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As Glenn Beck’s Future Is Announced, Overnight Ratings Reveal He Can Still Draw A Crowd

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Cable news ratings, April 5, 2011:

Glenn Beck may be “transitioning” out of his show on the Fox News Channel, but ratings show his audience has not deserted him. On Tuesday night, Beck attracted 551,000 viewers 25-54, easily dominating the 5 p.m. hour, and finishing behind only Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity. Beck’s ratings are significant among a strong bench at Fox, but far ahead of anything that CNN or MSNBC can match. On Tuesday night, CNN’s top performer was Anderson Cooper at 10 p.m., with 237,000 viewers 25-54, and on MSNBC, the night’s top number came from Rachel Maddow with 306,000.

Of course, the attention being given to Beck’s future may have something to do with the solid numbers his show has been delivering after a notable drop.


•In its second outing, HLN’s Dr. Drew saw a significant drop in audience, dropping from the network’s top-rated show Monday to one of its least-watched shows Tuesday, finishing with 84,000 viewers 25-54, behind Showbiz Tonight at 11 (85,000), Joy Behar (115,000), Jane Velez-Mitchell (119,000) and Nancy Grace (173,000).

Here’s the full scoreboard:

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
Fox News CNN MSNBC CNN Headline News
5 pm Beck

551

Blitzer

195

Matthews

163

Showbiz

78

6 pm Baier

443

Blitzer

233

Live

151

Prime

54

7 pm Shep

368

King, USA

148

Matthews

154

Issues

119

8 pm O’Reilly

704

InTheArena

159

O’Donnell

272

Grace

173

9 pm Hannity

592

Morgan

189

Maddow

306

DrDrew

84

10 pm Van Susteren

416

Cooper

237

Schultz

258

Behar

115

11 pm O’Reilly

361

Cooper

183

O’Donnell

132

Showbiz

85

TOTAL DAY 341 173 136 103
PRIME TIME 571 195 279 122
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.
TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
Fox News CNN MSNBC CNN Headline News
5 pm Beck

1911

Blitzer

649

Matthews

648

Showbiz

144

6 pm Baier

2154

Blitzer

595

Live

574

Prime

125

7 pm Shep

1851

King, USA

436

Matthews

600

Issues

238

8 pm O’Reilly

3005

InTheArena

513

O’Donnell

929

Grace

482

9 pm Hannity

2103

Morgan

552

Maddow

1065

DrDrew

201

10 pm Van Susteren

1572

Cooper

674

Schultz

861

Behar

268

11 pm O’Reilly

1158

Cooper

513

O’Donnell

448

Showbiz

24

TOTAL DAY 1398 492 482 225
PRIME TIME 2227 580 952 308
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data

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  • Media Matters Wins

    Heck,even i was watching!

  • Moderate

    “CNN’s top performer was Anderson Cooper at 10 p.m., with 237,000 viewers 25-54,”

    That is really sad, Cooper was once CNN’s savior. How can a network have fallen so low?

  • notsofast

    I want to say that despite GB’s departure , this has been a day for laughter.

    In response to a post by “GLENNBECKREVIEW”, the basement living, brain dead ,cretin, the RRK wrote:
    ” Thanks for all your hard work.”

    “Thanks for all your hard work.”

    LMAO

    As if anyone in their right mind believed the psychotic posts by that deranged miscreant as he went on his solo trip into complete dementia or as if that dullard corkscrewed toe-nailed imbecile ever had a relevant thought!

    ‘Thanks for all your hard work.”

    Bawahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  • Garth

    notsofast said:
    I want to say that despite GB’s departure , this has been a day for laughter.

    In response to a post by “GLENNBECKREVIEW”, the basement living, brain dead ,cretin, the RRK wrote:
    ” Thanks for all your hard work.”

    “Thanks for all your hard work.”

    LMAO

    As if anyone in their right mind believed the psychotic posts by that deranged miscreant as he went on his solo trip into complete dementia or as if that dullard corkscrewed toe-nailed imbecile ever had a relevant thought!

    ‘Thanks for all your hard work.”

    Bawahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    This is just a repeat of your previous idiot post. As if there is ever any other kind. Anything original in that tin can of yours?

  • Liberal Tormentor

    It’s funny that you libs have deluded yourselves into thinking he’s being forced out. With ratings like his NO way, it was FOX’s idea. But please, if you have proof otherwise, bring it!

  • notsofast

    Garth said:
    Garth says:
    April 6, 2011 at 7:23 pm Garth(Quote)

    Now this is a rare sight!

    Barf without a scrotum in his mouth!

  • Yoda002

    I’m sure a lot of people were watching the collapse of the Beckster. It’s like the righties loosing their hero, their leader, their prophet. It’s a sad day in the right wing world.

  • Media Matters Wins

    Yoda002 said:
    I’m sure a lot of people were watching the collapse of the Beckster. It’s like the righties loosing their hero, their leader, their prophet. It’s a sad day in the right wing world.

    ahhhhhh,they had a good laugh when Comcast threw out Olbermann.There’s no room for pity…..

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Um, you libs do realize these are LAST nights #’s BEFORE his departure was announced, right? Man, the idiocy is staggering!

  • A.R.

    BECK GOT FIRED

    who knew fox had standards…

  • http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

    Media Matters Wins said:
    Heck,even i was watching!

    You realize this was yesterday, right?

    Media Matters Wins said:
    ahhhhhh,they had a good laugh when Comcast threw out Olbermann.There’s no room for pity…..

    So… you think Olbermann is the “hero, leader, prophet” of the left?

    A.R. said:
    BECK GOT FIRED who knew fox had standards…

    “No he didn’t,” and “People who watch them.” In that order.

  • illusive man

    I’m not a fan of Beck but a lot of leftists are saying that Beck has been fired.
    But when someone who is in front of the camera (like Beck) is put in to a position to make, develop, promote a show, is that not a transition into a position of power?
    Does that not mean that Beck was infact promoted from t.v. show host to t.v. show producer?
    I know “liberals” think promotion= fired, But the reality is that is not the case.
    Like I said I am not a fan of Beck, I don’t watch his show or listen to his radio show but the truth is he is not fired.
    whether you like it or not Beck is infact more powerful than ever i’m sorry to say. ( Not really, Beck drives you leftists crazy and it is just too damn funny. :)

  • catfishjuggling

    Beck has been fired.

  • WaterLoo

    Beck was fired so fast today they even made him finish his contract through December…ouchhh

  • murf

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    Um, you libs do realize these are LAST nights #’s BEFORE his departure was announced, right? Man, the idiocy is staggering!

    Exactly , goes to show you just how utterly stupid these leftist travelers on this site are.

  • skyfet

    His ratings doesn’t matter, because he doesn’t have the Demo. His viewers are older people, and that just doesn’t matter. Don’t you get the picture? it’s business not personal, he is not bringing in the money. Money is spent on the demo, not the folks outside of that category.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    skyfet said:
    His ratings doesn’t matter, because he doesn’t have the Demo. His viewers are older people, and that just doesn’t matter. Don’t you get the picture? it’s business not personal, he is not bringing in the money. Money is spent on the demo, not the folks outside of that category.

    Do you have a brain? He had the highest ratings in the DEMO of all the shows on the other networks. Try looking at the story above. DUH.

  • Steve_27

    “Still draw a crowd?” He’s still amazing in the ratings, only stupid libs would think this has anything to do with ratings. If ratings mattered everyone at MSNBC would be fired so why would libs pretend to care?

    There is something clearly going on behind the scenes that no one knows of yet. It doesn’t matter. Beck has been more succesful then any other libtard media/talk show/pundit has EVER, been. Thats what makes all of this so much more rich. Libs are celebrating the move of Beck while not knowing the reason while simultaneously disregarding that he still blows anyone they look up to out of the water. Absolutley comical.

    In a rush to show unparraleled immaturity the likes of which has never been seen, libtards outrageously embarrass themselves by foaming at the mouths for the apparent downfall of someone they would swear was totally irrelevant. WOW! This is incredible. LOL!

    Basics about Beck: He is saying that communist socialist islamist and anarchist would love the US to fail because they are anti capitalist. To say Beck is wrong, you would have to argue that these people do not exist, or, that they do but this goal is not wanted by these groups. Hmmm.

    You lose. Thanks for playing. Beck Rules!

  • Armageddon T Thunderbird

    Yea Glenn Beck can draw a crowd. A crowd of free loading idiots and extremists… Beck is such low life human garbage. What a pathetic waste of skin. He got rich off of selling hate and lies through the exposure he gained from the idiots who watch Fox News Network. Now the network finally comes to grips with the fact that the idiot costed them money instead of generated revenue. Well…he is still the male version of those 2 pseudo-conservative skanks Ann Coulter or Laura Ingraham so he will probably still get invited to speak at right wing extremist PAC groups who put political party or twisted ideology ahead of country. You know the type..GOP & tea baggers. They a truley an orgy of idtiots.

  • Nachi

    Re Beck. Gross ignorance knows no bounderies. Fools always look for a bigger fool to follow.

  • Pablo

    catfishjuggling said:
    Beck has been fired.

    And Obama is an awesome President. Because I said so. Also, water is dry. Get used to it.

  • Pablo

    Armageddon T Thunderbird said:
    Yea Glenn Beck can draw a crowd. A crowd of free loading idiots and extremists…

    Actually, it looks like a crowd of paying customers. Except for when he’s giving it away.

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