GOP Convention Viewers Prefer Fox ......(who would have guessed)

[RedEarth]

NEW YORK - Fox News Channel crushed its competition on the first night of the Republican National Convention, pointing to a growing partisan division among cable news viewers.

An estimated 3.9 million viewers watched the GOP's gathering on Fox in prime time on Monday, almost twice the audience for its two rivals — CNN and MSNBC — combined, according to Nielsen Media Research.


On a night that ABC, CBS and NBC didn't cover the convention live, CNN had 1.3 million viewers and MSNBC had 854,000, Nielsen said.


It was a lot different a month ago in Boston. During the one night that the three big broadcasters didn't cover the Democratic convention live, CNN had 2.9 million viewers, MSNBC had 1.854 million and Fox had 1.845 million, Nielsen said.


The results are consistent with a poll released earlier this year that found Republicans prefer to get their news from Fox News Channel while Democrats like CNN.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=696&e=1&u=/ap/20040831/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_tv_ratings

[xxqqqzme]

1. just like flies 2 shit!

they know where 2 go for their daily fix of kompassionate konservative talking points.

[AnewerWay]

8. Somebody needs to reel in the discourse

Will it be us or them?

We have our favourite sources and they have theirs.

[cthrumatrix]

2. the "programming" kicked in...like a moth to flame

[PartyPooper]

3. "Democrats like CNN" ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

WTF! Although CNN isn't nearly as biased as FOX or MSNBC...they're still full of shills for the RNC!

BTW, I don't know a single Democrat who "prefers to get their news from CNN". Do you?

:crazy:

[highnooner]

4. Pigs in a sty

Like to play with one another.

[alcuno]

5. So 7 million watched the DNC and 6 million watched the RNC.

Right?

[West Coast Democrat]

9. Looks that way!

[AlCzervik]

6. and in other news...Fish like water

[West Coast Democrat]

7. Doesn't this show that the DNC had better ratings on their first night?

Did I count those rating right?