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Article: Van Susteren goes by the numbers
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 6, 2001
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Van Susteren goes by the numbers
Top-flight ratings for `The Point' establish host as prime-time
talker
By GAIL SHISTER
Philadelphia Inquirer
Thursday, September 6, 2001
Greta gets the Point.
While more than a few network newsies say they don't care about
ratings, CNN's Greta Van Susteren studies the daily Nielsens like a
Talmudic scholar.
"I think most news people are lying if they say they don't look at
the numbers," says Van Susteren, host of "The Point," which airs at
7:30 p.m. weeknights. "We're in a service industry. How else can you
know whether you're serving your audience?"
Judging by the August ratings, Van Susteren -- a native of
Appleton and CNN's only prime-time female host -- ...