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Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of Fox News and chairman of Fox Television Stations, has signed a new five-year contract with parent company News Corp. Mr. Ailes will continue his duties overseeing Fox News, Fox Television Stations, Fox Business Network, MyNetworkTV and Twentieth Television under his new...
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The television turn-out for the vice presidential debate Thursday night between Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin totaled 69.9 million viewers, according to national data from Nielsen Media Research. The lone debate between the two contenders was carried live on 11 broadcast and cable networks...
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10-03-2008
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The wild rides of the campaign for president and the economic turmoil boosted Fox News Channel’s prime-time block to fourth among all cable channels for the third quarter, extending its streak as the highest-rated cable news network to 27 consecutive quarters. According to data from Nielsen Media Research...
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By making a night of it, ABC came out a winner Friday, drawing 11.04 million viewers for the first of three presidential debates between Democratic candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate John McCain. The network led all broadcast and cable outlets for the debate and the post-debate analysis...
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Thursday night’s presidential address on the current economic crisis and rescue plan was watched by 52.7 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media numbers. President George W. Bush’s speech aired from about 9 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. EST on broadcast networks ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, Telemundo and Univision as...
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09-26-2008
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After jump starting ratings for “ABC World News” last week, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made the rounds to Fox News’ “Hannity and Colmes” on Wednesday, pushing the talk show to its second-highest total viewership in 2008. Part one of Sean Hannity’s interview with Gov. Palin brought in 4.9 million viewers...
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More people watched Alaska Governor and Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin’s speech Wednesday at the Republican National Convention on Fox News than on any other network. Fox, which had suffered an uncharacteristic streak of second-place finishes during last week’s Democratic convention, averaged 9...
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Sen. Barack Obama’s historic speech Thursday, accepting the presidential nomination during the Democratic National Convention, brought in 38 million viewers across 10 networks, setting a convention record. Last night’s speech bested its closest competitor, day four of the 1992 DNC, by more than 10 million...
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08-29-2008
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NBC News and CNN were the kings of the hour during which VP candidate Joe Biden spoke at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, drawing more viewers than any of their five commercial cable or broadcast competitors. The total audience across broadcast and cable channels fell from Tuesday night...
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08-28-2008
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New York Sen. Hillary Clinton’s address on the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver was very good for the cable news networks. They rang up a second consecutive night of double-digit ratings bounces compared to the second night of the Democrats’ gathering July 27, 2004. Continuing...