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62 Million Viewers Tune Into Ike Coverage
« on: September 15, 2008, 11:36:26 PM »
According to the following article, 62 million viewers watched TWC's coverage of Ike. This was higher than all other cable networks. They also had 1.3 million households watching on Friday alone, which was the 10th highest rating ever in TWC history.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6596379.html

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Re: 62 Million Viewers Tune Into Ike Coverage
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2008, 08:09:00 AM »
The fact that we have the stat here before TWC can give us eleventy billion commercials stating that fact is nothing short of amazing.

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Re: 62 Million Viewers Tune Into Ike Coverage
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2008, 08:43:55 AM »
Hehe, I work hard to bring you the news before anyone else (and I do mean ANYONE else  :bleh: ).  :rofl2:

...Or maybe TWC's slacking.  :thinking: :rofl2:

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Re: 62 Million Viewers Tune Into Ike Coverage
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2008, 12:07:41 AM »
And that's why more than ever... The Weather Channel is your Hurricane Authority.

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Re: 62 Million Viewers Tune Into Ike Coverage
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2008, 02:18:18 AM »
TWC's new tagline:

"We're awesome, and you know it."
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Re: 62 Million Viewers Tune Into Ike Coverage
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2008, 12:23:05 PM »
I like that! :)

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Re: 62 Million Viewers Tune Into Ike Coverage
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2008, 01:48:08 PM »
The bragging ad for Ike just launched today. <_<
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Re: 62 Million Viewers Tune Into Ike Coverage
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2008, 02:11:51 PM »
LOL. Well we knew it was coming.  :D

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Re: 62 Million Viewers Tune Into Ike Coverage
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2008, 05:36:49 PM »
I saw it yesterday.


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Re: 62 Million Viewers Tune Into Ike Coverage
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2008, 05:39:11 PM »
I saw it like 4 days ago.

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Re: 62 Million Viewers Tune Into Ike Coverage
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2008, 09:51:52 PM »
70 of those viewers are by my stream of TWC on the internet :D

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Re: 62 Million Viewers Tune Into Ike Coverage
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2008, 09:56:47 PM »
70 of those viewers are by my stream of TWC on the internet :D

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