CNN’s Finishes 4th in Prime Time Demo For 7th Consecutive Weeknight
Cable news ratings, October 13, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:
• For the 7th consecutive weekday, CNN finished fourth on cable news in the prime time A25-54 demographic. It was the 77th time CNN finished 4th in that category this year. FNC was way out in front, followed by HLN just edging MSNBC by 1,000 viewers.
• Fox News’ total viewer average during prime time of 2,735,000 beat the other three cable news networks combined. Bill O’Reilly, who had the top show, had more than 1,000,000 in the demo.
• The top non-FNC show was Countdown with Keith Olbermann in both categories at 8pmET for MSNBC.
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
670 |
Blitzer
193 |
Matthews
162 |
Prime
122 |
| 6 pm | Baier
561 |
Blitzer
166 |
EdShow
142 |
Prime
90 |
| 7 pm | Shep
500 |
Dobbs
181 |
Matthews
170 |
Issues
130 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
1058 |
Brown
194 |
Olbermann
349 |
Grace
300 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
740 |
King
183 |
Maddow
281 |
Behar
249 |
| 10 pm | Greta
592 |
Cooper
216 |
Olbermann
181 |
Grace
279 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
512 |
Amanpour
203 |
Maddow
132 |
Showbiz
240 |
| TOTAL DAY | 462 | 139 | 145 | 172 |
| PRIME TIME | 798 | 198 | 270 | 271 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||
| TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD) | ||||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
| 5 pm | Beck
2849 |
Blitzer
788 |
Matthews
580 |
Prime
236 |
| 6 pm | Baier
2339 |
Blitzer
677 |
EdShow
567 |
Prime
290 |
| 7 pm | Shep
1998 |
Dobbs
652 |
Matthews
731 |
Issues
403 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
3694 |
Brown
794 |
Olbermann
1191 |
Grace
835 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
2393 |
King
780 |
Maddow
913 |
Behar
495 |
| 10 pm | Greta
2113 |
Cooper
725 |
Olbermann
589 |
Grace
540 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
1651 |
Amanpour
523 |
Maddow
387 |
Showbiz
384 |
| TOTAL DAY | 1661 | 547 | 457 | 366 |
| PRIME TIME | 2735 | 766 | 898 | 694 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||
Sign up for Mediaite's daily newsletter.
-
Nachi
-
libra blue
Maddow Responds To Cal Thomas: I’m Glad You Were Born. Otherwise, Who’d Give The ‘Fox News Bat Signal’?
More TV:




















The Media’s Shameful, Inexcusable Distortion Of The Supreme Court’s Citizens United Decision
Bill O’Reilly Compares ‘Witch Hunt’ To Fire Ellen DeGeneres From JC Penney Ads To McCarthyism
Fox Business Network Drops Bolling, Napolitano Shows In Primetime Shuffle
Ellen DeGeneres Thanks Bill O’Reilly For Defending Her
Ellen DeGeneres Fires Back At One Million Moms, Mocks Them For Only Having 40,000 Fans On Their Facebook Page
The Media’s Shameful, Inexcusable Distortion Of The Supreme Court’s Citizens United Decision
Ellen DeGeneres Fires Back At One Million Moms, Mocks Them For Only Having 40,000 Fans On Their Facebook Page
At CPAC: Conservative Columnist Cal Thomas Says Rachel Maddow Is ‘Best Argument’ For Contraception
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Defends Obama SuperPAC Stance: ‘The Rules As They Exist Now Are The Rules We Will Play By’
Conservative Comedian Brad Stine Rails Against The Liberal ‘Wussification’ Of America At CPAC










RSS