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Table 5.1 American Television Coverage of
Kosovo on Leading Networks (ABC, NBC, CBS,
and CNN): January 1, 1998–March 20, 1999
Week Beginning
(Minutes)
1
March 1, 1998
34 ⁄2
1
March 8
40 ⁄3
1
March 15
25 ⁄3
3
March 22
1
March 29
3 ⁄2
April 5
0
April 12
0
April 19
1
3 ⁄2
1
April 26
9 ⁄6
May 3
2
⁄3
1
May 10
3 ⁄2
May 17
1
1 ⁄6
0
May 24
May 31
1
11 ⁄3
June 7
1
43 ⁄2
June 14
1
49 ⁄3
1
June 21
4 ⁄6
June 28 Total Coverage
1
7 ⁄2
July 5 9 ⁄3 1
July 12 5 ⁄6 5
July 19 1 ⁄2 1
July 26 7 ⁄6 1
August 2 17
August 9 0
August 16 0
August 23 5 ⁄6
August 30 1 ⁄3
September 6 2 ⁄3 2
September 13 12 ⁄3
1
September 20 21
September 27 61 ⁄6
1
October 4 85 ⁄3
1
October 11 88
October 18 8 ⁄2 1
October 25 31 ⁄2
1
November 1 0
November 8 0
November 15 0
November 22 2 ⁄3 2
November 29 7 ⁄3 1
December 6 0
December 13 5 ⁄6 5
Continued