Nancy Grace on ‘tot mom’ gives HLN biggest audience in its history

Nancy Grace on ‘tot mom’ gives HLN biggest audience in its history

NEW YORK

Nancy Grace may now be the most polarizing host in cable television news — and that’s saying something.

The former prosecutor took up the cause of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony when the child went missing and spent hour after hour on the case as mother Casey was charged with her daughter’s murder. Grace harbored nothing but disdain for “tot mom,” as she called Anthony. With Grace in the lead studio chair, coverage of Anthony’s acquittal on Tuesday brought HLN the largest audience in its 29-year-history.

Grace’s audience of nearly 3 million people that night was also a personal high. She brings the same in-your-face opinionated approach to legal news that several Fox News Channel and MSNBC personalities bring to politics, and viewers strongly endorsed it. Yet her assertion that the Anthony jury was “kooky” and post-verdict statement that “the devil is dancing tonight” seemed over the top even by Grace standards, offering fresh material for both those who cheer her and others who find her overbearing.