Bill O’Reilly Tops ABC’s 8pmET Programming Monday Night

Cable news ratings, August 24, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• It happened again. The number one cable news program last night, FNC’s The O’Reilly Factor at 8pmET, topped a broadcast network in total viewers. This time it was ABC’s Dating in the Dark, which was a repeat. Bill O’Reilly‘s show featured a Jesse Watters segment from Martha’s Vineyard and more.

• The best non-FNC show in the A25-54 demographic was hosted by HLN’s Nancy Grace. The 8pmET program just edged MSNBC during the hour, and nearly doubled CNN.

• MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann had the most total viewers out of the non-FNC shows.

Check out all the ratings below, and leave your own thoughts in the comments:

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 776	Blitzer 114	Matthews 158	Prime 141
6 pm	Baier 518	Blitzer 139	EdShow 183	Prime 215
7 pm	Shep 485	Dobbs 182	Matthews 211	Issues 216
8 pm	O’Reilly 916	Brown 166	Olbermann 323	Grace 325
9 pm	Hannity 801	King 250	Maddow 209	Issues 143
10 pm	Greta 710	Cooper 270	Olbermann 214	Grace 242
11 pm	O’Reilly 553	Cooper 225	Maddow 169	Showbiz 188
TOTAL DAY	450	163	136	146
PRIME TIME	809	229	248	233
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 2810	Blitzer 565	Matthews 580	Prime 313
6 pm	Baier 2066	Blitzer 491	EdShow 566	Prime 457
7 pm	Shep 1860	Dobbs 559	Matthews 640	Issues 521
8 pm	O’Reilly 3440	Brown 560	Olbermann 1114	Grace 898
9 pm	Hannity 2937	King 1063	Maddow 885	Issues 464
10 pm	Greta 2450	Cooper 827	Olbermann 668	Grace 538
11 pm	O’Reilly 1735	Cooper 562	Maddow 395	Showbiz 432
TOTAL DAY	1597	559	437	334
PRIME TIME	2563	817	889	621
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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