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The long and hard-fought presidential election proved to be the gift that kept on giving for cable news channels in 2008, with all enjoying year-to-year ratings growth. After Barack Obama’s historic presidential victory, ratings began to return to earth, but Fox News Channel, CNN and MSNBC all racked...
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Fox News Channel will premiere a new show with Sean Hannity on Jan. 12. “Hannity,” which will air weekdays at 9 p.m., will feature commentary, interviews and branded segments such as “Hate Hannity Hotline,” featuring dissenting voicemails and videos from Mr. Hannity’s syndicated radio show. The program...
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Fox News Channel’s firm grip on the cable news crown continued in the November sweeps, which was chock full of economic, political and terrorism news that boosted ratings across the board. Ten of the top 15 cable-news programs for the month were on FNC. CNN edged out Fox News in the key news demographic...
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“Glenn Beck” will premiere on Fox News Channel on Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. The hourlong show will feature Beck on political, entertainment and business news, as well as a variety of guests. “Fox & Friends’” Gresham Striegel will serve as a senior producer. Mr. Beck was previously the host of CNN Headline...
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Background: Ms. Kelly was a corporate litigator before becoming a general-assignment reporter for ABC-affiliated WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C., where her assignments included the D.C. sniper case. TV News Talent Searching for TV’s News Elite . . . More » Joel Brown . . . More » Seth Doane . . . More »...
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The election of Barack Obama as the nation’s first African American president wasn’t the only reason the week of Nov. 3 was historic. However, it was the major reason that the five most-watched basic-cable news channels in prime time included three cable news channels. For News Channel ranked first in...
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The television world is Sarah Palin’s oyster. Fox News Channel’s Greta Van Susteren clinched the first interview with the former Republican vice presidential candidate. But TV’s talk and news heavyweights all want the Alaska governor: Fox’s Bill O’Reilly, Oprah Winfrey, the ladies of ABC’s “The View...
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The Insider had planned to wait a bit longer to do her exit interview with Fox News Channel “Special Report” anchor and Washington managing editor Brit Hume. The newsman is getting ready to retire after 12 years at the network, where he was a founding and defining personality. But she was struck by how...
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Fox News Channel’s Greta Van Susteren has won the first post-election sit-down interview with the former Republican vice-presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The widely sought interview, to be taped in Alaska starting this weekend, is expected to dominate Monday’s edition of Ms. Van Susteren...
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An estimated 78.58 million people watched prime-time coverage of the historic election on 14 broadcast and cable networks Tuesday night, according to final national averages from Nielsen Media Research. That’s a dramatic increase from the 59.17 million who watched Election Night on 10 networks in 2004...
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The closing days of the long presidential campaign made Fox News Channel to the most-watched of all basic-cable channels during prime-time the week of Oct. 27. Also riding the political wave: MSNBC, whose prime-time lineup got a particularly healthy boost from Barack Obama’s half-hour campaign infomercial...
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Fox News Channel celebrated its 12th anniversary with a big ratings win that made it the second most-watched basic cable network in prime-time for the month. Interest in the presidential election and the economic drama were the chief factors driving viewership. October also has been a big month for MSNBC...
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Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith says, “Chatting about politics is not my favorite thing.” He wearies of “the chattering classes” that have been a staple of news coverage of the two-year presidential campaign. He likes the Big Story, and this presidential election certainly is “one for the history...
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The second of three presidential debates between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain on Tuesday night was watched by 63.2 million people tuning in to 11 channels--27 million more people than saw their first debate Sept. 26, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. That’s a reversal from 2004...
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Fox News Channel has re-signed Sean Hannity to continue serving as host of “Hannity & Colmes” and “Hannity’s America” in a multiyear deal extending through 2012. “Hannity & Colmes,” co-hosted by Mr. Hannity and Allan Colmes, is the second-highest-rated cable news show, following “The O’Reilly...