{"id":2193,"date":"2014-01-30T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=2193"},"modified":"2014-01-30T12:06:49","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T18:06:49","slug":"everyones-up-for-morning-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2014\/01\/30\/everyones-up-for-morning-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone\u2019s up for morning news"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Roz<\/a>

<\/a> Roz Varon, Hosea Sanders, Judy Hsu and Tracy Butler<\/p><\/div>\n

Chicago\u2019s arctic January warmed the hearts of local TV bosses, as ratings rose for morning newscasts at every station in town.<\/p>\n

Between 4 and 10 a.m. weekdays, viewership for the month was up across the board compared with January 2013. Ratings analysts attributed the boost mainly to weather-related coverage, including interest in school closings and commuting issues.<\/p>\n

First-place bragging rights were split between ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7, anchored by Hosea Sanders and Judy Hsu, and Tribune Broadcasting WGN-Channel 9, anchored by Larry Potash and Robin Baumgarten.<\/p>\n

In overall households the two stations had identical 3.3 ratings during the 6 a.m. hour, with ABC 7 up 10 percent and WGN up 37.5 percent. Among viewers between 25 and 54, WGN was the big winner at that hour with a 2.4 rating (up 50 percent), compared with ABC 7\u2019s 1.6 rating (up 14.3 percent). One Nielsen rating point equals 35,340 households.<\/p>\n

ABC 7 won in overall households in all other morning hours, while WGN dominated the 25-to-54 demo in every hour from 6 to 10 a.m. NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5 generally finished third, beating ABC 7 only in the 6 a.m. hour among 25-to-54 viewers.<\/p>\n

January even brought a ray of sunshine to the market\u2019s two distant also-rans, CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 and Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32. Both posted increases compared with the same period last year.<\/p>\n

February sweeps start today and run through Feb. 26.<\/p>\n

\"WGN<\/a>

WGN Morning News<\/p><\/div>\n

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