Soledad O'Brien on The Wendy William's Show

Yesterday, Nov. 8th, Soledad O'Brien was a guest on The Wendy William's Show.  Enjoy!

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CNN TOP-RATED CABLE NEWS NETWORK ON ELECTION NIGHT

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CNN TOP-RATED CABLE NEWS NETWORK ON ELECTION NIGHT;

WINS TOTAL VIEWERS, KEY DEMO 25-54 AND YOUNGER VIEWERS (18-34)

CNN Breaks Four-Year Traffic Record Online, 
Earns More Social Media Buzz Than Any TV News Brand

According to Nielsen Fast National Ratings data, CNN ranked #1 among the cable news networks last night in total viewers, key demo 25-54 and younger viewers (18-34)  from 7pm-2am (when first polls closed thru both candidates’ speeches).

Election Night (7pm-2am), Tuesday, November 6, 2012:

CNN               8.836 million total viewers/4.387m adults 25-54/2.711m adults 18-34      

FNC                8.708 million total viewers/3.494m adults 25-54/1.214m adults 18-34

MSNBC          4.604 million total viewers/2.021m adults 25-54/785k adults 18-34

CNN Digital:

CNN.com breaks four-year traffic record: 

On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 CNN.com broke four-year traffic records by delivering 203 million page views and reaching more than 23 million unique visitors. Accounting for half of the day’s page views were the CNN Politics section and CNN Digital Election Center which boasted 101.5 million page views collectively.  In addition, CNN.com delivered nearly 6 million video starts and 382,000 live streams for Election Day 2012. (Source: Omniture Site Catalyst)

More buzz than any other TV news brand: 

CNN was the most cited TV news brand in measured social media yesterday, more than doubling that of second place – Fox News (Source: Sysomos). CNN’s flagship Facebook fan page garnered more than 145,000 actions yesterday while daily total actions across the CNN flagship Twitter accounts, @CNN and @CNNBRK, totaled 68,000 (Facebook API and Twitter Analytics). 

"CNN", "Watching CNN", "Anderson Cooper" and "Wolf Blitzer" were all worldwide trending topics on Twitter during primetime election coverage (Twitter Analytics). 

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#CNNElection Coverage: AT A GLANCE

#CNNElection Coverage: AT A GLANCE

‘Election Night in America’ begins at 6 p.m. ET:

• FULL TEAM COVERAGE:
• Anchors in Washington for the network’s first-ever Election Day from the nation’s capital: Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper
• Anchors in the field: Candy Crowley in Boston, Massachusetts; Erin Burnett in Columbus, Ohio
• Also in Washington: John King at the Magic Wall; Dana Bash with congressional election results; Tom Foreman in the ‘virtual studio’, David Gergen and Gloria Borger
• CNN’s REPORTERS DEPLOYED IN THE FIELD / Follow them on Twitter and on Facebook:
• Romney Campaign HQ in Boston - Jim Acosta, Peter Hamby, Rachel Streitfeld, Shawna Shepherd
• Obama Campaign HQ in Chicago - Jessica Yellin, Dan Lothian, Brianna Keilar
• Bedford, New Hampshire - David Mattingly
• Columbus, Ohio - Shannon Travis
• Blue Ash, Ohio - Carol Costello
• Bolder, Colorado - Paul Vercammen
• Des Moines, Iowa - Poppy Harlow
• Cincinnati, Ohio - Don Lemon
• Cleveland, Ohio - Martin Savidge
• Henrico, Virginia - Gary Tuchman
• Jacksonville, Florida - Drew Griffin
• Lake Wood, Colorado - Ed Lavandera
• Las Vegas, Nevada - Miguel Marquez
• Littleton, Colorado - Kyung Lah
• Manassas, Virginia –Kate Bolduan
• Miami, Florida - Ashleigh Banfield
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Ted Rowlands
• Nashua, New Hampshire - Brian Todd
• New York, NY – Jason Carroll, Alina Cho and Deb Feyerick
• Riviera Beach, Florida - John Zarella
• Washington, DC - Athena Jones, Joe Johns
• Woodbridge, Virginia - Randi Kaye
• THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING: As each state is projected by CNN and electoral votes are allocated to the candidates, a vertical LED-illuminated “meter” located atop the spire of the building will display CNN’s running tally of the race to 270.

·         CNN DIGITAL:

o   CNN.com unveiled a new design on the Home Page for Election Day to highlight top election news, interactive data, social integrations and real-time updates about the races.

o   Users can go to www.cnn.com/results online or on their mobile device for the latest results as they come in.

o   CNN Digital will also live stream various campaign events via CNN’s mobile apps and at www.CNN.com/live.

• SOCIAL MEDIA:
•  Users who have pledged via CNN’s “I’m Voting” app can take part in various election-related surveys powered directly on their computer, tablet or mobile device.
• CNN.com will feature an interactive dashboard that provides real-time data about who on Facebook is talking about the candidates at http://CNN.com/FBinsights and exclusive insights on trending election-related keywords.
• CNN viewers are encouraged to visit CNNPolitics on Facebook, follow @CNNPolitics on Twitter and use and follow the hashtag #CNNElection for the latest news and up to the minute updates about the election.

·         OUTDOOR VIEWING LOCATIONS FROM COAST TO COAST:

o   New York City: 47th Street and Broadway

o   Chicago: Thompson Center Plaza

o   Boston: Faneuil Hall Marketplace

o   Las Vegas: Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Vegas Strip.

o   Los Angeles: At Grand Park

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Ratings for the Week of Oct. 29 - Nov. 2

*denotes special programming
Rating calculations are weekly averages based on nightly ratings provided by TVNewser with data by Nielsen Media Research. Numbers reflect Live and same day (DVR) data.
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Sunday Night's Countdown to Election Day

Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer hosted a special edition of Countdown to Election Day on CNN Sunday night. 
The latest CNN-ORC Poll released on Sunday have Present Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney in a tie at 49% each.

John King was working the maps and also joined in the anaylsis with Dana Bash, David Gergen, Van Jones, Alex Castellanos and Gloria Borger. Jessica Yellin was with the President in Ohio and 2 other States today.Jim Acosta reported from Pennsylvania while traveling with the Romney campaign.

Anderson checked in with Don Lemon in Ohio, Poppy Harlow in Iowa and Kyung Lah in Colorado. Tom Forman reported on the Senate campaign from CNN's 'virtual Senate'.  Portions of POTUS speech in Ohio were shown live and sound bites from Romney's speeches today were shown also.

Tuesday night's coverage starts at 6PM ET.  Here's the rundown for CNN's election coverage this week:

• Monday, November 5
• Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin and Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien air live from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., respectively, from Washington.
• The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer airs live from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Erin Burnett OutFront airs live from Columbus, Ohio, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Anderson Cooper 360° airs live from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. from Washington.
• Erin Burnett OutFront airs live from Columbus, Ohio, from 11 p.m. to midnight.
• Piers Morgan Tonight airs live from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. and midnight to 1 a.m. from New York.
• Tuesday, November 6: ELECTION DAY
• Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin and Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien air live from Washington from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., respectively.
• Election Day in America editions of CNN Newsroom will provide live coverage from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with updates from CNN’s correspondents in the final battleground states.
• A special one-hour Election Day in America edition of Erin Burnett OutFront airs live at 2 p.m. from Columbus, Ohio.
• A special one-hour Election Day in America edition of Anderson Cooper 360° airs live at 3 p.m. from Washington.
• A special Election Day in America edition of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer airs live beginning at 4 p.m.
• ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA full team coverage begins at 6 p.m. and continues through night and early morning to 3 a.m.
• Wednesday, November 7
• America’s Choice 2012 coverage will begin at 3 a.m. with Early Start anchors John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin and Starting Point anchor Soledad O’Brien. Sambolin will be live from Chicago, Berman and O’Brien are live from Washington.
• At 9 a.m. America’s Choice 2012 continues with Kate Bolduan and Joe Johns from Washington.
• At noon, post-election day editions of CNN Newsroom continue with anchors Wolf Blitzer, Suzanne Malveaux, John King and Brooke Baldwin from Washington and Atlanta.
• Post-Election Day editions of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Erin Burnett OutFront, Anderson Cooper 360°, and Piers Morgan Tonight will air live at their regularly scheduled times.

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This Weekend's Programming & Election Coverage

CNN Programming Schedule

• Saturday, November 3
• CNN Newsroom with Don Lemon airs live from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. from Columbus, Ohio
• The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer airs live from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• CNN Newsroom with Don Lemon airs live from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. from Columbus, Ohio
• Romney Revealed: Family, Faith and the Road to Power airs from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
• Obama Revealed: The Man, The President airs from 9:30 p.m. to 11:00pm and 12:30am.
• Sunday, November 4

STATE OF THE UNION WITH CANDY CROWLEY – Airs LIVE Sunday 9:00AM – 10:00AM and NOON

Topics:   2012 Politics; Final Countdown to Election Day

 Guest:    Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D-Chicago)

Topics:   2012 Politics; Final Countdown to Election Day

Guest:    Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

Topics:   2012 Politics; Final Countdown to Election Day

Guest:    Former Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS), former chairman, Republican National Committee

Guest:    Steve Elmendorf, democratic strategist; deputy campaign manager, John Kerry’s 2004 campaign

Guest:    Dana Bash, senior congressional correspondent, CNN

Guest:    Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor, PBS’s “Washington Week”

             Anchor:  Candy Crowley

 

FAREED ZAKARIA GPS – Airs 10:00AM – 11:00AM and 1:00PM – 2:00PM  

Topic:      Historians on the long-view of the 2012 U.S. presidential election: How important is this election from a historical perspective?  What can past elections tell us about this one?

             Guest:     Walter Isaacson, president and CEO, Aspen Institute
             Guest:     Sean Wilentz, PhD, professor of history, Princeton University
             Guest:     Edmund Morris, presidential biographer (Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald 
             Topics:  Foreign policy outlook on the 2012 U.S. presidential election:
              Guest:     Dominique Moïsi, co-founder Institut Français des Relations Internationales
              Guest:     Rula Jabreal, Arab Israeli journalist
              Guest:     Kishore Mahbubani, Dean and Professor at National University of Singapore
              Guest:     Ari Shavit, senior correspondent at Haaretz (Israeli newspaper)
              Anchor:    Fareed Zakaria

RELIABLE SOURCES – Airs Sunday 11:00AM - NOON

 

Topics:   Obama and Romney Final Campaign Strategy; Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

Guest:    Ryan Lizza, CNN contributor; Washington correspondent, The New Yorker

Guest:    Frank Sesno, director of George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs

Guest:    Debra Saunders, columnist, The San Francisco Chronicle

Guest:    Bill Press, host, “The Bill Press Show”

Topics:   Campaign 2012

Guest:    Larry Sabato, Director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.

Topics:   Coverage of Hurricane Sandy and Influence of Social Media

Guest:    Sarah Lacy, founder and editor of Pando Daily

Host:      Howard Kurtz

• America’s Choice 2012: Countdown to Election Day lead by Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper, Candy Crowley and John King airs live from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Piers Morgan Tonight airs live from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.  
• Monday, November 5
• Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin and Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien air live from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., respectively, from Washington.  
• The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer airs live from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Erin Burnett OutFront airs live from Columbus, Ohio, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Anderson Cooper 360° airs live from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. from Washington.
• Erin Burnett OutFront airs live from Columbus, Ohio, from 11 p.m. to midnight.
• Piers Morgan Tonight airs live from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. and midnight to 1 a.m. from New York.
• Tuesday, November 6: ELECTION DAY
• Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin and Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien air live from Washington from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., respectively.
• Election Day in America editions of CNN Newsroom will provide live coverage from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with updates from CNN’s correspondents in the final battleground states.
• A special one-hour Election Day in America edition of Erin Burnett OutFront airs live at 2 p.m. from Columbus, Ohio.
• A special one-hour Election Day in America edition of Anderson Cooper 360° airs live at 3 p.m. from Washington.
• A special Election Day in America edition of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer airs live beginning at 4 p.m.
• ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA full team coverage begins at 6 p.m. and continues through night and early morning to 3 a.m.
• Wednesday, November 7
• America’s Choice 2012 coverage will begin at 3 a.m. with Early Start anchors John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin and Starting Point anchor Soledad O’Brien. Sambolin will be live from Chicago, Berman and O’Brien are live from Washington.
• At 9 a.m. America’s Choice 2012 continues with Kate Bolduan and Joe Johns from Washington.
• At noon, post-election day editions of CNN Newsroom continue with anchors Wolf Blitzer, Suzanne Malveaux, John King and Brooke Baldwin from Washington and Atlanta.
• Post-Election Day editions of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Erin Burnett OutFront, Anderson Cooper 360°, and Piers Morgan Tonight will air live at their regularly scheduled times. 

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‘Election Night in America’ on CNN

CNN Mobilizes Team across the Country for ‘Election Night in America’

Two Dozen Reporters Deployed; First-Ever Election Night Broadcast from CNN’s State-of-the-Art Studio in Washington

                CNN’s commitment to unbiased coverage this 2012 election season will culminate Tuesday, Nov. 6, Election Day, with the network’s top team of anchors in Washington and in the field, from reporters on the ground in the final battleground states and at candidate headquarters.

                Anchors Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper from Washington, with Candy Crowley from Boston and Erin Burnett from the hotly contested state of Ohio, will lead ‘Election Night in America’ coverage beginning at 6 p.m. CNN’s coverage will be the network’s first-ever Election Day anchored from Washington, where more than 40 consecutive hours of live programming are planned from the newly constructed, state-of-the-art studio and control room. Kicking off Election Day coverage live from Washington beginning at 5 a.m. will be Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin and Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien. A full programming schedule for Election Day and the days surrounding is outlined below.

                National political reporter Jim Acosta will join Crowley in Boston at the Romney campaign headquarters, while White House correspondents Jessica Yellin, Dan Lothian and Brianna Keilar will be live from Obama campaign headquarters in Chicago. Chief national correspondent John King will be at the Magic Wall to provide analysis of CNN’s projections and explain closely contested races in county-by-county detail. Senior congressional correspondent Dana Bash will also join anchors in the studio to provide context as House and Senate races are projected. Correspondent Tom Foreman will appear live from the virtual studio in Washington to present a “Virtual Senate,” allowing viewers to visualize the balance of power in congress and to explain the consequences of a Democratic or Republican-controlled Senate. On hand throughout the evening and early morning hours to provide expert insight and analysis will be chief political analyst Gloria Borger and senior political analyst David Gergen.

                Joining coverage on Election Day and through the early morning hours will be the following voices with perspectives across the political spectrum: Paul Begala, James Carville, Alex Castellanos, Ari Fleisher, Margaret Hoover, Van Jones, Roland Martin and Ana Navarro.

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