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ABC News asks for probe of evening news ratings

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NEW YORK -ABC News is crying foul over a report that says "World News" most likely had its smallest audience ever.
The network has asked Nielsen Media Research to investigate. The company initially reported that a little more than 4 million people watched "World News" last Friday, the first night of the digital switch over.
Usually, more than 7 million watch the ABC broadcast on Fridays. ABC says a drop-off from the average could have been expected, especially given the slow summer season, but a disappearance of 3 million people didn't make any sense.
Nielsen Media Research says it is looking into the case.
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2009-06-16 17:20:00
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txmack75904

01:53 PMJun 18 2009

what is really scary is how he puts down FOX NEWS..in public for being what the other networks should be doing...reporting the news not trying to shape peoples opinion....people need to read there history..

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Even bogee

07:01 PMJun 17 2009

BOYCOTT ABC...text msg to ALL in your list. Lets make a difference.

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Even bogee

06:28 PMJun 17 2009

OBAMA is a typical DICTATOR, taking over all aspects of OUR lives. Now he will have his own radio=government station. WOW. Can someone say JIM JONES. WOW sure glad I didn't drink the koolaide.

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Kmcpaiz

12:54 PMJun 17 2009

Maybe people caught wind of the 1 hour infomercial to ram socialized medicine down our throats and said ENOUGH!! How are we to be expected to believe that ABC is impartial when having a town hall infomercial from the WHite House and they are not allowing any critics speak? Seriously, all you people who voted for this guy.... wake up!! We are not in Kansas anymore and our "media" is simply a propoganda tool for him..... it is wrong, so wrong!

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MDenson

12:12 PMJun 17 2009

DvdSkelton:Have you REALLY considered WHERE he is leading us? I only hope we survive the next four years so we CAN get a person who has the intelligence to be a president, not a wannabe STAR! If he wanted to be a star the place to go is either NY or CA!

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Kissy38

11:55 AMJun 17 2009

I never watch the three main news stations but channel surf the cable news to see who's being the most fair and balanced. Every time, my TV ends up on FOX News because they are literally the only station that gives both sides politically. Sometimes, Campbell Brown of CNN gives both sides politically but she's about the only show on CNN that does so. MSNBC is so far left it isn't even fun. Thank God for Fox keeping it all balanced and letting the people decide for themselves. By the way, for you left winged haters: even the liberals like Fox and watch it more than any other cable news because they are bored to death with mainstream media propaganda.

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Septsong

09:22 AMJun 17 2009

WHEN ABC... becomes a non partisan news agency once again.. perhaps viewers will listen.. now they are the Obama choir.. along with MSNBC NBC and CBS..tme to stick a fork in them,. they are overdone... boycott them and any products advertised.... money is what the answer to

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NEETS66

09:10 AMJun 17 2009

WHY IS ABC SURPRISED?? I AM NOT A RIGHT WING CONSERVATIVE BUT A MODERATE AMERICAN WHO VOTES ON ALL PARTY LINES IF I FEEL THAT PERSON WANTS WHATS BEST FOR THE PEOPLE ..UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOT HAD ANYBODY TOVOTE FOR IN QUITE SOME TIME..SITTING BACK AND SEEING WHT CBS, ABC AND NBC HAVE DONE TO THIS FINE NATION..PRACTICALLY LICKING OBAMAS BACKSIDE CLEAN IS REPREHENSIBLE AND SCARY..WE THE PEOPLE NEED JOURNALISTS THAT ARE IMPARTIAL AND WILLING TO LOOKA T THE TRUTH NOT TRY TO CONTROL THIS COUNTRY AN HER GOVERNMENT GUIDED BY THEIR OWN BELIEFS..THAT IS WHY NOBODY WATCHES ANYMORE..GET BACK TO TRUE JOURNALISM..STOP LIEING TO THE PEOPLE WITH YOUR PROPAGANDA..

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Jlsovickers

03:16 AMJun 17 2009

Doesn't ABC know that conservatives are boycotting all of its programs? Especially the so called news shows. Ridiculous. Free air time for king obama with absolutely tight controlled moderates allowed for any rebuttals. No conservative voices on this network, I'll never watch again, I don't have to because I have 150 other channels to watch. Good riddance and I hope that emperor obama will neglect to bail them out when they go under. Who needs them?

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