Last night's Republican Presidential Debate in Sioux City averaged 6.7 million total viewers and 1.87 million adults 25-54 over its nearly two hours. That's the top cable news debate this season, beating out FNC's coverage in September 22 and trails only last Saturday's debate on the ABC broadcast network. Here are the debate rankings for 2011:
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| Network | Date | Program | Time | Days |
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(000s) |
| ABC | 12/10/2011 | ABC NEWS YOUR VOICE, VOTE | 09:00P -11:00P | _____S_ |
7631 |
2101 |
| FOXN | 12/15/2011 | REPUBLICAN PRES DEBATE | 09:00P -10:55P | ___T___ |
6713 |
1865 |
| FOXN | 9/22/2011 | REPUBLICAN PRES DEBATE | 09:00P -11:00P | ___T___ |
6107 |
1701 |
| CNN | 10/18/2011 | WESTERN REP DEBATE | 08:00P -09:52P | _T_____ |
5495 |
1660 |
| CBS | 11/12/2011 | CBS NEWS: SC REP DEBATE | 08:00P -09:00P | _____S_ |
5480 |
1520 |
| MSNB | 9/7/2011 | DEBATE | 08:00P -09:49P | __W____ |
5411 |
1728 |
| FOXN | 8/11/2011 | REPUBLICAN PRES DEBATE | 09:00P -11:00P | ___T___ |
5050 |
1426 |
| CNN | 9/12/2011 | TEA PARTY REP DEBATE | 08:00P -09:52P | M______ |
3613 |
1132 |
| CNN | 11/22/2011 | REP NATL SECURITY DEBATE | 08:00P -09:59P | _T_____ |
3602 |
1041 |
| CNBC | 11/9/2011 | YOUR MONEY YOUR VOTE | 08:00P -10:00P | __W____ |
3332 |
993 |
| FOXN | 5/5/2011 | REPUBLICAN PRES DEBATE | 09:00P -10:31P | ___T___ |
3258 |
854 |
| CNN | 6/13/2011 | NEW HAMPSHIRE GOP DEBATE | 08:00P -10:00P | M______ |
3162 |
918 |
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for December 15, 2011
| P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | ||
| Total Day | ||||
| FNC | 1,790 | 462 | 864 | |
| CNN | 362 | 100 | 143 | |
| MSNBC | 455 | 142 | 219 | |
| CNBC | 193 | 70 | 95 | |
| FBN | 58 | 10 | 25 | |
| HLN | 239 | 90 | 127 | |
| Primetime | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | |
| FNC | 5,742 | 1,515 | 2,653 | |
| CNN | 418 | 114 | 159 | |
| MSNBC | 786 | 219 | 342 | |
| CNBC | 205 | 106 | 115 | |
| FBN | 42 | 12 | 16 | |
| HLN | 384 | 100 | 196 | |
| Net | Morning programs (6-9 AM) | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FOX & Friends | 1,097 | 363 | 713 |
| CNN | American Morning | 352 | 116 | 155 |
| MSNBC | Morning Joe | 536 | 195 | 320 |
| CNBC | Squawk Box | 184 | 71 | 131 |
| HLN | Morning Express w/ Meade | 286 | 118 | 127 |
| Net | 5PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FIVE, THE | 1,470 | 309 | 680 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 702 | 170 | 198 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 724 | 192 | 300 |
| CNBC | FAST MONEY | 177 | 42 | 93 |
| HLN | HLN SPECIAL REPORT | 241 | 114 | 98 |
| Net | 6PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | 2,034 | 402 | 857 |
| CNN | John King USA | 497 | 133 | 177 |
| MSNBC | POLITICS NATION | 777 | 226 | 350 |
| CNBC | Mad Money | 185 | 72 | 103 |
| HLN | Prime News | 350 | 152 | 191 |
| Net | 7PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | The Fox Report W/S.SMITH | 2,026 | 376 | 908 |
| CNN | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | 444 | 113 | 187 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 786 | 208 | 348 |
| CNBC | Kudlow Report | 220 | 91 | 107 |
| HLN | ISSUES | 421 | 122 | 185 |
| Net | 8PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | THE OREILLY FACTOR | 3,863 | 846 | 1,636 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 518 | 150 | 214 |
| MSNBC | Ed Show | 859 | 183 | 320 |
| CNBC | BUSINESS NATION | 180 | 77 | 111 |
| HLN | Nancy Grace | 480 | 108 | 251 |
| Net | 9PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | REPUBLICAN PRES DEBATE | 6,881 | 1,908 | 3,193 |
| CNN | Piers Morgan Tonight | 422 | 88 | 134 |
| MSNBC | Rachel Maddow Show | 872 | 286 | 425 |
| CNBC | MARIJUANA USA | 243 | 145 | 137 |
| HLN | Dr. Drew | 309 | 83 | 158 |
| Net | 10PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | REPUBLICAN PRES DEBATE | 6,529 | 1,817 | 3,139 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 314 | 104 | 131 |
| MSNBC | Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL | 627 | 187 | 281 |
| CNBC | CRIME INC: DEADLY PRSCRP | 192 | 97 | 98 |
| HLN | Joy Behar | 367 | 106 | 178 |
| Net | 11PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | Hannity | 3,375 | 951 | 1,685 |
| CNN | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | 266 | 77 | 123 |
| MSNBC | Ed Show | 423 | 101 | 196 |
| CNBC | Mad Money | 110 | 50 | 79 |
| HLN | SHOWBIZ TONIGHT | 202 | 93 | 107 |
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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 July, 2011)
CNN/HLN: 101.12 million HHs
CNBC: 98.62 million HHs
FNC: 99.15 million HHs
MSNBC: 95.72 million HHs
Fox Business: 58.15 million HHs
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
