Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for October 5, 2012
| P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | ||
| Total Day | ||||
| FNC | 1,341 | 299 | 578 | |
| CNN | 408 | 134 | 198 | |
| MSNBC | 629 | 207 | 289 | |
| CNBC | 166 | 40 | 80 | |
| FBN | 53 | 15 | 24 | |
| HLN | 170 | 73 | 102 | |
| Primetime | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | |
| FNC | 2,640 | 490 | 1,052 | |
| CNN | 558 | 158 | 238 | |
| MSNBC | 1,163 | 338 | 516 | |
| CNBC | 191 | 88 | 80 | |
| FBN | 56 | 13 | 19 | |
| HLN | 195 | 81 | 96 | |
| Net | Morning programs (6-9 AM) | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FOX & Friends | 1,294 | 330 | 669 |
| CNN | Early Start/Starting Point | 233 | 100 | 132 |
| MSNBC | Morning Joe | 527 | 200 | 263 |
| CNBC | Squawk Box | 142 | 23 | 63 |
| HLN | Morning Express w/ Meade | 278 | 156 | 206 |
| Net | 5PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FIVE, THE | 1,856 | 359 | 860 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 739 | 214 | 326 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 976 | 249 | 392 |
| CNBC | MONEY IN MOTION | 100 | 11 | 33 |
| HLN | OPTIONS ACTION | 121 | 20 | 50 |
| Net | 6PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | 1,915 | 314 | 700 |
| CNN | Situation Room | 569 | 145 | 230 |
| MSNBC | POLITICS NATION | 930 | 271 | 417 |
| CNBC | Mad Money | 137 | 22 | 56 |
| HLN | EVENING EXPRESS | 97 | 31 | 57 |
| Net | 7PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | The Fox Report W/S.SMITH | 1,610 | 327 | 634 |
| CNN | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | 361 | 95 | 148 |
| MSNBC | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | 1,018 | 308 | 415 |
| CNBC | Kudlow Report | 175 | 29 | 69 |
| HLN | JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL | 162 | 39 | 53 |
| Net | 8PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | THE OREILLY FACTOR | 3,172 | 584 | 1,303 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 492 | 156 | 238 |
| MSNBC | Ed Show | 1,149 | 325 | 500 |
| CNBC | BILLIONS BEHIND BARS | 124 | 46 | 41 |
| HLN | Nancy Grace MYSTERIES | 261 | 103 | 124 |
| Net | 9PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | Hannity | 2,716 | 481 | 1,075 |
| CNN | Piers Morgan Tonight | 607 | 157 | 239 |
| MSNBC | Rachel Maddow Show | 1,364 | 400 | 628 |
| CNBC | ULTIMATE FACTORIES | 168 | 69 | 81 |
| HLN | JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL | 180 | 86 | 84 |
| Net | 10PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | ON THE RECORD W/GRETA | 2,014 | 405 | 775 |
| CNN | Anderson Cooper 360 | 573 | 161 | 236 |
| MSNBC | Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL | 976 | 289 | 420 |
| CNBC | AMERICAN GREED | 281 | 148 | 119 |
| HLN | Nancy Grace MYSTERIES | 144 | 55 | 79 |
| Net | 11PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | THE OREILLY FACTOR | 1,193 | 291 | 552 |
| CNN | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | 398 | 131 | 210 |
| MSNBC | Ed Show | 649 | 283 | 369 |
| CNBC | Mad Money | 148 | 57 | 58 |
| HLN | SHOWBIZ TONIGHT | 113 | 51 | 58 |
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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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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.
Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL was on Friday? Or an error?
Well Early Start/Starting Point back in the 200′s. Wonder why they got into the 400′s that one day. Did they have special programming?
Great numbers for msnbc..to bad lawrence wasnt on to host friday..wow what a drop for fox news the next night….biden is gonna steamroll ryan this thursday..hes gonna redeem the ticket mark my words..
FNC 2 shows No other cable news networks on the list.
If baseball is included in the weekly top 25 i might be in trouble with my prediction.
That will make AppleStinx’s 5-8 the winner. 
MLB WILDCARD TBSC 8:49 PM 5.304
MLB GAME BREAK TBSC 8:44 PM 4.308
MLB WILDCARD TBSC 5:00 PM 3.990
The gloves are off now..
Looks like things are settling back to normal, numbers wise. Fox is up and MSNBC is down. Expect things to hot up again when the VP debates come on later in the week.
@
James
Larry O. was on on Friday.
Tingles has his knives out tonight.
It appears that @James is a bit delusional. Fox beats all other networks combined and the ratings for MSNBC took a nose dive. Fox doubles MSNBC alone on both daytime and primetime. Poor you. Put down the kool aid cup.
Not bad numbers for a Friday
@Sicilian Papa
Basiclly Gallups numbers are 3 days behind any changes, todays polling from them that is conducted today won’t reflect until Thursday.
BBL…
@ James: Ryan is going to clean Biden”s clock. Biden will be better than BO but he will be no match for Ryan’s intellect or ability to communicate.
@Jeff
@PaulG, maybe you take things too personal, your original message was filled with immense speculation. So based on your comments and excuses, you lead me to believe you never ran a small business. It sounds more like you had a low level position at a small business. Using your style of analysis it appears that I am spot on.
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Again,,you’ve already indicated that my analysis of your comment is flawed,,as apparently are my analytical business skills,,so why not humor me and explain your assertion that foregoing any essential business plan,,you would “fire the idiot, or expect to be fired if I talked like that in such a setting” for expressing concern about an upcoming election and it’s impact on expense planning and market conditions,,in a so-called business meeting..Unless of course,, that meeting was in the corner of a used car lot and you’re discussing who was going to sell that 1992 Subaru first…
Bidens gonna haveryan on the defensive through the entire debate..
Don’t underestimate Joe Biden. He can be an attack dog & I’m sure he’s received orders to be just that . He has Chris Van Hollen playing Ryan & Axelrod is in the mix ,too. If Ryan is able to upset Biden, a gaffe is a possiblity , but, don’t count on it.
Ryan is super smart on budgetry matters , but, somewhat weak on others & I know nothing about his coach, Ted Olson. If Ryan can soften a smidge, & relate to the audience in a direct way that will help him. Also, we can take our medicine , if we clearly understand why we need to take it.
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CBS’ Lara Logan: Obama Is Lying To The American People, Jihadists Are Stronger Than Ever And They Are Coming After Us…
Chicago Sun-Times:
Her ominous and frightening message was gleaned from years of covering our wars in the Middle East. She arrived in Chicago on the heels of her Sept. 30 report, “The Longest War.” It examined the Afghanistan conflict and exposed the perils that still confront America, 11 years after 9/11.
Eleven years later, “they” still hate us, now more than ever, Logan told the crowd. The Taliban and al-Qaida have not been vanquished, she added. They’re coming back.
The Taliban and al-Qaida are teaming up and recruiting new terrorists to do us deadly harm, she reports.
@ mike romney deviated from his far right pandering during those primary debates. Now hes a moderate all of a sudden he left ryan in a bad spot ..i mean is ryan gonna stick to his far right beliefs or is he gonna change up to to stay in line with his flip flopping running mate hahaha
Romney should win in a landslide…
@
James
Biden vs. Ryan is like William Buckley debating Fred Flinstone.
A repeat but I didn’t know if you saw it.
On the VP debate
They are always more friendly and less watched, and after 2 days no one remembers them. Zero affect on the election.
@XYZ
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Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL was on Friday?
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Sort of, the show was on but they had a guest host
LOL…looks like OREILY is kicking everybody’s butt including john stewart.