Well, they must be doing something right:
Returning Champ: Fox TV Ratings Take '08 Victory Lap
by Wayne Friedman, Tuesday, May 27, 2008 7:45 AM ET
To no one's surprise, Fox took another season victory this year. To almost everyone's surprise, other networks drifted farther behind. Fox was the only network to improve on last year's numbers, averaging a 4.1/10 rating among 18-49 viewers.
But its strength was deep beyond the usual suspects. As Fox's President of Advertising Sales Jon Nesvig said, if you take out "American Idol" numbers, Fox still wins. If you take out the Super Bowl and "Idol," Fox is still No. 1.
Returning Champ: Fox TV Ratings Take '08 Victory Lap - 05/27/2008
Shall we move on to cable?
May Ratings: FNC Stays On Top
For the 77th consecutive month, FNC finished first in total day and prime time ratings during May.
FNC was the sixth highest rated cable network on all of basic cable during prime time for the month (CNN and MSNBC finished 19th and 26th) and the seventh rated network in total day (CNN and MSNBC were 19th and 27th).
FNC also had 11 out of the top 13 programs in cable during the month in Total Viewers.
The O'Reilly Factor was the #1 program in cable news for the 90th consecutive month, and saw gains in Total Viewers year-to-year (26%).
Amercia's Newsroom (9-11amET) was up 30% year-to-year, with the program averaging more viewers than CNN and MSNBC combined during the time period.
Meanwhile, On the Record with
Greta Van Susteren has been #1 for 73 consecutive months in Total Viewers while Hannity & Colmes has been #1 in its time slot for 54 consecutive months.
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