FNC Down 24 Percent Vs. Summer 2005

Summer primetime ratings for the Fox News Channel were off 24 percent compared to last summer, Multichannel News reports.

From late May through August, among basic cable networks, USA was #1, Disney was #2, TNT was #3, Lifetime was #4,and TBS and Cartoon Network tied for #5. ESPN, Fox News, Nick at Nite and Hallmark tied for #7 with 1.3 ratings. “ESPN and Hallmark were each up 18% versus last summer, while Fox News and Nick at Nite were both down 24%,” the story notes…

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