Fox News: US Cable News Leader
Fox News has taken the ratings lead in cable news shows in the United States.
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, averaging more viewers than competitors MSNBC and CNN combined — and in the process claimed nine of the top the program spots.
For the quarter, Fox News was the #2 cable channel in prime time, averaging 2,250,000 total viewers (behind only the USA juggernaut, which averaged 3,115,000 total viewers). CNN placed 17th with an average of 1,126,000 total viewers, while MSNBC placed 24th, with an average of 950,000 total viewers.
The #1 show? “The O’Reilly Factor”, celebrating its 100th consecutive month as the top-rated cable news program, and increasing its viewership by 27% over 2008.
Letterman fans will enjoy this take on his ubiquitous Top Ten list:
Top 10 Cable News Programs, Q1 2009 (by total viewers)
1. The O’Reilly Factor: 3,438,000 total viewers
2. Hannity: 2,579,000 total viewers
3. Glenn Beck: 2,271,000 total viewers
4. Special Report with Bret Baier: 2,092,000 total viewers
5. On the Record with Greta Van Susteren: 1,977,000 total viewers
6. The FOX Report with Shepard Smith: 1,927,000 total viewers
7. The O’Reilly Factor (repeat): 1,457,000 total viewers
8. America’s Newsroom: 1,445,000 total viewers
9. Your World with Neil Cavuto: 1,428,000 total viewers
10. Countdown with Keith Olbermann: 1,327,000 total viewers
That’s right. The repeats of O’Reilly ranked ahead of all non-FOX cable news shows.
Democrats . . . still think you’re in charge? We’ll see if you can spell “backlash” come 2010!
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Jean Poole
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