Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for December 1, 2009
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,491,000 viewers
CNN – 659,000 viewers
MSNBC –454,000 viewers
CNBC – 242,000 viewers
HLN –372,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 3,791,000 viewers
CNN – 1,744,000 viewers
MSNBC –1,281,000 viewers
CNBC – 207,000 viewers
HLN –666,000 viewers
25-54 Total Day
FNC –430,000 viewers
CNN –193,000 viewers
MSNBC –134,000 viewers
CNBC – 73,000 viewers
HLN- 172,000 viewers
25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 1,113,000 viewers
CNN – 485,000 viewers
MSNBC –371,000 viewers
CNBC – 89,000 viewers
HLN – 231,000 viewers
35-64 Total Day
FNC – 735,000 viewers
CNN – 286,000 viewers
MSNBC – 204,000 viewers
CNBC – 113,000 viewers
HLN - 209,000 viewers
35-64 Prime Time
FNC –1,807,000 viewers
CNN – 736,000 viewers
MSNBC –585,000 viewers
CNBC – 95,000 viewers
HLN –361,000 viewers
Morning programs (6:00AM-9:00AM) P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends- 1,221,000 viewers (468,000) (737,000)
American Morning- 401,000 viewers (149,000) (238,000)
Morning Joe- 376,000 viewers (118,000) (175,000)
Squawk Box- 212,000 viewers (80,000) (118,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 367,000 viewers (206,000) (231,000)
5PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Glenn Beck – 2,521,000 viewers (635,000) (1,202,000)
Situation Room—547,000 viewers (125,000) (203,000)
Hardball w/ Chris Matthews—490,000 viewers (107,000) (240,000)
Fast Money—319,000 viewers (64,000) (114,000)
Prime News —335,000 viewers (136,000) (167,000)
6PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Special Report with Bret Baier – 2,090,000 viewers (458,000) (933,000)
Situation Room—645,000 viewers (137,000) (255,000)
Ed Show—495,000 viewers (143,000) (259,000)
Mad Money —240,000 viewers (62,000) (86,000)
Prime News – 351,000 viewers (149,000) (200,000)
7PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
President’s Address Analysis (7:00pm – 7:30pm) –3,046,000 viewers (768,000) (1,419,000)
The Fox Report w/ Shep (7:30pm – 8:00pm) –2,159,000 viewers (514,000) (955,000)
CNN Tonight (7:00pm – 7:30pm)—745,000 viewers (145,000) (245,000)
SR/Decision: Afghanistan (7:30pm – 8:00pm) —1,063,000 viewers (286,000) (380,000)
Hardball w/ Chris Matthews—657,000 viewers (175,000) (306,000)
Kudlow Report --- 198,000 viewers (70,000) (91,000)
Issues– 481,000 viewers (183,000) (250,000)
8PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
President’s Address Analysis (8:01pm – 8:36pm) –5,217,000 viewers (1,471,000) (2,512,000)
President’s Address (8:36pm – 8:43pm) –4,554,000 viewers (1,252,000) (2,124,000)
The O’Reilly Factor (8:43pm – 9:49pm) – 4,478,000 viewers (1,293,000) (2,133,000)
Obama/Afghanistan Address (8:02pm – 8:36pm) – 2,349,000 viewers (669,000) (890,000)
SR/Decision: Afghanistan (8:36pm – 9:00pm) – 1,654,000 viewers (460,000) (674,000)
MSNBC Special Coverage (8:00pm – 8:02pm) – 1,546,000 viewers (449,000) (691,000)
President Address (8:02pm – 9pm) – 1,560,000 viewers (434,000) (692,000)
President Address – 255,000 viewers (94,000) (111,000)
Nancy Grace – 731,000 viewers (251,000) (410,000)
9 PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity –2,631,000 viewers (840,000) (1,274,000)
SR/Decision: Afghanistan —1,769,000 viewers (436,000) (783,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann —1,366,000 viewers (410,000) (617,000)
Executive Vision 5— a scratch w/114,000 viewers (a scratch w/45,000) (a scratch w/48,000)
Joy Behar- 680,000 viewers (198,000) (381,000)
10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity —2,631,000 viewers (840,000) (1,274,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 — 1,093,000 viewers (345,000) (470,000)
Rachel Maddow Show – 924,000 viewers (263,000) (448,000)
Bio: Bill Gates – 253,000 viewers (128,000) (125,000)
Nancy Grace –624,000 viewers (252,000) (311,000)
11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
On The Record w/ Greta —1,397,000 viewers (438,000) (718,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 — 579,000 viewers (222,000) (271,000)
Hardball w/ C. Matthews —558,000 viewers (194,000) (275,000)
Mad Money – a scratch w/103,000 viewers (a scratch w/51,000) (77,000)
Showbiz Tonight-- 461,000 viewers (218,000) (290,000)
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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.
Wow, everyone must have been watching the news last night, even CNN and MSNBC hit a million.
i’m glad barry kept his teleprompter reading relatively short this time. with most of his speeches, around the 40-minute mark my middle finger begins to tire.
Fox commentary after Obama’s West Point teleprompting dominated all the left stream Media.
Chris Matthews calling West point cadets “The enemy” should be good for an even more pronounced drop in MSNBC’s already pathetic ratings.
Loook at that. More Fox viewers watched the pre-address analysis than the actual speech! That says everything. They’re not looking for the news, only what will make ‘em feel all fuzzy inside.
I guess west point cadets dont send a thrill up Matthews leg.
Check out what this Democratic Congressmen from New York said.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/11/30/congressman_bush_let_bin_laden_go_to_start_iraq_war.html
Boy and they say people on the right are crazy.
Ratings go through the roof after Obama’s address, and Rachel Maddow is still below a million viewers. No one in cable news has lost more audience members in the last year than Ms. Maddow. Maybe MSNBC should consider a change to journalism, since propaganda isn’t working so well for them.
Good example of why folks are turning to Fox ocurred monday nite. While Olbermann was twisting and misreading a statement he says was from a Huckabee representative and somehow from the statement saying that Huckabee took no responsibility for the commutation of the Washington State murderer, Bill O’Reilly was interviewing Huckabee and the Governor took responsibility and wished he knew then what he knows now. He also explained how the Arkansas system works and then Bill outlined the many crimes of Mr. Clemons since he got out and how the judges in Washington had let him slide with low bail. Complete coverage of the story by Fox while all Olbermann could do was take a swipe at Huckabee, a swipe based on a lie made up by Olbermann. Why does anyone watch MSNBC???
Its a mixed up world at MSNBC their male commentator is Ray Maddow and the female is Chrissy Matthews. With Olberpunk and Mr. Ed the present day Amos and Andy.
Geezz..when is G.E. going to wake up and decide loser programs like priss Matthews & Keeth Olbermoron are money losers as well as ratings losers. I thought tv programming(except for PBS) was there to make their companies money. How long is G.E. gonna listen to that great sucking sound?
shannon, what a terrible thing to say!
Who calls him Barry anymore?
C.Matthews is a JOKE.
Ric , not for much longer, GE is selling off a 51% stake to ComCast.
KO and Cm will have a new boss next year.
If a cable news channel regurgitates propaganda from a corrupt white house administration, but no one is there to hear it, did it really say anything at all?
If msnbc’s ratings continue to fall in the forest, but no one is watching, does it really matter anymore?
Shannon, That was the funniest thing I’ve read on this site (which I read ever night).
Just the image of that makes me laugh!
Very funny
after msnbc gets rid of oberloon sunday night football should do the same so i can turn up the sound
Why are most of Fox commentators so hateful and obsessed with MSNBC?
Oh no Sharon is back and she has changed her name to Rosa.
The obvious “In The Tank for Obama” networks including the MSM standard bearers MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC etc.. have lost credibility to the point of being comedy shows instead of news or even straight forward commentary.
The conservative voice of FOX collects viewers because of the integrity void created by the MSM.
Fox is believable.
Rachael butch Madcow and third rate sports announcer Olbermann spewed Bush hatred for years and it worked then for the progressive agenda, but now it rings hollow.
Mathews’ hardball has turned flaccid and the Ed Show is nothing more than creepy attacks on the heartland.
CNN’s veiled attempt by another left wing sponge bob, to appear middle of the road has put them on the path to ruin. Half hearted centrist yet obviously left wing is a blueprint for failure.
ROSA – Why Is Keith Olbermann so obseessed and hateful with what he calls “FOX NOISE” and Bill OReilly as “WORST PERSON” ?
Bill OReilly never references nor attacks Keith Olbermann in any way while Keith Olbermann constantly refers to OReilly as “BILLO THE CLOWN” I think your question backwards !! Olbermann has uncontrollable temper tantrums. Very unprofessional.