Roland Martin, the former CNN contributor who now serves as managing editor and host of TV One’s “NewsOne Now,” knows his upstart cable channel has nowhere near the name recognition of the networks he calls the “big dogs”–Fox News and CNN. But now, for one night at least, he can claim to have beaten the big dogs where it counts: in the ratings:
At 10 pm, @tvonetv’s #NewsOneNow Mo’Nique Uncensored: 144K 25-54 viewers. @CNN’s hyped @BillWeirCNN show: 139K. @FoxNews’ @FBNStossel: 77K.
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) March 24, 2015
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On Sunday night, Martin hosted the first-ever “NewsOne Now” primetime special, “Mo’Nique Uncensored,” which featured Martin’s one-on-one interview with the actor. In the key demo, the 10 p.m. special beat CNN’s “The Wonder List” and Fox News’ “Stossel,” and did so with far less cable penetration. Available in just over 58 million homes, TV One is far harder to find than FNC or CNN, which are in nearly 100 million homes:
So a network like @TVOneTV with 42 million fewer cable TV homes beat big dogs @CNN & @FoxNews on the most competitive TV night: Sunday
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) March 24, 2015