2005: 11 Of The Top 12 For FNC; O’Reilly Delivers Almost 2.5 Million

For the year, Fox News Channel “claimed the top 11 of 12 shows in cable news, with On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, Hannity & Colmes, Studio B with Shepard Smith, and Special Report with Brit Hume breaking all previous records with the highest viewership averages to date,” an FNC press release noted.

The O’Reilly Factor is still #1, averaging an impressive 2,490,000 viewers for the year (up 3% compared to 2004). CNN had only one program in the top 12 — Larry King Live — and it was down 2% from 2004…

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