Note: the results below for Piers Morgan Tonight are only for 51 minutes. There was 9 minutes of Anderson Cooper 360 in the 9pm-10pm hour (it looks like it started at 9:32) that are not included below (the 9 minutes averaged 406,000 adults 25-54 and 1.008 million total viewers).
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for April 7, 2011
| P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | ||
| Total Day | ||||
| FNC | 1,313 | 336 | 641 | |
| CNN | 536 | 192 | 251 | |
| MSNBC | 503 | 144 | 236 | |
| CNBC | 207 | 75 | 124 | |
| FBN | 63 | 15 | 36 | |
| HLN | 205 | 103 | 123 | |
| Primetime | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | |
| FNC | 2,502 | 590 | 1,204 | |
| CNN | 899 | 320 | 401 | |
| MSNBC | 1,085 | 273 | 467 | |
| CNBC | 340 | 173 | 230 | |
| FBN | 75 | 23 | 48 | |
| HLN | 317 | 108 | 157 | |
| Net | Morning programs (6-9 AM) | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FOX & Friends | 1,127 | 426 | 708 |
| CNN | American Morning | 282 | 127 | 174 |
| MSNBC | Morning Joe | 420 | 131 | 219 |
| CNBC | Squawk Box | 157 | 60 | 114 |
| HLN | Morning Express w/ Meade | 287 | 175 | 213 |
| Net | 5PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | GLENN BECK | 2,062 | 450 | 1,001 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 753 | 181 | 349 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 797 | 219 | 329 |
| CNBC | FAST MONEY | 176 | 36 | 104 |
| HLN | SHOWBIZ TONIGHT | 138 | 68 | 78 |
| Net | 6PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | 1,990 | 444 | 857 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 647 | 203 | 304 |
| MSNBC | MSNBC LIVE | 646 | 176 | 331 |
| CNBC | Mad Money | 215 | 78 | 145 |
| HLN | Prime News | 163 | 67 | 106 |
| Net | 7PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | The Fox Report W/S.SMITH | 1,912 | 444 | 911 |
| CNN | John King USA | 670 | 261 | 316 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 704 | 220 | 385 |
| CNBC | Kudlow Report | 170 | 43 | 82 |
| HLN | ISSUES | 244 | 108 | 149 |
| Net | 8PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | THE OREILLY FACTOR | 3,009 | 638 | 1,471 |
| CNN | In The Arena | 724 | 218 | 290 |
| MSNBC | Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL | 1,041 | 222 | 439 |
| CNBC | MARIJUANA USA | 182 | 79 | 123 |
| HLN | Nancy Grace | 343 | 118 | 178 |
| Net | 9PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | Hannity | 2,456 | 626 | 1,185 |
| CNN | Piers Morgan Tonight | 852 | 321 | 388 |
| MSNBC | Rachel Maddow Show | 1,309 | 348 | 581 |
| CNBC | APOCALYPSE 2012 | 454 | 231 | 313 |
| HLN | Dr. Drew | 295 | 115 | 151 |
| Net | 10PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | ON THE RECORD W/GRETA | 2,039 | 505 | 953 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 1,095 | 408 | 510 |
| MSNBC | Ed Show | 901 | 251 | 381 |
| CNBC | APOCALYPSE 2012 | 384 | 208 | 252 |
| HLN | Joy Behar | 330 | 96 | 150 |
| Net | 11PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | THE OREILLY FACTOR | 1,424 | 403 | 732 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 667 | 295 | 326 |
| MSNBC | Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL | 530 | 190 | 267 |
| CNBC | Mad Money | 157 | 85 | 99 |
| HLN | SHOWBIZ TONIGHT | 206 | 82 | 116 |
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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
Fox Business (FBN): 57.136 million HHs
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
