CNN ratings in 2011 show improvement; Fox remains the leader

For each of the three major news networks in 2011, there was good news and bad news, depending on how you spin it. Fox News could take comfort that it remains the dominant ratings leader, drawing more viewers than CNN and MSNBC combined both during the entire day and prime time. It averaged 1.1 million total day and 1.9 million viewers each night. Its top 11 shows all exceeded 1 million viewers each, a figure no CNN or MSNBC program achieved. It has remained the news leader for the past decade. Ratings, however, were down about 8 percent year over year and 14 percent in the… >>
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