Fox decision not to air Obama press conference didn't do as well as expected

[WI_DEM]

FOX's decision not to air President Obama's news conference Wednesday worked out OK for the network -- though maybe not as much as it was hoping, as "Lie to Me" didn't get a ratings bump.

"Lie to Me" drew a 4.8/8 for FOX at 8 p.m. -- better than what the network typically gets when it covers news events (to say nothing of ad revenue not lost), but just about equal with last week's episode. NBC, 4.4/7, drew the biggest broadcast audience for the White House press conference, followed by ABC and CBS. "America's Next Top Model" scored a 2.6/4 for The CW.

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/zap-tv-ratings-042909,0,5562455.story

Looks like "Lie to Me" on Fox just barely did better than NBC's coverage of the president's news conference, and I imagine if you add ABC & CBS of the big four networks, Obama won the hour.

[tularetom]

1. If I was Obama I'd schedule my next conference against "Idol"

and blow fox's ass completely out of the water.