Tuesday’s Numbers…
FNC was number one by a mile last night. In Total Viewers and Demo viewers, FNC had nearly a 2:1 lead over CNN . But CNN didn’t finish in 2nd in the Demo. MSNBC did. That’s going to sting in Atlanta. MSNBC beat CNN at 11pm in Total Viewers and beat both FNC and CNN in the Demo at 11.
Cable News Daily Ratings for January 23, 2007
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,132,000 viewers
CNN – 622,000 viewers
MSNBC – 427,000 viewers
CNBC – 268,000 viewers
HLN – 209,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 3,398,000 viewers
CNN – 1,732,000 viewers
MSNBC – 1,358,000 viewers
CNBC – 453,000 viewers
HLN – 362,000 viewers
25-54 Total Day
FNC – 345,000 viewers
CNN –200,000 viewers
MSNBC – 198,000 viewers
CNBC – 115,000 viewers
HLN – 97,000 viewers
25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 973,000 viewers
CNN – 535,000 viewers
MSNBC – 624,000 viewers
CNBC – 159,000 viewers
HLN – 144,000 viewers
Morning programs P2+ (25-54)
FOX & Friends – 752,000 viewers (312,000)
American Morning – 360,000 viewers (139,000)
Imus in the Morning– 377,000 viewers (164,000)
Robin & Co. – 168,000 viewers (90,000)
6PM - P2+ (25-54)
Special Report with Brit Hume – 1,455,000 viewers (341,000)
Lou Dobbs Tonight – 726,000 viewers (240,000)
Tucker– 269,000 viewers (160,000)
Mad Money – 252,000 viewers (114,000)
Prime News – 272,000 viewers (156,000)
7PM - P2+ (25-54)
FOX Report with Shepard Smith – 1,376,000 viewers (407,000)
Situation Room – 719,000 viewers (268,000)
Hardball – 499,000 viewers (273,000)
On the Money – 210,000 viewers (83,000)
Glenn Beck – 322,000 viewers (167,000)
8PM - P2+ (25-54)
O’Reilly Factor – 2,393,000 viewers (579,000)
Situation Room– 939,000 viewers (269,000)
Countdown w/ Olbermann – 821,000 viewers (370,000)
Fast Money – 207,000 viewers (53,000)
Nancy Grace – 483,000 viewers (175,000)
11 PM P2+ (25-54)
Hannity & Colmes– 1,237,000 viewers (363,000)
Anderson Cooper – 853,000 viewers (309,000)
MSNBC Special Coverage – 978,000 viewers (491,000)
Mad Money– 142,000 viewers (a scratch with 44,000)
Showbiz Tonight – 298,000 viewers (141,000)
Wow! How embarrassing for CNN! I’m confused though. I can’t figure out which is a worse combo…..Obrien&Obrien or Blitzer&Zahn?
Comment by Terance — January 24, 2007 @ 7:10 pm
At what does CNN finally look at American Morning and say this isn’t working someone needs to lose their job? It’s not like it’s a brand new show that has failed to gain viewers, it’s that with every change they’ve steadily lost viewers.
Comment by Steve — January 24, 2007 @ 7:19 pm
U are so funny… 1.- Is a radical republican president… 2.- No one democrat wanna see same words every year… 3.- Fox News is the republican channel…
So.. Where’s the bid deal?… By the way CNN US was simulcasted on CNN International from 8pm to 11pm. Many millions in several countries watch it live on CNN. So?
Comment by Rodrigo — January 24, 2007 @ 8:20 pm
Rodrigo… you obviously have a lot of hate for FNC. Anyone who has been reading this blog for the past month or so, can see that. You also hate republicans… that’s also pretty clear.
What doesn’t seem clear to me, however, is 1. Why you feel you need to express your hate all the time, 2. Why you don’t grasp that we’re not talking about international news, we’re just talking about the news here in the US, and 3. Why you say pretty much the same things, over and over again.
For someone like you who seems so set in their ways, and convinced that they’re right… I don’t understand why you even bother.
Comment by ImNotBlue — January 24, 2007 @ 9:37 pm
Wow, CNN Needs to clean up their act. I have to commend MSNBC, while i personally have not seen any great changes perse, its obvious that something is working. They are doing really well these days, especially when considering where there coming from. I guess i have to say congrats to Dan Abrams- as while i still would like to see MSNBC change in a numerous ways (its daytime and weekend as well as late night coverage is a tad bit banal)- its obvious that what he’s doing is working.
I knew that Fox News would come out on top,and CNN would come in second, but i never thought MSNBC would do so well, not to mention beating CNN in the primetime demo and winning the 11pm demo.
Comment by Sam — January 24, 2007 @ 10:08 pm
I’m not blue if you live in a glass house you shouldn’t throw stones. I’ve seen you be just as cynical when it comes to the Democrats and MSNBC (in partical Keith Olbermann.
Comment by Sam — January 24, 2007 @ 10:13 pm
Ridrigo just comes to ICN to practice his english in hopes of landing a job at CNN mixing cool-aid for the all the liberals that call the place home.
Comment by mike — January 24, 2007 @ 10:41 pm
SURPRISE! GOP TV got the numbers! Did we expect anything different? NOPE! I guess the old crazy repubs are too lazy to get up and turn the channel.
Comment by Big Dave — January 24, 2007 @ 11:18 pm
As usual, Big Dave has one of the most ignorant comments on this blog. Moving along, MSNBC has done the “intelligent” thing vis a vis their business model by appealing to the far left. There are undoubtedly millions of far left people in this country yearning for a program, or a channel! MSNBC is for them. So be it. But let’s at least admit why they are doing better than they have in the past. They’ve changed their model A LOT.
Comment by Edward Schatz — January 24, 2007 @ 11:33 pm
Fox- far right
MSNBC- far left
I guess it all balances out
Comment by Sam — January 25, 2007 @ 12:12 am
Sam, I do my best not to be negative towards “Democrats.” I grew up, and went to school with too many of them for me to be irrational. MSNBC and (specifically) Keith Olbermann are a different story… especially when they push FAR left ideas that have no basis in reality, and only serve to push one idea. KO in particular is guilty of this, and even a cursory look at his program will show numerous inconsistencies and political spin.
Personally, I don’t consider myself a republican or a democrat. I identify with just as many republican points-of-view, as I do the democrats. I like to think of myself as a Giuliani republican… kinda in the center… only a half step to the right. And that’s my glass apartment (don’t have a house) for you.
Comment by ImNotBlue — January 25, 2007 @ 1:23 am
Actually, if you add it all up, the liberal media got way more viewers than FNC. Of course you have to add in all the broadcast nets to see it.
And, just to be clear, Rod and Sam and Biggie fry Dave, a reminder: CNN and MSNBC are liberal by omission. FNC is Fair & Balanced by inclusion.
Comment by erljr — January 25, 2007 @ 5:07 am
Is there any real news on f and f anymore? They used to do a little but now it seems they just get their stories out of the new york post or the national enquirer. All comes down do you wanna be informed in the morning…or entertained.
Comment by Big Dave — January 25, 2007 @ 9:36 am
eddiebear, you took the words right out of my mouth…
Comment by OverHere — January 25, 2007 @ 10:51 am
Rodrigo,
I always enjoy reading belligerent anti-Fox screeds. Don’t let former house pages discourage you from venting. I have certainly read enough anti-KO screeds on this blog from the same people to fill the bulletin boards at Fox News many times over.
Comment by elmonica — January 25, 2007 @ 12:51 pm
Every single time there is important breaking news, FOX comes in at number 1 with a far lead. Not just when the President is on. That is a fact.
Comment by Noelle — January 25, 2007 @ 12:59 pm
Unfortunately, libs like Rodrigo & Big Dave never let the facts get in the way of a good story…much like their hero Olbermann.
Comment by bigred — January 25, 2007 @ 1:43 pm
eljr- open your eyes, are you trying to tell me the Broadcast channels, or CNN or MSNBC dont present opposing points of view in their news coverage- you obviously must not watch them much- stop listening to right wing talking points and actual start thinking- CNN has always been inclusive of all points of view (shoot look at the Lou Dobbs and Paula Zahn Town Hall meetings), look at the Situation Room (where they usually have on Political pundits from both the left and the right) to look over those stuff and say there is no conservative point of view being presented is blatantly false- and i challenge you to find situations where CBS, NBC or ABC or CNN has presented an issue without putting forth an opposing point of view. You prove yourself to be truly blind- Glenn Beck has just signed on to GMA and has a show on HLN and your saying no opposing point of view is presented, Sean Hannity did a segment on the CBS evening news and your saying no opposing point of view is being presented, look at Lou Dobbs doesn’t CNN allow him to express hs conservative positions on immigration. I dont know of any CNN anchor whose allowed to express liberal positions on immigration but you dont hear me complaining about that. look at MSNBC dont Joe and Tucker are allowed to express their socially conservative and libertarian position on issues, dont they have discussion panels where guess such as Ann Coulter and Pat Buchanan (among others) are allowed to participate. You make it seem as if all these stations do is present liberal views and never put on any conservative voices- which is definately not the case. You can say the media is liberal but unless you can present evidence in their News coverage of this i suggest you put down the kool- aid jug. Besides- you talk about balance- you look at the Special Report panel and tell me if you see an equal amount of libs and cons- no you dont. watch the Fox Business block- most of the people that appear during that block- and at times all of them are economic conservatives, but i dont hear you complaining about that.
Comment by Sam — January 25, 2007 @ 2:35 pm
Sam, I watch Special Report all the time and can tell you the panel is often more balanced toward Democrats. On a typical night, the panel is Fred Barnes (conservative), Mort Kondracke (Dem), and Mara Liasson (Dem). Sometimes Dems Nina Easton & Juan Williams appear. Sometimes it’s conservatives Charles Krauthammer or Bill Sammon. The panel is very balanced.
Now, you talk about issues where the MSM is blatantly balanced toward libs… hmmm.. how about CBS and memogate? The entire news division at CBS was involved in that debacle.
The facts are, by their own admission, 80 percent of the national media are social liberals. 80 percent.
It’s not a big left-wing conspiracy, but these people bring their own biases into their jobs every single day.
Of course conservatives are invited on to offer their viewpoints from time to time, just like Dems & libs appear as guests on FOX all the time. Every day. On every show.
Comment by bigred — January 25, 2007 @ 3:18 pm
Mort Kondrake is not a dem, he’s a moderate. And your examples illustrate the bias of special report. Krauthammer, Barnes, Sammon, Kristol are all staunch conservatives or neo-conservatives, not to mention the fact that the host (Hume) is also a staunch republican. Juan Williams is the only one that can be called a staunch democrat. Easton is a journalist who doesn’t try and represent a party, while Liasson is a weak willed left leaning moderate.
At CBS multiple people lost their job over the fact that they failed to properly authenticate the memo, the kicker is that the memo was only corroborating evidence, the real focus of the story was the interview with Killian’s secretary.
Typically the only democrats on fox news are conservative democrats. Beckel, Powers, Frost, Roemer, all conservative democrats, and none as partisan as whoever they’re on to debate. And lets be honest, much like wrestlers who only existence was to get beat up by Hulk Hogan or the Ultimate Warrior and make them look good, they’re jobbers.
Comment by Steve — January 25, 2007 @ 4:14 pm
Good point, Steve! I find it amazing how so many people “conveniently forget” almost every host/anchor on FNC is a republican. Ooooh right, that reminds me. The one guy who didn’t “spew” the republican talking points, Julian Phillips, is no longer employed! Now, isn’t that peculiar?
Comment by Terance — January 25, 2007 @ 4:55 pm
Most of the hosts on FNC are conservatives. So what? They also bring on guests that are liberals. That includes every single prominent Democrat of the past decade, from Pelosi to Hillary & Bill to Jesse Jackson.
Liasson is an award winning journalist for the left-leaning NPR. She is definately a dem. Kondracke, is a moderate, but he definately leans left. Hume doesn’t give analysis in the Special Report panels, but does on Fox News Sunday, when there’s 2 conservatives and 2 dems.
As for the CBS story, you are WAY, WAY off base. They didn’t interview Killian’s secretary until after the memos were exposed as poor forgeries. She even said they were forgeries and CBS was trying to cover their ass by bringing her on and getting her to say she thought Bush got special treatment.
The memos were the main point of their completely erroneous story.
Comment by bigred — January 25, 2007 @ 5:45 pm
Big Red you dont even recognize your own contradictions. You complain in one post about 80% of the persons in the media being socially liberal (even though i cant confirm that)- then when someone brings up the point that majority of the news people over at fox are conservative- you say so what- either your for neutrality or not- if you aren’t stop complaining. I dont particularly care what positions a news person hold in their personal lives, as long as we dont see that in their reporting and i certainly dont see the liberal bias that all conservatives have been railing about since the 50’s, at least not in television news- in fact i believe that the media has actually gone out of its way to counteract the liberal image- to the point that they skew conservative alot of times. It could very well be that Paula Zahn is a liberal, but the important point is that i dont see her opinions coming through in her News programme- the same cannot be said for Brit Hume (just look at the SOTU coverage), Bill O’Reilly, Neil Cavuto, the Fand F cast and to be fair the same cant be said for KO. Now i notice how you intentionally didn’t address my criticism of the business bloc (i want to see if your really going to come at me and say thats a balanced panel) and about the special report thing its usually a conservative, a moderate and a liberal or 2 conservatives and a liberal, or two conservatives and a moderate- but never two liberals. Plus we all know where Brit Hume leans and that is reflected in his questioning. It’s funny as even some of you jumped on the Bill O’Reilly Band wagon of saying NBC is far left (though very little examples in its coverage was presented to back up that point). But at the same note Bill himself while discussing the same thing admitted that he though NBC was fair. So know i guess they’re far left but fair- you guys really need to revaluate some of your arguments.
Comment by Sam — January 25, 2007 @ 9:50 pm
As for the CBS story, you are WAY, WAY off base. They didn’t interview Killian’s secretary until after the memos were exposed as poor forgeries. She even said they were forgeries and CBS was trying to cover their ass by bringing her on and getting her to say she thought Bush got special treatment.
You’re partially right. The story wasn’t the interview with the secretary, which came later, it was interviews with Ben Barnes and Robert Strong.
Liasson is an award winning journalist for the left-leaning NPR. She is definately a dem.
She may definetely be a dem but she a weak one and certainly nowhere near as ideological or partisan as the other on the panel. And do you actually listen to enough NPR to get a good view of it, or are you just repeating talking points?
Kondracke, is a moderate, but he definately leans left.
Please, he’s about as left leaning as he is black.
Hume doesn’t give analysis in the Special Report panels, but does on Fox News Sunday, when there’s 2 conservatives and 2 dems.
You’re contention is the rest of the media is liberal because the reporters and hosts are socially liberal but are willing to ignore Hume’s staunch republicanism?
Comment by Steve — January 25, 2007 @ 10:21 pm
“the real focus of the story was the interview with Killian’s secretary”
I correct you, then you tell me I’m “partially right”. What’s partially? Tell me which part of that I got wrong.
Yes, I listen to NPR, and yes, they do lean left, as Juan Williams and Mara Liasson would probably be happy to tell you.
Kondracke votes Democrat. He disagrees with Barnes on almost every issue. Period.
Yes, FNC is conservative! But they don’t hide from it. The MSM is liberal but they try to portray themselves as middle of the road. You want examples?
Katie Couric– marched in abortion rallies
Meredith Viera–marched in an anti-war rally right before the Republican National Convention in NYC
Dan Rather–spoke at Dem fundraiser
CBS News–tried to change the outcome of a presidential election with obviously forged documents
Need more?
Comment by bigred — January 25, 2007 @ 10:52 pm
I correct you, then you tell me I’m “partially right”. What’s partially? Tell me which part of that I got wrong.
I got the secretary interview wrong, but the focus was on the Barnes interview with the memo’s as corroborating evidence.
Kondracke votes Democrat. He disagrees with Barnes on almost every issue. Period.
Most moderates do. Kondrake is a democrat in the same way that Zell Miller is a democrat.
Yes, FNC is conservative! But they don’t hide from it.
Fair and Balanced, We Report You Decide.
CBS News–tried to change the outcome of a presidential election with obviously forged documents
B.S.
Cbs made a mistake but to say that that did knowingly is idiotic. Do you actually think Dan Rather was sitting in his office twirling a Snidley Whiplash mustache thinking of ways to get Bush? They knew a story was true, it fit everything that we knew at the time so they didn’t do the due dillegence in vetting it. But there are numberous examples of the media making similar mistakes in 2000 over Gore. Or why don’t you go ask Kerry about the Swiftboaters, just about all their claims have been disproven yet that didn’t stop that damn Liberal media from running with the story for weeks before actually vetting the claims. Hell those liberal bastards at NY Times held the wiretapping story at the behest of the Bush administration when they could have easily published it before the ‘04 election.
I’m sure you’ll go on believing that the big bad liberal media is out to get the poor republicans (all except for the near entirety of talk radio, but we’ll continue to ignore that since it blows the liberal media meme to pieces) but the simple fact of the matter is that the media makes mistakes.
But if you’d like I can go to Media Matters like you’ve gone to News Busters and begin posting links proving that the media is conservative, but I’ll spare everyone that b.s.
Just remember Hanlon’s razor
“Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence.”
Comment by Steve — January 26, 2007 @ 12:24 am
Big Red i didn’t ask you about past activities of Reporters, i asked you to point to evidence of Bias in NEWS COVERAGE for ABC, NBC, CNN and the sort, your yet to produce- and even if you do i can easily show you evidence where those stations have displayed conservative biases in certain instances.
Your yet To prove to Me how the FNC business bloc is balanced.
P.S. Dan rather attending a political Party fundraiser doesn’t make him a democrat- Mort Kondracke has attended the Log Cabin Republicans annual meeting- would you say that makes him republican.
Comment by Sam — January 26, 2007 @ 12:59 am
Sam: Rather was a speaker at the fundraiser. Nice try.
****At CBS multiple people lost their job over the fact that they failed to properly authenticate the memo***
Putting forth a fake doc in order to bring down a pol that they didn’t like & then standing by it when it was obvious to a 9 year old that it was fake is summarized by “failed to authenticate”? Uh-huh…..I see “fake but accurate” coming on the horizon.
BTW, I love the notion how Bob Beckel, who openly called for GOP electoral voters to switch over & vote for Gore in ‘00, isn’t really a partisan.
You guys sometimes make us laugh. Like the notion that two large editorial pages, talk radio and fox news equalizes the rest of the media & therefore removes the liberal slant….good stuff.
Comment by RW — January 26, 2007 @ 10:32 am
RW. Mort Kondrake did speak at the Log Cabin Republican Conference, so by your reasoning that makes him a republican (good to know). Additionally CBS didn’t know that the documents were fake, however thats the only dubious part of the story. Look at the SBVT and how many false accusations they made against John Kerry, but people still carried there accusations without correcting the. Also come up with more examples of bias in NEWS COVERAGE- surely if there are as bias as you say you should be able to come up with more examples than one document being forged by someone outside the network.
Comment by Sam — January 26, 2007 @ 10:47 am