Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for November 26, 2009
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 777,000 viewers
CNN – 395,000 viewers
MSNBC –290,000 viewers
CNBC – 127,000 viewers
HLN –221,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 1,008,000 viewers
CNN – 751,000 viewers
MSNBC –541,000 viewers
CNBC – 187,000 viewers
HLN –224,000 viewers
25-54 Total Day
FNC –223,000 viewers
CNN –117,000 viewers
MSNBC –147,000 viewers
CNBC – 57,000 viewers
HLN- 109,000 viewers
25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 275,000 viewers
CNN – 226,000 viewers
MSNBC –304,000 viewers
CNBC – 91,000 viewers
HLN – 75,000 viewers
35-64 Total Day
FNC – 395,000 viewers
CNN – 176,000 viewers
MSNBC – 156,000 viewers
CNBC – 73,000 viewers
HLN - 132,000 viewers
35-64 Prime Time
FNC –462,000 viewers
CNN – 302,000 viewers
MSNBC –310,000 viewers
CNBC – 106,000 viewers
HLN –137,000 viewers
Morning programs (6:00AM-9:00AM) P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends- 767,000 viewers (270,000) (505,000)
American Morning- 366,000 viewers (136,000) (237,000)
Morning Joe- 185,000 viewers (54,000) (92,000)
Squawk Box- 72,000 viewers (42,000) (47,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 275,000 viewers (211,000) (213,000)
5PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Glenn Beck Special – 875,000 viewers (228,000) (367,000)
Larry King Live—264,000 viewers (107,000) (113,000)
MSNBC Investigates—334,000 viewers (116,000) (154,000)
Bio: Rachael Ray—a scratch w/102,000 viewers (38,000) (69,000)
Joy Behar—a scratch w/90,000 viewers (a scratch w/31,000) (57,000)
6PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Special Report with Bret Baier Special– 874,000 viewers (273,000) (449,000)
Larry King Live—265,000 viewers (102,000) (119,000)
MSNBC Investigates—339,000 viewers (132,000) (147,000)
Oprah Effect —a scratch w/60,000 viewers (a scratch w/13,000) (a scratch w/30,000)
Joy Behar – a scratch w/92,000 viewers (a scratch w/23,000) (53,000)
7PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The Fox Report w/ Shep Special –1,016,000 viewers (305,000) (480,000)
Larry King Live—354,000 viewers (126,000) (143,000)
MSNBC Investigates—391,000 viewers (173,000) (179,000)
Westminster Dog Show Docu --- a scratch w/92,000 viewers (a scratch w/39,000) (a scratch w/41,000)
Issues– 181,000 viewers (a scratch w/44,000) (85,000)
8PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor Special– 1,275,000 viewers (323,000) (544,000)
Larry King Live – 445,000 viewers (129,000) (157,000)
MSNBC Investigates– 486,000 viewers (250,000) (307,000)
New Age of Wal-Mart – 186,000 viewers (84,000) (106,000)
Nancy Grace – 282,000 viewers (84,000) (171,000)
9 PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity Special –971,000 viewers (262,000) (463,000)
SR/CNN Heroes —904,000 viewers (274,000) (374,000)
MSNBC Investigates —532,000 viewers (313,000) (374,000)
Buffett and Gates—188,000 viewers (71,000) (102,000)
Joy Behar- 192,000 viewers (60,000) (104,000)
10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
On The Record w/ Greta Special —780,000 viewers (239,000) (379,000)
SP/CNN Heroes — 904,000 viewers (274,000) (374,000)
MSNBC Investigates – 604,000 viewers (348,000) (276,000)
Coca-Cola: The Real Story – 189,000 viewers (118,000) (111,000)
Nancy Grace –212,000 viewers (83,000) (143,000)
11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor Special —624,000 viewers (185,000) (346,000)
Larry King Live — 519,000 viewers (169,000) (211,000)
MSNBC Investigates —602,000 viewers (360,000) (301,000)
Marijuana Inc. – 321,000 viewers (183,000) (146,000)
Showbiz Tonight-- 222,000 viewers (70,000) (140,000)
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P2+ = viewers over the age of 2
(25-54) = Adults 25-54 viewing
(35-64) = Adults 35-64 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 Cable Network Coverage Estimates (as of September, 2009)
CNN/HLN: 99.098 million HHs
CNBC: 96.78 million HHs
FNC: 96.26 million HHs
MSNBC: 92.64 million HHs
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.






Holy Cow CNN beat Hannity
No, it did not. It beat Greta.
Happy thankgiving joy behar– ssscraaaatch!! Not just once but twice… delicious.
this proves FNC’s viewers are regular people, they were all with their families while CNN’s numbers were down but not drastically…
I think the reason why CNN had almost no impact by thanksgiving is becasue a great portion of their viewership is from airports and store tv’s.