FNC was back on top in total day and primetime with adults 25-54 and total viewers as HLN adjusts to life without Casey Anthony (and dipped to third in primetime with adults 25-54).
The Five premiered to 1.2 million viewers and 219,000 adults 25-54 (which trailed an HLN Special Report).
The Ed Show beat Greta at 10pm with adults 25-54, it was the first time The Ed Show had beaten Fox News at 10pm. Note that The Rachel Maddow Show ran over into the 10pm hour by three minutes, and those three minutes aren't included in The Ed Show results (they're not included in Maddow's 9pm results either, but for the 10pm hour MSNBC's 25-54 average was 310,000 including the 3 minutes of Maddow).
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for July 11, 2011
| P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | ||
| Total Day | ||||
| FNC | 1,062 | 244 | 512 | |
| CNN | 414 | 129 | 169 | |
| MSNBC | 470 | 157 | 247 | |
| CNBC | 166 | 48 | 90 | |
| FBN | 74 | 11 | 45 | |
| HLN | 493 | 170 | 239 | |
| Primetime | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | |
| FNC | 2,081 | 429 | 929 | |
| CNN | 750 | 175 | 260 | |
| MSNBC | 877 | 276 | 443 | |
| CNBC | 159 | 69 | 93 | |
| FBN | 85 | 20 | 53 | |
| HLN | 883 | 260 | 401 | |
| Net | Morning programs (6-9 AM) | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FOX & Friends | 940 | 316 | 577 |
| CNN | American Morning | 231 | 101 | 127 |
| MSNBC | Morning Joe | 445 | 148 | 255 |
| CNBC | Squawk Box | 133 | 36 | 87 |
| HLN | Morning Express w/ Meade | 386 | 190 | 207 |
| Net | 5PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FIVE, THE | 1,201 | 219 | 474 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 538 | 158 | 183 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 780 | 187 | 314 |
| CNBC | FAST MONEY | 175 | 38 | 93 |
| HLN | HLN SPECIAL REPORT | 683 | 265 | 369 |
| Net | 6PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | 1,725 | 229 | 636 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 427 | 130 | 176 |
| MSNBC | MSNBC LIVE | 618 | 204 | 305 |
| CNBC | Mad Money | 215 | 77 | 117 |
| HLN | Prime News | 615 | 214 | 320 |
| Net | 7PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | The Fox Report W/S.SMITH | 1,544 | 303 | 723 |
| CNN | John King USA | 488 | 178 | 221 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 800 | 231 | 443 |
| CNBC | Kudlow Report | 187 | 77 | 112 |
| HLN | ISSUES | 848 | 224 | 402 |
| Net | 8PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | THE OREILLY FACTOR | 2,823 | 575 | 1,276 |
| CNN | In The Arena | 482 | 111 | 203 |
| MSNBC | Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL | 950 | 252 | 441 |
| CNBC | FORD: AMERICAN ICON | 144 | 69 | 70 |
| HLN | Nancy Grace | 1,281 | 375 | 611 |
| Net | 9PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | Hannity | 1,808 | 407 | 837 |
| CNN | Piers Morgan Tonight | 1,050 | 206 | 318 |
| MSNBC | Rachel Maddow Show | 852 | 265 | 438 |
| CNBC | WALT: MAN BEHIND THE MYTH | 132 | 45 | 82 |
| HLN | Dr. Drew | 879 | 255 | 369 |
| Net | 10PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | ON THE RECORD W/GRETA | 1,607 | 303 | 667 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 743 | 213 | 266 |
| MSNBC | Ed Show | 819 | 309 | 447 |
| CNBC | WALT: MAN BEHIND THE MYTH | 202 | 93 | 129 |
| HLN | Joy Behar | 574 | 183 | 263 |
| Net | 11PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | THE OREILLY FACTOR | 1,120 | 349 | 604 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 484 | 186 | 212 |
| MSNBC | Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL | 470 | 213 | 308 |
| CNBC | Mad Money | 79 | 42 | 50 |
| HLN | SHOWBIZ TONIGHT | 467 | 172 | 214 |
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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.
