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FarCenter

(19,429 posts) Mon Jul 15, 2013, 01:23 PM Jul 2013

Fox News Wins The George Zimmerman Verdict Ratings Battle

Here are the 10-11 p.m. ratings, per Nielsen:

10-11PM/ET

FNC: 3,682,000 total viewers (1,113,000 in 25-54)

CNN: 3,407,000 total viewers (1,716,000 in 25-54)

MSNBC: 1,298,000 total viewers (510,000 in 25-54)

HLN: 2,203,000 total viewers (980,000 in 25-54)

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/george-zimmerman-not-guilty-verdict-ratings-fox-news-cnn-msnbc-2013-7

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Fox News Wins The George Zimmerman Verdict Ratings Battle (Original Post) FarCenter Jul 2013 OP

Fox News... AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #1

seems like everyone is making $$$$ in this case except for the decedent and his survivors Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #2

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #4

Too bad MSNBC is doing poorly LukeFL Jul 2013 #3

ABC had non stop trial coverage without commercials katmondoo Jul 2013 #5

It's as though there were particular demographics... Orsino Jul 2013 #6

So a total of 3% of America was watching the cable news channels... SomethingFishy Jul 2013 #7

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)

1. Fox News...

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Mon Jul 15, 2013, 01:26 PM

Jul 2013

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

2. seems like everyone is making $$$$ in this case except for the decedent and his survivors

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 01:26 PM

Jul 2013

Sadly, the decedent couldn't even get the basic dignity of being buried with his reputation intact...

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LukeFL

(594 posts)

3. Too bad MSNBC is doing poorly

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 01:36 PM

Jul 2013

I hate to see it turn right wing in the future because apparently right wing lies sales.

Look at CNN and fix news total viewers.
UGH!!!!

What's wrong with people!!!

katmondoo

(6,457 posts)

5. ABC had non stop trial coverage without commercials

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 02:20 PM

Jul 2013

I watched on ABC

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

6. It's as though there were particular demographics...

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 02:44 PM

Jul 2013

...interested in a particular slant on the story.

SomethingFishy

(4,876 posts)

7. So a total of 3% of America was watching the cable news channels...

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 02:49 PM

Jul 2013

Wow. They must be proud of themselves. They have alienated viewers to the point that managing to get 1% of the population to watch is considered a victory. Why anyone pays any attention to any of them is beyond me.

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