Cable News Ratings for Thursday, July 17

Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for July 17, 2008

P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,031,000 viewers
CNN – 536,000 viewers
MSNBC – 316,000 viewers
CNBC – 246,000 viewers
HLN – 242,000 viewers

P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 2,055,000 viewers
CNN – 900,000 viewers
MSNBC- 643,000 viewers
CNBC – 246,000 viewers
HLN – 469,000 viewers

25-54 Total Day
FNC – 263,000 viewers
CNN –163,000 viewers
MSNBC – 123,000 viewers
CNBC – 99,000 viewers
HLN- 102,000 viewers

25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 458,000 viewers
CNN – 265,000 viewers
MSNBC – 247,000 viewers
CNBC – 113,000 viewers
HLN – 183,000 viewers

Morning programs P2+ (25-54)
FOX & Friends – 937,000 viewers (265,000)
American Morning- 520,000 viewers (169,000)
Morning Joe- 228,000 viewers (72,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 235,000 viewers (97,000)

6PM - P2+ (25-54)
Special Report with Brit Hume – 1,441,000 viewers (271,000)
Situation Room- 568,000 viewers (160,000)
Race/WHTE HSE W. Gregory - 447,000 viewers (152,000)
Mad Money – 259,000 viewers (133,000)
Prime News- 240,000 viewers (95,000)

7PM - P2+ (25-54)
Fox Report w/ Shepard Smith – 1,109,000 viewers (261,000)
Lou Dobbs – 813,000 viewers (226,000)
Hardball w. Chris Matthews – 450,000 viewers (132,000)
Kudlow & Company- 252,000 viewers (105,000)
Glenn Beck – 304,000 viewers (108,000)

8PM - P2+ (25-54)
The O’Reilly Factor- 2,456,000 viewers (538,000)
CNN Election Center– 603,000 viewers (166,000)
Countdown w. Olbermann – 1,050,000 viewers (416,000)
The Suze Orman Show- 211,000 viewers (80,000)
Nancy Grace – 643,000 viewers (214,000)

9 PM - P2+ (25-54)
Hannity & Colmes – 2,092,000 viewers (382,000)
Larry King Live – 1,181,000 viewers (342,000)
Verdict w/ Dan Abrams – 450,000 viewers (169,000)
American Original: Budweiser-405,000 viewers (181,000)
Glenn Beck- 451,000 viewers (193,000)

10 PM P2+ (25-54)
On the Record – 1,616,000 viewers (453,000)
Anderson Cooper- 909,000 viewers (287,000)
Countdown w. Olbermann– 429,000 viewers (155,000)
Big Idea w/ Deutsch –123,000 viewers (79,000)
Nancy Grace – 342,000 viewers (156,000)

11 PM P2+ (25-54)
The O’Reilly Factor – 1,415,000 viewers (390,000)
Anderson Cooper – 710,000 viewers (261,000)
MSNBC Special – 385,000 viewers (189,000)
Mad Money-a scratch w/ 68,000 viewers (a scratch w/34,000)
Showbiz Tonight– 270,000 viewers (130,000)

P2+ = viewers over the age of 2

(25-54) = Adults 25-54 viewing

Prime Time = 8-11pm

LIVE+SD: The number that watched a program either while it was broadcast OR watched via DVR on the same day [through 3AM the next day] the program was broadcast.

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