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Article: Fox News reports; you decided: For the first time, the upstart news network beats CNN in total day and prime time. (Top of the Week).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Broadcasting & Cable
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- February 4, 2002
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Maybe now Fox News Channel has CNN's attention. With bin Laden still on the lam and the war on terror seemingly more talk than action lately, Fox News reclaimed its pre-Sept. 11 prime time advantage over its rival in January. What's more, Fox now leads in total day, too.
CNN execs have downplayed the cable news war. "It's distracting," CNN Chairman Walter Isaacson said earlier, referring to media infatuation with the rivalry. But CNN also has never lost to Fox in both dayparts, so the rivalry is probably disappointing, too.
Fox's January triumph marked the first time in its 5 1/2-year history under news chief Roger Ailes that the News Corp.-owned net has ...