CNN getting high praise for election night coverage (Atlanta, Columbus: college, military)

[Newsboy]

Originally Posted by ATLTJL

I'm not sure if by this you meant that the producers and directors who are actually telling Anderson what to do are in Atlanta....because they're not.

But I think what you meant is that something more important is in Atlanta: executive leadership. The people who tell Anderson Cooper whether his contract will be renewed, how much he will be paid, and what shows are on the air are in Atlanta.

Exactly. Anderson and Wolf aren't based in Atlanta, but they are here for high-level meetings all the time.

[KingJohn]

Does it matter? The CNN center holds a lot, including Tru T.V., Turner Broadcasting systems, TBS, TNT, Turner Classical Channel, Cartoon Network, and more. It holds all their studios. Even though Wolf or Anderson don't broadcast from Atlanta, there's sure a lot of executives who do work in Atlanta.

[researchnerd]

None of these are in CNN Center. TruTV is based in NYC, and TBS, TNT, TCM, and Cartoon are in the facility over on Techwood/14th Street. There are also some studios on Williams Street.

Turner Broadcasting the company (not the network) is based at CNN Center.

[Columbuskidd92]

For the comment about the Ratings.....

CNN was the most-watched cable news network on Election Night, topping second-place Fox News Channel, which had dominated the debate nights, by 128,000 viewers.

According to Nielsen fast national ratings data, CNN averaged 8.836 million total viewers from 7 p.m.-2 a.m. ET while Fox News was close behind with 8.708 million viewers from when the polls first closed through both President Obama's and Mitt Romney's speeches.

MSNBC was a distant third, drawing 4.604 million total viewers. CNN topped the advertiser-coveted adults 25-54 demo by a wider margin, averaging 4.387 million viewers to FNC's 3.494 million and MSNBC's 2.021 million.

CNN Earns Election Night Ratings Win - 2012-11-07 19:22:51 | Broadcasting & Cable

[Newsboy]

Originally Posted by Columbuskidd92

For the comment about the Ratings.....

CNN was the most-watched cable news network on Election Night, topping second-place Fox News Channel, which had dominated the debate nights, by 128,000 viewers.

According to Nielsen fast national ratings data, CNN averaged 8.836 million total viewers from 7 p.m.-2 a.m. ET while Fox News was close behind with 8.708 million viewers from when the polls first closed through both President Obama's and Mitt Romney's speeches.

MSNBC was a distant third, drawing 4.604 million total viewers. CNN topped the advertiser-coveted adults 25-54 demo by a wider margin, averaging 4.387 million viewers to FNC's 3.494 million and MSNBC's 2.021 million.

CNN Earns Election Night Ratings Win - 2012-11-07 19:22:51 | Broadcasting & Cable

That's fantastic news! Proves that on big news events, people still turn to CNN. Now, if only a fraction of those viewers would watch CNN on a regular basis the network would be solid in the ratings game. Of course, one thing people fail to realize is that on a normal night, CNN's viewership fluctuates greatly. People tune in, tune out, get the headlines and walk away. Fox News viewers are insane and never change the channel.

[atlantamoi]

Originally Posted by researchnerd

None of these are in CNN Center. TruTV is based in NYC

Actually, TruTV has been in Atlanta for over a year. In Session is broadcast from a CNN Center studio/control room from 9am-3pm. Their master control is at Techwood.

[Columbuskidd92]

Why visit the CNN Atlanta center,when you can spend a weekend at the omni?

Omni Atlanta CNN Center Tour - YouTube
Worth every penny. I love it!

[Columbuskidd92]

Originally Posted by Newsboy

That's fantastic news! Proves that on big news events, people still turn to CNN. Now, if only a fraction of those viewers would watch CNN on a regular basis the network would be solid in the ratings game. Of course, one thing people fail to realize is that on a normal night, CNN's viewership fluctuates greatly. People tune in, tune out, get the headlines and walk away. Fox News viewers are insane and never change the channel.

I agree. I'm so sick of hearing Fox News saying their the "#1 News Channel" in the country. Give me a break.

[beenhereandthere]

Seems to me that most of the CNN news, especially, related towards the election, was shot from DC or NYC, not from Atlanta?

[researchnerd]

Originally Posted by atlantamoi

Actually, TruTV has been in Atlanta for over a year. In Session is broadcast from a CNN Center studio/control room from 9am-3pm. Their master control is at Techwood.

Thanks - didn't know that!

Originally Posted by Columbuskidd92

Why visit the CNN Atlanta center,when you can spend a weekend at the omni?

Omni Atlanta CNN Center Tour - YouTube
Worth every penny. I love it!

Dude. That is CNN Center. The Omni hotel is attached.