CNN Wins Big With Saturday’s Kennedy Funeral Coverage

Cable news ratings, August 29, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• The top rated cable news network during Saturday’s all-day Sen. Ted Kennedy funeral coverage was CNN. The network won in prime time and total day, in both the A25-54 demographic and in total viewers. The highest rated hour was 8pmET. FNC finished 2nd in every category, MSNBC 3rd.

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

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	288	545	210	103
6 pm	348	734	316	93
7 pm	398	844	419	98
8 pm	308	914	285	104
9 pm	336	735	163	97
10 pm	379	589	244	156
11 pm	226	293	295	187
TOTAL DAY	283	479	230	156
PRIME TIME	341	746	231	119
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	1310	2569	890	229
6 pm	1593	3085	1238	254
7 pm	1859	3362	1696	321
8 pm	1652	3506	1127	309
9 pm	1483	2672	443	299
10 pm	1597	2025	509	310
11 pm	862	841	576	352
TOTAL DAY	1247	1832	762	320
PRIME TIME	1577	2734	693	306
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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