VIEWERS REMAIN GLUED TO TV COVERAGE OF KATRINA

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VIEWERS REMAIN GLUED TO TV COVERAGE OF KATRINA
Thursday, September 1 2005

Ratings for the nightly news programs and the cable news channels have soared since the Hurricane Katrina struck. On Tuesday, Fox's primetime audience numbered 4.2 million, while CNN counted 3.7 million and MSNBC 1.5 million. NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams registered 11.3 million; ABC's World News Tonight attracted 9.7 million; and the CBS Evening News, 8.1 million. On Wednesday night, a special CBS 48 Hours report on the hurricane scored a 6.0 rating and a 10 share at 8:00 p.m., representing 8.21 million viewers, to win the time period. At 9:00 p.m. an NBC Dateline special about Katrina captured a 9.3/14, representing 11.8 million viewers. And at 10:00 p.m., an ABC News special about the disaster scored a 7.4/12, or 9.22 million viewers.