CNN Tops Ratings on Sunday's Ceremony

CNN was No. 1 in Total Viewers & among Key Demo 25-54 during Coverage of Sunday’s Swearing in Ceremony

During the key coverage blocks Sunday, January 20, the day of the president’s official swearing in and the day before the public inauguration on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, CNN was top rated  from 11am – 2pm and in primetime (8-11pm).

11am-2pm:

CNN:                982k total viewers/287k among adults 25-54

FNC:                 717k total viewers/135k among adults 25-54

MSNBC:           425k total viewers/153k among adults 25-54      

8-11pm (primetime):

CNN:                761k total viewers/171k among adults 25-54

FNC:                 630k total viewers/94k among adults 25-54

MSNBC:           245k total viewers/115k among adults 25-54

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Inauguration Day 2013.....CNN Style

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CNN's round the clock coverage of President Obama's second Inauguration in Washington, DC is in full swing.  Here is CNN's look back at the last four years.

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The Presidential Inauguration on CNN

Blitzer, Cooper Lead Sweeping Coverage of The Presidential Inauguration

CNN, Instagram and Facebook Team Up for an Interactive Inauguration Experience

                CNN will anchor special coverage of the second inauguration of President Barack Obama Sunday, Jan. 20 through Monday, Jan. 21 from locations on the National Mall, Capitol Hill, Lafayette Park and on the parade route at Freedom Plaza. For the first time, CNN, Instagram and Facebook will offer inauguration go-ers an opportunity to be a part of the coverage on CNN and CNN.com by using the hashtag #CNN to share their stories. Most of CNN’s coverage will originate from the National Mall, where the network has built a large broadcast platform designed to let television viewers experience the ceremonies firsthand.  

                On Sunday, when a private swearing-in ceremony will take place at the White House, Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper will be joined by John Berman, Kate Bolduan, Gloria Borger, Erin Burnett, Candy Crowley, John King, Don Lemon, Piers Morgan and Soledad O’Brien starting at 10 a.m. and leading up to a prime time special at 8 p.m. Inauguration eve special editions of Piers Morgan Tonight and Anderson Cooper 360º will follow.

                On Monday, Jan. 21, Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin and Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien will kick off the day’s coverage at 5 a.m. Beginning at 9 a.m., Wolf Blitzer will be joined by John Berman, Kate Bolduan, Soledad O’Brien and Jessica Yellin, live from the U.S. Capitol West Front, while Anderson Cooper will be on the National Mall with Gloria Borger, David Gergen, John King, Brooke Baldwin and Don Lemon. HLN’s Robin Meade and Christi Paul will be reporting for both CNN and HLN from the National Mall.

                Candy Crowley will anchor State of the Union on Sunday from the Mall and on Monday she will report from the inauguration ceremony platform. Also reporting will be Dana Bash, Jim Acosta, Brianna Keilar, Joe Johns and Tom Foreman.

                The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer will be live from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. from Lafayette Park, the location of the presidential viewing stands. From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Anderson Cooper will anchor the network’s special coverage from the Mall, with Piers Morgan and Erin Burnett from inside the inaugural balls. At 10 p.m., Anderson Cooper 360º will broadcast live to wrap up the day’s events.  

                Throughout the Inaugural weekend, commentary and analysis will be provided by CNN political contributors John Avlon, Paul Begala, Cornell Belcher, Donna Brazile, Ron Brownstein, Alex Castellanos, Ari Fleischer, Margaret Hoover, Van Jones, Ryan Lizza, Roland Martin and Ana Navarro. Also on hand to contribute commentary will be: Bill Burton, senior strategist for Priorities USA Action and former deputy press secretary for Pres. Obama; Jodi Kantor, New York Times reporter and author of “The Obamas;” David Maraniss, Washington Post associate editor and author of “Barack Obama: The Story;” and Dee Dee Myers, Vanity Fair contributing editor and former White House press secretary during Pres. Clinton’s first term. Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin will offer her expert perspective.

Instagram and Facebook

CNN and Instagram have teamed up to offer a multimedia look at the crowds who will gather for the inaugural ceremonies. From Jan. 18 - 21, CNN will ask people attending inauguration events to take a photo of themselves ‘in the crowd’ and post to Instagram with the hashtag #CNN.  Users will be encouraged to share a personal detail about their participation: why they made the trip, what they expect from the next four years and who they are. The photos will be displayed in an interactive visualization for CNN.com and the best entries will appear in a global slideshow on CNN. 

Additionally, CNN and Facebook will again partner to surface the most viral moments, photos and terms as they spread across the world’s largest social network, telling the story firsthand about the communities most engaged around the inauguration and what terms dominated the social conversation. CNN will ask our viewers through Facebook to identify, rate and react to the viral moments as they happen.

CNN Digital

On Monday, Jan. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., CNN will offer unrestricted access to the network’s TV broadcast and inauguration programming via the CNN.com homepage and CNN’s apps for iPhone and iPad. Users can watch alternative inaugural festivities at CNN.com/live, on CNN’s mobile apps and mobile website. Inauguration-related articles, analysis and interactives can be found on CNNPolitics.com, the CNN Political Ticker, CNN’s Live Blog and at www.cnn.com/inauguration.

Social media users can follow and contribute to CNN’s coverage by visiting CNNPolitics on Facebook and by following @CNNPolitics on Twitter. GetGlue users can check in to CNN’s The Presidential Inauguration coverage for exclusive limited-edition stickers.

CNN International and CNN en Español

                On Monday, Jan. 21, CNN International will simulcast domestic programming from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. CNN en Español will offer live updates starting at 6 a.m. on Café CNN and through the 11 a.m. hour on Actualidad en Vivo. The network will carry the inauguration ceremony and parade live. CNN en Español’s afternoon and prime time newscasts Nuestro Mundo, Directo USA, Panorama Mundial and Conclusiones will be broadcast live from Washington, DC. 

HLN

HLN’s presidential inauguration coverage will focus on “people, not policy,” and explore issues related to where Americans want to be in the next four years. On Monday, Jan. 21, Morning Express host Robin Meade will anchor live from our nation’s capital from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., with on-location reports from HLN’s Ryan Smith. Kyra Phillips, based at HLN headquarters in Atlanta, will provide continued live coverage of the day’s events from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

CNN Newsource

                CNN Newsource will provide its affiliates extensive, on the ground coverage from reporters Tory Dunnan, Rene Marsh and Emily Schmidt.

CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is the most trusted source for news and information. Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States; CNN Newsource, the world’s most extensively syndicated news service; and strategic international partnerships within both television and the digital media.

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This Weekend's Programming 1/19 - 1/21/13

SATURDAY, January 19, 2013

THE SITUATION ROOM WITH WOLF BLITZER– Airs LIVE FROM THE NATIONAL MALL Saturday 6:00PM – 8:00PM

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO LANCE ARMSTRONG – Airs Saturday 10:00PM – 11:00PM (Sunday 1:00AM and 4:00AM)

Reported by Quentin McDermott and produced by Four Corners originally for the Australian Broadcast Corporation, this riveting documentary debriefs the case against cyclist Lance Armstrong, who has now admitted using illegal doping to enhance his athletic performances— after years of passionate denials.   McDermott reviews the origins of the suspicions of Armstrong’s usage of steroids, hormones, blood transfusions, and other performance enhancements, dating back to the 1990s and punctuated with footage from Armstrong’s only ever on-camera deposition.  Testimony of former close friends, cycling teammates, reporters who have followed the sport for years, and those familiar with the science of doping and evading detection are all reflected with video of Armstrong’s own riveting 2005 videotaped deposition in which he denies using illegal substances and accuses the accusers.  Includes interviews with former Armstrong teammates Tyler Hamilton and Frankie Andreu, as well as other witnesses.

MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT: The GPS ROAD Map FOR A 2nd TERM: A FAREED ZAKARIA GPS SPECIAL – Airs Saturday 8:00PM – 9:00PM and 11:00PM (Sunday 2:00AM)

In advance of U.S. President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, CNN & TIME’s Fareed Zakaria speaks to a dozen current and former advisors to American presidents about how to have a successful second term in office and establish a lasting legacy in domestic and foreign affairs.  Featured in the program are: James Baker III, Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan (1981-1985); U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1985-1988); U.S. Secretary of State (1989-1992); Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York (I) (2001-present); Zbigniew Brzezinski, PhD, U.S. National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter (1977-1981); Elaine Chao, U.S. Secretary of Labor (2001-2009); Ken Duberstein, Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan (1988-1989); Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, (R-TX) (1993-2013); Paul O’Neill, U.S. Treasury Secretary (2001-2002); co-chairman, Alcoa (1987-1999); Peter Orzag, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2009-2010); Director Congressional Budget Office (2007-2008); John Podesta, Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton (1998-2001); Steven Rattner, former counselor to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (“car czar”) (2009); Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (2003-2011); chairman, Democratic National Committee (1999-2001), and; Robert Rubin, U.S. Treasury Secretary (1995-1999); co-chairman, Council on Foreign Relations.

SUNDAY, January 20, 2013

STATE OF THE UNION WITH CANDY CROWLEY – Airs LIVE FROM THE NATIONAL MALL Sunday 9:00AM – 10:00AM

Topic:    Inauguration Special Coverage

Guest:   David Plouffe, White House senior adviser

Guest:   Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)

Guest:   Don Baer, former Pres. Clinton speechwriter

Guest:   Michael Gerson, former Pres. Bush speechwriter

Guest:   Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House; former presidential candidate

Guest:   Ron Brownstein, CNN political analyst

Guest:   Former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI)

Guest:   Susan Page, Washington bureau chief, USA Today

THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION SPECIAL COVERAGE – Airs LIVE 10:00AM – 8:00PM

Throughout the day, Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper will be joined by John Berman, Kate Bolduan, Gloria Borger, Erin Burnett, Candy Crowley, John King, Don Lemon, Piers Morgan and Soledad O’Brien.

THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION PRIME TIME SPECIAL – Airs LIVE 8:00PM – 9:00PM

Anchors: Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper

PIERS MORGAN TONIGHT  –Airs LIVE 9:00PM – 10:00PM

ANDERSON COOPER 360º – Airs LIVE 10:00PM – 11:00PM

LIVE PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013:

5:00AM - 6:00AM          Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

6:00AM - 7:00AM          Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

7:00AM - 8:00AM          Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien

8:00AM - 9:00AM          Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien

9:00AM - 10:00AM        The Presidential Inauguration

10:00AM - 11:00AM      The Presidential Inauguration

11:00AM - 12:00PM      The Presidential Inauguration

12:00PM - 1:00PM        The Presidential Inauguration

1:00PM - 2:00PM          The Presidential Inauguration

2:00PM - 3:00PM          The Presidential Inauguration

3:00PM - 4:00PM          The Presidential Inauguration

4:00PM - 5:00PM          The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

5:00PM - 6:00PM          The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

6:00PM - 7:00PM          The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

7:00PM - 8:00PM          The Presidential Inauguration

8:00PM - 9:00PM          The Presidential Inauguration

9:00PM - 10:00PM        The Presidential Inauguration

10:00PM - 11:00PM      Anderson Cooper 360º

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Slash the 'Stache' with Alex Castellanos & David Axelrod

Today on CNN's The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Republican strategist and CNN contributor Alex Castellanos shaved the mustache he has had for over 40 years -- all in the name of charity for CURE.

The challenge presented to Alex Castellanos by David Axelrod in December:

Today's big moment during The Situation Room:

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Piers Morgan on The Colbert Report 1/14/13

Stephen interviews Piers Morgan:

Stephen's follow up:

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The Daily Show Investigates Investigative Journalism

Former CNN'er Kaj Larsen guides John Oliver through the world of investigative journalism:

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