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Fox News Slams "Fifth-Place" CNN

As far as I know, there are four "news" networks -- CNN, Fox News, HLN and MSNBC. The Weather Channel is not news, just weather. Fox Business and CNBC also don't count here, either.

That being said, if you're fifth place in a four-network race, you're in big trouble.
 
Well, the article mentions that CNN has indeed fallen behind CNBC in some areas. And when TVByTheNumbers.com releases cable news ratings data, CNBC is always included in the totals. Fox Business is not yet included, only because the number of households it currently attracts does not warrant the network being included in these numbers... but with CNN struggling, I am curious as to how they'd fare against FBN! Heck, I bet Dave Ramsey is really cleaning Campbell Brown's clock!
 
Why would he clean her clock? He does Financial things not domestic housecleaning? I think he'd only need to clean her clock if his financial wizardry went in the crapper and he then need to pick up some extra money?
 
YEKIMI said:
Why would he clean her clock? He does Financial things not domestic housecleaning? I think he'd only need to clean her clock if his financial wizardry went in the crapper and he then need to pick up some extra money?
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DtotheJ chose a quaint and relatively classy expression to avoid using the overused comment that he's really kicking her a**. But you have a point, if anyone is going to be doing domestic work it's Campbell Brown. With ratings like hers, cleaning may well be in her future. ;)
 
azumanga said:
As far as I know, there are four "news" networks -- CNN, Fox News, HLN and MSNBC. The Weather Channel is not news, just weather. Fox Business and CNBC also don't count here, either.

That being said, if you're fifth place in a four-network race, you're in big trouble.
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It shows that partisan opinion-based programming (FNC, MSNBC) and tabloid/sensational stories (HLN) attracts more viewers than straight-ahead news shows (CNN). Not that CNN has been at its best form as of late (try watching more than five minutes of "Rick's List"), but it's the only real choice in prime-time for news.
 
Eric Stein said:
azumanga said:
As far as I know, there are four "news" networks -- CNN, Fox News, HLN and MSNBC. The Weather Channel is not news, just weather. Fox Business and CNBC also don't count here, either.

That being said, if you're fifth place in a four-network race, you're in big trouble.
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It shows that partisan opinion-based programming (FNC, MSNBC) and tabloid/sensational stories (HLN) attracts more viewers than straight-ahead news shows (CNN). Not that CNN has been at its best form as of late (try watching more than five minutes of "Rick's List"), but it's the only real choice in prime-time for news.
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Yes, very true. As much as I personally like CNN for being middle of the road, it is evident the audience does not. In this media age, it seems you have to be one extreme or the other to succeed. And HNN succeeds because of its super-focus on crime and lowest common denominator stuff. Kind of a sad commentary of what we have become.
 
searadiofreak said:
Yes, very true. As much as I personally like CNN for being middle of the road, it is evident the audience does not. In this media age, it seems you have to be one extreme or the other to succeed. And HNN succeeds because of its super-focus on crime and lowest common denominator stuff. Kind of a sad commentary of what we have become.
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The thing of it is, CNN is not always "middle of the road" because there have been plenty of documented examples of left-leaning bias coming from certain anchors at that channel. The worst offender seems to be Rick Sanchez who, too often, has a penchant for shooting off his mouth at inappropriate times. Then there was the famous Anderson Cooper gaffe (and accompanying graphic) about 'tea bagging'. Cooper knows better and is usually much more professional than that.

Then we have Larry King. Sad to say, but Larry's time passed about a decade ago. The ratings seem to bear this out.

In my opinion, CNN would be better off if they made a commitment to really being "middle of the road", if they canned all of the talk/feature shows and just went straight ahead with fair and unbiased news. They can truly be the "news" network while everyone else is talking. Right now, they are trying to do both (news and talk) and they are succeeding at neither. I see a niche for fair, unopinionated hard news that nobody is filling. No fluff, no crap, just news. It's not a huge niche, but it's one that CNN could have to themselves. Their excellent coverage of breaking world events is proof that they have the resources to do it.
 
searadiofreak said:
HNN succeeds because of its super-focus on crime and lowest common denominator stuff.
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Especially during Nancy Grace's program -- every time I go by that channel, it's always "Breaking News" on a wanted fugitive or a missing child or something.
 
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