Casey Anthony Trial Gives Big Bump to HLN

June brought the best ratings ever for the cable news network

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With juicy crime shows like Law & Order: SVU on hiatus for the summer, viewers in search of a drama-filled court case have turned their attention to a real-life event: the Casey Anthony murder trial. The public obsession with the proceedings has propelled HLN to its highest-rated month ever in June, beating out MSNBC in prime time and total day for the month, and even topping usual winner Fox News in the 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

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