
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for December 24, 2012
| P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | ||
| Total Day | ||||
| FNC | 814 | 169 | 353 | |
| CNN | 369 | 108 | 163 | |
| MSNBC | 304 | 107 | 139 | |
| CNBC | 203 | 76 | 116 | |
| FBN | 36 | 8 | 18 | |
| HLN | 191 | 88 | 113 | |
| Primetime | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) | |
| FNC | 1,027 | 170 | 341 | |
| CNN | 406 | 104 | 158 | |
| MSNBC | 324 | 149 | 192 | |
| CNBC | 244 | 115 | 145 | |
| FBN | 28 | 5 | 15 | |
| HLN | 228 | 80 | 109 | |
| Net | Morning programs (6-9 AM) | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FOX & Friends | 870 | 191 | 414 |
| CNN | Early Start/Starting Point | 230 | 77 | 120 |
| MSNBC | Morning Joe | 334 | 105 | 145 |
| CNBC | Squawk Box | 98 | 34 | 57 |
| HLN | Morning Express w/ Meade | 174 | 96 | 143 |
| Net | 5PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FIVE, THE SPCL | 1,274 | 229 | 544 |
| CNN | CNN PRESENTS | 411 | 88 | 165 |
| MSNBC | MSNBC SPECIAL | 199 | 75 | 78 |
| CNBC | COSTCO CRAZE, THE | 294 | 134 | 179 |
| HLN | SHOWBIZ TONIGHT | 89 | 16 | 15 |
| Net | 6PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | 1,205 | 271 | 479 |
| CNN | CNN HEROES | 242 | 62 | 92 |
| MSNBC | MSNBC SPECIAL | 289 | 105 | 122 |
| CNBC | 60 Minutes ON CNBC | 163 | 98 | 123 |
| HLN | SHOWBIZ TONIGHT | 102 | 31 | 54 |
| Net | 7PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | The Fox Report W/S.SMITH | 1,067 | 242 | 422 |
| CNN | CNN HEROES | 248 | 58 | 85 |
| MSNBC | MSNBC SPECIAL | 226 | 86 | 105 |
| CNBC | 60 Minutes ON CNBC | 223 | 97 | 124 |
| HLN | MAKING IT IN AMERICA | 98 | 24 | 35 |
| Net | 8PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FOX & FRIENDS CHRISTMAS | 1,109 | 217 | 378 |
| CNN | ALL THE BEST/WORST 2012 | 348 | 59 | 121 |
| MSNBC | MSNBC SPECIAL | 238 | 108 | 154 |
| CNBC | COSTCO CRAZE, THE | 263 | 129 | 147 |
| HLN | WHAT WOULD YOU DO | 209 | 53 | 85 |
| Net | 9PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FOX & FRIENDS CHRISTMAS | 1,147 | 179 | 386 |
| CNN | Piers Morgan Tonight | 433 | 88 | 139 |
| MSNBC | MSNBC SPECIAL | 383 | 179 | 208 |
| CNBC | HOTEL: BEHIND MARRIOTT | 195 | 102 | 125 |
| HLN | WHAT WOULD YOU DO | 225 | 103 | 101 |
| Net | 10PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | WEST POINT HOLIDAY SPCL | 819 | 116 | 260 |
| CNN | CNN PRESENTS | 435 | 165 | 213 |
| MSNBC | MSNBC SPECIAL | 351 | 161 | 212 |
| CNBC | AMERICAN GREED | 273 | 113 | 162 |
| HLN | WHAT WOULD YOU DO | 251 | 83 | 141 |
| Net | 11PM | P2+ (000s) | 25-54 (000s) | 35-64 (000s) |
| FNC | FOX & FRIENDS CHRISTMAS | 394 | 94 | 154 |
| CNN | CNN PRESENTS | 451 | 194 | 229 |
| MSNBC | MSNBC SPECIAL | 348 | 187 | 204 |
| CNBC | COSTCO CRAZE, THE | 257 | 108 | 156 |
| HLN | WHAT WOULD YOU DO | 255 | 80 | 127 |
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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, 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.










No, surprises, viewing number pretty low Christmas Eve.
Fox is putting on their first New Year’s Eve special.
We’re all going to watch it at our home and start a tradition. We watch the Ball go down in Times Square at midnight and it’s 9:00 p.m. for us here in California.
The dog (English Bulldog) likes to go to bed by 10:00, so CA midnight is too late for us. lol
We used to watch Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve. We’ve really missed that, and him. He was so great.
Fox New Year’s is going to be the new family tradition. I know they’ll put on a good show.
WOW! Fox News is on fire! MSNBC viewers must have been out Christmas Eve calling the police on their neighbors for displaying a Christmas tree or a Nativity scene. LOL
@BevAG: I hate to correct you, but I remember watching Fox News last year covering Times Square on New Year’s Eve. Maybe before last year as well.