KCCI Is No. 1 In The Nation
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.”
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