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CNN bests Fox News, MSNBC in Inauguration Day ratings

Jan. 22, 2013 5:07pm Eddie Scarry

A press release from CNN sent out today boasts its Inauguration Day ratings, beating out both Fox News and MSNBC.

From 11 a.m to 12:15 p.m., the time slot for the Oath of Office and the Inaugural address, CNN had more than 3 million viewers total. MSNBC came in at a distant second with 2.25 million and Fox finished third with 1.3 million.

Later, during the prime time hours of 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., CNN came out on top again, garnering 3.5 million viewers. Fox, with 1.7 million viewers, moved ahead of MSNBC, which got 1.4 million.

It’s worth noting that Fox largely played regularly scheduled programs in the prime time hours, like The O’Reilly Factor and Hannity, with only some news updates on what was happening at the Inaugural balls. Both CNN and MSNBC had special coverage and anchors live at the events.

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65Mustang
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:54am
As an intelligent member of society, I choose not to watch the fraudulent inauguration of a lying POS. FOX is the only channel I watch…can’t stomach the “that man.”

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- SELECT
  Posted on January 23, 2013 at 2:53pm
  Exactly!!!!! not doubt in my mind the main media, alphabet media was miles ahead of fox. why would a conservative watch the biggest liar, thug and fraud in American history the second time? Unfortunately, Americans are stupid. We hold congress to a 9% approval rating and re-elected 94% of the idiots.
  
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davidwjohnson
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 10:08am
It was a toss-up between the inauguration on CNN and rectal surgery on ORLive.com.

I made the patriotic decision to watch rectal surgery. I wanted to understand what Obama is going to do to the country in the next 4 years.

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bigbear_awake
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 9:34am
here as there is a major hospital that has ALL TV”S on CNN and a sticker as to you are not allowed to change the channel so i am not surprised as to why they dont beat FOX EVERYDAY so 1 day is great for Cnn

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icarenough
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 9:30am
First time in years my TV was off for the day. Probably saved me a couple bucks in electricity!

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china clipper
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 8:22am
I can’t stand to listen to Obama on any channel.

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freedomofspeech
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 3:15am
observation from a little part of the planet: at a nursing home, one CNA (certified nurses assistant), who loves the President, takes care of 10 residents, each resident has a tv in their room and she decides to turn on CNN (because FOX news lies) to watch her historical President while caring for these residents, that is 10 tv’s with CNN, then let’s say there are two CNAs, that would be 20 tv’s with CNN, now the facility total census is 100 and 10 CNA’s with all 10 CNA’s being devout President supporters, now let us say there are four common areas with 1 tv in each common area and all are channeled to CNN, then multiply the number of nursing homes across the country with this same scenario. Just an observation

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ginger100
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 2:14am
Sorry I missed it, I was looking for a JOB so I could PAY MY FAIR SHARE and GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY! Oh what’s the point, 0′bama believes the rainbow leads to my a$$!

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Texaslady68
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 1:48am
What a shock to know that the lowest news channel won ratings from those who worship the lowest human being (if you can call him human) that has ever held office. All with the intent of destroying American Constitutional rights with mobster tactics. Sorry, I missed every single second of that farce.

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B-45
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 12:09am
Fox viewers can’t stand the sight of Obama anymore….

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TotallyNotATroll
Posted on January 22, 2013 at 8:55pm
Sorry fox, didn’t care to watch anything Obama…

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noslave
Posted on January 22, 2013 at 8:51pm
gee cnn had the equivilent of barney fwank throws a sex party,and only the sick bastards watched it,people watch fox news for truthful things not the coronation of some blk *******??only sex toy addicts show up at sex toy stores??now we know who watches what?? like MSNBC is known for all obama propaganda all the time??

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DefeatTheLeftistPlague
Posted on January 22, 2013 at 8:04pm
That is hilarious….CNN….whoopeee..for one period you folks beat FOX…this just proves you have more brain-dead Obamatons that tune in to your station. Fox Viewers were not interested in seeing Odumbo go thru another inaguration.

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Mapache
Posted on January 22, 2013 at 7:43pm
Why would anyone expect regular Fox viewers to tune in to watch the inauguration of that man?

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cliKKer
Posted on January 22, 2013 at 7:35pm
So during the Bush administration… when Fox beat them… and EVERY OTHER DAY OF THE YEAR! thats important right. How stupid…. NO BODY IS WATCHING THE KING ANYMORE. The makers are at work….

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fitness101
Posted on January 22, 2013 at 6:07pm
Of course Fox didn’t have as many viewers as the other stations. Fox viewers have a lot better things to do than listen to more lies from Obama.

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- spirited
  Posted on January 22, 2013 at 9:04pm
  Work during the inauguration?
  
  ~~>drink after work on that day?
  
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