Candy Crowley, “Whack Job Jamboree” Take Non-FNC Victories Tuesday
Cable news ratings, December 29, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:
• The top non-FNC show in the A25-54 demographic Tuesday night was Keith Olbermann‘s pre-taped wrap-up show, “Countdown’s 2009 Whack Job Jamboree.” The top non-FNC show in total viewers was CNN’s Larry King Live, anchored last night by Candy Crowley.
• Eric Bolling, filling in for Bill O’Reilly, anchored the top-rated cable news show in both categories at 8pmET on FNC.
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
457 |
Blitzer
237 |
Matthews
72 |
Prime
82 |
| 6 pm | Baier
489 |
Blitzer
177 |
Ed Show
107 |
Prime
98 |
| 7 pm | Shep
421 |
Tonight
197 |
Matthews
122 |
Issues
162 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
730 |
Brown
154 |
Olbermann
290 |
Grace
272 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
509 |
King
244 |
Maddow
215 |
Behar
195 |
| 10 pm | Greta
442 |
Cooper
167 |
Olbermann
139 |
Grace
145 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
381 |
Cooper
179 |
Maddow
240 |
Showbiz
108 |
| TOTAL DAY | 357 | 176 | 115 | 122 |
| PRIME TIME | 562 | 188 | 215 | 198 |
| 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
1942 |
Blitzer
746 |
Matthews
521 |
Prime
258 |
| 6 pm | Baier
2038 |
Blitzer
624 |
Ed Show
457 |
Prime
269 |
| 7 pm | Shep
1895 |
Tonight
555 |
Matthews
541 |
Issues
540 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
2675 |
Brown
633 |
Olbermann
925 |
Grace
772 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
1748 |
King
930 |
Maddow
757 |
Behar
638 |
| 10 pm | Greta
1482 |
Cooper
604 |
Olbermann
432 |
Grace
330 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
1148 |
Cooper
532 |
Maddow
517 |
Showbiz
277 |
| TOTAL DAY | 1361 | 588 | 387 | 327 |
| PRIME TIME | 1970 | 723 | 705 | 564 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||
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