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CNN wins mine ratings

Chances are that the ratings picture for CNN is going to look even brighter once the ratings for the overnight hours come in.

While the other news channels were airing repeats of previous hours of mine coverage, the North American version of CNN was tapping into sister-channel "CNN International" to continue the non-stop coverage.

To be honest, it was the first time I can remember ever watching "CNN International" for anything.
 
CNN's coverage was excellent until right now as they are airing a debate from Delaware. MSNBC and Fox News were not as strong as CNN and right now are airing Olbermann and O'Reilly respectively without much mine coverage while CNBC is airing a special on porn.

The best coverage of all has to be with BBC News. They have several reporters on the ground include one that speaks Spanish who interviewed numerous people around the mine. BBC News also just aired an exclusive interview with President Piñera.
 
And when the 33rd and last miner came out, MSNBC was inexplicably running Olbermann doing a report on Carl Paladino. Even when Rachel came on, no mention. The graphics said "live", but my guess is they taped earlier today. That just doesn't make sense not covering one of the biggest stories of the year. If this is the definition of "leaning forward", I think I would prefer to recline.
 
It's finally nice to hear something good about CNN... and I do agree, CNN did (and currently is) have the best coverage.
 
JayR said:
Odd that Univision was left out of the conversation...
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And Telemundo.

Mom doesn't speak a lick of Spanish, but she preferred Telemundo's coverage to anything on the air in English.

(I do speak it at about a 2nd-grade level & preferred Univision)
 
If Fox News would stop with the incessant "breaking news" and "fox news alerts", their ratings may be higher. I had to quit watching them. When an event started over 12 hours ago, it's no longer breaking news.
 
Both the ABC and NBC newsers did a live lead story insert at the top of the 5:30 PM PT
left coast feeds. ABC even went back live to Chile for the final miner's rescue at the end
of this feed, NBC stayed with a packaged kicker on the same (Chile miners) subject.

NBC did have one minor font goof in their updated lead, where over the live shot they
Chyroned "Live PST" (instead of "Live PDT").

The 6 PM PT CBS left coast 'cast also had a brief live update at the top, the reporter
doing his live shot after dark, but then after the package his toss back to Katie was
from the east coast show--in sunlight with a "Live EDT" font.
 
oldiesfan6479 said:
NBC did have one minor font goof in their updated lead, where over the live shot they Chyroned "Live PST" (instead of "Live PDT").
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Clearly, somebody is looking forward to the merger with Comcast... ::)
 
I think its safe to assume that more people trust CNN for news, while Fox News and MSNBC, which clearly offer a bias, are viewed as infotainment channels. Its not just this story, but the 2008 elections, health care reform coverage from the chambers of Congress and any other major story that captivates the nation or the world, and CNN comes out on top. They're the trusted news source, but they're also the source for your 'casual' news viewer, if you will.
 
musicman3355 said:
It's finally nice to hear something good about CNN... and I do agree, CNN did (and currently is) have the best coverage.
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I too agree that CNN provided excellent coverage. They even had someone translate Spanish into English so that most of the audience could understand what the miners were saying.

The other two cable networks should have dumped their regular programming and went live with coverage of the rescue.

Let me conclude by saying it was great to finally see some "good news" being covered live on television. The entire world, I believe, was rooting for these Chilean miners as they were brought to the surface.

And special kudos to the American company that designed portions of the drill that helped rescue these men and the Americans who went to Chile to help in the rescue operation. Finally something made in America that made a big difference in the lives of 33 people, plus their families and friends.
 
justpassingthough said:
I think its safe to assume that more people trust CNN for news, while Fox News and MSNBC, which clearly offer a bias, are viewed as infotainment channels. Its not just this story, but the 2008 elections, health care reform coverage from the chambers of Congress and any other major story that captivates the nation or the world, and CNN comes out on top. They're the trusted news source, but they're also the source for your 'casual' news viewer, if you will.
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Hey, it has been that way for 30 years! The Challenger explosion, the Berlin Wall collapse, Gulf War I, O.J. Simpson (the Bronco chase followed by the trial), 9/11, and now the Chilean miners...you know CNN has always been the place to be for all these and more.

However, I do remember one week in April 2003 when Fox Noise literally dominated the cable ratings, leaving Nickelodeon's annual Kids' Choice Awards and regular mainstay "WWE Raw" in the dust.
 
johnnya2k6 said:
justpassingthough said:
I think its safe to assume that more people trust CNN for news, while Fox News and MSNBC, which clearly offer a bias, are viewed as infotainment channels. Its not just this story, but the 2008 elections, health care reform coverage from the chambers of Congress and any other major story that captivates the nation or the world, and CNN comes out on top. They're the trusted news source, but they're also the source for your 'casual' news viewer, if you will.
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Hey, it has been that way for 30 years! The Challenger explosion, the Berlin Wall collapse, Gulf War I, O.J. Simpson (the Bronco chase followed by the trial), 9/11, and now the Chilean miners...you know CNN has always been the place to be for all these and more.

However, I do remember one week in April 2003 when Fox Noise literally dominated the cable ratings, leaving Nickelodeon's annual Kids' Choice Awards and regular mainstay "WWE Raw" in the dust.
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Was that the week that we invaded Iraq? If so, thats no surprise. President Bush was on his proganda tour to sell the war, and Fox News had the least questions as to whether the war was just.
 
I think this all goes to show that, when CNN focuses on NEWS, they win. The problem is that there isn't compelling news every single day of the year or even once a week. Instead of hiring more personalities, I hope that CNN is trying to understand how and when its viewers watch tv news and tailor its programs to viewer needs (what a concept).

For example, it may well be that older viewers watch earlier in the evening and want a "Bernard Shaw"-type anchor. Younger viewers may tune late in the evening and want a hip, faster-paced newscast. Perhaps they need to have separate live, late newscast for the West Coast like they used to have.
 
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