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Anderson's Good Demo

CNN's Anderson Cooper Strong in Demo, Still Low in Total Viewers

Published: August 23, 2011 @ 7:45 am

By Lucas Shaw

Several news outlets were quick to jump on Anderson Cooper’s soft first week in his new time slot, which ran from Aug. 8 to Aug. 12. Cooper, reporting from Somalia for most of the week, attracted fewer viewers than he did at his old slot – 10 p.m., which is when his show now re-airs – and lower ratings than all three of his competitors – Bill O’Reilly, Lawrence O’Donnell and Nancy Grace.

Well, after week two Cooper is still doing better at 10 p.m. than 8 p.m. and his competitors are still beating him, but any detractors were a bit hasty then and remain so now.

When it comes to his first week, his trip to Somalia is a relevant factor.

As one industry expert told me “You got to Somalia, you don’t win the viewership. And I say ‘you know what, ok,’ If you think going to Somalia and covering a famine is going to get you viewers, you must be living on another planet.”

As for this most recent week, there is some reason for optimism. This is not because Cooper’s numbers are fantastic – they’re not – but because there were signs of improvement and because Cooper continues to demonstrates his appeal to the coveted adults 25-54 demographic.

Cooper’s numbers this past week grew substantially. His total viewership increased 18 percent, from 502,000 to 591,000 and his viewers in the demo grew 30 percent, from 162,000 to 210,000.

While the number of total viewers remains low, his performance in the demo is what CNN seems to be focusing on. As one spokesperson pointed out, Cooper beat MSNBC’s “Last Word” among those viewers for the week.

There is one crucial piece of information missing – O’Donnell was not hosting the show as he took time off following the passing of his mother.

Cooper also continues to excel at 10 p.m., which suggests one of two things – his competition is simply weaker there or his audience has not caught up with the switch. Both are likely the case. The competition is stronger at 8 p.m., especially given O'Reilly's popularity, but when it comes to the end of summer, TV watching habits are also unpredictable.

As the same expert told me, “Viewership traditionally is down and it’s a really bad time to make very much of any kind of viewer habit this time of year.”

So should CNN be excited? Maybe not, but any kind of alarm is premature.

During & After Giggling

Posted at 11:32 AM ET, 08/18/2011

Anderson Cooper can’t stop laughing during segment on ‘public urinator’ Gerard Depardieu

By Jen Chaney

Anderson Cooper: why so not serious on CNN last night? Blame it on the Depardieu. (ANDREW KELLY - REUTERS)

Anderson Cooper’s RidicuList, a lighter-side-of-the-news staple of his program on CNN, got so ridiculous last night that it finally got the better of him.

During a pun-filled segment devoted to Gerard Depardieu’s recent urinating-on-a-plane incident, Cooper gamely stifled laughter while pumping out commentary that involved phrases like “an actual thespian actually thes-peein’” as well as a particularly clever play on words that involved Depardieu’s role in “La Vie en Rose.” (That movie was about Edith Piaf. You can probably guess where that one went.)

But at the 2:30 mark in the video below — when Cooper says the cleaning crew should “thank their lucky stars it wasn’t Depar-doo” — the distinguished journalist once hailed for his investigative reports during Hurricane Katrina starts giggling like a preteen girl with braces and a vicious Justin Bieber crush.

Watch below and see. It’s something to behold.

Posted at 12:27 PM ET, 08/23/2011

Anderson Cooper explains his live laughing fit

By Jen Chaney

Anderson Cooper: well aware of his giggle issues. (BRENT STIRTON - CNN)

When Anderson Cooper cracked up during his Gerard Depardieu/pee-pee-pun-filled segment on CNN last week, the clip went viral. Why? Because no human can resist the powerful combination of Cooper’s decidedly goofy giggle and a French actor’s lack of urinary restraint.

But apparently the popularity of the video caught Cooper by surprise.

“I went to bed telling myself, ‘I doubt anyone will notice the giggle fit,’” the newsman tells Entertainment Weekly. “I woke up and in the elevator the first thing my building super said to me was, ‘What’s wrong with your laugh?’ It could be worse: I could have a viral video in which I throw up on a guest or drunkenly eat a hamburger on a bathroom floor. Not that I’ve ever done either of those things. Not yet at least.”

That’s right, Cooper. Keep your viral video options open.

As for the nature of that laugh — which is decidedly less distinguished than Mr. Cooper’s reputation — he says, “I’ve always giggled like a 13 year-old girl at a Justin Bieber meet and greet. There’s nothing I can do about it but I’ve never not been able to stop.”

Actually, I went with the simile, “giggling like a preteen girl with braces and a vicious Justin Bieber crush.” So close enough. Relive the tittering via the clip below.

Inside Gadhafi Compound

.. and CNN's Sara Sidner reports.

Rebels, civilians loot Gadhafi compound

Added On August 23, 2011

CNN's Sara Sidner reports from inside Moammar Gadhafi's compound where people are looting heavy duty artillery

EW Magazine On Friday

For much more with Anderson Cooper, including details on his new daytime talk show, pick up this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands this Friday.

Aug 22 20110 -- 8:43 PM ET

Anderson Cooper talks his on-air laughing fit: 'I've always giggled like a 13-year-old girl at a Justin Bieber meet and greet'

by Tim Stack

It’s safe to say Anderson Cooper finds laughs in bathroom humor. Just last Thursday, a video clip from Cooper’s CNN show, Anderson Cooper 360, went viral after the anchor fell into an mean case of the giggles during his “Ridiculist” segment. The subject? Actor Gerard Depardieu’s airplane urination which Cooper said at least wasn’t a “Depar-TWO.”

Now, Cooper tells EW he’s even surprised by how popular the footage became. “I don’t know what happened with the giggling,” Cooper tells EW. “I mean, I’ve always giggled like a 13 year-old girl at a Justin Bieber meet and greet. There’s nothing I can do about it but I’ve never not been able to stop. I’m a little stunned by how many people have seen that video. I went to bed telling myself, ‘I doubt anyone will notice the giggle fit.’ I woke up and in the elevator the first thing my building super said to me was, ‘What’s wrong with your laugh?’ It could be worse: I could have a viral video in which I throw up on a guest or drunkenly eat a hamburger on a bathroom floor. Not that I’ve ever done either of those things. Not yet at least.”

For much more with Anderson Cooper, including details on his new daytime talk show, pick up this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands this Friday.

Rebels Enter Gadhafi Compound

.. and CNN's Sara Sidner reports.

Added On August 23, 2011

CNN's Sara Sidner reports Libyan rebels have successfully taken Moammar Gadhafi's compound.

Saif Gadhafi Shows Up

August 22nd, 2011

10:57 PM ET

.. and Matthew Chance report.

Video: Matthew Chance speaks to Saif Gadhafi

Editor's note: CNN's Matthew Chance spoke to Moammar Gadhafi's son Saif during a surprise appearance at a Tripoli hotel.

A Recap On Libya/Tripoli

August 22nd, 2011

10:55 PM ET

Cooper: Battle for Tripoli

Editor's note: Anderson Cooper gives a recap of the latest developments out of Tripoli.

Happy And Scared

August 22nd, 2011

10:12 PM ET

Video: Waiting for a new Libya

Editor's note: Anderson Cooper speaks to a young woman in Tripoli who looks forward to the day Gadhafi is no longer in power.

Talking About Tripoli

August 22nd, 2011

09:59 PM ET

Video: Baer and Marks talk Libya

Editor's note: Anderson Cooper talks to Robert Baer and James Spider Marks about the battle in Tripoli.

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