Lou Dobbs posts Fox’s first monthly win against CNBC
Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” recorded the network’s first-ever monthly ratings win over CNBC in total viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. The program had previously topped CNBC in the advertising demo of persons aged 25-54, but this is the first monthly win for both the network and the program in total viewers. Hosted […]
Litigation on Fox Biz cancellation of reality series gets nasty
Eriq Gardner of The Hollywood Reporter digs into legal filings surrounding claims that Fox Business Network canceled a reality series after discovering one of the stars was gay and found out that management changes played a part. Gardner writes, “Leftfield begins its story on a specific date, Aug. 14, 2014, when Fox News executive vp programming Bill Shine got […]
How one Fed reporter parses “Fedspeak”
Peter Barnes joined Fox Business Network in September 2007, shortly before its launch, and serves as its senior Washington correspondent. Until 2004, Barnes served as the Washington bureau chief and correspondent for television station group Hearst-Argyle. He has also worked at numerous business programming outlets, including TechTV from 2001 to 2003, where he was the Washington bureau […]
Lou Dobbs show beats all CNBC shows
“Lou Dobbs Tonight,” which airs on Fox Business Network, beat all other business news television shows in terms of viewers on Monday, becoming the first time a Fox Business show has accomplished that feat. Dobbs hosted as special two-hour edition of his show, with the 8 p.m. hour bringing in 291,000 total viewers, beating out “Shark Tank” […]
Fox Business beats CNBC in prime time with key audience
Fox Business Network beat rival CNBC in viewers in the key 25- to 54-year-old demographic during the primetime hours on Friday, according to Nielsen data. It’s the first time this year that the eight-year-old network has bested its rival during that time in that demographic. From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Fox Business Network’s “After […]
Fox Business in dispute over reality series
Fox Business Network and reality TV heavyweight Leftfield Pictures have exchanged a new round of fire in the contract dispute that sparked a lawsuit earlier this year, reports Cynthia Littleton of Variety. Littleton reports, “Fox Business Network recently filed a response to Leftfield’s lawsuit, filed in July in New York Supreme Court, that accused Leftfield […]
Fox Business beats CNBC in key demographic
Fox Business Network, which earlier this month posted its best-ever ratings due to the stock market turmoil, has now beaten rival CNBC in viewers in a key demographic. The eight-year-old Fox Business scored Friday its first win in the 25- to 54-year-old demographic after dropping the Don Imus show in the 6 a.m. to 9 […]
Fox Business Network has its highest ratings ever
Fox Business Network‘s business day, averaging 179,000 total viewers and 36,000 in the 25- to 54-year-old demographic on Monday, was the network’s highest business day ever. Stuart Varney’s “Varney & Co.” set a network record for the 9 a.m. to noon block on Monday with 230,000 total viewers and 54,000 in the 25- to 54-year-old […]
When the stock market goes berserk
Fox Business Network anchor Liz Claman writes for Town & Country magazine about what her day was like Monday covering the stock market, noting she has never used the word “crash” to describe the markets. Claman writes, “At 6am ET this morning I logged on and saw China’s stock market had been crushed to the […]
Fox Biz topped CNBC on Friday night
Fox Business Network beat CNBC in ratings on Friday night when it covered the stock market drop while its rival aired taped material, reports Chris Ariens of TVNewser. Ariens writes, “For its part, Fox Business Network’s 2-hour special anchored by Lou Dobbs from 7-9 p.m. ET, gave FBN a win over CNBC in prime time. […]
