Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for September 20, 2010
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,140,000 viewers
CNN – 362,000 viewers
MSNBC – 413,000 viewers
CNBC – 232,000 viewers
HLN - 225,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 2,020,000 viewers
CNN – 513,000 viewers
MSNBC –892,000 viewers
CNBC – 219,000 viewers
HLN - 313,000 viewers
25-54 Total Day
FNC –288,000 viewers
CNN –106,000 viewers
MSNBC –134,000 viewers
CNBC – 70,000 viewers
HLN – 99,000 viewers
25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 482,000 viewers
CNN – 170,000 viewers
MSNBC –262,000 viewers
CNBC – 99,000 viewers
HLN – 96,000 viewers
35-64 Total Day
FNC – 531,000 viewers
CNN – 155,000 viewers
MSNBC – 215,000 viewers
CNBC – 120,000 viewers
HLN – 124,000 viewers
35-64 Prime Time
FNC –939,000 viewers
CNN – 214,000 viewers
MSNBC –449,000 viewers
CNBC – 134,000 viewers
HLN –156,000 viewers
Morning programs (6:00AM-9:00AM) P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends- 892,000 viewers (284,000) (466,000)
American Morning- 263,000 viewers (113,000) (157,000)
Morning Joe- 394,000 viewers (121,000) (197,000)
Squawk Box- 144,000 viewers (47,000) (83,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 275,000 viewers (156,000) (182,000)
5PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Glenn Beck – 2,195,000 viewers (524,000) (1,010,000)
Situation Room—507,000 viewers (90,000) (163,000)
Hardball w/ C. Matthews – 614,000 viewers (144,000) (287,000)
Fast Money – 245,000 viewers (69,000) (127,000)
Showbiz Tonight — 144,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 44,000) (56,000)
6PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Special Report w/ Bret Baier – 2,086,000 viewers (370,000) (798,000)
Situation Room—420,000 viewers (76,000) (146,000)
Ed Show —751,000 viewers (203,000) (385,000)
Mad Money — 141,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 50,000) (89,000)
Prime News – 230,000 viewers (85,000) (126,000)
7PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The Fox Report w/ Shep – 1,867,000 viewers (343,000) (754,000)
John King USA – 338,000 viewers (102,000) (153,000)
Hardball w/ C. Matthews – 710,000 viewers (228,000) (395,000)
Kudlow Report– 201,000 viewers (a scratch w/42,000) (110,000)
Issues - 325,000 viewers (125,000) (193,000)
8PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor– 2,856,000 viewers (660,000) (1,311,000)
Rick’s List –365,000 viewers (140,000) (174,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann – 1,071,000 viewers (277,000) (559,000)
Investing In America– 278,000 viewers (107,000) (157,000)
Nancy Grace – 382,000 viewers (127,000) (187,000)
9 PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity– 1,860,000 viewers (457,000) (896,000)
Larry King Live —564,000 viewers (173,000) (207,000)
Rachel Maddow Show —914,000 viewers (278,000) (464,000)
Bio: Rachel Ray –188,000 viewers (72,000) (110,000)
Joy Behar – 289,000 viewers (56,000) (137,000)
10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
On the Record w/ Greta—1,341,000 viewers (327,000) (611,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 — 610,000 viewers (196,000) (260,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann – 689,000 viewers (231,000) (323,000)
American Greed – 191,000 viewers (119,000) (136,000)
Nancy Grace –280,000 viewers (117,000) (156,000)
11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor– 1,114,000 viewers (342,000) (636,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 – 390,000 viewers (146,000) (178,000)
Rachel Maddow Show —439,000 viewers (158,000) (244,000)
Mad Money - a scratch w/82,000 viewers (a scratch w/24,000) (a scratch w/45,000)
Showbiz Tonight-- 268,000 viewers (127,000) (170,000)
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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 December, 2009)
CNN/HLN: 100.22 million HHs
CNBC: 97.59 million HHs
FNC: 98.04 million HHs
MSNBC: 93.0 million HHs
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
