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Nancy Grace’s Focus On Casey Anthony Trial Attracts Huge Audience–On Air And On Social Media

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The murder trial of Casey Anthony has drawn huge ratings for HLN, which has featured extensive live coverage of the trial, and by far the biggest beneficiary has been HLN’s Nancy Grace. Last Thursday, Grace’s 8 p.m. hour was the second-highest-rated hour in all of cable news, after Fox’s Bill O’Reilly, with nearly 1.8 million viewers. But all those viewers aren’t just watching the story–they’re engaging via social media.

“As the Casey Anthony trial has captured the attention of the American public, it’s not surprising to see an enormous social media conversation build around those daily proceedings,” said Scot Safon, HLN’s general manager and executive vice president. “Given the groundbreaking work she has done on this case from Day One, it is not surprising that Nancy Grace has become the essential voice in that conversation.”

Since the start of the Anthony trial, which Grace has covered in one form or another for years, Grace’s twitter account, @nancygraceHLN has picked up more than 20,000 new followers. Her Facebook page has added 10,000 new fans and 76,000 new likes.

According to HLN, visitors to CNN and HLN web pages featuring Nancy Grace content have jumped 166 percent–and viewership of Nancy Grace video online is running 127 percent higher than average.

Grace has become so identified with the trial, she’s become a focus of the defense. According to People, “the defense has been openly critical of Grace, repeatedly calling her show ‘The Nancy Grace Entertainment Show.’ The criticism doesn’t bother Grace. ‘They will do and say anything,’ she says simply.”

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  • jo hoochie

    Casey Anthony is GUILTY and should be put away for life!

  • Steve3006

    Was a sad situation for the defense trying to bring down a man that held his own!If i was a juror i would have been aggrevated more with the lawyer trying to discredit someone when he constantly held his ground with his knowlegde to make the defense look stupid because they knew that had nothing to stop a smell that shouldnt have been in a car period all it did was keep that in peoples minds that their are things in the trunk that shouldnt be thats on trial for killing a child!!Looks like a lier leading the blind!

  • azgrandma

    Rather entertaining to watch Nancy Grace and get away from fox which is basically palin tv now.

  • Just4thefax

    Fact: Why waste more court time on this woman? Send her to the gas chamber.

  • JoannaHowdy

    Nancy, First of all, Love your show, and your personal style towards bringing to justice offenders. Basically, I think Baez is doing a horrible job.. I mean, really there isn’t much he can do.. but in my personal opinion, if I were in his shoes.. There are so many other things he could say. First of all, I don’t get why, if they are claiming accident, why the whole ” Caylee was never in the trunk ” defense is even present.. All Baez would have to say, is Casey freaked out, accidently killed Caylee, in the pool, she freaked out and put ductape on the childs mouth to make it look like an abduction/killing.. Anything would be better than consistently denying all the evidence or credibility of A. Cadaver dogs, B. Law enforcement who are trained in smelling decompositition C. Her own parents who know the smell who’ve testified. Whats amazing to me, is the fact that she is carrying on this charade, when we all know she did it.. The last thing Baez should have said was putting Roy Krunk in the mix, For me, that makes every bit of the integrity of his defense, in question.. There are so many errors.. I don’t understand how she ever thought she’d get away with this.. I am sad, I hate anyone to die, no matter who they are.. Casey Anthony, Osama Bin Laden, Hitler, etc etc.. I’m a christian and for me, its a soul thing.. Prayers for justice, and for the truth.. The most disturbing thing to me, is , even now she shows no remorse.. What a scary place to be!!!

  • lizriz

    I researched “how to make chloroform”. It is possible to make this toxic substance from bleach or, no surprise, pool additives. Can anyone tell me why the prosecution hasn’t brought this up. Thanks.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Becky-Schollian/100001409946970 Becky Schollian

    Did any one see Casey Anthony Flip the camera off between introduction of evidence (175-181)? As she wiped he so called tears from her face, she gave the camera the middle finger..”OK Lindsey Lohan”!!! Just shows her mental thoughts on all this, and where her maturity levei is..

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Margaret-Bryant/1016685130 Margaret Bryant

    ok the lady that called 4 the car tower,,, stated that she saw a blanket n the car ok,,,,but when the car was picked up at the pound the blanket was not even mentioned ok,,,n when the car was takin 2 police station 4 investigation there was not 1 person said a blanket was n the car,,,,but when cayley’s body was found n december 11,2008 the blanket was mentioned again,,,so how do we know that the baby was not n the car on saturday june 28, 2008 b 4 the tow truck was called on monday june 30, 2008,,,,

  • jayveefive

    Has Casey been tested for Munchausen syndrome? They are turning this trial from a child murder to a molestation trial. Why don’t they try Casey of murder first and then do a molestation trial.

    I personally believe that Casey saw all her friends going out and having fun, going out of town, and Casey was tied down by a baby. She grew to resent the baby because her parents adored her. IWhy is it that in 31 day, her child was missing and she was out partying when she should have been home worrying and devestated. I feel she cold-heartedly used Chloroform to get her to sleep, then she taped her mouth together and put her in the bags. It was premeditated. As far as her dad and brother molesting her, it could happen, but I don’t believe it happened to her. She is guilty of murder and she should die just like her child did.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Melissa-Lieberman/1431018921 Melissa Lieberman

    I will start by saying I definately believe Casey Anthony caused the death of her daughter Caylee. Unfortunately, I dont feel the prosecution proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt nor did they prove premeditation. If I was on the jury I wouldnt be able to find her guilty of murder 1 – but I could easily find her guilty of murder 2.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Carolyn-Ferguson/1229592273 Carolyn Ferguson

    Nancy why didn’t the prosecution ask Mrs. Anythony did she find what she was looking for when she was looking up chlorphyll? If so did she mix up any formulas that contain chlorform in the home at anytime? Why would she look up the chlorphyll if she wasn’t planning to use the method to help with her animals that have been sick? Did she take the animals to the vet if she didn’t find what she was looking for? These questions were left out that could verify her credibility I think this is a big question that would help with the prosecution case.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Debra-Wagner-Butler/1295661862 Debra Wagner Butler

    The reason Lee went to Casey’s attorney is to make a deal. He wanted him to leave out all that stuff about unacceptable touching in exchange for other information Lee could give Biaz. At this point, I think Casey’s family will say and do anything to get her off. She caused the death of Caylee, how, I don’t know, but it all points to her. Chloroform can be made out of pool products, they was so easily accessible since the Anthony’s did have a pool. Also, why didn’t Cindy search, Plants that make a dog sick–or, Bamboo. Did she find out what made her dog sick?

  • ednoall

    What if? found not guilty or released she could have another child OH HEAVENS NO! Lets all prey for the jury

  • ednoall

    pray

  • Barfly

    I am totally bewildered by this trial it is so obvious that Casey is guilty anyone who can lie as much as she did to the police after trying to cover up the disappearance of her young daughter for over a month while searching on her computer for chloroform etc etc is either mentally insane or guilty as sin. The only way Casey can get out of this is if Jesus Christ himself comes down to testify for her and say that she is innocent anything short of that, GUILTY!!! The defense is fishing trying to lay down some smoke and mirrors and simply wasting everybody’s time and I think they will find out how much they pissed people off when the jury deliberates for an hour or 2 coming back with a guilty verdict. I am sure the jury has heard all they want to hear and need to hear and if I were on that jury I would be getting very frustrated with the defense on how they are dragging this trial on and on. Finally I get a kick out of Mr Baez calling Mr Kronk Morally empty what about his client Casey who has lied about everything from day one and she sits there day after day with absolutely no remorse at all, what about poor little Caylee can you imagine the terror in that little girl when her own mother put that chloroform rag over her mouth and then put duct tape over her mouth and nose so she couldn’t breath while probably screaming obscenities at her to shut up, my God I can not think of a worse thing one could do to a little girl. Nancy I hope she gets the death penalty and if they need some one to press the button I will make myself available!

  • Barfly

    Ok I can safely say I have seen it all now nothing can ever happen again in my life time that would shock me after watching the verdict in the Casey Anthony case. The jurors should be made to stand in the public eye and explain how they came to such a judgement, this woman Casey Anthony had sole physical custody of the little girl when she went missing for 31 days not the grandfather or grandmother or anyone else so just with that one fact alone I can not understand how a jury can dismiss Casey from any wrong doing. Add to that the many lies about nanny’s and jobs etc throw in internet searches for chloroform and how to break a human neck, then her car trunk which stunk of human decay and had higher than normal traces of chloroform in it. Finally the tattoos and late night partying she was doing who was watching Calley then since we know there never was a nanny. I mean I have seen a lot of people get convicted for much much less evidence then they had on Casey so where is the justice? I would like to start a petition asking that the jurors of this trial be exposed to the public so they can explain why they feel Casey was not responsible for Calley’s demise. I think they owe it to the public and I hope and pray it is not because they were tired of being sequestered and they just wanted to get home because we all know there was one juror who had vacation plans starting this week and if they had found her guilty they knew they would be sequestered for at least another 2 to 3 days, God help us if this was the reason for there verdict.

  • Barfly

    I recently watched as a alternate juror spoke on CNN and he explained how proud he was of the jury for coming back with the verdicts they did and I am thinking to myself is the whole world crazy or am I missing something, the jury spent to much time and energy on reasonable doubt when they really should have been asking themselves Casey was the sole care giver and totally responsible for the little girls welfare and clearly seen that Casey not only was the last person to be seen with Calley but she hid the fact for 30 days that Calley was missing only to show up dead and when the police got involved all Casey did was try to lie her way through the whole investigation and if that doesn’t spell guilt I don’t know what does. There has been many cases where not only could the prosecution not show manner of death but they couldn’t even find a body and yet there was a guilty verdict here you have a mother who covers up a missing 3 year old for 30 days and while doing it she is having the time of her life wtf did those jurors see???? The jury in this case was so far off base I’d like to see them be charged with stupidity or something it is so unfair for all involved for this woman to walk free next week where is the justice? I am a firm believer in what goes around comes around I only hope I am alive to see Casey get whats coming to her.

  • Donna Hagen/Facebook

    Sure alot of judging going on out there. No one knows the truth so why get all upset over what you have no control over? Human nature is to find anything negative in someone you have “learned” to dislike. Nancy has charged and complained about this case for years now. It’s time to let nature take it’s course. All the hatred is so sad. Accusing everyone at fault except the person involved. Jurors did their job. Prosecution did not do their’s. The smiles and smirks of Ashton was totally childish. He really assumed he had this case solved. Assumption has caused alot of rumors, inuendoes and stupidity to encircle everyone. So much hatred out there; simply caused by Nancy’s continued preaching on this case. Condemnation isn’t necessary. Media has kept this case alive with nothing but speculation. So happy for Nancy that she has so many new followers due to her continued whinning. Rather sounds like a case of “bullying”…opinions are all they are. I don’t think Casey is innocent, but let her go and drop it.  She will bury herself eventually without all the media help and noisiness. Listen to yourselves people! Judgement isn’t for us to assume. Never think Casey’s life will be easy. That won’t happen. Guilt does strange things to people. Then there are those who complain about her making money on her story.  Boycott! That’s all you have to do. Don’t play into the media hype. Let it be….let Caylee rest in peace. The truth will come out eventually. If not in our time then on judgement day. Headline News has shaped your opinions just by talking continually about this case. I’m sure it’s embarrassing to “lose” points when you had her guilty to the end. So you didn’t get what you wanted….drop it and watch from a distance.

  • Merrylou

    Baez should title his show..The Pimp and Slut Vagabond on Tour show.

  • skyy avari

    NANCY; CAN I SUE BAEZ and CHENEY FOR LIEING IN COURT,

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