Report: Most Americans still get campaign info on TV
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The Internet is catching up, but aside from the perhaps predictable 18-29 age group, most still favor TV networks--and even their daily newspaper--for information about the 2008 race.
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Tuesday might have been an important night for the presidential primary process, but Fox came away the big winner in the television ratings race, easily outpacing its rivalsâ election coverage. As usual, âAmerican Idolâ led over all, drawing 27.8 million viewers at 8, according to Nielsenâs estimates. At 9, Foxâs âHouseâ earned a similarly dominant 23.2 million viewers. Meanwhile, ABC, the only network to broadcast three full hours of election returns, ranked fourth over all with an average of 5.3 million viewers during prime time. CBS, which broadcast presidential primary results from 9 to 11, finished third (4.7 million). NBCâs election coverage won the 10 oâclock time slot (5.6 million), possibly benefiting from higher ratings leading into the hour. NBCâs âBiggest Loserâ averaged eight million viewers in second place from 8 to 10, behind Fox. NBC also led Monday nightâs ratings, thanks to âAmerican Gladiatorsâ (nine million) followed by âDeal or No Dealâ at 9:30 (13.2 million). Also on Monday, at 10 p.m., ABCâs â20/20â special on the death of Natalee Holloway drew 12.7 million viewers, the largest audience for â20/20â in more than a year.
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CNN says it is beginning a nightly prime-time wrap-up of election news, further evidence that the 2008 presidential campaign is a television hit.
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By McGuire, Craig  VNRs, b-roll, and other broadcast PR content can also go to traditional media sites. By Craig McGuire  A decade ago, perhaps one in 50 Americans sought their news online.
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Some statistics on American life as Election Day nears, compared with four years earlier.
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Owners of digital video recorders still watch on average two-thirds of commercials, a Nielsen study shows.
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WASHINGTON Oct. 4, 2004 - While there has been more Internet advertising activity in this year&#39;s presidential race than in the past, the money spent on Web ads still pales in comparison to that allocated
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By a wide margin, the news media concentrated on Democratic presidential contenders more than Republicans during the first three months of 2007, according to a study
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This year, as usual, the dominance of attack advertisements on television has made it hard to get a clear picture of where the candidates stand.
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Young adults are much more likely to read the newspaper if they were exposed to it in school, but television remains their primary source of news, according to a study conducted for the Newspaper Association of America Foundation.
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USA Today, the top U.S. newspaper by  circulation, said on Monday it will share news, blogs and other  content related to the 2008 U.S. presidential election with ABC  News.
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Variety - NEW YORK -- George Bush and John Kerry aren't the only ones with their eyes on the White House -- local TV newscasts in cities including L.A. and Gotham are devoting little political attention to anything other than the presidential race, according to a study released Thursday.
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A top House Democrat who is investigating allegations of voting irregularities on Election Day wants the media to show him the confidential, "raw" data from the exit polls of voters they did this year.
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Rasmussen Reports - The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, if the Congressional Election were held today, 43% of American voters say they would vote for the Democrat in their district and 38% would opt for the Republican.
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Some views on the presidential campaign from voters in the Associated Press poll:
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The winner of the US Presidential election has yet to be decided. But a couple of losers are already apparent - CBS News, which ran the now largely discredited memos about
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Thirty years ago, about a third of American households tuned in to a network television news broadcast every night. Today, it&#39;s about a fifth.