KCCI NEWSCHANNEL 8  IN DES MOINES IS #1 IN THE NATION

KCCI’s Late News Leads The Way In Top 100 Markets

July 2, 2008 (Des Moines)—KCCI NewsChannel 8, the Hearst-Argyle Station and CBS Affiliate in Des Moines, has the highest-rated Monday through Friday late newscast out of the top 100 television markets in the country, according to the latest Nielsen Media Research (May 2008). 

KCCI NewsChannel 8 at Ten, with  Kevin Cooney, Stacey Horst, John McLaughlin and Andy Garman, leads the nation with a 20.2 rating and 41 share.

Monday-Friday Late News - Top 100 Television Markets
                                                                                      Rating/Share
                          1. KCCI            Des Moines             20.2/41
                          2. WAFB           Baton Rouge, LA    19.6/40
                          3. KYTV            Springfield, MO        17.7/39
                          4. KWQC          Davenport, IA           17.2/36
                          5. WLBT           Jackson, MS            15.4/30
  
A rating is the percentage of all TV households in a Designated Market Area (DMA) tuned to a particular program.
 A share is the percentage of all TV households using television in a DMA tuned to a particular program

“We were delighted to sweep the local news ratings,” says KCCI President & General Manager Paul Fredericksen.  “But now that Central Iowans have made us number one in the nation, we couldn’t be prouder.”