Fox News And CNN Split Ratings Victory New Years Eve

Cable news ratings, December 31, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• CNN’s New Years show, hosted by Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin, and Fox News’ New Years show, hosted by Bill Hemmer and Megyn Kelly, split the ratings victories Thursday night from 11pm-12:30amET. CNN won the A25-54 demographic, FNC won in total viewers. During the 11pmET hour only, CNN was #1 in both categories.

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 246	Blitzer 149	Special 83	Prime 83
6 pm	Baier 306	Blitzer 199	Special 78	Prime 65
7 pm	Shep 322	Tonight 227	Special 82	Issues 100
8 pm	O’Reilly 316	Tonight 259	Special 114	Grace 197
9 pm	Hannity 242	King 203	Special 85	Behar 124
10 pm	Beck 312	Cooper 317	Special 89	Grace 92
11 pm	New Years 527	New Years 842	Special 93	Showbiz 50
TOTAL DAY	313	229	79	100
PRIME TIME	290	260	96	132
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	Beck 945	Blitzer 785	Special 289	Prime 229
6 pm	Baier 1428	Blitzer 650	Special 237	Prime 251
7 pm	Shep 1406	Tonight 648	Special 268	Issues 283
8 pm	O’Reilly 1427	Tonight 817	Special 247	Grace 522
9 pm	Hannity 1208	King 733	Special 208	Behar 420
10 pm	Beck 1180	Cooper 923	Special 234	Grace 330
11 pm	New Years 1816	New Years 1957	Special 140	Showbiz 305
TOTAL DAY	1202	714	242	268
PRIME TIME	1272	825	230	404
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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