Bill O’Reilly Wins Monday, Glenn Beck Takes The Silver
Cable news ratings, August 31, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:
• Bill O’Reilly had the top-rated cable news show last night for Fox News, in the A25-54 demographic and total viewers. Right behind him in total viewers was Glenn Beck, who was also #2 in the demo. FNC beat CNN, MSNBC and HLN combined in the prime time demo.
• The top non-FNC show was CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 in the demo and Larry King Live in total viewers.
• Sean Hannity’s “Great American Masturbation Segment” landed him the #3 show on cable, right before Beck in the demo.
Check out all the ratings below, and leave your own thoughts in the comments:
| TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD) | ||||
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| 5 pm | Beck
826 |
Blitzer
141 |
Matthews
119 |
Prime
148 |
| 6 pm | Baier
468 |
Blitzer
150 |
EdShow
161 |
Prime
119 |
| 7 pm | Shep
532 |
Dobbs
146 |
Matthews
150 |
Issues
200 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
910 |
Brown
171 |
Olbermann
279 |
Grace
368 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
817 |
King
345 |
Maddow
238 |
Issues
210 |
| 10 pm | Greta
670 |
Cooper
364 |
Olbermann
152 |
Grace
190 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
480 |
Cooper
325 |
Maddow
201 |
Showbiz
278 |
| TOTAL DAY | 452 | 191 | 124 | 173 |
| PRIME TIME | 800 | 293 | 223 | 251 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||
| TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD) | ||||
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| 5 pm | Beck
2935 |
Blitzer
805 |
Matthews
565 |
Prime
304 |
| 6 pm | Baier
2239 |
Blitzer
674 |
EdShow
539 |
Prime
342 |
| 7 pm | Shep
2128 |
Dobbs
603 |
Matthews
599 |
Issues
494 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
3082 |
Brown
843 |
Olbermann
1064 |
Grace
973 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
2744 |
King
1547 |
Maddow
917 |
Issues
563 |
| 10 pm | Greta
2230 |
Cooper
1150 |
Olbermann
616 |
Grace
510 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
1559 |
Cooper
768 |
Maddow
480 |
Showbiz
440 |
| TOTAL DAY | 1633 | 744 | 429 | 388 |
| PRIME TIME | 2687 | 1183 | 866 | 668 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||
Obama’s National Security Chief Of Staff Goes ‘Nucular’

After years of the cringe-worthy pronunciation of nu-cu-lar during the Bush White House, it seemed like we finally had an administration who had a litmus test in staffing their National Security detail - pronounce the word "nuclear." Not so. During an interview to discuss Iran's weapons program with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell today, National Security Chief of Staff Denis McDonough definitely uttered the term Nucular. Gotcha! Right-wing critics eager for payback? Go! Video after the jump.
Governor David Paterson Rebuffs Rumors Of His Imminent Resignation
Embattled New York Governor David Paterson spoke publicly today about rumors of an impending scandal the imminent resignation that would come as a result. "The only way I'm not going to be Governor next year is at the ballot box. And the only way that I will be leaving office before is in a box." Video after the jump.
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