Thursday, November 05, 2009

CNN Spirals Downward While Fox News Soars

* "For the first time in more than two years, CNN fell out of the top 30 cable channels last week in prime time (total viewers). Fox News ranked 3rd, behind USA and ESPN, while MSNBC was 26th. It was the 43rd consecutive week Fox News finished in the top 5 cable channels in prime time. In total day, FNC was #5, CNN #27 and MSNBC #31." (Mediaite.com, yesterday morning)

* "Highlighting even further the ratings erosion at CNN in prime time, the “Most Trusted Name in News” finished in fourth place among cable news outlets during election coverage last night. Fox News was #1 by a mile, followed by MSNBC, then CNN sister network HLN and CNN in 4th place. They were fourth in both total viewers and the A25-54 demographic." (Mediaite.com, yesterday afternoon)