P2+ Total Day
FNC – 991,000 viewers
CNN - 587,000 viewers
MSNBC - 332,000 viewers
HLN - 238,000 viewers
CNBC – 184,000 viewers

P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 1,891,000 viewers
CNN – 873,000 viewers
MSNBC - 519,000 viewers
HLN – 438,000 viewers
CNBC - 127,000 viewers

25-54 Total Day
FNC - 334,000 viewers
CNN - 222,000 viewers
MSNBC – 128,000 viewers
HLN – 101,000 viewers
CNBC – 65,000 viewers

25-54 Prime Time
FNC - 624,000 viewers
CNN - 353,000 viewers
MSNBC - 230,000 viewers
HLN – 162,000 viewers
CNBC – 52,000 viewers
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CNN announced its Katrina Anniversary coverage plans this afternoon…

As the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, CNN maintains its ongoing coverage of recovery and rebuilding efforts across the Gulf Coast as well as its investigations to keep officials at all levels accountable for their roles in the disaster.

“Because we never left the Gulf Coast, this anniversary allows us to showcase our depth of coverage over the past year,” said Jon Klein, president of CNN/U.S. “Our bureau staff members are Gulf Coast residents, so they’re plugged into the story of Katrina’s aftermath on a deep level and able to work sources to unearth hard-hitting, in-depth reports.”

For the anniversary itself, CNN/U.S. will originate several of its programs, including Anderson Cooper 360° and American Morning, from the area. CNN will continue to solicit user-generated content for I-Reports – compelling video, audio or text approved for use on-air – and CNN Exchange – CNN.com’s destination for user-submitted content, as well as guest commentaries and polls.
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The NewYork Post’s Michael Starr writes about how CNBC’s Margaret Brennen flew to Boston to report on one story but ended up covering something far more important…

CNBC’s Margaret Brennan got a little more news than she bargained for yesterday. She flew into Boston, intending to report on an AOL story - and ended up reporting on the London-to-D.C. flight that was diverted to Boston after a passenger became agitated. Brennan’s plane arrived at the same time, and she described the situation, live, for CNBC and MSNBC. She also took some footage of airport security, which she’ll show on tonight’s “On the Money” (7 p.m.).

Last night on On The Record, Greta Van Susteren had an exclusive interview with Nate Karr; John Karr’s brother. Transcript follows…

(Note: Van Susteren will be in Boulder, Colorado today covering the story)

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: This a “FOX News Alert.” An arrest. After 10 years, an arrest in the JonBenet Ramsey murder. John Karr, an American citizen, was arrested Wednesday in Bangkok, Thailand. And at this hour, it is unclear what Mr. Karr is charged with, but Boulder police want him back in Boulder.

Joining us live on the phone is Nate Karr, John Karr’s brother. Welcome, Nate.

NATE KARR, BROTHER OF RAMSEY SUSPECT: Hi, Greta.

VAN SUSTEREN: How are you, Nate, this evening?

KARR: I’m fine. We’re actually in the airport, so the reception may be a little bad. I apologize.

VAN SUSTEREN: All right. That’s fine. Nate, do you know if your brother has left Bangkok for Boulder, Colorado, yet?

KARR: I do not have any idea where he is at this point in transit. We’ve been contacted by no one, as far as the law enforcement.

VAN SUSTEREN: So police haven’t contacted your family at all.

KARR: Not as of yet. I guess they’re waiting until they get him back in the United States, I would imagine.

VAN SUSTEREN: Do you know if your brother, John, ever lived in Boulder, Colorado?

KARR: To my knowledge, he never lived in Boulder, Colorado, and I don’t think that he was ever there, to be honest with you. He may have been through there in transit at one point when he was moving to California maybe four years ago, but to my knowledge, that’s the only time he would have ever been in Boulder, Colorado.
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The Hollywood Reporter’s Paul J. Gough writes about how the networks will be covering the Katrina Anniversary…

Both Fox News’ Shepard Smith and CNN’s Anderson Cooper received accolades for their strong reporting from the scene of the disaster. Both will figure heavily in their networks’ plans.

Smith will return to the city August 28, reporting live on “Studio B” and “The Fox Report.” He’ll be joined by Greta Van Susteren as well as other Fox News Channel on-air journalists.

Cooper will be in New Orleans as well, reporting live for “Anderson Cooper 360?” as well as other CNN programs. CNN said Wednesday that its coverage would be more forward looking than backward, focusing on Cooper’s trademark “Keeping Them Honest.” “American Morning” also will originate from New Orleans, and the network’s new “CNN Exchange” will offer user-generated content online and for the air.

MSNBC will have live coverage as well from Joe Scarborough in Mississippi and Rita Cosby in New Orleans. The channel also will air documentaries August 29 from Lester Holt titled “Rising From Ruin, Revisited” and “Catastrophe: Katrina.”

Poynter.org’s Bob Steele was having Richard Jewell flashbacks as he watched the Ramsey arrest coverage unfold…

I see the young girl dancing in that video we saw so often a decade ago when her body was found in her home in Boulder, Colo.

The memory of Richard Jewell flashes in my mind.

I flip among the cable news channels.

On MSNBC it’s a “BREAKING NEWS” graphic: “JonBenet Ramsey case solved?”

On FOX News the graphic says “ALERT: MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION W/JONBENET RAMSEY CASE.”

Images of Richard Jewell flash in my head.

Multichannel News’ Steve Donohue writes about MSNBC taking a victory lap about the Ramsey arrest story…

While rivals CNN and Fox News Channel only ran brief updates on the case, much of MSNBC’s coverage consisted of the network patting itself on the back for breaking the story.

“This is a story you heard first on MSNBC,” new general manager Dan Abrams boasted at 5:20 p.m. (EST) Wednesday, as a graphic ran on the bottom of the screen that read, “First on MSNBC.”

I don’t know if I’d characterize what either FNC or CNN did as “brief updates”. I saw a lot of coverage on CNN off and on throughout the evening and a lot on The Big Story with John Gibson. But I would agree that MSNBC has beaten the story into the ground. It’s replaying the 10pm special every other hour the rest of the night…