Cable News Ratings for Friday, August 22

Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for August 22 2008

P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,045,000 viewers
CNN – 776,000 viewers
MSNBC – 502,000 viewers
CNBC – 296,000 viewers
HLN – 230,000 viewers

P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 1,657,000 viewers
CNN –1,127,000 viewers
MSNBC- 684,000 viewers
CNBC – a scratch w/ 97,000 viewers
HLN – 460,000 viewers

25-54 Total Day
FNC – 243,000 viewers
CNN –249,000 viewers
MSNBC – 208,000 viewers
CNBC – 117,000 viewers
HLN- 102,000 viewers

25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 383,000 viewers
CNN – 339,000 viewers
MSNBC – 248,000 viewers
CNBC – a scratch w/ 44,000 viewers
HLN – 191,000 viewers

35-64 Total Day
FNC – 480,000 viewers
CNN – 346,000 viewers
MSNBC – 242,000 viewers
CNBC – 146,000 viewers
HLN – 118,000 viewers

35-64 Prime Time
FNC – 634,000 viewers
CNN – 474,000 viewers
MSNBC – 312,000 viewers
CNBC – a scratch w/ 48,000 viewers
HLN – 235,000 viewers

Morning programs (6:00AM-9:00AM) P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends – 904,000 viewers (233,000) (549,000)
American Morning- 514,000 viewers (203,000) (274,000)
Morning Joe- 312,000 viewers (144,000) (156,000)
Squawk Box- 218,000 viewers (75,000) (131,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 205,000 viewers (91,000) (125,000)

6PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Special Report with Brit Hume – 1,559,000 viewers (304,000) (631,000)
Situation Room- 1,308,000 viewers (372,000) (577,000)
MSNBC Olympics Update- 733,000 viewers (255,000) (355,000)
**S OLY 1**(5PM-8PM)– 455,000 viewers (212,000) (241,000)
Prime News- 176,000 viewers (72,000) (94,000)

7PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Fox Report w/ Shepard Smith – 1,465,000 viewers (312,000) (631,000)
Lou Dobbs –1,205,000 viewers (365,000) (525,000)
Hardball w. Chris Matthews – 806,000 viewers (197,000) (371,000)
Glenn Beck – 237,000 viewers (106,000) (105,000)

8PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor- 1,895,000 viewers (388,000) (697,000)
CNN Election Center-976,000 viewers (359,000) (459,000)
Countdown w. Olbermann – 1,140,000 viewers (344,000) (527,000)
On the Money (8PM-830PM) -168,000 viewers (81,000) (99,000)
High Net Worth (830PM-9PM)- a scratch w/ 106,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 35,000) (58,000)
Nancy Grace –848,000 viewers (371,000) (435,000)

9 PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity & Colmes – 1,739,000 viewers (432,000) (663,000)
Larry King Live--1,271,000 viewers (339,000) (491,000)
MSNBC Special– 466,000 viewers (181,000) (208,000)
Fast Money-a scratch w/82,000 viewers (a scratch w/28,000) (a scratch w/34,000)
Glenn Beck- 219,000 viewers (74,000) (85,000)

10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
On the Record – 1,337,000 viewers (328,000) (541,000)
Anderson Cooper—1,129,000 viewers (319,000) (471,000)
MSNBC Special– 446,000 viewers (218,000) (202,000)
Big Idea w/ Deutsch –a scratch w/ 71,000 viewers (a scratch w/45,000) (a scratch w/33,000)
Nancy Grace – 349,000 viewers (147,000) (203,000)

11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor–861,000 viewers (270,000) (438,000)
Anderson Cooper – 871,000 viewers (297,000) (405,000)
MSNBC Investigates–577,000 viewers (387,000) (352,000)
Mad Money (11-1130PM)—a scratch w/97,000 viewers (70,000) (a scratch w/48,000)
High Net Worth (1130PM-12AM) a scratch w/ 54,000 viewers (a scratch w/34,000) (a scratch w/ 35,000)
Showbiz Tonight– 374,000 viewers (137,000) (157,000)

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.

For more information see Numbers 101.

Scratch = when a show's audience fails to meet minimum Nielsen reporting levels. For more information go here.

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