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Article: Fox News scores a win in debate.(This Just In)(Fox News Network L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
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- October 4, 2004
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NEW YORK -- Fox News Channel was a landslide winner among cable viewers with its presentation of the Sept. 30 debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.).
According to Nielsen Media Research data, Fox News averaged 9.56 million viewers from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. for the debate, held in the Convocation Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. Cable News Network attracted 4.36 million viewers, while MSNBC netted 1.19 million.
MSNBC's broadcast brethren NBC set the pace among all TV outlets, garnering 17.2 million watchers. CBS was second with 13.5 million, ahead of ABC's 11.5 million. ...