Casey Anthony ratings: WFTV in front most of the way Monday
Casey Anthony during a break in her trial today. Photo credit: Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel
For Casey Anthony coverage Monday, WFTV-Channel 9 was tops in the morning and the afternoon.
When WFTV broke away from the Anthony trial at 6 p.m., the ABC affiliate continued to be the most-seen station. But Central Florida News 13, which continued with the Anthony trial, had the most viewers in the 25-to-54 age group at 6.
Here are the Monday morning numbers in households: WFTV with 97,000 homes, WOFL-Channel 35 with 60,700, News 13 with 46,400, WKMG-Channel 6 with 38,600 and WESH-Channel 2 with 36.600.
Here’s how the stations placed in the morning in the 25-to-54 age group, which is most important to news advertisers: WFTV with 32,000 viewers, WKMG with 29,500, WOFL with 25,600, News 13 with 22,500 and WESH with 19,200.
Here’s how the stations fared that covered the trial from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Monday: WFTV with 112,300 homes and WESH with 43,600 homes.
Here’s how those stations performed in the 25-to-54 age group: WFTV with 48,700 viewers and WESH with 22,000.
Here’s how the stations fared that covered the trial from 1:30 to 7:15 p.m: WOFL with 58,600 homes, News 13 with 57,900 homes and WKMG with 36,600 homes.
Here’s how those three stations played with the 25-to-54 age group in the afternoon: News 13 with 29,000 viewers, WOFL with 23,000 and WKMG with 15,500.
At 6 p.m., WFTV and WESH returned to regular news while the other stations stayed with the trial. Here are the household counts from 6 to 7:15 p.m.: WFTV with 135,500 homes, News 13 with 82,700, WESH with 81,500, WOFL with 68,700 and WKMG with 59,500.
In the 25-to-54 age group in that time, News 13 drew 49,800 viewers and edged WFTV with 47,700. Here’s how the other stations fared in that time: WOFL with 39,400, WESH with 32,000 and WKMG with 26,800.
Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.