The data was a bit more jumbled for last night due to coverage of President Obama's address. For the 8pm hour particularly there were several short duration segments where I noted duration next to the program name.
FOX News Channel was the most-watched cable news channel during the President’s addresson troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
FNC: 2,314,000 viewers (548,000 in 25-54)
CNN: 874,000 viewers (338,000 in 25-54)
MSNBC: 965,000 viewers (271,000 in 25-54)
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for Wednesday June 22, 2011
| P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | ||
| Total Day | ||||
| FNC | 1,042 | 259 | 516 | |
| CNN | 366 | 123 | 160 | |
| MSNBC | 395 | 124 | 196 | |
| CNBC | 185 | 60 | 108 | |
| FBN | 79 | 17 | 42 | |
| HLN | 589 | 176 | 300 | |
| Primetime | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | |
| FNC | 2,096 | 460 | 912 | |
| CNN | 702 | 226 | 288 | |
| MSNBC | 806 | 223 | 367 | |
| CNBC | 138 | 78 | 80 | |
| FBN | 59 | 13 | 34 | |
| HLN | 1,224 | 330 | 615 | |
| Net | Morning programs (6-9 AM) | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FOX & Friends | 891 | 297 | 570 |
| CNN | American Morning | 213 | 94 | 112 |
| MSNBC | Morning Joe | 433 | 143 | 227 |
| CNBC | Squawk Box | 165 | 57 | 102 |
| HLN | Morning Express w/ Meade | 355 | 155 | 212 |
| Net | 5PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | GLENN BECK | 1,732 | 421 | 759 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 434 | 67 | 157 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 587 | 105 | 202 |
| CNBC | FAST MONEY | 214 | 79 | 152 |
| HLN | HLN SPECIAL REPORT | 999 | 260 | 461 |
| Net | 6PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | 1,818 | 324 | 728 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 351 | 97 | 121 |
| MSNBC | MSNBC LIVE | 555 | 113 | 268 |
| CNBC | Mad Money | 198 | 72 | 136 |
| HLN | Prime News | 1,022 | 252 | 507 |
| Net | 7PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | PRES ADDRESS CVG (5 Minutes) | 1,739 | 410 | 798 |
| FNC | The Fox Report W/S.SMITH (55 Minutes | 1,612 | 397 | 823 |
| CNN | AFGHANISTAN DEC ANALYSIS (11 Minutes) | 463 | 165 | 211 |
| CNN | John King USA (49 Minutes | 330 | 131 | 181 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 638 | 193 | 335 |
| Net | 8PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | PRES ADDRESS CVG (1 Minute) | 2,155 | 467 | 975 |
| FNC | PRES ADDRESS/ANALYSIS (6 Minutes) | 2,509 | 609 | 1,165 |
| FNC | PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS (13 Minutes) | 2,314 | 548 | 1,111 |
| FNC | THE OREILLY FACTOR (40 Minutes) | 2,586 | 533 | 1,140 |
| CNN | AFGHANISTAN DEC ANALYSIS (46 Min) | 748 | 252 | 288 |
| CNN | PRES ADD:AFGHANISTAN DEC (14 Min) | 874 | 338 | 370 |
| MSNBC | Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL (46 Min) | 772 | 214 | 320 |
| MSNBC | PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS (14 Min) | 965 | 271 | 458 |
| CNBC | AMERICAN GREED | 166 | 96 | 89 |
| HLN | Nancy Grace | 1,625 | 459 | 808 |
| Net | 9PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | Hannity | 2,007 | 431 | 829 |
| CNN | Piers Morgan Tonight | 633 | 176 | 227 |
| MSNBC | Rachel Maddow Show | 892 | 236 | 377 |
| CNBC | CRIME INC: ILLEGAL GAMBLE | 148 | 98 | 94 |
| HLN | Dr. Drew | 1,240 | 308 | 604 |
| Net | 10PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | ON THE RECORD W/GRETA | 1,738 | 405 | 770 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 705 | 231 | 332 |
| MSNBC | Ed Show | 709 | 205 | 373 |
| CNBC | CRIME INC: ILLEGAL GAMBLE | 99 | 41 | 55 |
| HLN | Joy Behar | 872 | 245 | 466 |
| Net | 11PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | PRES ADDRESS/ANALYSIS | 1,098 | 403 | 601 |
| FNC | PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS | 1,043 | 373 | 589 |
| FNC | THE OREILLY FACTOR | 1,208 | 405 | 666 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 483 | 178 | 268 |
| MSNBC | Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL | 348 | 164 | 201 |
| MSNBC | PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS | 393 | 139 | 192 |
| CNBC | Mad Money | 82 | 62 | 66 |
| HLN | SHOWBIZ TONIGHT | 488 | 173 | 277 |
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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.
