Hurricane numbers; another angle….
Here is the average of the dates since the Hurricane (8/28-8/30) covering the five networks plus The Weather Channel. FOX lead everyone. The Weather Channel lead CNN in Total Day barely and fell behind it in Primetime.
Total day
FNC - 2,560,000 viewers
TWC - 1,695,000 viewers
CNN - 1,690,000 viewers
MSNBC - 653,000 viewers
HLN - 331,000 viewers
CNBC - 125,000 viewers
Total day 25-54
FNC -943,000 viewers
TWC -778,000 viewers
CNN -713,000 viewers
MSNBC -334,000 viewers
HLN- 144,000 viewers
CNBC- 41,000 viewers
Prime Time
FNC - 3,904,000 viewers
CNN - 2,895,000 viewers
TWC - 2,065,000 viewers
MSNBC - 1,154,000 viewers
HLN - 665,000 viewers
CNBC- 132,000 viewers
Prime Time 25-54
FNC - 1,486,000 viewers
CNN - 1,294,000 viewers
TWC - 995,000 viewers
MSNBC - 627,000 viewers
HLN - 266,000 viewers
CNBC -84,000 viewers
Thanks for the info Spud. That really does put Fox’s ratings in perspective for us.
Comment by RHW — August 31, 2005 @ 8:32 pm
dang the fnc accountants must be working overtime to provide ICN and TVN with the ratings. Now if fnc could just find the time to actually do news.
Comment by AA — August 31, 2005 @ 10:46 pm
Pretty interesting that the weather channel beats CNN but not fox.
Comment by HurricaneWatcher — August 31, 2005 @ 10:54 pm
Fox’s reporting has been riviting, Shepard Smith particularly in the heart of New Orleans has done some amazing reporting.
Comment by GP — August 31, 2005 @ 11:48 pm
Luck wasn’t on FNC’s side on sunday:
The information below depicts Total Viewers on Sunday, August 28,2005:
TWC 50,583,243
FNC 36,853,506
CNN 33,879,656
MSNBC 23,234,940
HLN 20,094,332
CNBC 7,142,799
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-30-2005/0004096780&EDATE=
Comment by AA — September 1, 2005 @ 12:53 am
Luck wasn’t on FNC’s side on sunday:
The information below depicts Total Viewers on Sunday, August 28,2005:
TWC 50,583,243
FNC 36,853,506
CNN 33,879,656
MSNBC 23,234,940
HLN 20,094,332
CNBC 7,142,799
Comment by AA — September 1, 2005 @ 12:53 am
I agree, GP…Shep has been doing some fantastic work down there. He seems to have a great feel for the area and really knows how to do the ad-lib side of his reporting.
Comment by Thebiz — September 1, 2005 @ 8:33 am
These are the stories that Shep does so well on that so many others can’t handle. No scripts, no teleprompter, no studio, just Shep and his instincts.
Comment by Gene — September 1, 2005 @ 10:13 am