Note, it's not in the table below, but the Republican presidential debate ran 31 minutes into the 10pm hour, the numbers for those 31 minutes were 973,000 adults 25-54, 1.471 million adults 35-64, and 3.28 million total viewers (P2+).
The numbers below for the 10pm hour of Hannity are only for 29 minutes.
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for Thursday May 5, 2011
| P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | ||
| Total Day | ||||
| FNC | 1,329 | 363 | 651 | |
| CNN | 771 | 281 | 405 | |
| MSNBC | 536 | 160 | 265 | |
| CNBC | 201 | 50 | 102 | |
| FBN | 76 | 15 | 41 | |
| HLN | 221 | 90 | 114 | |
| Primetime | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | |
| FNC | 3,082 | 802 | 1,366 | |
| CNN | 1,260 | 499 | 638 | |
| MSNBC | 1,142 | 294 | 488 | |
| CNBC | 216 | 79 | 121 | |
| FBN | 63 | 17 | 30 | |
| HLN | 317 | 102 | 165 | |
| Net | Morning programs (6-9 AM) | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FOX & Friends | 1,193 | 431 | 723 |
| CNN | American Morning | 398 | 153 | 230 |
| MSNBC | Morning Joe | 491 | 165 | 261 |
| CNBC | Squawk Box | 180 | 61 | 121 |
| HLN | Morning Express w/ Meade | 355 | 183 | 220 |
| Net | 5PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | GLENN BECK | 1,709 | 355 | 748 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 1,023 | 252 | 407 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 694 | 193 | 291 |
| CNBC | FAST MONEY | 206 | 25 | 89 |
| HLN | HLN SPECIAL REPORT | 119 | 54 | 65 |
| Net | 6PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | 1,863 | 284 | 763 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 912 | 258 | 375 |
| MSNBC | MSNBC LIVE | 646 | 186 | 290 |
| CNBC | Mad Money | 224 | 67 | 107 |
| HLN | Prime News | 199 | 37 | 72 |
| Net | 7PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | The Fox Report W/S.SMITH | 1,805 | 435 | 870 |
| CNN | John King USA | 800 | 332 | 453 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 783 | 199 | 360 |
| CNBC | Kudlow Report | 234 | 64 | 117 |
| HLN | ISSUES | 250 | 72 | 122 |
| Net | 8PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | THE OREILLY FACTOR | 2,912 | 674 | 1,339 |
| CNN | In The Arena | 849 | 321 | 391 |
| MSNBC | Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL | 1,198 | 277 | 479 |
| CNBC | TRUTH ABOUT SHOPLIFTING | 238 | 68 | 107 |
| HLN | Nancy Grace | 454 | 134 | 212 |
| Net | 9PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | REPUBLICAN PRES DEBATE | 3,246 | 792 | 1,329 |
| CNN | Piers Morgan Tonight | 1,345 | 495 | 676 |
| MSNBC | Rachel Maddow Show | 1,173 | 349 | 524 |
| CNBC | WALT: MAN BEHIND THE MYTH | 217 | 70 | 120 |
| HLN | Dr. Drew | 229 | 92 | 137 |
| Net | 10PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | Hannity | 2,818 | 894 | 1,366 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 1,585 | 681 | 848 |
| MSNBC | Ed Show | 1,046 | 255 | 456 |
| CNBC | WALT: MAN BEHIND THE MYTH | 193 | 98 | 135 |
| HLN | Joy Behar | 293 | 89 | 158 |
| Net | 11PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | Hannity | 1,800 | 520 | 862 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 1,276 | 639 | 772 |
| MSNBC | Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL | 604 | 198 | 365 |
| CNBC | Mad Money | 111 | 78 | 88 |
| HLN | SHOWBIZ TONIGHT | 242 | 92 | 157 |
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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
Fox Business (FBN): 57.136 million HHs
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
