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For the first time in its history, Fox News Channel beat the combined competition in primetime during the third quarter of 2004, with major headlines of the summer including the national political conventions and a brutal string of hurricanes.

According to Nielsen Media Research, Fox News averaged 1.8 million viewers, while CNN, MSNBC, CNBC and Headline News averaged a combined total of 1.7 million. The quarter ended Sunday.

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Wow that surprises me.

I would have thought that CNN or MSNBC would have won.

Josh, Fox News has been #1 for quite some time, well ahead of CNN and even further ahead of MSNBC. This is just the first time that they've beat the combined competition for the entire quarter.


Here is Nielsen's 3rd quarter averages:

Fox News Channel - 1.8 million viewers
CNN - 882,000 viewers
MSNBC - 421,000 viewers
Headline News - 226,000 viewers
CNBC - 133,000 viewers


(Now if this stinking headache would go away, I could get back to sleep! grr )