Tragedy viewers turned to CNN.(Space Shuttle Columbia accident)
Multichannel News, February, 2003 by Donohue, Steve
After watching Fox News Channel dominate the all-news ratings competition for more than a year, Cable News Network outrated its rival for coverage of the tragic breakup of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
CNN generated a 3.2 rating from 9:15 a.m. to noon on Feb. 1, the morning seven astronauts were killed as the Columbia disintegrated on its return from a 16-day mission. That topped the 2.6 rating from Fox News Channel and the 0.3 rating generated by MSNBC during the same time period.
CNN and Fox News each posted a 1.6 rating in the total-day period on Feb. 2, but CNN attracted 1.9 million viewers, edging out the 1.8 million drawn by Fox News. MSNBC tallied a 0.8 rating and 775,000 viewers.
In primetime, CNN posted a 1.6 rating, beating...
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