Election Night Ratings: Fox News scores
Early ratings from the Nielsen Co. suggest the Fox News Channel easily outpaced the cable competition on Tuesday night, likely outscoring the broadcast networks, as well, although those numbers won't...
View ArticleMSNBC reups Maddow, touts ratings
"We're chipping away at Fox News for the first time," MSNBC President Phil Griffin said. He also announced the renewal of Rachel Maddow's contract.
View ArticleMurdoch exposé on PBS's "Frontline" due on March 27
"Murdoch's Scandal," a thorough expose typical of PBS "Frontline," is coming March 27. Correspondent Lowell Bergman, in a co-production with the CBC, cracks open the secretive Murdoch family and...
View ArticleNBC skips Dems convention, opts for football
NBC is bragging about how well its coverage of the first night of the Democratic National Convention did in the ratings. On Tuesday, a network release said, "more Americans turned to NBC News for...
View ArticleHuge audience saw Denver presidential debate
A whopping 67.2 million viewers across 11 networks watched Wednesday's Obama-Romney debate, Nielsen says. That's a 28% increase over 2008's Obama-McCain debate.
View ArticleFinal presidential debate draws 59.2 million viewers
As predicted, baseball and football took a bite out of the ratings for the third and final presidential debate Monday. Still, 59.2 million viewers tuned in
View ArticleMedia's Election night 2012 tone and coverage
On Election night 2012, beyond the media's numbers and maps, the tone on Fox News was the giveaway.
View ArticleMid-term election coverage: early TV observations
Number crunching isn't just for political junkies anymore. The media's 2014 mid-term election coverage provided viewers with a flood of data, onscreen and online. With only a few precincts reporting...
View ArticleCable news nets bracing or rooting for Ferguson violence?
If you've watched CNN, MSNBC or Fox News lately, you may be aware of the fine line they seem to be walking between capturing the mood in Ferguson, Mo., in advance of a grand jury decision and...
View ArticleMedia coverage of SCOTUS gay marriage decision
Observations on the media coverage of Friday's watershed Supreme Court decision on gay marriage:
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