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Local TV: Fox Affiliates Prime-Time News Viewership

 Year November July May February
2007 6,353 6,810 7,950 8,871
2008 6,206 6,993 8,391 8,727
2009 5,187 6,047 7,979
2010 5,197 5,751 7,318 7,571
2011 5,617 5,343 6,944 6,933
2012 4,677 5,308 6,316 6,245
2013 4,930 5,035 5,976 6,343
2014 4,714 4,995 5,688 5,924

Source: Nielsen Media Research

Note: Numbers represent Fox affiliates only. March 2009 ratings are not comparable to the traditional winter sweeps period, February, and are not included here. Fox affiliates air an hour-long newscast at 10 p.m. Eastern Time (or equivalent), not at 11 p.m. as ABC, NBC, and CBS do.

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