Greta Tops Hannity, Maddow Tops Countdown
Cable news ratings, July 24, 2009: Check out the highlights, and see the full ratings below:
• Greta Van Susteren followed up on her highest total viewer average of 2009 with another strong night on Friday for part two of her interview with radio star Rush Limbaugh. Van Susteren’s 10pmET On the Record topped FNC’s 9pmET program, Sean Hannity‘s Hannity in both total viewers and the A25-54 demographic – a rare occurrence.
• Rachel Maddow was in Friday night on MSNBC at 9pmET, and Keith Olbermann at 8pmET was not (Richard Wolffe subbed). It certainly helped Maddow get a rare victory over Countdown in both total viewers and the demo.
• CNN’s Campbell Brown has struggled in the ratings, and it was no more evident on Friday night. Her total viewer average of 637,000 was topped by the A25-54 demo average of her 8pmET opponent on FNC, Bill O’Reilly‘s The O’Reilly Factor (he had 668,000). Update: Rick Sanchez was filling in for Brown Friday night.
• While Nancy Grace‘s HLN show enjoyed a 2nd place in the demo (behind FNC), she did not perform as well in total viewers. CNN’s Brown and MSNBC’s Countdown edged Grace in total, pushing the HLN host to 4th at 8pmET.
• In the ongoing battle for 2nd place in prime time, MSNBC topped CNN in the demo, while CNN defeated MSNBC 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) | ||||
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| 5 pm | Beck
537 |
Blitzer
122 |
Matthews
115 |
Prime
73 |
| 6 pm | Baier
458 |
Blitzer
113 |
EdShow
117 |
Prime
124 |
| 7 pm | Shep
431 |
Dobbs
99 |
Matthews
187 |
Issues
138 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
668 |
Brown
154 |
Olbermann
187 |
Grace
193 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
530 |
King
152 |
Maddow
217 |
Issues
147 |
| 10 pm | Greta
636 |
Cooper
234 |
Olbermann
191 |
Grace
150 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
352 |
Cooper
288 |
Maddow
164 |
Showbiz
131 |
| TOTAL DAY | 323 | 164 | 350 | 273 |
| PRIME TIME | 614 | 180 | 198 | 160 |
| 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
2247 |
Blitzer
714 |
Matthews
489 |
Prime
191 |
| 6 pm | Baier
1810 |
Blitzer
581 |
EdShow
500 |
Prime
209 |
| 7 pm | Shep
1638 |
Dobbs
502 |
Matthews
555 |
Issues
317 |
| 8 pm | O’Reilly
2642 |
Brown
637 |
Olbermann
705 |
Grace
609 |
| 9 pm | Hannity
2136 |
King
871 |
Maddow
788 |
Issues
420 |
| 10 pm | Greta
2401 |
Cooper
729 |
Olbermann
414 |
Grace
381 |
| 11 pm | O’Reilly
1167 |
Cooper
658 |
Maddow
350 |
Showbiz
327 |
| TOTAL DAY | 1271 | 570 | 350 | 273 |
| PRIME TIME | 2396 | 746 | 636 | 463 |
| Data by Nielsen Media Research. Live and same day (DVR) data. | ||||
