FNC #1, CNN and MSNBC Split #2 In Sunday Prime Time

Cable news ratings, October 4, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• Fox News was the top-rated cable news network in prime time last Sunday, in total viewers and the A25-54 demographic. MSNBC was #2 in the demo and CNN was #2 in total viewers.

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

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	147	146	158	50
6 pm	182	141	143	86
7 pm	226	96	218	131
8 pm	224	116	206	113
9 pm	259	172	168	81
10 pm	264	141	202	70
11 pm	247	94	204	146
TOTAL DAY	232	128	154	94
PRIME TIME	249	143	192	88
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	630	400	336	185
6 pm	957	367	278	237
7 pm	1004	366	411	293
8 pm	1050	372	488	369
9 pm	1022	554	358	312
10 pm	1172	413	364	236
11 pm	778	327	346	302
TOTAL DAY	871	401	286	228
PRIME TIME	1082	446	403	306
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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