Earlier today Fox News questioned TBS CEO Phil Kent‘s measurement of the gap between FNC and CNN. Kent said CNN had made “substantial progress” toward closing the gap, but FNC said the gap had widened since the start of the Middle East conflict. Here are the statistics, courtesy CNN, demonstrating how the gap has narrowed year-over-year:
P25-54 July 2006 vs. July 2005 Gap with FNC
Total Day: gap was 105% now 41%
5pm: Sit Room was 129% now 13%
6pm: Lou Dobbs Tonight was 134% now 40%
10pm: Anderson Cooper 360 was 183% now 19%
11pm: Anderson Cooper 360 was 198% now 20%
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