Digital Spy surveys US news coverage of Hurricane Dennis.

CNN
CNN had the most compelling coverage of the landfall of Dennis, mostly by virtue of reporters Anderson Cooper and John Zarella being stationed in Pensacola, FL, the eventual site of landfall. In addition, the network equipped a 4x4 vehicle - named "Hurricane One" - with a mobile newsgathering system previously used for coverage of the war in Iraq; reporter Rick Sanchez travelled around Florida providing live videophone reports. It is clear that CNN made full use of its resources, branding itself "Hurricane Headquarters," and even stationing some of its own meteorologists on the Gulf Coast.

The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel went commercial-free for an hour during landfall, and provided "Storm Alert"-branded coverage both from reporters out in the field and from its hurricane experts back in Atlanta, GA.

MSNBC
MSNBC made extensive use of the resources of NBC WeatherPlus, frequently using on-screen graphics to illustrate the latest radar-indicated conditions.

Fox News Channel
Fox News heavily relied on affiliate reports as the afternoon progressed after it lost satellite signals from reporters out in the field. MediaBistro's TVNewser reported that for a substantial part of the network's initial coverage, the channel relied on a shaky tower cam shot out of Pensacola, FL due to losing satellite signals as the storm worsened.

CNN Headline News
CNN Headline News updated its recorded news wheel with updates as warranted and included the latest reports from the field.

ABC
As the situation along the Gulf Coast worsened, the broadcast nets broke into regular programming to provide updates. ABC drew on local affiliate stations to bring viewers reports of current conditions.

CBS
As with ABC, CBS drew on local affiliates to show viewers what happened as Dennis made landfall.