Fox News beats all rivals

[Chanman]

Tue Sep 28, 6:23 PM ET Television - Variety


Pamela McClintock, STAFF

NEW YORK -- For the first time in its history, Fox News Channel beat the combined competition in primetime during the third quarter of 2004, with major headlines of the summer including the national political conventions and a brutal string of hurricanes.



According to Nielsen Media Research, Fox News averaged 1.8 million viewers, while CNN, MSNBC, CNBC and Headline News averaged a combined total of 1.7 million. The quarter ended Sunday.


CNN came in a distant second, averaging 882,000 viewers, while MSNBC drew 421,000. Headline News averaged 226,000 in primetime, and CNBC attracted a paltry 133,000.


Most of the cable news nets were up significantly vs. Q3 2003 thanks to a busy news cycle. The one exception was CNBC, which was down 13%.


Buoyed by the Olympics and convention coverage, MSNBC saw the most growth in its primetime aud, up a hefty 55%. Fox News came in second in terms of growth, up 39%. CNN was up 19% and Headline News 17%.


In the key news demo, Fox News averaged 405,000 viewers in 25-54, a 44% improvement on the same period in 2003. CNN averaged 195,000 viewers in the demo, up 17%. At 115,000, MSNBC was up 34%.


Headline News averaged 75,000 viewers in the demo, up only 6% from the same frame last year. CNBC improved its performance in the demo, averaging 53,000 viewers, a 36% jump.


Fox News' third-quarter performance further solidified its dominance in the field of cable news, as well as its increasing strength against even the broadcast nets. During the Republican National Convention in late August, Fox News won out over ABC News, CBS News and NBC News, also a first for a cable news net.


Earlier this week, Bill O'Reilly's interview with President Bush (news - web sites) on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" drew a whopping 4.6 million viewers.


Fox News had nine of the 10 top programs during the third quarter, with O'Reilly remaining at No. 1, averaging 2.4 million viewers. The one exception was CNN's "Larry King Live," which was No. 6, averaging 1.3 million viewers.

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Saw that the other day on Fox Cman --glad you found the source to verify it. Tells you someone likes it if it beats the rest"combined".

Wonder if the news publications are seeing what's instore--no secret NYT and LA Times subscriptions down.

and while on topic of New York Times I saw last night where Dept of Justice has started proceedings against one their reporters for tipping a charity suspected of terrorist funding of a raid.
Will update when article comes to print.

AP continues their lawsuit to have Bush for his miltary records yet don't mind Kerry won't produce his.--go figure

 

[djv]

Remember folks cable news Fox average 1.8 mill. Checkout what CBS 60 minutes gets on Sunday night. The real truth is there all shows now not news. Most are anyway. You want real news you have to watch your local station.
These things change from year to year. Some times your hot and some times your not. Best news is still radio. A little news then a little music. And no one in your face telling you how you should think. As for Rilley with Bush. Was To soft.

 

[Kdogg21]

yea, i like listeing to rilley on the radio and i watched that interview, seemed a bit soft on him. wasn't anything what i thought it was going to be.

 

[CHARLESMANSON]

At least Bush appeared on O'Reilly.....Bush even said, "I'm taking a gamble by coming on here".
.....O'Reilly has been begging Kerry to come onto the Factor for months and he still won't be man enough to do it.

 

[kosar]

When Bush agrees to an interview with Al Franken, then you can start whining that Kerry is ducking O'Reilly.

 

[Clem D]

O'reilly is biased to bush. those questions were a cake walk. Fox is republican everyone knows this. If you like biased news this is your channel.

 

[CHARLESMANSON]

CLEM D- since you say Fox is biased....what news outlet do you suggest???? CNN? NY TIMES? MSNBC?? :142lmao: ...seriously, which news do you watch that isnt biased?

KOSAR so Kerry isn't ducking O'Reilly? And we are not to discuss it because Bush didn't go on Al Frankens show??? Well Bush didn't go on the Larry Elder show either but is that really enough reason to ignore Kerry's lack of testicular fortitude?

Al Franken also believes in "slave repairation funds for blacks in the south!"..lol.

Why wont Kerry go onto the factor? Why did Mike Moore have to be cornered on a Boston streetcorner? Oh what does it even matter. 5 weeks from now Kerry will be back on his wife's yacht talking to himself about what a great Vietnam hero he was.

 

[Clem D]

Msnbc isn't biased. Yes that is one of the outlets I suggest. The bbc is also terrific.

Fox is more to the Right than any station is to the Left.

Kosar is correct. Al Franken is the equal to O'reilly they are both partisan.

 

[Blitz]

Msnbc isn't biased. .

:142lmao: :142lmao: :142smilie :142smilie :142smilie

 

[CHARLESMANSON]

head in the sand, Blitz...just let it go lol

 

[Clem D]

How is msnbc biased? yet you watch fox? My head is in the sand?