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Article: Fox News Doubles Viewership Lead over CNN in February Ratings.
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- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Article date:
- February 27, 2002
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Byline: Matt Kempner
Feb. 27--Fox News Channel tightened its grip as cable's top news network in February by doubling its viewership lead over CNN.
Although CNN continued to grow as well, Fox News averaged about 395,000 more viewers than CNN did in prime time. Last month, Fox News had a 170,000 lead in average viewership, taking CNN's title for the first time.
Overall, CNN averaged 815,000 prime-time viewers in February while Fox News averaged 1.21 million, according to data from Nielsen Media Research.
Fox News has capitalized on the power of opinion-driven talk, such as a top-rated show with Bill O'Reilly, but it has also drawn ...