News 12 Connecticut is by far the viewers’ FIRST choice for information!
Q: When a major event occurs in your area, which one television channel are you most likely to tune to first for information? (one choice only)
| News 12 Connecticut : | 46.50% |
| Channel 8: | 21.40% |
| CNN: | 6.60% |
| Channel 5: | 6.00% |
| ABC: | 5.10% |
| Channel 6: | 2.20% |
| Channel 4: | 1.70% |
| Channel 3: | 1.40% |
| CBS: | 1.30% |
| Channel 7: | 1.20% |
| Channel 2: | 0.60% |
| NBC: | 0.50% |
| FOX: | 0.20% |
News 12 Connecticut is by far the station most watched for Connecticut news.
Which television station or stations do you watch the most for news of Connecticut? (can choose more than one)
| NEWS 12 Connecticut: | 56.10% |
| Channel 8: | 28.40% |
| ABC: | 11.30% |
| Channel 4: | 9.40% |
| CNN: | 8.50% |
| Channel 3: | 8.10% |
| NBC: | 6.90% |
| Channel 7: | 6.00% |
| Channel 6: | 5.30% |
| Channel 2: | 3.70% |
| CBS: | 2.50% |
| Channel 5: | 2.10% |
| FOX: | 0.30% |
| FOX NEWS: | 0.10% |
News 12 Connecticut beats the affiliate newscasts and most National news channels.
Q: Have you yourself watched news on this channel in the past 7 days?
| FOX NEWS: | 65.60% |
| NEWS 12 Connecticut: | 60.60% |
| CNN: | 55.00% |
| Channel 4: | 51.00% |
| Channel 7 or 8: | 49.50% |
| MSNBC: | 43.80% |
| Channel 2: | 28.70% |
| Channel 5: | 22.20% |
News 12 Connecticut has earned high marks from its viewers!
Among respondents who have watched News 12 Connecticut in the last month:
- 94.6% of News 12 viewers say News 12 Connecticut is Good-Excellent in covering severe weather and major storms.
- 87.9% of News 12 viewers say News 12 Connecticut is Good-Excellent in responding quickly to breaking local news events.
- 62.8% of News 12 viewers say News 12 Connecticut is Good-Excellent in presenting news quickly and concisely without wasting your time.
Watching News 12 is a hard habit to break! Viewers of News 12 Connecticut tend to watch often!
Among regular viewers of News 12 (those who have watched at least once in the last month):
- More than 1/2 of the audience watches two times per week or more (53.1%)!
- Nearly 1/4 of the audience watches almost every day! (24.6% watch four times per week or more!)