Dale Roe writes about television for the Austin American-Statesman.
He's worked at the American-Statesman for 10 years and has written family movie and video game reviews as well as watched lots of TV. Dale directs, writes and performs with Austin's Gag Reflex comedy ensemble, is a freelance illustrator and has contributed stories and reviews to Macworld magazine. He lives in Round Rock with his wife, two children and a dog named Apollo who barks whenever he hears another dog bark on television.
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By Charles Ealy
| Friday, March 27, 2009, 03:43 PM
Nielsen Media Research is expected to report that when the March ratings period ends today, CNN is expected to finish third in prime-time newscasts.
That’s a blow to CNN, which pioneered the cable news genre about 30 years ago, the Associated Press reports. Fox News Channel is the leader, by far, but MSNBC has surged ahead of CNN, mainly because of the Keith Olbermann/Rachel Maddow shows.
Both Fox and MSNBC feature an opinionated lineup, but CNN mainly plays it straight.
In response to the development, CNN said it remains healthy and that it will not stray from the straight news path, the AP reports.
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