Fox 61 News At Ten Wins July Ratings | About the Station

Fox 61 News At Ten Wins July Ratings

August 22, 2007

HARTFORD — (Hartford) Fox 61 News at Ten was watched by more key news viewers than any other 10 or 11 pm Connecticut newscast in July. According to research just released by the benchmark independent research firm, Nielsen Media Research, on an average night more people between 18 and 49 and between 25 and 54 watched Fox 61 News at Ten, than any other late newscast. This is the third consecutive ratings period that Fox 61 News at Ten has lead the late news ratings in Connecticut. In addition to being a consistent market leader, Fox 61 News at Ten was recently honored with five Emmy Awards, more than all the other Connecticut news organizations combined. In April the station was also the recipient of two prestigious awards from the Associated Press. Richard Graziano, Vice President and General Manager of Fox 61, WTIC-TV said, "I think the numbers reflect our commitment to covering the stories that affect Connecticut. There were several major stories that impacted our community greatly and made national headlines. Once again viewers turned to our award winning news team. It's a major testament to the hard work and skilled professionalism of all of the people at Fox 61."

Footnote/disclaimers Source: Nielsen Media Research July 2007 Station Index DMA viewers in the categories listed.

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Fox 61, WTIC-TV is an affiliate of the Fox Network and a member of Fox's coveted "Number One Club." Fox 61 is a Tribune Broadcasting station. Tribune Broadcasting owns and operates 23 television stations concentrated in major markets and Superstation WGN on national cable. The group's combined reach is more than 80 percent of U.S. television households. Investment interests include Comcast SportsNet Chicago (25% owned) and TV Food Network (31%). Los Angeles-based Tribune Entertainment develops and distributes first-run television programming for the Tribune station group and for national syndication. Tribune Broadcasting also owns and operates Chicago's WGN-AM and the Chicago Cubs baseball team