FOX News Tops Cable for Quarter in Primetime & Total Day for First Time
For the first time ever in FOX News Channel's (FNC) history, the network led basic cable in both primetime and total day for the entire first quarter of 2016, according to Nielsen Media Research. FNC outranked all other cable networks for the full quarter, including ESPN, TBS and AMC, and has spent the past 10 consecutive weeks as the #1 cable channel in total day among all viewers.
FOX News Marks 14 Years as Top Cable News Channel in January
FOX News Channel (FNC) finished January as the most-watched cable news channel, marking 14 consecutive years topping the genre, according to Nielsen Media Research. Additionally, the network was rated second among basic cable primetime for the month, following only ESPN and finishing ahead of TBS, USA and TNT, and placed third in total day.
Elizabeth 'Emac' MacDonald Releases Skirting Heresy: The Life & Times of Margery Kempe
NEW YORK, June 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Acclaimed journalist Elizabeth MacDonald, who created Forbes Magazine's 'The World's 100 Most Powerful Women' annual ranking, has now turned her attention from the world of finance to an unsung trailblazer of the Middle Ages. Skirting Heresy: The Life & Times of Margery Kempe (published June 2014, by Franciscan Media), is a bold, new look at the mysterious and misunderstood Margery Kempe, the first autobiographer in the English language. It brings the 15 th century mystic to a new level of understanding, including the revelation that Kempe is indeed the Patron Saint of Gossipthere currently is no Patron Saint of Gossip for those who suffer from malicious talk.
Photo Coverage: Inside the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner - The Women
The White House Correspondents' Association just held its Centennial dinner on Saturday, May 3, 2014.
Founded in 1914 to represent the White House press corps, the association marks its centennial this year. It works to maintain independent news media coverage of the president, advocating for access, handling logistics for pools of reporters who stay close to the president and those who travel with him, and providing scholarships to journalism students. BroadwayWorld brings you special photo coverage of the evening's female attendees below!
HARDBALL Takes A25-54 Demo, Week of 2/3
MSNBC's “Hardball” with Chris Matthews ranked #1 at 7 p.m. in the key A25-54 demo for the week of February 3-7, according to data from Nielsen. “Hardball” finished the week with 285,000 among A25-54, topping FNC's “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren” with 282,000 A25-54 and CNN's “Erin Burnett Outfront” with 111,000 A25-54. This is MSNBC's first weekly demo win at 7 p.m. since Sept. 3, 2012 (live coverage from the 2012 Democratic National Convention).
MADDOW, THE LAST WORD Secure Top Spot Ratings in Key Demo, Week of 12/3-12/7
December 10, 2012 - MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" at 9 p.m. ET and "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" at 10 p.m. ET were both #1 in the A25-54 demo, topping both Fox News Channel and CNN for the week, according to data from Nielsen. For the week of Dec. 3-7, "Maddow" at 9 p.m. was #1 with 337,000 A25-54, while FNC's "Hannity" was second with 320,000 and CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" placed third with 126,000. Rachel Maddow hosted Monday-Tuesday, Chris Hayes hosted on Wednesday and Ezra Klein hosted Thursday-Friday.