In November, 2000, Imus beat all other cable morning programs (CNN, Fox) in national ratings for the entire month.
Imus covered the cameras in his studio on three separate occasions between 1996 and 2000.
Imus would always say that his program was the highest-rated on MSNBC. This was never actually true.
Imus on MSNBC boasted a number of digital assets: a full-time live chat room during the program, remotes from Fred's house via internet, the first news blog ever written and a daily page on MSNBC.com that drew more hits than any broadcast related program but the Today Show.