Glenn Beck Has Most Demo Viewers Again, CNN Strong in Prime Time
Cable news ratings, August 27, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:
• For the 2nd night in a row, FNC’s Glenn Beck had the top-rated show on cable news in the A25-54 demographic. Bill O’Reilly had the most total viewers. It was a bigger than usual night for CNN as well.
• CNN was #2 in prime time in both categories. Larry King had the top non-FNC show.
• Campbell Brown topped MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann in both categories, and HLN’s Nancy Grace finished ahead of Olbermann at 8pmET in the demo. Rachel Maddow finished 4th in the demo as well.
Check out all the ratings below, and leave your own thoughts in the comments:
| TV NEWS RATINGS: 25-54 DEMOGRAPHIC (L +SD) | ||||
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| 5 pm | Beck
762 |
Blitzer
193 |
Matthews
166 |
Prime
145 |
| 6 pm | Baier
446 |
Blitzer
249 |
EdShow
187 |
Prime
199 |
| 7 pm | Shep
418 |
Dobbs
241 |
Matthews
271 |
Issues
286 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
757 |
Brown
337 |
Olbermann
276 |
Grace
347 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
691 |
King
378 |
Maddow
279 |
Issues
297 |
| 10 pm | Greta
623 |
Cooper
343 |
Olbermann
258 |
Grace
234 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
597 |
Cooper
226 |
Maddow
199 |
Showbiz
167 |
| TOTAL DAY | 407 | 214 | 156 | 165 |
| PRIME TIME | 693 | 352 | 271 | 287 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||
| TV NEWS RATINGS: TOTAL VIEWERS (L +SD) | ||||
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| 5 pm | Beck
2544 |
Blitzer
1158 |
Matthews
519 |
Prime
346 |
| 6 pm | Baier
1906 |
Blitzer
997 |
EdShow
541 |
Prime
507 |
| 7 pm | Shep
1697 |
Dobbs
791 |
Matthews
783 |
Issues
760 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
2896 |
Brown
1243 |
Olbermann
1199 |
Grace
957 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
2402 |
King
1464 |
Maddow
1112 |
Issues
788 |
| 10 pm | Greta
2330 |
Cooper
1280 |
Olbermann
800 |
Grace
638 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
1478 |
Cooper
686 |
Maddow
608 |
Showbiz
434 |
| TOTAL DAY | 1483 | 810 | 499 | 404 |
| PRIME TIME | 2545 | 1329 | 1037 | 777 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||
11 comments
I hate to intrude with the facts but Olbermann, in his nightly round of self-applause last night, designed to drown out his small penis insecurities, pointed out that he carried the 14-15 year old cheeto eating basement dweller demo.
schmoe says: I don’t watch Glenn Back. Of those who do, do you agree or disagree with his policies? I am curious if his good ratings are because his message is resonating, or because people consider him a freak show.
Beck is drawing viewers because he is doing what no others in the media are doing. Instead of “wee weeing” all over himself about whatever O’Reilly is doing (a la Olbermann) he is digging and researching and bringing to light all kinds of topics and info that everyone else is ignoring.
Beck is conservative, but he isn’t happy with either party. And that is how many people are feeling.
And he is entertaining to watch. You don’t have to agree with everything someone says, but at least Beck isn’t just a mouth piece for the WH like msnbc, abc, nbc, cbs, etc.
JohnnyScirocco says: Wow! Look at those great ratings…….oh wait. More people watch 4 year old re-runs of N.C.I.S. than O’Reilly every night of the week. Since they are all entertainment shows, Mark Harmon should be the one we all listen to when it comes to Health Care, the war in Iraq and the economy. O’Reilly should go back to Inside Edition, Olbermann to ESPN and Beck to whatever hole in the wall he came from.
Well said, Sarainitaly
Cecelia says: sarainitaly, I have really enjoyed your comments!
If you have time, come over to a cable news discussion site called Johnny Dollar’s Place!
JohnnyScirocco says:
August 28, 2009 at 8:16 pm
“More people watch 4 year old re-runs of N.C.I.S. than O’Reilly every night of the week”
Which explains why Obama was elected…
Cecelia says:
August 28, 2009 at 10:01 pm
I just popped over and left you a comment. It must be in moderation. :O)
libra blue says: Beck is crazy like a fox! Because he does it in a seemingly lighthearted and not mean spirited way, Beck can get away with saying a lot more than others like Olbermann who come off as angry and miserable. He can appear clownish on occasion, but it doesn’t seem to lessen the impact of his words which makes him a bigger threat to the Obama administration, the Democrats, and his competition.
Yesterday’s show was phenomenal!
libra blue says: Great numbers for Anderson’s return to NOLA. It looks like his big bulging biceps paid off! It wasn’t a bad show, but I did not see the point of having two segments on Jaycee Dugard, one would have been sufficient. Anderson should have spent more time on stories about the Katrina victims and the rebuilding of the city. He said he had planned to stay the weekend, but unfortunately, CNN called him back for the Kennedy funeral. How many people did they really need to cover it? Not a good decision.
m says: @sarainitaly “Beck is conservative, but he isn’t happy with either party. And that is how many people are feeling.”
Of course he doesn’t call himself Republican, it’s the same reason O’Reilly doesn’t call himself Republican – to create a false sense of independence. Yet both of them argue day and night constantly for Republican policy positions, bash Democrats, constantly denigrate the word “liberal” and a heavy majority of their guests are conservatives and Republicans there to reaffirm their conservative beliefs. Believing somehow that their lack of self-identified party identification establishes more legitimacy to their words is complete rubbish. It’s obvious from watching a single minute of their shows that they’re Republicans and for Republicans. We only have two parties in America. It’s not hard to see which party they support.
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