>>The network news have lost fully half their ratings and audience in the last 10 years, so yes, the people do appear to find them extreme.<<
Has nothing to do with the rise of indies, expanded cable stations, and the Internet, huh?
Did you see this story last year?:
USA Network finishes ahead of UPN ratings
For the first time, a cable channel averaged more households during prime time than a broadcast network did -- for an entire three-month period.
According to Nielsen ratings, USA Network averaged 1,847,000 homes during prime time between March 26 and June 27. During that same stretch, struggling 4-year-old broadcaster UPN averaged 1,795,000 homes. |
