Live + Same Day Cable News Ratings for Saturday & Sunday, April 2-3, 2011
Saturday:
| P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | ||
| Total Day | ||||
| FNC | 739 | 183 | 351 | |
| CNN | 472 | 156 | 233 | |
| MSNBC | 375 | 182 | 210 | |
| CNBC | 208 | 81 | 121 | |
| FBN | 39 | 11 | 21 | |
| HLN | 254 | 97 | 149 | |
| Primetime | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | |
| FNC | 781 | 124 | 296 | |
| CNN | 614 | 169 | 313 | |
| MSNBC | 394 | 206 | 237 | |
| CNBC | 272 | 83 | 141 | |
| FBN | 81 | 23 | 43 | |
| HLN | 284 | 72 | 148 | |
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Sunday
| P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | ||
| Total Day | ||||
| FNC | 759 | 188 | 365 | |
| CNN | 460 | 161 | 241 | |
| MSNBC | 369 | 179 | 189 | |
| CNBC | 198 | 111 | 105 | |
| FBN | 27 | 9 | 15 | |
| HLN | 214 | 96 | 128 | |
| Primetime | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | |
| FNC | 1,000 | 126 | 365 | |
| CNN | 600 | 252 | 332 | |
| MSNBC | 446 | 213 | 256 | |
| CNBC | 179 | 88 | 100 | |
| FBN | 51 | 9 | 18 | |
| HLN | 103 | 42 | 51 | |
Note that MSNBC weekend programming after noon isn't live news like their weekday programming. It's specials and documentaries.
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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 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: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
