings--Liberals Jump Ship

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

Unless Democrats develop a clear and compelling message, they face a very tough time in the 2010 elections.

Health care and the Ratings

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 09.19.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

These ratings suggest that popular support for the health care bill is waning.

CNN Beats MSNBC In July, Fox News Still On Top

Huffington Post | Peter Drivas | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media


CNN had its best July ever this month, and reclaimed second place in the cable news ratings, topping MSNBC. CNN, which may have been aided by its in-...

July Ratings: Food Beats News

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.29.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

The headlines: July cable news ratings confirm FoxNews dominance. CNN benefits from Michael Jackson's death, and The Food Network wins the demographics.

Just Like Old Times in the Rating Game

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.22.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

Last week FoxNews had more viewers than CNN and MSNBC combined in prime-time, and in total day.

CNN Ratings: The Exception Proves the Rule

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

Cable ratings for the first week in July have just been released, and CNN has done far better than anyone had any right to expect.

HLN, CNN Post Record Junes

Huffington Post | Peter Drivas | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media


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...

Fox News On Track For Best Year Ever, Claims Top 10 Programs In Q2

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media


Fox News again won the cable news ratings race in the second quarter of 2009, averaging 2.122 million total viewers in primetime and taking the top 10...

MSNBC Beats CNN In Total Weekday Viewers For First Quarter Ever

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media


MSNBC topped CNN in weekday primetime viewers (both total viewers and A25-54) for the first quarter ever in the second quarter of 2009. MSNBC average...

Confessing Error: Some People Do Prefer Defeat to Victory

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 07.05.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

Fox is gaining, CNN is wilting. Why is this happening when the country still seems about 58-42 in favor of Obama? My best guess is the passion of those who detest Democrats, liberals, and in particular, Barack Obama.

May Ratings Mayhem! Fox News Tops; MSNBC Beats CNN; Cooper, Olbermann Down; HLN Way Up

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 07.03.2009 | Media


Nielsen's May 2009 ratings are in, with Fox News again leading the cable news race by wide margins. Fox News Wins Ratings Race (Again) Fox News re...

Fox News Among Top 5 Cable Channels In NBA-Dominated Week

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 06.27.2009 | Media


Fox News was the #4 ranked cable channel in primetime last week, a week dominated by the NBA playoffs. Fox News Channel averaged 1.89 million total v...

Fox News Claims 9 Of Top 10 Cable News Programs In Q1

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.02.2009 | Media


In a sign of just how dominant Fox News is in the cable news network ratings game, the network easily won the rankings in the first quarter of 2009, a...

CNN's Rough Ratings March: Trailing Even MSNBC, HLN In Prime Demo

Portfolio | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 04.20.2009 | Media


More evidence that CNN is going to have to find a new strategy fast or risk becoming a cable news also-ran: In the month of March so far, the Time War...

Fox News Ratings Remain Strong, #2 Cable Channel In Primetime

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 04.03.2009 | Media


Fox News is continuing its ratings dominance as America settles into the Obama era. After a strong month of February, in which the network ranked #3 ...