Fox Beat CNN Big Time in 2003

KMAN · Jan 7, 2004

Fox is still proving they are fair and balanced and the numbers prove it.

Fox Beat CNN Big Time in 2003

Fox News has jumped even further out in front of once dominant CNN, grabbing an astonishing 53 percent increase in viewership and drubbing the rival cable news network's 24 percent increase.

According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Nielson ratings show that Fox's viewership last year jumped from 667,00 to 1,023,000 while CNN scored a mere increase of 129,000 viewers, from 536,000 to 665,000.

MSNBC did even worse, getting a 22 percent increase, from 263,000 to 320,000.

Fox's increase in Prime Time viewership was even more dramatic, leaping by a staggering 45 percent as against CNN's 22 percent and MSNBC's 23 percent.

According to the Journal Constitution, Fox widened its lead over CNN averaging 1.02 million viewers at any given moment.

This is a 53 percent increase from the year before while CNN averaged 665,000 viewers, a 24 percent increase.

Critics may scoff at Fox's claim of being fair and balanced, but viewers seem to be voting with their remote controls.

KMAN

lander · Jan 7, 2004

"Fox is still proving they are fair and balanced and the numbers prove it. "

Seriously, are you brain dead? The Simpsons beat the History Channel does that mean that the Simpsons are real?

Twit.

codeworks · Jan 7, 2004

I Crack up at you Neo Cons.

Remember the 2000 vote

500,000 more, KMAN you are in the minority

TheFunkMonkey · Jan 7, 2004

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by lander:
"Fox is still proving they are fair and balanced and the numbers prove it. "

Seriously, are you brain dead? The Simpsons beat the History Channel does that mean that the Simpsons are real?

Twit.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Most of the time, I like Fox News. But you're right. Just because they have good ratings doesn't mean they're fair and balanced! I don't know who wrote that headline.

Britney Spears sells more records than Radiohead. So I guess that means she is a better artist?

Speaking of which, I have a craving to hear "The Bends" right now.

Phaedrus · Jan 7, 2004

Barely Legal Bitches in Bondage sells more magazines than The Journal of the American Society of Sparrow-Watchers ... does this mean that it's a better ... oh wait.

Phaedrus