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http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/11/08/D8L98KMG0.html(snip) As a result, ABC's elections coverage was seen by 9.7 million people, according to Nielsen Media Research. NBC had 7 million viewers and CBS 6.3 million, Nielsen said.
Overall, including network and cable viewers, a total of 31.4 million people watched midterm elections coverage Tuesday, up from the 26.3 million who watched in 2002, Nielsen said....
Among the cable networks, Fox News Channel averaged 3.1 million viewers in prime time, CNN had 3 million and MSNBC had 1.9 million, Nielsen said. CNN beat Fox in the 25-to-54-year-old demographic sought by advertisers.
During 2004 election coverage _ a happier time for the Republicans who dominate Fox's audience _ Fox beat CNN by nearly 2 million viewers.... (snip)