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Home Front: Culture Wars
Still Rolling: Fox News Has Its Best January Ever
2010-02-03
Fox News had its best January in the history of the network, and was the only cable news network to grow year-to-year.

FNC also had the top 13 programs on cable news in total viewers for the fifth month in a row, and the top 13 programs in the A25-54 demographic for the first time in more than five years.

  • FNC grew in double digits in both total viewers and the A25-54 demographic from January 2009. In prime time, it was up 22% in total viewers and 51% in the demo. CNN was down 34% and 37% and MSNBC down 26% and 38%. In total day, FNC was up 16% and 28%. CNN was down 34% and 41% and MSNBC down 28% and 39%. Last January all networks performed while with the Inauguration coverage. This month, the big political event was Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts, which FNC dominated in the ratings.

  • Special Report with Bret Baier/Brit Hume was #1 for the 100th consecutive month.

  • Fox Report #1 for 100th consecutive month.

  • Sean Hannity had his best month ever (since it launched as Hannity).
    • Posted by:Fred

    #9  FNC should send my 82 year old father in law a thank you card.
    Or Obama.

    Nimble, what did Steve's father-in-law ever do that justifed sending him Obumble????
    Posted by: USN, Ret.   2010-02-03 23:15  

    #8  But, but, but Barry says "stay away from the Vegas slots and STOP WATCHING FOX!!!!
    Posted by: Besoeker   2010-02-03 17:27  

    #7  that even the "professional" Democrats (i.e. supposedly well-informed) cannot bear to admit that FNC is simply more "fair and balanced" than any other news outfit

    According to Pajamas the night Scott Brown was elected Fox News was the only major network who had guests from both sides of the aisle. All the others had only DFemocrtas and in addition their reporters (ie those who are supposed to report and only that) threw dirt on the people who had voted "incorrectly" and/or specualted about how, _we_ that is the Democrats could rebound.
    Posted by: a   2010-02-03 17:25  

    #6   It would be interesting to see that if FOX regular broadcast network, started a half hour 'Nightly News' program, would draw away from ABC, CBS, NBC nightly news'. (?)
    Posted by: Tom- Pa   2010-02-03 14:18  

    #5  Not the biggist Fox fan, but a bird among worms, seconding eltoroverde.
    Posted by: swksvolFF   2010-02-03 12:15  

    #4  The most interesting part about all of the success and legitimacy that FNC has attained is that even the "professional" Democrats (i.e. supposedly well-informed) cannot bear to admit that FNC is simply more "fair and balanced" than any other news outfit, and that's despite it's obvious conservative tilt. As one of my Democrat lobbyist friends told me when I pointed out that the most recent polling shows FNC to be the "most trusted" news outlet, her response was that being popular doesn't necessarily mean better. I took no small pleasure in pointing out that while I agree with her statement (see: 2008 election), she was really missing the point as the poll did not ask which was most the popular but rather which was the most trusted and there is a difference there, however slight. She didn't have much of a response to that.
    Posted by: eltoroverde   2010-02-03 11:21  

    #3  I would like to send the extreme left and their water carriers (see MSM) a thank you card for this.
    Posted by: DarthVader   2010-02-03 10:56  

    #2  Or Obama.
    Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2010-02-03 10:41  

    #1  FNC should send my 82 year old father in law a thank you card.
    Posted by: Steve White   2010-02-03 09:34  

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