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Cable News Race – Minneapolis Bridge

fpcom — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:56:36 +0000

CABLE NEWS RACE
WEDS., AUG 1, 2007
VIEWERS

FOXNEWS 8 PM BRIDGE 3,743,000
FNC HANNITY/COLMES 3,382,000
CNN KING 3,099,000
FNC GRETA 2,740,000
CNN COOPER 2,604,000
CNN 11 PM BRIDGE 1,883,000
FNC 11 PM BRIDGE 1,799,000
CNN 8 PM BRIDGE 1,635,000
FNC SHEP SMITH 1,502,000
MSNBC 9 PM BRIDGE 1,003,000
CNN DOBBS 970,000
MSNBC 10 PM BRIDGE 954,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 939,000

Cable News Ratings War

fpcom — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:03:59 +0000

The early ratings are in for the month of May 2007, and while Fox News continues to lead the pack, MSNBC was the only major cable news outlet to gain in viewership.

Total viewers for May of 2007 as compared to May of 2006:

Primetime:	FNC	CNN	MSNBC
May 07:	1,299,000	615,000	443,000
May 06:	1,309,000	686,000	320,000
% change:	-1%	-10%	+38%

Source: Nielsen Media Research