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Shepard Smith's CNBC debut was well below his Fox News viewership
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About 373,000 watched the premiere of The News with Shepard Smith on Wednesday, including 56,000 in the key 25-54 news demographic. On Fox News Channel, Smith averaged 1.3 million viewers and 195,000 in the demo. ALSO: CNBC says Smith boosted the viewership of timeslot predecessor The Kudlow Report by 3.6 times.
TOPICS: Shepard Smith, CNBC, The News with Shepard Smith, Cable News, Ratings
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