Larry King Live's final telecast averaged 530,000 adults 25-54 and 2.24 million total viewers. The finale added over 1.7 million viewers from the week's Monday episode which had 458,000 total viewers and more than doubled Wednesday's 935,000. King still lost to Hannity with adults 25-54 at 9pm, but won the hour with total viewers.
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for December 16, 2010
| Primetime | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | |
| FNC | 2331 | 525 | |
| CNN | 1310 | 312 | |
| MSNBC | 847 | 241 | |
| HLN | 437 | 134 | |
| Net | Morning programs (6-9 AM) | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) |
| FNC | FOX & Friends | 958 | 288 |
| CNN | American Morning | 243 | 105 |
| MSNBC | Morning Joe | 403 | 126 |
| HLN | Morning Express w/ Meade | 410 | 253 |
| Net | 5PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) |
| FNC | GLENN BECK | 1800 | 397 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 498 | 112 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 681 | 126 |
| HLN | SHOWBIZ TONIGHT | 173 | 64 |
| Net | 6PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) |
| FNC | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | 2175 | 486 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 448 | 97 |
| MSNBC | Ed Show | 763 | 166 |
| HLN | Prime News | 185 | 72 |
| Net | 7PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) |
| FNC | The Fox Report W/S.SMITH | 1732 | 445 |
| CNN | John King USA | 425 | 100 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 645 | 166 |
| HLN | ISSUES | 359 | 145 |
| Net | 8PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) |
| FNC | THE OREILLY FACTOR | 3121 | 672 |
| CNN | PARKER SPITZER | 524 | 123 |
| MSNBC | COUNTDOWN W/ K. OLBERMANN | 1016 | 276 |
| HLN | Nancy Grace | 672 | 197 |
| Net | 9PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) |
| FNC | Hannity | 2162 | 543 |
| CNN | Larry King Live | 2240 | 530 |
| MSNBC | Rachel Maddow Show | 874 | 252 |
| HLN | Joy Behar | 365 | 109 |
| Net | 10PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) |
| FNC | ON THE RECORD W/GRETA | 1706 | 361 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 1140 | 282 |
| MSNBC | Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL | 651 | 194 |
| HLN | Nancy Grace | 313 | 109 |
| Net | 11PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) |
| FNC | THE OREILLY FACTOR | 1269 | 422 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 496 | 133 |
| MSNBC | COUNTDOWN W/ K. OLBERMANN | 365 | 143 |
| HLN | SHOWBIZ TONIGHT | 307 | 128 |
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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 October, 2010)
CNN/HLN: 100.88 million HHs
CNBC: 98.38 million HHs
FNC: 99.06 million HHs
MSNBC: 95.41 million HHs
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
