
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for October 2, 2012
| P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | ||
| Total Day | ||||
| FNC | 1,365 | 338 | 615 | |
| CNN | 378 | 124 | 179 | |
| MSNBC | 712 | 219 | 341 | |
| CNBC | 150 | 43 | 74 | |
| FBN | 57 | 14 | 29 | |
| HLN | 173 | 71 | 101 | |
| Primetime | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | |
| FNC | 2,733 | 653 | 1,164 | |
| CNN | 591 | 185 | 297 | |
| MSNBC | 1,425 | 422 | 670 | |
| CNBC | 190 | 103 | 121 | |
| FBN | 45 | 11 | 16 | |
| HLN | 201 | 78 | 101 | |
| Net | Morning programs (6-9 AM) | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FOX & Friends | 1,251 | 354 | 664 |
| CNN | Early Start/Starting Point | 210 | 100 | 139 |
| MSNBC | Morning Joe | 530 | 209 | 308 |
| CNBC | Squawk Box | 135 | 39 | 53 |
| HLN | Morning Express w/ Meade | 202 | 111 | 159 |
| Net | 5PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FIVE, THE | 2,216 | 394 | 863 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 576 | 131 | 209 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 1,245 | 278 | 526 |
| CNBC | FAST MONEY | 119 | 25 | 60 |
| HLN | EVENING EXPRESS | 109 | 35 | 40 |
| Net | 6PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | 2,060 | 376 | 791 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 587 | 207 | 277 |
| MSNBC | POLITICS NATION | 1,034 | 273 | 465 |
| CNBC | Mad Money | 145 | 30 | 49 |
| HLN | EVENING EXPRESS | 161 | 36 | 69 |
| Net | 7PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | The Fox Report W/S.SMITH | 1,821 | 388 | 785 |
| CNN | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | 498 | 146 | 234 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 1,161 | 326 | 572 |
| CNBC | Kudlow Report | 157 | 21 | 54 |
| HLN | JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL | 212 | 58 | 89 |
| Net | 8PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | THE OREILLY FACTOR | 3,182 | 634 | 1,276 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 554 | 184 | 290 |
| MSNBC | Ed Show | 1,382 | 376 | 636 |
| CNBC | FACEBOOK OBSESSION, THE | 115 | 60 | 62 |
| HLN | Nancy Grace | 225 | 73 | 82 |
| Net | 9PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | Hannity | 3,047 | 817 | 1,368 |
| CNN | Piers Morgan Tonight | 664 | 192 | 307 |
| MSNBC | Rachel Maddow Show | 1,625 | 480 | 754 |
| CNBC | 60 Minutes ON CNBC | 222 | 131 | 155 |
| HLN | Dr. Drew | 202 | 106 | 114 |
| Net | 10PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | ON THE RECORD W/GRETA | 1,939 | 502 | 832 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 555 | 179 | 294 |
| MSNBC | Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL | 1,265 | 411 | 618 |
| CNBC | AMERICAN GREED | 234 | 118 | 146 |
| HLN | Nancy Grace | 177 | 55 | 109 |
| Net | 11PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | THE OREILLY FACTOR | 1,241 | 443 | 696 |
| CNN | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | 374 | 118 | 188 |
| MSNBC | Ed Show | 748 | 269 | 343 |
| CNBC | Mad Money | 71 | 53 | 59 |
| HLN | SHOWBIZ TONIGHT | 197 | 85 | 137 |
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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
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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
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.










*Mika Brzezinski: Why Can’t Romney Transfer Debate Performance Onto Campaign Trail?
Maybe because the MSM doesn’t report fairly and you never see it Mika?
@
Paul, Coffee Steve
Al Gore is a class A, number one, boob.
@
Suiko
I didn’t pay much attention to the moderator. Maybe he was helping Romney but I didn’t see it. I thought he was a non-factor.
@ Coffee Steve
exactly
{ know 1 debate isn’t a guarantee of victory but Romney did land more punches giving Romney the edge for round 2. If Paul Ryan can land just as many next Thursday against Biden then Obama will be on the ropes.
I would love to have been a fly on the wall if Pelosi and Reid had a phone chat or coffee this morning.
I guess Debbie Wasserman Schultz is MIA since the Dem Convention.
@ Sicilian Papa
Funny, the altitude wasn’t an issue when Obamna won the nomination lol
RatbYou are a neocon.admit it.
Weekly Jobless Claims Edge Higher
I love the liberal spin on BO getting his you know what kicked. The libs picked their own referee( moderator) and picked not only someone from their own conference but from their own team. They get beat anyway and blame the referee– pathetic. And Jeffie and the others have only Big Bird to hang on too!!! Very sad.
Thanks Al Gore—the altitude must be the reason or maybe climate change that only impacts black people.
I have to admit I am enjoying watching the corrupt so-called objective media stump for the President. Big Bird, Romney was being mean, Romney is lying, a guilty pleasure.
@Paul
know 1 debate isn’t a guarantee of victory but Romney did land more punches giving Romney the edge for round 2
Next Presidential Debate,
President Obama had better do better because If President Obama is considered to have lost the next debate as well, By the “Independents” this election will in fact be over. All Romney has to do now is get a draw. The left will always vote for Obama as the right will always vote for Romney.
But those who can be swayed either way sees the President lose or simply just break even with Romney at the next one, Romney will win this election.
@Sicilian Papa
Al Gore is a class A, number one, boob
The scary thing is? I voted for that boob against Bush. Gore had it all, he followed Clinton (Whom I voted for as well) and the economy was doing well, no big wars, Employment was good etc. And the man just simply flat blew it.
He has turned into a hot air machine. I honestly think Gore in unstable
@Ratboy
I’m taking Killing Kennedy (7) to the lake this weekend. I can’t wait to set back and read it
@
Coffee Steve
4 out 5 Psychiatrists say hot air syndrome is closely related to excessive massages.
@Ratboy
I went on tuesday, 100 pre orders gone and 50 shelf copies GONE! I stopped yesterday late, 80 more shelf copies GONE! I
Yeah, isn’t it a shame? Historians, teachers etc etc have found PLENTY of “factual” evidence in the book to be completely wrong. No surprise though. It’s saddening to know that people will be reading this book and will think that they are actually getting facts. No wonder it has 3 stars on Amazon.
@ Coffee Steve
Posted October 4, 2012 at 8:58 AM
@Ratboy
I’m taking Killing Kennedy (7) to the lake this weekend. I can’t wait to set back and read it
Maybe I should come to the lake this weekend and you could read Killing Kennedy (8) tooooooo meeeee!
Coffee Steve wrote: “I’m guessing 80 Million tuned in [for the debate], you?”
I’ll go for a more modest 62.5 million. And that FNC won among cable news networks.
@ coffee steve
I have a question Aside from county results are election results broken down by zip code?
I just got this email from Carville

This is the Subject line
“splash of water in the face”
Maybe I’m just getting too old for this, but I’ve had just about enough of Romney’s shenanigans.
Every day is just another assault on the middle class, while he’s protecting every Tom, Dick and Harry Millionaire’s right to not pay one more red cent in taxes!
My friends at the DCCC are trying to put up a big number tonight to show how hard we’re gonna fight back against the Republicans.
Donate $3 or whatever you can muster to help give President Obama the Democratic majority he deserves
Come on now!
James
@
DB
You can’t sell this any other way. The President is exposed. He may be able to come back but it won’t be easy.
The best line of the night. I’m sitting on the couch listening to Obama make a point and thinking where is he going with this. The moderator goes back to Romney.
Romney: Mr. President I’ve been in business for twenty-five years and I have no idea what you are talking about.
Coffee , you voted for Gore?
@Paul
I have a question Aside from county results are election results broken down by zip code?
Not as much as by congressional districts. The parties make adjustments by the zone rather than zip codes. That’s why they know in advance in some cases, that even though a certain person is leading, but the opposite sides strong district hasn’t bene counted yet, that they will in fact lose.
I’ve seen races called while the other person was say leading 52-49% but wound up losing 55-45% when all the votes come in.
@Doug Z
Yes
I voted for Gore. I was young, and stupid
@Rats
I’m reading it to my bear skinned rug