Live + Same Day Cable News Ratings for Saturday & Sunday, September 15-16, 2012
| Saturday | |||
| P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | |
| Total Day | |||
| FNC | 937 | 216 | 395 |
| CNN | 457 | 126 | 186 |
| MSNBC | 371 | 141 | 168 |
| CNBC | 132 | 40 | 60 |
| FBN | 31 | 8 | 12 |
| HLN | 258 | 100 | 142 |
| Primetime | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | 1,341 | 227 | 417 |
| CNN | 622 | 130 | 178 |
| MSNBC | 360 | 161 | 168 |
| CNBC | 179 | 41 | 77 |
| FBN | 58 | 17 | 18 |
| HLN | 327 | 86 | 128 |
| Sunday | |||
| P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | |
| Total Day | |||
| FNC | 865 | 224 | 383 |
| CNN | 395 | 95 | 160 |
| MSNBC | 343 | 155 | 169 |
| CNBC | 99 | 41 | 60 |
| FBN | 38 | 8 | 18 |
| HLN | 304 | 134 | 170 |
| Primetime | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | 1,109 | 237 | 439 |
| CNN | 515 | 123 | 219 |
| MSNBC | 359 | 164 | 188 |
| CNBC | 135 | 59 | 81 |
| FBN | 62 | 6 | 29 |
| HLN | 352 | 90 | 161 |
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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 July, 2012)
CNN/HLN: 99.727 million HHs
CNBC: 97.497 million HHs
FNC: 97.981 million HHs
MSNBC: 95.526 million HHs
Fox Business: 68.407 million HHs
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Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
FNC hasn’t beaten the competition so decisively on a weekend in recent memory. CNN was second in P2+ viewers both days, Total Day and Primetime – it’s just not normal.
A rare weekend sweep for FNC.
FNC wins the 25-54 demo all weekend. Total Day, Saturday & Sunday. #1 demo prime-time, both days. Tingles and Rachel weren’t there to help the weekenders.
FYI: Mitt Romney sits down with Neil Cavuto on FNC’s “Your World” in less than an hour here on the East Coast (4:00pm).
And, later tonight, Dave Letterman will play straight man to Barack Obama, President Show-Biz.
What, MSNBC didn’t have on prisons, sex or drugs on this week?
Obama can get on tv with Letterman, but not with the President of Israel! Iran about to have Nuke in six months! You know Iran does want to nuke Israel, but they would love to nuke USA too. All the Muslims would love Iran for that, you know, just saying.