KARE 11 Leader in February Demos, Posts Nielsen Victories in All Newscasts

KARE 11 Leader in February Demos, Posts Nielsen Victories in All Newscasts

MINNEAPOLIS/SAINT PAUL, Minn., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- KARE 11 posted demographic victories in all newscasts for ratings just released by Nielsen Media Research. KARE 11 finished first in the key demographic group of Adults 25-54 during the recent February Ratings Sweeps.

"These numbers show that we continue to attract the key viewers, the ones that define success in our industry," said John Remes, President and General Manager of KARE 11. "Every key demographic group remains strong for KARE 11," he added.

"We take very seriously our charge to tell the stories of this community," said Tom Lindner, VP/News Director. "These numbers tell everyone at KARE 11 that we are connecting with our viewers and we will recommit to our long-term game plan of photography, storytelling and community," he said.

ADULTS 25 - 54 RTG/SH

Station 10pm 10pm 6pm 5pm 6am
7 Day M-F M-F M-F M-F
RTG/SH RTG/SH RTG/SH RTG/SH RTG/SH
KARE
Feb 06 8.4/27 9.2/26 5.4/21 3.7/20 3.2/38

WCCO+
Feb 06 7.3/20 7.5/21 4.1/16 3.7/20 1.4/17

KSTP+
Feb 06 5.8/16 4.5/13 3.3/13 3.2/17 1.2/14

KMSP 9p 9p
Feb 06 4.4/13 4.4/10 ---- 1.4/7 1.6/19

Gannett TV stations are: W*USA, Washington, DC; WXIA, Atlanta; WTSP, Tampa-St. Petersburg; KARE, Minneapolis; WKYC, Cleveland; KPNX, Phoenix, KNAZ, Flagstaff and KMOH, Kingman; K*USA, Denver; KXTV, Sacramento; KSDK, St. Louis; WZZM, Grand Rapids, MI; WGRZ, Buffalo, NY; WFMY, Greensboro, NC; WTLV and WJXX, Jacksonville, FL; KTHV, Little Rock; WBIR, Knoxville, TN; WCSH, Portland, ME; WLTX, Columbia, SC; WMAZ, Macon, GA; and WLBZ, Bangor, ME.

In addition to its television operations, Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and information company that publishes 100 daily newspapers in the USA, including USA TODAY, the nation's largest-selling daily newspaper. The company also owns in excess of 400 non-daily publications in the USA and USA WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is the United Kingdom's second largest regional newspaper company. Newsquest publishes more than 300 titles, including 17 daily newspapers, and a network of prize-winning Web sites. Gannett is an Internet leader with sites sponsored by its TV stations and newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on the web.

Source: KARE 11

CONTACT: John Remes of KARE 11, +1-763-797-7254

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