HLN coverage of Jodi Arias Verdict The 19-week media circus around the Jodi Arias murder trial reached its climax on Wednesday with the jury's reading of a guilty verdict against the 32-year-old Arizona woman -- and cable news reaped the ratings benefits. � HLN, which has seen atypically strong returns since January thanks to wall-to-wall coverage of the trial, predictably came out on top in the hour when the verdict was read. The 4 p.m. hour saw HLN's haul swell to 646,000 adults 25-54, besting the big three with CNN (522,000), Fox News Channel (457,000) and MSNBC (106,000) all trailing in their Phoenix dispatches. HLN host Nancy Grace's heavy coverage of Travis Alexander's 2008 killing had made her somewhat synonymous with the trial. PHOTOS: 10 TV Trials That Shook The World Among total viewers, FNC maintained its usual edge with 2.76 million viewers, though HLN surged to a very uncharacteristic second place status with 2.198 million viewers. CNN trailed wit...