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Fox News racked up its seventh straight year as the most-watched cable news channel, delivering an average prime-time viewership of 2.1 million. CNN placed second with 1.3 million, while MNSBC drew 920,000 — up 82% over the previous year.
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Record ratings for Fox News, CNN and MSNBC in 2008
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