Geraldo Top In Demo Prime Time, FOX Report Top In Total Viewers on Sunday

Cable news ratings, October 18, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:

• Geraldo Rivera had the top cable news show on Sunday during prime time, at 10pmET on Fox News, in the A25-54 demographic. The top hour in total viewers was FOX Report at 7pmET. Not surprisingly, both shows kicked off with Balloon Boy coverage.

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

TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD)
5 pm	308	154	146	50
6 pm	234	128	164	73
7 pm	239	162	216	103
8 pm	242	160	243	73
9 pm	191	88	181	80
10 pm	245	160	228	111
11 pm	195	144	216	171
TOTAL DAY	252	138	152	116
PRIME TIME	226	136	217	88
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD)
5 pm	965	466	398	197
6 pm	950	490	321	195
7 pm	1111	546	433	255
8 pm	926	424	513	278
9 pm	962	379	406	278
10 pm	941	472	383	205
11 pm	645	331	379	296
TOTAL DAY	861	438	304	240
PRIME TIME	943	425	434	241
Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data.

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