Network News Viewership Grows For The First Time In 9 Years

by Zara Golden | 12:44 pm, September 21st, 2011

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TV Newser reports today that, for the first time since the 2001-2002 season, nightly newscast viewership is up for all three major networks; ABC, CBS, and NBC gaining a combined 637,000 total viewers in the 2010-11 season. With news breaking fast and furious on 24hour cable news networks and the internet, viewers have recently trended away from nightly newscasts. These numbers show that a colossal year in news like the last — with the rescue of the Chilean miners, Gulf Coast oil spill, mass animal deaths, Arab Spring and economic recessions — can reverse the momentum.

Evening newscasts on all three stations have seen growth this year despite a flurry of executive changes. NBC’s Nightly News with Brian Williams is up 2.7 percent; ABC’s World News with Diane Sawyer is up 3.3 percent; and CBS’s Evening News with Scott Pelley (anchored for the first eight months of the season by Katie Couric) is up 2.7 percent. NBC and CBS also saw gains in A25-54 viewership.

The total viewers gained in the 2010-2011, however, didn’t amount to the viewers lost in the 2009-2010 season, meaning viewership is not quite back to what it was in 2008-2009. But as the 2012 campaign season gears up, viewers will likely continue to tune in, just as they did in 2008-2009.

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http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

If Obama can put another 10 million or so Americans out of work I am sure that their viewership will grow even more in the 2011-2012 season
The Real Royal Emperor

If you get your news from television, and you’re interested in actual, objective news, ABC, CBS and NBC are far better choices than FOX “News” or MSNBC. BBC World, CNN International and PBS are also good choices. Al Jazeera English is solid, although it is not widely available in the US.
Anonymous

The constant slanted spin from the FOX-hole has turned people around to a more sane review of the world news. Everyone should get all forms of news coverage to get all the information they can to make their decisions as to who to vote for in 2012!
Hagen619dj

I disagree with you. Fox is still getting the most viewership. I think the only reason you dems don’t like Fox news is because Obam-bam doesn’t like them and ‘tried” to get them off the air. Fat chance Obama lovers.
Anonymous

Holy Muhammed!!! ,you mean MSNBC has ratings? People really watch the lies told?
Anonymous

Holy Muhammed!!! ,you mean MSNBC has ratings? People really watch the lies told?
Anonymous

Holy Muhammed!!! ,you mean MSNBC has ratings? People really watch the lies told?
Anonymous

#Occupy Wall street
i wish mainstream media cover the protest grass root to occupy wall street
RACE BAITING@6 RESIST WE MUCH!

Here ya go, AWESOME coverage here for ya! Video: Moonbat Protesting Capitalism Gets Tossed By NYC Cops…http://weaselzippers.us/2011/09/21/video-moonbat-protesting-capitalism-gets-tossed-by-nyc-cop/
Anonymous

FOX-HOLE !!!

*drink*
Everpanda

We don’t like them because they are a conservative newsoutlet that spins and shouts propaganda constantly against us.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZIQS6YEA47QFXGOR4JWUBU2QRM Shark City

Bag, tag and get rid of them douche bags stinkin up the street. Go home!