News Networks Spin Some August Gold.(cable television news network ratings)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Multichannel News, September, 2001 by DONOHUE, STEVE

Fox News Channel is the hottest, Cable News Network is the most-watched, MSNBC is the youngest and CNBC is happy to be beating CNN's Lou Dobbs Moneyline. After the final August ratings were released Tuesday, each news network found something positive to emphasize. FNC and CNN tied for first place in the total-day category, with both networks averaging 0.4 in the Nielsen Media Research ratings.

CNN, which counts more subscribers, pulled 294,000 households, compared with 274,000 for FNC. But while FNC jumped 106 percent in households compared with August 2000, CNN dropped 1 by percent. CNBC placed third with a 0.3 rating and 238,000 households, followed by sister network MSNBC, which pulled a 0.3 rating and 196,000 households. CNN Headline News...

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