CNN hemorrhaged more than half their audience from the 2001 Inauguration, overnights show. The troubled news network only averaged 779,000 viewers during yesterday's Inauguration coverage from 10am-4pm with just 168,000 of those viewers landing in the coveted 25-54 demo.

Like CNN, MSNBC also suffered major losses, only averaging 438,000 viewers throughout yesterday's coverage (141,000 in 25-54), down a whopping 68% over 2001 and faring even worse in primetime with just 385,000 viewers.

In contrast, Fox News averaged 2,581,000 viewers from 10a-4p (up 30% over 2001) and their 25-54 demo average of 705,000 came close to CNN's total coverage ratings yesterday.

PRIMETIME:

FNC -- 2,439,000 (up 57% OVER '01)
CNN -- 1,353,000 (down 14% over '01)
MSNBC -- 385,000 (down 47% over '01)

Developing...

Link to article: http://drudgereport.com/flash7.htm

And like I say, there is only a bit of substantial difference between CNN and FOX.  CNN tells fewer lies, spends less time bashing liberals, and doesn't always cheerlead for the Republican Christo-Fascist reactionaries. 
Other than that, CNN is firmly entrenched in pumping the priorities of Wall Street and utterly under the thumb of the military-industrial complex.

So, tell me again why I should give a rat's azz about which big-business-biased cable station is up or down in the ratings.

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0121-35.htm

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0121-35.htm




Yup!!