MSNBC Ratings Down Since Olbermann's Departure

CNN edging in on No. 2 spot

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Things aren’t looking good for MSNBC, which is apparently on the precipice of falling back into third place among cable news networks, The New York Times reported today. And according to the Times, it’s all Keith Olbermann’s fault.

The latest ratings for September show that CNN, which has long held the No. 3 spot behind MSNBC, is edging in on the competition—a continuing effect of the polarizing but popular Olbermann's departure from MSNBC last January. For the month, CNN averaged 257,000 prime-time viewers between the ages of 25 and 54.

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