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Arts & Entertainment | March 31, 2009

CNN ranks third in ratings

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DC Pop Culture Examiner

For the first time -- ever -- the grandaddy of the cable news world is pulling up in the rear in prime-time ratings.

The great CNN is falling.

Fox News Channel and MSNBC are taking down the cabler...  one viewer at a time.

Perhaps Chris Matthews and Glenn Beck have earned those new contracts...

This year, March was the month that sweeps happened, so the numbers are particularly poignant for advertisers.

CNN's competitors have all grown in ratings over last year's...  Fox News bolstered their audience by a whopping 30%, MSNBC increased viewers by 24%.  Even fourth place Headline News increased their share by 62%.

This is a watershed moment in cable news ratings...  to read more about the impact of CNN's fall from first or second, read the Yahoo news article here.

For more info: Lipstick Jungle gets the axe here.  A list of the manliest anchors here.  Rihanna gets a new tattoo here.  Justin Timberlake sizzles here. Cupid's back here.  Three stars will be the Three Stooges here.  Prince's new video rocks here.
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