Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for December 21, 2009
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,136,000 viewers
CNN – 440,000 viewers
MSNBC –345,000 viewers
CNBC – 170,000 viewers
HLN –332,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 2,057,000 viewers
CNN – 599,000 viewers
MSNBC –749,000 viewers
CNBC – 152,000 viewers
HLN –649,000 viewers
25-54 Total Day
FNC –285,000 viewers
CNN –123,000 viewers
MSNBC –88,000 viewers
CNBC – 54,000 viewers
HLN- 142,000 viewers
25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 488,000 viewers
CNN – 156,000 viewers
MSNBC –205,000 viewers
CNBC – 69,000 viewers
HLN – 222,000 viewers
35-64 Total Day
FNC – 552,000 viewers
CNN – 191,000 viewers
MSNBC – 159,000 viewers
CNBC – 83,000 viewers
HLN - 181,000 viewers
35-64 Prime Time
FNC –900,000 viewers
CNN – 268,000 viewers
MSNBC –343,000 viewers
CNBC – 77,000 viewers
HLN –331,000 viewers
Morning programs (6:00AM-9:00AM) P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends- 997,000 viewers (296,000) (581,000)
American Morning- 342,000 viewers (126,000) (173,000)
Morning Joe- 316,000 viewers (88,000) (168,000)
Squawk Box- 133,000 viewers (41,000) (79,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 299,000 viewers (164,000) (198,000)
5PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Glenn Beck – 1,919,000 viewers (471,000) (903,000)
Situation Room—607,000 viewers (128,000) (226,000)
Hardball w/ Chris Matthews—569,000 viewers (74,000) (200,000)
Fast Money—213,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 28,000) (68,000)
Prime News —272,000 viewers (109,000) (151,000)
6PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Special Report with Bret Baier – 2,036,000 viewers (405,000) (901,000)
Situation Room—455,000 viewers (117,000) (223,000)
Ed Show—509,000 viewers (68,000) (164,000)
Mad Money —164,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 36,000) (66,000)
Prime News – 280,000 viewers (132,000) (181,000)
7PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The Fox Report – 2,017,000 viewers (405,000) (901,000)
CNN Tonight – 553,000 (147,000) (253,000)
Hardball w/ Chris Matthews – 555,000 (121,000) (242,000)
Kudlow Report -- 127,000 viewers (a scratch w/53,000) (54,000)
Issues– 440,000 viewers (109,000) (228,000)
8PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor – 2,785,000 viewers (653,000) (1,261,000)
Campbell Brown – 529,000 viewers (144,000) (276,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann – 910,000 viewers (214,000) (414,000)
Oprah Effect – a scratch w/ 94,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 29,000) (a scratch w/ 43,000)
Nancy Grace – 833,000 viewers (256,000) (380,000)
9 PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity – 1,847,000 viewers (484,000) (825,000)
Larry King Live —817,000 viewers (168,000) (267,000)
Rachel Maddow Show —678,000 viewers (161,000) (276,000)
BIO: Rachel Ray— a scratch w/ 115,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 40,000) (63,000)
Joy Behar- 627,000 viewers (189,000) (308,000)
10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
On The Record w/ Greta —1,525,000 viewers (318,000) (605,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 — 590,000 viewers (163,000) (252,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann – 522,000 (189,000) (231,000)
Business Nation -- 246,000 viewers (137,000) (124,000)
Nancy Grace –549,000 viewers (238,000) (325,000)
11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor —1,000,000 viewers (247,000) (484,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 — 430,000 viewers (158,000) (175,000)
Rachel Maddow Show —415,000 viewers (144,000) (214,000)
Mad Money – 127,000 viewers (73,000) (68,000)
Showbiz Tonight-- 504,000 viewers (245,000) (276,000)
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For other days cable news ratings click here.
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.
What is with Glenn Beck? His last two shows were interviewing authors. Looks like the whole format has changed. Maybe Obama offered him a job in his administration. Czar to health care.
Wow, Big Keith wasn’t on last night…but people still tuned in with over 900k viewers. Just imagine, if Big Keith was on, I am sure his total viewers would have easily reached 925k viewers! Big Keith was too drunk to host last night because he was out partying with democrats because of the latest healthcare bill vote.
GO CORNHUSKERS!!!
Wow, The O’reilly Factor, Glenn Beck and Hannity were really far down that night.
Ron, it must be the time of the year, time to be NICE. Then senators take advantage of the smiling opposition wanting to play NICE to pass legislation. Because it’s that time of the year, nobody wants to come across as angry and mean. Just read Reid’s lips: we should all listen to Rodney King and just just get along.
beck, oreilly and hannity are all on vacation this week…beck pretaped nonpolitical more holiday type specials for the week and the other hosts have guest anchors
Still wiped the floor with the competition though…
Even in reruns, Fox prime time with Glenn, Bill, Sean and Gretta beats the liberal shows on both CNN and MSNBC; especially in the large block of seniors.
Allen
It is my sad duty to announce that Keith Olbermann is not on vacation he was arrested late Sundy evening for impersonating a news commentator. The police are also looking for other suspects including Joe (the RINO) Scarborough and Mika (my daddy worked as the head of the NSA for Jimmy Carter) Brezinski. Also wanted for questioning is Ray Maddow aka Rachel.
It’s the Christmas Holidays…Beck has pre-taped these shows. Everyone will be down the next two weeks….
Beck won’t give up on his quest…..never fear, Beck IS here to stay….Nobody buys him off, unlike the members of the senate..
KO Lover –
You rock! I visit to read only your posts. Please keep posting during the holidays!
Cable news rating will be down until after Jan. 1 when people again will stare reality in the face. Until then, “Stay thirsty, my friends.”
Beck will be wide open when he comes back.I will devote all of 2010 trying to make this is the last year B.Lincoln is in Washington.And i;m not by myself.
why does keith olbermann keep taking hiatus every 2 months
Keethy blathers “when Rakel joins at the top of the hour”
Joins what? What’s she joining? Well, nobody is joining her,
that’s for sure!
CNN and all the other shows continuously dropped drastically while FOX is through the roof. Obviously people are tired of the Obama contributors lies, deceptions and corruption. Thanks to Obama, he has inadvertently exposed the fraudulent people in our govt and his admin.
and will be the end of corruption. Thank you Glen Beck for having the cahonies to
Glen Beck is what our country needs to “fundamentaly” transform our country back to it’s original founding not Obamas idea of “Fundamental Change to Socialism”.
That is why Fox ratings are smashing CNN!
Yes, Cable ratings will be down until after Jan. 1.
AFTER JAN 1 AND ALL OF 2010 WE NEED TO TUNE IN FOX AND STICK WITH PALIN >>>>>>GET ALL THE FREAKS OUT OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE
WE THE PEOPLE……………..