Viewers Tune in Saturday for Earthquake/Tsunami Coverage

By kevin 

It was an unusually high cable news viewing Saturday this weekend, with viewers tuning in for the latest information about the earthquake in Chile and the potential subsequent tsunami.

In the 5pmET hour, 11.4 million combined total viewers tuned in to CNN, Fox News, HLN, MSNBC, and The Weather Channel. Total day, CNN drew the most total viewers and most A25-54 viewers Saturday. In primetime, Fox drew the most total viewers and CNN drew the most in the demo.

You can see more specific breakdowns in our Saturday Scoreboard.

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