A year in the life of a pro-business channel.

Back in early 2007, Rupert Murdoch made a stern pronouncement about the sorry state of business television in America. The problem with CNBC, he said, was that it “leap[s] on every scandal, or what they think is a scandal.” What was needed, urgently, was a gentler, more cuddly stance toward business, one that downplayed scandal and focused on what's right -- what's really right -- with American business. And, hence, he promised that Fox Business News would be "more business friendly than CNBC." Forget those pinkos like Gasparino and Kudlow - FBN would report the pro-business side, and America would decide. To support it, that is.

Well, today it’s been one year since FBN launched -- and what a year! We know you will agree with us, along with the dozens and dozens of people who watch FBN, that there’s no way we could have gotten through this year without the championing of business you find every day on Fox Business News. Just imagine what the state of the American economy would be without Fox Business News.

Here are some statistical ways of measuring what we like to think of as FBN, Year 1. Enjoy them, and, hey, FBN: Here’s to many more!

FBN, Year 1, great viewership!

When a crisis hits, great reporters and news outlets step up. Think Murrow, Cronkite, CNN durng the first Gulf War, Jennings after 9/11 and Cooper during Katrina. Here's a snapshot of FBN and CNBC performance during the July dog days and during the heat of the meltdown, on Monday, Sept. 29, the day the House rejected the initial bailout package: