Cable News Ratings for Tuesday, May 20

Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for May 20, 2008

P2+ Total Day
FNC – 945,000 viewers
CNN – 728,000 viewers
MSNBC – 565,000 viewers
CNBC – 233,000 viewers
HLN – 263,000 viewers

P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 1,683,000 viewers
CNN – 1,501,000 viewers
MSNBC- 1,176,000 viewers
CNBC – 232,000 viewers
HLN – 373,000 viewers

25-54 Total Day
FNC – 273,000 viewers
CNN –258,000 viewers
MSNBC – 218,000 viewers
CNBC – 73,000 viewers
HLN- 117,000 viewers

25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 495,000 viewers
CNN – 605,000 viewers
MSNBC – 502,000 viewers
CNBC – 97,000 viewers
HLN – 119,000 viewers

Morning programs P2+ (25-54)
FOX & Friends – 970,000 viewers (342,000)
American Morning- 418,000 viewers (190,000)
Morning Joe – 432,000 viewers (181,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 309,000 viewers (137,000)

6PM - P2+ (25-54)
Special Report with Brit Hume – 1,639,000 viewers (382,000)
Situation Room- 902,000 viewers (269,000)
MSNBC Special Coverage- 749,000 viewers (239,000)
Mad Money – 203,000 viewers (a scratch with 47,000)
Prime News- 179,000 viewers (61,000)

7PM - P2+ (25-54)
America’s Election HQ – 1,643,000 viewers (445,000)
CNN Election Center – 1,132,000 viewers (374,000)
MSNBC Special Coverage – 1,123,000 viewers (426,000)
Kudlow & Company- 209,000 viewers (a scratch with 43,000)
Glenn Beck – 344,000 viewers (127,000)

8PM - P2+ (25-54)
The O’Reilly Factor- 1,932,000 viewers (509,000)
CNN Election Center– 1,185,000 viewers (488,000)
MSNBC Special Coverage – 1,198,000 viewers (513,000)
Fast Money- 132,000 viewers (a scratch with 46,000)
Nancy Grace – 450,000 viewers (106,000)

9 PM - P2+ (25-54)
Hannity & Colmes – 1,626,000 viewers (492,000)
CNN Election Center – 1,513,000 viewers (571,000)
MSNBC Special Coverage – 1,074,000 viewers (423,000)
Deal or No Deal - 372,000 viewers (127,000)
Glenn Beck- 356,000 viewers (112,000)

10 PM P2+ (25-54)
America’s Election HQ – 1,490,000 viewers (485,000)
Anderson Cooper– 1,805,000 viewers (757,000)
MSNBC Special Coverage – 1,255,000 viewers (571,000)
Donny Deutsch- 192,000 viewers (117,000)
Nancy Grace – 342,000 viewers (146,000)

11 PM P2+ (25-54)
America’s Election HQ - 1,259,000 viewers (424,000)
CNN Election Center – 1,355,000 viewers (528,000)
MSNBC Special Coverage – 1,021,000 viewers (451,000)
Mad Money- a scratch with 101,000 viewers (78,000)
Showbiz Tonight– 248,000 viewers (132,000)

P2+ = viewers over the age of 2

(25-54) = Adults 25-54 viewing

Prime Time = 8-11pm

Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.