Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for December 22, 2009
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,124,000 viewers
CNN – 437,000 viewers
MSNBC –313,000 viewers
CNBC – 196,000 viewers
HLN –341,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 2,049,000 viewers
CNN – 619,000 viewers
MSNBC –654,000 viewers
CNBC – 186,000 viewers
HLN –587,000 viewers
25-54 Total Day
FNC –305,000 viewers
CNN –121,000 viewers
MSNBC –72,000 viewers
CNBC – 54,000 viewers
HLN- 143,000 viewers
25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 553,000 viewers
CNN – 149,000 viewers
MSNBC –169,000 viewers
CNBC – 78,000 viewers
HLN – 159,000 viewers
35-64 Total Day
FNC – 554,000 viewers
CNN – 191,000 viewers
MSNBC – 163,000 viewers
CNBC – 97,000 viewers
HLN - 180,000 viewers
35-64 Prime Time
FNC –974,000 viewers
CNN – 230,000 viewers
MSNBC –336,000 viewers
CNBC – 91,000 viewers
HLN –253,000 viewers
Morning programs (6:00AM-9:00AM) P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends- 942,000 viewers (319,000) (558,000)
American Morning- 348,000 viewers (135,000) (182,000)
Morning Joe- 300,000 viewers (65,000) (162,000)
Squawk Box- 171,000 viewers (9,000) (100,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 281,000 viewers (160,000) (203,000)
5PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Glenn Beck – 1,660,000 viewers (419,000) (813,000)
Situation Room—562,000 viewers (137,000) (194,000)
Hardball w/ Chris Matthews—487,000 viewers (58,000) (233,000)
Fast Money—276,000 viewers (62,000) (119,000)
Prime News —232,000 viewers (127,000) (156,000)
6PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Special Report with Bret Baier – 1,982,000 viewers (395,000) (868,000)
Situation Room—437,000 viewers (123,000) (187,000)
Ed Show—440,000 viewers (75,000) (237,000)
Mad Money —201,000 viewers (64,000) (107,000)
Prime News – 280,000 viewers (117,000) (192,000)
7PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The Fox Report – 1,808,000 viewers (428,000) (761,000)
CNN Tonight – 589,000 (106,000) (219,000)
Hardball w/ Chris Matthews – 485,000 (80,000) (250,000)
Kudlow Report -- 156,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 35,000) (69,000)
Issues– 467,000 viewers (150,000) (256,000)
8PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor – 2,497,000 viewers (626,000) (1,134,000)
Campbell Brown – 461,000 viewers (124,000) (163,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann – 785,000 viewers (187,000) (381,000)
Big Mac: Inside McDonalds – 172,000 viewers (85,000) (72,000)
Nancy Grace – 782,000 viewers (221,000) (358,000)
9 PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity – 1,834,000 viewers (496,000) (879,000)
Larry King Live —790,000 viewers (169,000) (283,000)
Rachel Maddow Show —750,000 viewers (185,000) (392,000)
BIO: Dave Thomas— 259,000 viewers (113,000) (141,000)
Joy Behar- 580,000 viewers (120,000) (232,000)
10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
On The Record w/ Greta —1,814,000 viewers (535,000) (907,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 — 606,000 viewers (154,000) (244,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann – 426,000 (134,000) (235,000)
NewBos: Black Overclass -- 129,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 37,000) (59,000)
Nancy Grace –440,000 viewers (151,000) (194,000)
11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor —1,150,000 viewers (399,000) (682,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 — 358,000 viewers (124,000) (186,000)
Rachel Maddow Show —356,000 viewers (117,000) (234,000)
Mad Money – a scratch w/ 46,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 20,000) (a scratch w/ 31,000)
Showbiz Tonight-- 387,000 viewers (185,000) (218,000)
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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.
FOX News and MSNBC anchors are on vacation.
Interesting that CNN gets similar numbers for none-event days regardless of time of the year. Points to the fact that CNN anchors except Larry King do not have devoted audience. Just random people checking out news for 10-30 minutes.
Also Tigergate on HLN is winding down and so are the ratings.
chris matthews ratings are just terrible now ..maybe he shouldnt have takin a cheap shot at left wing net roots on his show last wensday saying they were “bitching” to much..the pompous idiot
Squawk Box- 171,000 viewers (9,000) (100,000)
Pretty sure that’s wrong!
(the 9k part, of course)
Even without Big Keith, Countdown still destroyed the ‘McDonald’s’ docu-drama. He will likely be out tonight too because he has to get up really early for the big vote tomorrow morning. Also, he’ll be shining Nelson’s shoes and parking/washing Harry’s car.
After watching Countdown, how can anyone not feel better about themselves knowing you are better, smarter, and better looking than everyone watching Fox….
Wow, Ray MadCow is NOT on vacation, and is still getting beaten 2 1/2 to one by Hannity with some British guy guest-hosting.
When is MSLSD gonna dump his sorry rear end?
Ed
maddow is toast and matthews is a has-been.
The whole MSNBC lineup is in free-fall. This is what happens when a network replaces news and commentary with non-stop propaganda. Of course, MSNBC could solve its problems in a heartbeat, but it would rather go down the tubes than abandon its cherished nanny-state ideology.
By the way, this must be why the MSNBC hosts hate capitalism so much. In a true free market environment, their bosses would have pulled the plug long ago.
i really think CNN is getting most of it’s ratings from airport terminals and store displays, nothing else makes any sense. Fox and MSNBC go on christmas break and take hits accordingly but CNN stays the same, it’s wierd.
Interesting.
Glenn Beck:
Taped show, not live
Feel good interview, non political.
Smack dab in Prime time shopping hours.
Gets twice the viewers than MSNBC’s 8pm Slot
felixw: “By the way, this must be why the MSNBC hosts hate capitalism so much. In a true free market environment, their bosses would have pulled the plug long ago.”
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OMG! You nailed it shut, with that remark! That explains so much.
MSNBC will be playing harder ball come January when Dylan Ratigan moves from mornings to 4pm ET. I have no idea what MSNBC wishes to accomplish by placing a male version of Chris Matthews right before him.
The poor rating days for FOX are better then the good days at CNN & MSNBC. It must suck going to work everyday knowing your a failure.
The reason the people at MSNBC tries to slam FOX everyday is not because of a different point of view, it’s pure envy! How many of the people have tried to get a “JOB” <-<< (three letter word) at FOX?
FOX has the best ratings in all 57 states!
If not for these new avatars, I would bet money that K.O. Lover = JBF. Great humor. Keep it up.
“FOX has the best ratings in all 57 states!”
When did the United States annex/create 7 more states?
Thats how many states are in Mao_Bamas world
It is fitting that the two networks devoted to Obama-mania and an administration and idealogy rewarding failure are doing it on a daily basis as a business model.
In 2006, on HLN, Glenn Beck predicted the Dow would reach 20,000.
In Feb 09, Beck predicted the Dow would sink to 4,000 by now. So, all you Beck fans, Buy Gold! Buy lots of Gold! The Obama Presidency is the best thing that ever happened to Beck. He makes 23 million dollars a year herding angry sheep. The truth is Beck is a secret liberal. The plot is to divide Republicans so Democrats keep a permanent majority.
Like I said. “angry sheep”
Not angry. Just amazed.