Gosh, who woulda thunk there was an audience for anything other than right wing propaganda? Note- the demographic that MSNBC is heavy on is the demographic with the cash. Now if they'd only put something worthwhile in the 6 o'clock hour....
MSNBC grew more in total day and prime time than any other cable news network in Total Viewers during the third quarter of 2008. MSNBC was up 48% during total day and up 81% in prime time year-to-year.
Countdown with Keith Olbermann remains firmly in 2nd place (behind FNC) at 8pmET. During the third quarter, the program had a 23% advantage over CNN in the demo and 24% in Total Viewers.
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MSNBC continues its pace as the fastest growing network in cable news, growing 48 percent in total viewers in the third quarter, and up a huge 81 percent in primetime. MSNBC is also the number one news network among younger viewers, Adults 18-34, for the second consecutive quarter. "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" maintains its huge ratings advantage over "CNN Election Center" in 3Q, outdrawing CNN by 23 percent among Adults 25-54 and by 24 percent in total viewers. "Countdown" is also the number one show at 8 p.m. among viewers 18-34.
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