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A scaling back of original projects is an about-face from the programming strategy of the past decade implemented by former CNN president Jeff Zucker.

The Weather Channel coverage of Hurricane Ian in Florida averaged 2.48 millions total viewers including 689,000 within the key 25-54 demographic.

For the 6:00 AM to noon Eastern period, Fox News was, by far, tops on cable with 1.97 million total viewers including 298,000 within the key 25-54 demographic. CNN's morning ratings received a hefty boost from its normal levels, averaging 1.52 million viewers.

As noted in the network total day averages below, Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC each drew above average from their regular daytime programming.

"Ideally, Biden and his administration hoped to reach a significant portion of the prime time TV audience on this Sep. 1st night."

"Hutchinson and the bombshell information she had delivered boosted the hearings' ratings, scoring 13.2 million total viewers across all major networks"

CBS was the most-watched outlet on all of television for Biden, with 5.23 million viewers

Fox News Channel topped the night in election coverage, averaging 2.34 million total viewers and 434,000 within the key 25-54 demographic from 8 PM to 1 AM.

"Surprisingly, the overall cable news landscape remained relatively steady in prime time on May 2."

"The return of a sitting POTUS gave the telecast a bump up in its audience figures, as it easily topped the most recent pre-pandemic ceremonies from 2018 (1.35 million viewers) and 2019 (0.95 million viewers)."