Anthony Crupi of MediaWeek writes in his column on Thursday: “Between the death of Anna Nicole Smith and its aftermath, the revolving-door rehab regimen of Britney Spears and the pathological misadventures of a diaper-clad Astronut, [Fox News Channel] had viewers pouring in throughout the month, averaging 1.61 million in prime, an increase of 9 percent year-over-year. FNC also pumped up its take of the crucial A25-54 demo by 20 percent (413,000), while boasting nine of the top 10 cable news shows and 14 of the top 20.”
The story at mediaweek.com has since been removed.