via press release:
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“THE EARLY SHOW” IS ALSO THE ONLY NETWORK MORNING NEWS BROADCAST TO POST GAINS OR MAINTAIN AUDIENCE IN ALL KEY MEASUREMENTS FOR THE NOV. SWEEPS PERIOD
NBC AND ABC SUFFER LOSSES IN MOST CATEGORIES FOR THE NOV. SWEEPS
CBS News’ THE EARLY SHOW cut the gap with ABC’s “GMA” by 630,000 viewers during the 2008 Nov. sweeps period. The CBS broadcast is also the only network morning news program to post gains or maintain its audience during the Nov. sweeps period in households, total viewers and all key demographics, compared to the same period last year. In addition to its own gains, THE EARLY SHOW cut the gap with both NBC and ABC in all four of the key news demographics: adults 24-54, women 25-54, adults 18-49 and women 18-49.
Among viewers, THE EARLY SHOW increased its audience by +230,000 (3.03 million from 2.80 million), while NBC’s “Today” lost -50,000 (5.62 million from 5.67 million) and ABC’s “GMA” lost -400,000 (4.66 million from 5.06 million).
In household ratings, the CBS broadcast was the only network morning newscast to maintain its delivery (2.2/8) during the sweeps period. NBC decreased -5% (4.2/14 from 4.4/15) and ABC lost -10% (3.5/12 from 3.9/14).
Among women 25-54, THE EARLY SHOW increased +8% (1.3/7 from 1.2/8), while NBC decreased -4% (2.7/16 from 2.8/17) and ABC lost -8% (2.2/13 from 2.4/14) for the same period.
In the adults 18-49 demographic, the CBS broadcast posted a +14% increase (0.8/6 from 0.7/6), while “Today” decreased -6% (1.6/12 from 1.7/13) and “GMA” lost -8% (1.2/9 from 1.3/10) during the Nov. sweeps.
Here are the percentage changes for Nov. 2008 vs. Nov. 2007 for each broadcast:
Category CBS Change NBC Change ABC Change Households n.c. -5% -10% Total Viewers +8% -1% -8% Adults 25-54 n.c. -5% -6% Women 25-54 +8% -4% -8% Men 25-54 n.c. -7% n.c. Adults 18-49 +14% -6% -8% Women 18-49 n.c -4% -6% Men 18-49 n.c. -9% -13% |
Am I the only one, or could ABC’s down slide be because of poor talent? Meredith Viera is a train wreck. But Robin Roberts is painful to watch.
Remember when Charlie and Diane were neck and neck with “Today?”
Now we have Roberts. She has no journalistic standards. She’ll make herself the center of ANY story. And she regularly forgets to leave her personal opinions at the door. A “journalist” reports the news, and does not personally spin it, sharing her opinions freely. Roberts has no objectivity, doesn’t even try to hide it, and viewers can see it. It’s great if you share her politics. But if you don’t, you know you’re not getting a fair shake when she reports a story. Are we not surprised she’s losing viewers for ABC?