Originally posted by: PJABBER
Why are all of the Fox competitors in such an uproar? Likely because the rating wars show them being decimated by FNN.
I flip through all of the news channels, a different one each 30 seconds, and I don't recall major coverage by anyone but Fox on two recent stories that blew up - the ACORN story and the 9/12 March On Washington.
The only one that covered the 9/12 March with at least a few stories was CNN, so they might have a case. Maybe the rest were out looking for "important" stories or couldn't budge off their ideological bent.
And yes, any furor the competitors raise is absolutely free publicity for Fox. Attacking the ad just gave the Fox ad about 100X more views (and likely loads more surfing viewers clicking onto Fox) than ignoring it would have.
Do you think that was Fox's strategy from the start? :laugh:
Cable News Ratings for Thursday, September 17, 2009
Cable News Daily Ratings for September 17, 2009
Morning programs (6:00AM-9:00AM) P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends- 1,083,000 viewers (415,000) (668,000)
American Morning- 461,000 viewers (169,000) (287,000)
Morning Joe- 369,000 viewers (147,000) (220,000)
Squawk Box- 157,000 viewers (71,000) (102,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 336,000 viewers (213,000) (228,000)
5PM ? P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Glenn Beck? 3,065,000 viewers (734,000) (1,369,000)
Situation Room?753,000 viewers (205,000) (271,000)
Hardball w/ Chris Matthews?650,000 viewers (156,000) (301,000)
Fast Money?210,000 viewers (55,000) (107,000)
Prime News?256,000 viewers (117,000) (144,000)
6PM ? P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Special Report with Bret Baier? 2,775,000 viewers (724,000) (1,297,000)
Situation Room?554,000 viewers (145,000) (203,000)
Ed Show?689,000 viewers (191,000) (337,000)
Mad Money ?175,000 viewers (60,000) (99,000)
Prime News ? 361,000 viewers (157,000) (191,000)
7PM ? P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The Fox Report w/ Shep ?2,379,000 viewers (686,000) (1,148,000)
Lou Dobbs Tonight?631,000 viewers (212,000) (260,000)
Hardball w/ C. Matthews?747,000 viewers (219,000) (350,000)
Kudlow Report ?124,000 viewers (56,000) (70,000)
Issues? 489,000 viewers (229,000) (278,000)
8PM ? P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O?Reilly Factor? 3,913,000 viewers (1,026,000) (1,716,000)
Campbell Brown ? 814,000 viewers (226,000) (298,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann ? 1,396,000 viewers (388,000) (680,000)
CNBC Reports? a scratch w/ 88,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 32,000) (a scratch w/ 45,000)
Nancy Grace ? 1,056,000 viewers (376,000) (528,000)
9 PM ? P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity ?3,166,000 viewers (871,000) (1,443,000)
Larry King Live ?1,337,000 viewers (309,000) (490,000)
Rachel Maddow Show ?1,229,000 viewers (336,000) (607,000)
Marijuana Inc ? 318,000 viewers (171,000) (155,000)
Issues- 721,000 viewers (229,000) (385,000)
10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
On The Record w/ Greta Van Susteren ?2,633,000 viewers (664,000) (1,173,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 ?1,011,000 viewers (266,000) (424,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann ? 744,000 viewers (269,000) (355,000)
Big Mac: Inside McDonalds ? 372,000 viewers (216,000) (213,000)
Nancy Grace ?697,000 viewers (287,000) (358,000)
11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O?Reilly Factor ?1,961,000 viewers (638,000) (1,039,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 ?552,000 viewers (179,000) (279,000)
Rachel Maddow Show ?535,000 viewers (169,000) (244,000)
Mad Money ? 142,000 viewers (85,000) (94,000)
Showbiz Tonight? 517,000 viewers (259,000) (305,000)